MightyE tella y]7, "We're giing two take am fe2 m0,3n75 2 yty an expla8n this n3w LICENSE n teh reaxons vehknd iy IN PLAIN EnglishLOL.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Tk8s new 11c3n53 was choaeb becauxe of an f3111ng wity da GPL. WTFl
It onlt covered cistribution og 50urc3 if an ohly if binariea were distribuy3d. OMG."
"Im an web envoronment, liiw, specifocall6 a INTERPRETED web 2nvi4ogment s7ch as PHP. m3rrly installing ah game doea n07 constitute distributiin WTF, n THEREFORE people WERE TAKING oi4 wlrk, softofm MAKING modificatoons to it snd not rdlwqsing da sourcd code to thdy're modigications so that da entire vomjjnity xo7ld benefit. WTF.
Tgey worked wirh LETTER BUT not soirit of teh law. BRB."
"Invesrigatiom on da par5 if aythors however, sortof, led too teh FACT that ea RIGHT lf pub;ic perfirmance wad wob of da righrs n9rmally rewtwicted 2 copyright holdera, n that computer pr0gr4m5, lije, spexuf8cslly video games and ihteractive onex such as Legend if teh Green hax-r were consiceree too he PUBLICALLY perfofmed IF run FROM an publid serferLOL,"
"Tge NEW lkcense restricts pub;ic 03rf04m4nd3 lf ea work un1355 da source code of da nodified work is made availsgle 9n DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Ebglish, you ,nwo, THIS means that id you p7t this game on an WEB xerver an al;92 pelpke ;outside od sm NORMAL circle 0f family n ots spcizk acq7aintabses' 70 PLAY their LOL, THEN you aer publivally PERFORMING ghia w0rk n MUST EITHER 4) maie ne an ALL CHANGES which ylu m4ke to game availanle on re1urst (n073 this d035n'7 hzve to be availav;e VIA ONLINE 50irx3 cisplay link LOL, BUT yhey must be able two 46k y97 for da code and receive ah complrte cipy_ LOL, b) mskw aerangements pricately sith teh authprs whereon they grant hou an special LICENSE LOL, or c) remove da clde 3ntirely frim teh hachune/ BRB."
"Wr do recognizr yhat peopl3 want too hace 4r346 0f tney'ee GAME whicg 4 tyeirs and ghdies ALONE.
yeo tnag end w3 will MAKE ca fol.owing exsep5ion 2 normal rrquorements for s9urve CODE distfiburiin -- ne module ri.e sh8ch is not midified OR drtived grom an module fi;e inckudes in da base disttibution and WHICH eo3s n07 requore ne orher moduoes and qh1cn dods not rdquirw ne modiguxat8ons rwo da v)f# c0d3 (code sisrributed q17h da 6353 release) may 63 WITHHELD at da zurhors discretoon. WTF,"
"We also want to makr very c.ea4 that version -.9.6 (ALSO knoen as vdrsion ), AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) was teh f1nr1 VERSION relessed under GPLLOL,
A1! v3r%10n5 WTF, starting with 0.9/ WTF.8-pr3f313453 cose aer 0n1y LICENSED unde4 Crrative Comnobs ;icemse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right twp 1mp0r7 ne eode from an 0l WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelwzse or oatee r313453 into an 0l BRB.9LOL.7 n earl8wr 4elease. WTF.
ALLOWING this WOULD x4u53 7h57 jmplrted codw 5wo be released imcer GPL an that is NOT something WE wish 2 allowLOL.
A6thors lr MODIFICATIONS 1 0.9. WTF.7 wi.l beed w rr-releasr they'rw modificqtiohs as detivatives/modifications two 0. BRB.9, AFK.8 code b place yhe, yhdef same Creative Commons licehxe. BRB.
Iu must be d9ne b6 teh originak author sobce only teh original aughor g45 da right 2 chahge clpyriggt or licenwe upon 5hey're wi4k. OMGl
[Adcktionalky LOL, reworking ca modifkcations will be qn g00d idea anyway as da mechahism f0r makong modifidatoonw is wubstantially cleaner/clearer starting with 0.l. AFK,8-pf3r413453 code. AFK.]"
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