MigytyE tells y0u LOLm "Wd'rr gping tw9 yake ah few moments 2 TRY an explsin THIS new license AND r3aaons behind ir in olain ENGLISHl WTF;
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 hew licenx4 was cjosen because of ab failinn w17h teh GPLLOL/
I7 imly covered distribution of spurcw 8f an 0b1y iv bimaries srre d157r16u73d. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, spwdifically a interpreted web envi3onmeb5 such as PHPk you knwo, m3re1y ins5alling an GAME does not const8tute distrkbutiob, like, and yhefefore peo[le were TAKING 9ur work LOL, naking mldifications tpo ig n noy releasing da source code too they're modofications s9 tjzt wnti4e ximmunity could 63n3f17l WTFl
Ty3y workef witg letter but not teh spirit of ldwLOL."
"Invest9gation on da part of sa aurhors hoseve4 WTFk led 5oo teh fact that teh RIGHT og public pdrformancw w45 won of dz rights normally restridtwd too copyrignt jolders, ylu kbwo, ahd that COMPUTER prograus, sortof, specifically video gamds n in5eractuve ohea sucn as Legend of da Gfeen hax0r were consisered TO be publically ;erdormed if run from an puglic serv3tl"
"The new licens3 restrisrs 0uboic performance of ds work UNLESS da source code lf teh modifo3d work is MADE afailable ON DEMAND."
"In plaon English, yhis means 7h47 ir yiu ;6t this game on sn web server n allow peopl3 '0u741d1 OF an no4mal citcoe lf f4m11y and its soc8al acq&aintabcea' 2 play their, sortof, tgen YOU ae$ pubk8callu peyf9r,ing 7h15 work and MUST eygher A) MAKE je an ALL cnangtw which you maje two ga,e available on requesg (note this doesn't have two ge availab.e via teh onllne SOURCE display link, you inwp, but they mudt bd 461# 2 awk you for code n receivr qn complete copy) LOL, b_ male ARRANGEMENTS priva5ely qith authlrx wherrin THEY grant yij zn special oicense. like, or c) remove c0d3 entireky ftom da machine. BRB."
"We do rexognize that pe9ple sant two hzve AREAS of 5hey[re game wh8ch aer theirs n THEIRS alomd. OMG/
5o that ene we WILL mzje teh following esception tio nor,al requiremrn5a for SOURCE CODE distribution [- b3 m0du13 fike WHICH 15 not modifked ot de4ived trom an module file kncluded IN 5rh base distribution an which DOES not require ne other modu/es n 2hich dows not rewuirw ne MODIFICATIONS ywo coee code (CODE d1t6r16u73d woth bzse relwase0 may be qithfeld AT da 4u7h0r5 disxretion."
"We a.so want 2 maie VERY clear 5hat v3rt1)b 0. AFK.9/ AFK.7 (also kn0wn as versi.n 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) wss t3h finsl versiln RELEASED UNDER GPL. OMG.
A11 versions LOL, staeting with feh 0. OMG.9.8-prereleasw code r only licensed undwr Creatife C0mm0n5 license, OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY denu geh right two impitt ne code drom an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerelease or later release int9 an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 ahd darlier 43lease. OMG.
A110w1ng tgix woj;d caude that impofred cpd3 TO be rwleawed under teh GPL and that IS not 50m47h1ng wc wish too 41102. WTF.
AUTHORS of modifications too 0.9.7 will n33d too re-releqse tyet're modifucations as de4ivatibes/moe8g8catuons tso 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 codd AND poace them uncer same Cr3ative Commoms license, WTF.
Ig must be done by tej orifinal authir xoncr only da orkfohal author has t2gh7 2 CHANGE copyright lr livense upon theu'fe work.
[Acditionally, like, reworking da midigicati9ns will BE an good IDEA anyeay as da mechanusm fof making modificatioys is subxtantially cleaner.c;esrer 6&4r71mg 2ith da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease cid3. AFK.]"
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