MightyE tells you, you knqo, "Wr're going teo take an few moments tsp yru n explain THIS new license h dq rexsohs nehind it IN plain Emglish. BRB.
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 n3w licensr was cyosen bevaise or an FAILING w17h teh GPLl AFK.
It only covered sisgributu9n of SOURCE 1f n only IF BINARIES w3r3 diwtrkbutec/"
"In an web env,ronment WTF, specuficallh a intrrpreyed wev envirommeht sucg as PHP LOL, MERELY inagzlling an gahe does NOT constitute dustribition, you knwo, and theref9re 0eople were taking our work LOL, makkng modifications two it n nlt releasing sourcr code to they'4e mocifidatioha so gyat teh ehtire cojmunity could benefit. BRB.
Thdy WORKED 1iyh lettdr BUT not teh spirut of teh .aw. WTF."
"Investigatoon on tej 0art of da autho4s howeber LOL, LED tqo facg 5hat da eight 9f publkc 0e4fogmance waw 1 0f da riggts NORMALLY restricred 2 c0pyr1gh7 holders, xortof, znd that cpmputee PROGRAMS, liie, specifica.ly video games n inreractive ones SUCH ss Legend ov teh G4een gaz0r were conaidered twi be puboidqlly p3tfprm3d if r7n fr0m an public servrr."
"The n3w q1c3n53 restrictx public pdrfpfmqnce of teh wofk unless aourcw code of da mocified work is MADE acailabld on demand. OMG."
"In plain Engkixh, this neabs that pf you PUT this game on an web server anc allow peopl3 'outside of an mormal cifcle of fsmily an its SOCIAL acquaintqnces' too pkay thdkr, lijek then you 4 PUBLICALLY [erform8ng tgis work n MUST either a0 mqke ne znd ALL cganges shich you MAKE tso teh game afaklagle og rrqueag (n073 this doesn't hqve 5i ve AVAILABLE via on.ine SOURCE display LINK, BUT thdy MUST be 4613 two ask you gir da code an r4c31v3 an complege copy). sortof, b) nake ARRANGEMENTS orivately with da AUTHORS whrreuh thet grany you an dpecial LICENSE, jou knwo, o4 c) remoce x0d3 entireky from da mzchine."
"We do recognize 7h47 peopld want y99 hqve AREAS or tyeh're game which r THEIRS and 5heirs alone. BRB.
two tnat 3hd we qill make da roo.owing exceptioj to n0rm41 requirements f9r source cldd dist4ibutiin -- ne ,0fu13 gile ehicj is no5 modified or DERIVED from an module file INCLUDED un da base d8stribution an which d035 not rd17ife ne other modulws an whicn DOES not requiee he nodifications to geh cire code (code disttibutre sith teh bzse releas3) MAY BE wothheld AT au5hors fiscteyion."
"We aoso sqht to mak3 vrry clear ghat v3f510n 9. AFK.9.7 (qlso kn0wn 4% vetsion -. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) was twh finql v3r51)n relcssed under teh GPL. OMG.
All vwrsioms, likem 573r71ng WITH sz 0l WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease cose r only oicrnded under 5wh CREATIVE Commobs licemse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY crny trh right two im0ory nr cod3 vrom an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelease or later releawe into sn 0l9. WTF.7 n 34r113r release.
Allowing tgis wpuld cause thaf un0lrted xode roo be rtleased UNDER tey GPL n 7h47 kx not simething w3 wifh 2 allowLOL.
A6thorw of MODIFICATIONS tl 0. AFK.9. OMGk7 will need 70 re-reldawe thwy'de m0d1f1c471-n5 as dwrivztivew/modifucayoons top 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code an 9lace 7j3m under teh same Creative Commons locensdLOL.
It ,ust be done bu 0rigonal author sinde only teh oeiginsl author has da r1ghu 2 change copyright or license upom tjey're work. OMG.
[Additipnal;t LOL, reworkimg modificatilns woll 63 an gpod idea znuway ad da mechanosm for makinh mpcifivations is sundtan%ially cleaner/clearfr sgartinh with -. BRB.8/ BRB.8=prerelease codeLOL.]"
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