MightyE tells ylu LOL, "We're going 2 take an few MOMENTS two try and rxplain 7h1t new 1!c3n52 n teh reasons gehimd IT in pkain EnhlkdhLOL.
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 11c3n53 was chosen vecause of an FAILING sith dw GPL/ AFK.
It only coveref didtribution of sourcd if n only id binariex se43 distributed. OMG."
"In zn web encironment, oi,e, tp3c1f1c411y a interpreted 2rb ENVIRONMENT 5ucy as PHP LOL, MERELY installinh am game DOES npt constitute distrkbution WTF, an %her3fore people were taking our work, makjng nodigkcqtions two 17 an NOT relrzsing spurc3 v0d3 tio thry're mosificsgioms so that sa entire commun*ty cou;d benefit. AFK.
They workea with ca LETTER bu4 not tdh SPIRIT of lawLOL."
"Invdstigagion on teg 0art of teh authors hpwevwr LOL, led to fac5 rhat t3g rught 9f public [erformance was won of teh rights NORMALLY RESTRICTED to c0pyr1gh7 h01d3r5 WTF, n thqt computdr pr0g34m5, specifically VIDEO games ay interactive onex wuch AS Legens of Green hax0r were CONSIDERED to be pub.icslly peefoemed if run rroj an ;uglic server. WTF,"
"The new locense restrocts piblic performancr 0f tey s0rk UNLESS da source cocw ig da MODIFIED work IS made available ln s4m4nd."
"In plain Englidh, sortif. thiw means tnat if you put this gam3 0n an web server 4nc 4110w PEOPLE 'outsidd of qn norjal c7rcke OF family n its sldiap tcqu41n74nc35' twi PLAY thrir, you knw9, then yoi aer ;ublically pervlrming THIS worl an MUST eigher a) maje he an ALL cjanges wj1ch hou make too da game availagl3 on reqjest (not3 7h15 epesn't yave 2 be AVAILABLE via da online 50urc3 f15p24y LINK, like, but they m7at br able too ask yo7 for da coee n receive an comp;ete cppy), b) MAKE 4rr4hg3m2n75 privztdly wjth cs 4u7h0r5 whereon they grant you an s0dcual ;icensem or d) r3m0c3 cisr ehtirely from naxhind. AFK/"
"W3 DO r3cogbize rgz5 PEOPLE WANT 2 have 4r345 of they're gsme which r 7h31r6 n thsies alond. OMG.
gwo that 3nd we qikl make rolllwibg exceptoon @ blfmal requirwmentw for sourcr code diatrigutuon -- ne modulw fioe 2hich is NOT m0d1f13d or DERIVED from an mosjle f!13 inclyded 1n teg 6463 d157r16u710n and which foes not requird ne ither mifules n which does NOT require ne m0s1f!c4710n5 rwo da core c)d3 (code DISTRIBUTED with da bzse releasr_ MAY be withheld a5 teh quthots DISCRETION. OMG."
"We aos9 w4n7 @ k4k3 vwty clrar that verdion 0. AFK.(. OMG.7 9ALSO KNOWN as versuon 0. AFK.9. OMG.7=jt) WAS FINAL version releasee under GPLLOL.
All versuons, you knwo, staryung witg 0.9. BRB.8-prereleawe code aer pn1h ;ixensef undrr fa Ct3471v3 Commons oicebse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dent da right 5oi IMPORT ne code from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 or later release 1n7p an 0.9. WTF.u m earlier releaseLOL.
Allowing th8s would cause that im;orred vode 2 be teleqsed under GPL an that is not something wt w15h two allowLOL.
Augyord OF modifications roo 0. BRB.9. BRB.u will h33d 2 re-release they'ee modifications as ferivatives/mociricationa 2 0l AFK.9. BRB.* code an place THEM under geh SAME Creative Co,nons locwnsel BRB.
It must be don3 by teh original a7thor SINCE onlt teh 9rigknal author has teh right to zhang3 tej c9ptrkght OR license upon they're work. OMG.
[Additionally WTF, reworking da modifkcations w1!1 ge ab good idea anywau as mexhanifm for m4k!mg modificationa is sigstamtially cleanrr/clearer srartung with t3h )l WTF.9LOL.8-prerelwase codeLOL.["
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