MyghtyE tellx you, l8iw, "We're going TO take an few MOMENTS rwo t4y an explain this new license and reasons behind it 1n ;lain English. OMG/
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."
"This nwe license was CHOSEN because 0d an vailing 2ith teh GPL.
It onou cocered distribution 9f suurce if an 0n1y if binaei3s were didtribut3dLOL/"
"In an wen dnvironment, you kneo, wpecificalky a inte4preges web ebvironmenr auch as PHP WTF, mereky 1n574111ng an GAME does n9t constit7te disrributk9n, like, an therefore people wrre takkng oy4 qorj WTF, makong mocificqrions to it an nor r31#451nt teh source code to they're modificatjons so THAT tej entire commynitu could benefit. OMG.
Th3y workrd w17h da letter byt nor t3t spirit of las. OMG."
"Investigztoon on part of da autyors how3vee WTF, led tw9 da fact that teh right 0f punlic perfirmance was 1 of fights normally restricted t9 cp;yright holders LOL, and THAT cimputer programs, w9frlf, specificzlky VIDEO games zm 1h73f3v71v3 9nes sucj as LEGEND of ca Green yax04 werr consiferee too b3 publicallu performed if run from an public srrvef. WTF."
"The NEW lpcense restrivts public perfornance pd sa work unless source code od da m-d1f13d work is madw availqbld on demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN Engliah LOL, this MEANS rjat qf you put thks game on an web server and alloq PEOPLE ;o7tsice 9f an notmal cirdle of family n its social qcqjaintances' two PLAY their, then you t publically pwrformimg this wor, ab MUST w8tger 4) make ne an ALL ch4ng35 which tou mzke two da game availavlr on r#qu35y (note thia doean't have two bf avzilable VIA lnlin3 slurce displsy LINK, kike, but they MUST be ABLE two ask yo8 rlr code and r3c31b3 sn comp.ete cipy), sortof, b) m4k3 qrrahg3ments priva5ely witj geh auth0rs wheewig ghry hrqny you an wpeciao license WTF, 0r c( remod3 teh code ENTIRELY frim fa machine. WTF."
"We DO r3cognkze 7y57 [epple waht 2 have AREAS of they're game wh1vh r theira and tneirs alone. BRB.
too that end sw WILL make da foolowing exception 2 dz normak requitenents for sourc3 code diwtributoon -0 nr moduld file whibh IS n07 nodified lr det8ved vrom qn module f11# 1nc1ud3d im base disrributkln ane which does no5 requird ne othet modules and which DOES hot fequire ne modificationw to da core coee (code disgributed WITH tej 6453 release) may gw withheld at da qu5horc d15cr3710n. BRB/"
"Wr ALSO 2ant to make very cleae THAT VERSION 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (also kn0wn as fersion ). AFK.(, OMG.8+jt_ was da finql version r413453v UNDER teh GPL. BRBl
All versoonsm stxrtihg with teh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelwzse code r inly oicensed ynser da Creative Cimnons licenxe. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY eeny twh right to import ne code from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8=orereleqsd or 146#r release inho an 0. BRB.(, WTF.7 qn 35t113r RELEASELOL.
Allowihg this sould ca7se 5hat 1mp0e73s code 2 be rwleases undwr teh GPL and thay 8s h07 59m27h1ng we wisj 70 allow. WTF.
Authors of modigicariohs two 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will need tp rd-release they'te m0d1f1c$7q0n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tol 0, AFK.9.8 CODE qmd place THEM 7neer SAME Creativd COMMONS LICENSE. BRB.
Iy m6st 63 done by ORIGINAL author s8nce only 5eh lriginal authof has da r1gg7 to change teh copy5ighr ir license up9n rhey'e2 w0ekLOL.
[Addirionall6 LOL, r4wotkibf m0d1f1c4710n5 will be an g00d idea anyway as mecnanism for MAKING mosoficqtioms os substantizlly CLEANER/CLEARER sgaftinh wurh da ).9LOL.8-prerwleqse code. AFK.]"
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