MightyE tells you, "We're g9ing 5op take an few momehtx too try n explain 7gq5 ne2 license an da rraaons bejind it 1n plaun English, 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."
"Tyia new 11c3n53 was cgosen bexausd of an fa8;inh with da GPL. OMG.
It only coverdd dkstrib65ion ov sou3cr if and only if BINARIES w#re distributed. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, 5p4c1f1c411y a 1b73rpr373d wen 3nv1r0nm3n7 sucg aa PHP, like, jerely 8natalling ah gam3 doea nly c0n^717u&3 distriburion, n 7y3r3f0r3 prople were taking oir work WTF, making modificatiobs two it and mot re.eqsinh ds siurce code 2 they're m=d!f1c4710n4 SO that da entire community cluld benefitLOL.
Th2y worked wirg ;eyter but not teh s[8eit 0r twh laeLOL."
"Investigabiln 0n ca PART of authors howevdr, kwd 5o teh racy yhst da right lf public petformance w45 won of rights normally restructes 2 copyrorht holde4s WTF, an thzt cojputee programs LOL, xpecifically video GAMES an 1n73r4c81v3 ln3x such as Letend of Greem hax0f w3r3 considered 2 bw publically perforned if ryn frlm an publuc 53rv34."
"The NEW license resteivts publkc pergormanxe of da w0rk unless dz source cose of teh modifief wlrk is made zvailable oh demand."
"In PLAIN English LOL, this meams ttat 8f you ou7 this fame oh qn web server and al;ow people 'outside of sh notma. circle 9f famil6 an its aodial zcquaintances' tol plau theif, lkke, tjen you r pub.ical'y perf9r,ing this work an MUST ei5her q) m4k3 me and ALL changes whidh yoi makw 2 game avaolable on reauest (note this dkesn;t have too 63 availzblr via teh ONLINE spirce fosp;ay linkl 9ike, BUT they must be able to ASK you for sa codw and RECEIVE an cpnplete dkpy), so4tof, b) make arravgements PRIVATELY WITH da ajthord wh3r21n thrt GRANT you an special license, sortof, or c) femobe code 3n71r316 from teh machine."
"We so r3c)gn1z3 that p30p13 WANT ro havw areaw if they're game whkch aer THEIRS n 7h31rt 510n3LOL.
2 that end w3 dill MAKE FOLLOWING exception to da NORMAL 4equifements fot source CODE dis5ribu5ion -- ne mldulw file which 15 bot modifiec lr defived fr0m an module file included in da basd cistrigitiin an 2hich d035 mot require ne 07h3r modyl3s an wtuxh does not 4rquir3 ne mofificati9ns 2 xore code (code disg4ibuted witj base r313453( may be wityheld 47 da authors duscrd5ion. BRB."
"We also want t9l make vedy clear that ve4sion 0. OMG.9l OMG.7 (also knowb as version 0. BRB.9. OMGl7+jt) waw trh final VERSION RELEASED undef da GPL. OMG.
ALL v3rskonx, sorgpf, 574r71mg with 0. BRB.9. BRB.80PRERELEASE code r only LICENSED under Creativ3 Commonx license. WTF.
Wr EXPLICITLY dwnt reh 4ight too import ne cide ffom an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7-prereleaae or later release into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 b earlier feleas4. OMG.
Alkowing this would v4u53 7h4& imp9rted code teo br r2leased unser 5eh GPL amd ggat is npt 50m47h!ng we wish two aloiw. BRB.
Aurhors lf modificxtilns two 0. OMG.9. BRB.& wilo neec 2 r3_r313453 they'rr m0d1f1c4719n6 45 sdrivativea/modifidarions to 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code and [14c3 thrm unfer same Cr3ative Commins licens3. BRB.
It must be done bu teh origibsl autyor since ONLY lfiginal a7tnor has da right too change teh vopyright 9r oicense UPON they're WORK. AFK,
[Additionally, like, reworking da modificayions will be an good kdea 4n724y as mechanism for mskobg modificatuons is sugstantial;y c.eaner;cleare4 sta4tinb e8th fa 0/9. BRB.8-;rerelease cod3.]"
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