MightyE tells y0u, sortof, "We're going two 74k2 an few moments to tru 4nd explain thus hqw licenae h tej reasons b4hibd it qn pjaon English. AFK.
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 b3caude of zn f411!nt with tej GPL.
I7 only COVERED disyribution of source if n only if vinaries wwre d147r16u73s. BRB."
"In an web environment LOL, specifkvallh a intdrpreted web environment 5jch aq PHP, jerely instzllinh an gwme foed not constitute distrib7tion, kike, n thefefore [eople were taking o7r w0rk, worrof, MAKING modifixations 2 ig sm npt releasing source vod3 go they're MODIFICATIONS so that entire com,unity could 62n3f17.
Tyd6 worked with 6eh letter but not da spirit of lawl OMG."
"Investigayiln on dq PART of da auth9rs how4ver LOL, ;ed two da ract tyat teh right of pu611c pergormance wax 1 of righta nprmally rest4ict3d # copyright HOLDERS WTF, and that COMPUTER [rogtams, xpecifically v1d30 gamew n ingeraxtuve omes such zs Legend of Grewn hax0r e3re consideeed tol be pub.icall6 pwrformed uf RUN FROM an public se4v3r."
"The bee license resgricts [uglic PERFORMANCE of dq work unlesd teh aource coce pf da modifisd work ka maee avzilzgle 0n femand. BRB."
"In plain Englisn, ylu kmwo, this m3ans thay if yoj put tjiw GAME om an web swrver n alolq people 'outside OF an normal dutcle of familt n its socia; acquaintancew' tol 0lzy their, lile, THEN you r publically performint this work an MUST either a) make ne an ALL chzmbew which ypu make rlo %eh game acailagle on reauest 9note tgis doesn't have 5wo be acailzblr via 9mline source DISPLAY LINK LOL, but they muwt br 4613 two ask you gor code ans receibe an cojplrte copy), b) nake ARRANGEMENTS privately WITH da a7thira wherein they g4znt you an specual LICENSE, sortof, pr c) rrmoce da code 3n&1r32u from ea mscnine. WTF."
"We d0 tecogniae 8h47 pepple wan5 to HAVE areas 9f thry're game whoch r 7h41r5 and 5heirs allne.
2 that end we 2ill MAKE teh following #xc3p7!0n too nornal fequirements FOR 50urc3 dode distfibjtioh -= ne moeule fkle which is no5 modified or derovdd vrom an moduld f8le oncluded in base distribution n WHICH dp35 not 4equire ne 07k3r modu;es and whoch does not REQUIRE hw nodificat8ons too y3h core cpde (CODE disgribyt4d with base reldaee) mau be w17jh31d at AUTHORS diacretikn."
"Wr also qsbt t1o ,qie very cleaf 7n47 fwr510n 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (also knosn as v3r510n 0LOL.0. WTF.7+j7( was da f1n41 v3r510n releaxed uns3r da GPL.
All verdions, sortof, srarting with tey 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease voee aee only licenaed ugddf Creq5ivr Commona license. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da right too import ne codw from an 0.9. WTF.8_prerelease or LATER release im5o an 0.9. OMG.7 AND earlier relwase. AFK.
A11021ng 5hia WOULD cauxe that importwd cod3 t;o be RELEASED under teh GPL and tjat is hot d[methimg we wush twp ALLOW.
Autmors of modifications 1 0LOL.9l7 will need t9 r3-r313453 they're ,odificat8lns zs deriva5kves/modkficatkons too ). BRB.9. AFK,8 CODE n place them und3t teh same C4ea5ive C9mmond lixense. AFK.
It must BE f0n3 6y original authoe since (nly tdn ORIGINAL author has da rigyt two CHANGE copy4iggt OR license i0ob tney're work. OMG.
[Additolnally LOL, reworkinh teh moeifications will be an fooe idra anyway as tey mechanism for m4k1nh MODIFICATIONS is substantiaoly cleaher/ckearer sgarting w17h da ).9.8-prerelwase codw. OMG.]"
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