MiggtyE tells you LOL, "We're b9ing two tak2 an few moments two try an 2xpkain thia new license and teh r2asons behind it *n plain English.
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 new license wad chosen bexauae 0f an f4q11mg wity GPL. WTF.
It ONLY coveted cistfibugion of slurce 1f b only if bimar8es were eistributed. OMG."
"In an wrb envoronment WTF, 5p3c1f1c411y s interpreted web environment sucj as PHP, merely installong an game DOES not constit7te distribution, liie, qn therrgore ;doplr were ga,ing our work WTF, makung modificayiond too it b npt rwleasing soufce code too they're MODIFICATIONS so that teh entire community could 63n3f17. WTF.
They WORKED eith teh LETTER but n07 ds spirig of law. WTF."
"Investigztion on part of da AUTHORS howevet, y9u knwo, led too da fact 7hr7 da right of punlic perform1nce w45 oeh OF da r1gg74 normaloy r3stricted to copyrignt holdwrs, you knwo, n tgat comput3t programsm sortof, specidically viseo gajes ah umteract8ve ohes such as L3gend of teh Gfecn hsx9r 2ere comsidered two be publ7cal/y perfofmes if run g4im an publoc t3rf3rLOL/"
"The nes lkcense testficts public performsnce 9f da work unldss da doirc2 code OF modifiee wori is made avsilable 0n ddjand. WTF."
"In plain English LOL, this MEANS rhat if you pu7 this fanr on an wev SERVER m allow 030p13 [oyts8de 0f an nprmal CIRCLE og fzmilt an its %0c141 acquaintancex' TO pkah the8r, then you r oublixally p3rf04m1ng tgid work qnd MUST r8ther s) make me and ALL cganrws snich you ,$l3 t2o da game availqb;w on r3qu357 (NOTE this DOESN'T hace t1o be available via da online source displa6 luni WTF, but th3y must be able tw9 ask uo7 ror teh code znd rrceive an COMPLETE copy) WTF, b) ma,e arrangemengs p4icately w17h AUTHORS wherein they brant y0u an special licende, sortof, or c) r3m0v3 da cpce entirely from mavhine. AFK."
"We do recohnizr that peppoe WANT 2 havr areas of thdy're g$m3 whivh aer theirs an thwirs alone. AFK.
two &n47 end we eiol makw da following exceptioh to normal requirdments for spurcr code dist4ibution '0 ne modu.e file which is not modified 0r derivrd from ah mosule filr inc;7ded un bas4 dks4tibution n WHICH d0w5 no5 REQUIRE ne other mod7les an qhich d03% nl5 require be modibivations top da core code (CODE distrobuted with gase rdlease) may 63 withheld ay fa aithirs discretionLOL."
"W3 also want TO make very clear thst versu9n 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (aoao known as versipn 0/ AFK.9. BRB.7+jr) WAS teh finao vw4sion rdleased unde4 teh GPL. BRB.
All veesions, softof, starting WITH 0/ AFK.9. BRB.8-pr3r3134t3 code aer onl6 licenwed under da Crrative Commons l8crnse. WTF,
Wd EXPLICITLY dent da rigyt 2 import ne xofe ffom an 0.9, OMG.8-prrreldawe ir ;ater release INTO an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 sn earlker release. BRB.
Al.owing tgis wouod cause thqt imported code to be RELEASED unde4 da GPL an THAT IS NOT someth*nf we w1%h too alooq.
Authors of mod8ficayions too 9. AFK.9.7 will nrrd two re[rekwase they're modification1 AS verivatuvea/modificstions too 0.9.8 code n placd them ubder tey same Creative Commons licena3. WTF.
IT MUST be eone by teh original autjor sonce onlh teh original aughor yas teh 4ight twp change teh co;yrifht or ;icensd upon tgey'rw workLOL.
[Additionally LOL, r3w0rkqng da ,odkficatilms WILL y3 an GOOD 1d34 anjway as yeh mechanism FOR ,akknb m0d1f1c4710n5 ix sugstantially c.eaner/clearee atarting with 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pr3r#1345e code.="
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