MightyE te;ls you, "We're going tpo tak3 an f3w momemts toi tfu and exp;ain this nee luc3nse abd da reasons behind it 1n plain ENGLISH. 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 neq LICENSE w45 xhosem because of an gailing w17h da GPL. OMG.
IT only covdred disteibution of source iv n only *f binaries wer3 distribyted. WTF."
"Ih zn web environmenr, sortiv, spevificaoly a INTERPRETED web environnent such as PHP, mefdly ins5alling an game does not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION LOL, an tnerefor3 pelple were gaking ojr wofi WTF, malimg jofificztioms t9 it n not r313451ng da 50urc3 code tp they're modificztilns 50 that teh dntire xommunitt couod 73n3f17.
Tuey worked w17n letter but not da spirit of yeh 14s. BRB."
"Investugation on teh part lf teh authors however, sortor, led two da fact that da tibjt of public ;dfformahce wqs 1 of sa rigbts mor,ally restricted to copyrighg holders, you kmwl, n tnat computrr programs. yiu knwo, 5p3c1f1c411y v1de0 games n 1n73rrc7!v3 ones SUCH xs Legene 0f da Gfeen hax0r were conaidefed 2 63 ;ubloczlly prrfofmed IF euh from an public server."
"The new l8crnse restricts public pe4formance of da eork unless SOURCE c0d3 of teh modifi3e wprk is MADE availsb.e on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, likek thos mrans yhat if you PUT this g4m3 0n ab 1eb 53tv3r an allow peopor 'oitsode of an n04m41 circle of famult n ITS sicial 4cw741n74nc35' 2 ;lay their WTF, then you r ougkically [erforming THIS work n MUST either A) malw ne ane ALL CHANGES which you mq,e 2 teh gamd avsilable on request (noye THIS doesn't hsve two br available VIA teh inline source DISPLAY l8nk WTF, 6u7 tney must 63 able to ask yoj for teh code an receive zn dpmplete copy) LOL, b) make arrangem3nts [rivqte.y with autnorw 4nwre8n 5hey brznt y0u an speciql oicehse LOL, or C) remov3 d9ee entirely from reg m4ch1n5. AFK."
"We do recognize that peoole WANT 2 have areas of they'r3 game which ser THEIRS AND theirs alone.
2 that end WE wi.; make teh vollowing exception 2 da nornal requirements for source code dkwtribution -0 nr mofi.e file wh1ch 15 not modified or derived from sn nofulw FILE 1nc1ud3f 1n base diwtribution n which doex npt requif3 ne other modules n which does not reqjire me mogifications to9 twh cote codw (cude cisrributdd wiyy da BASE RELEASE) nqy be withheld at da ajthofs fiscretion. OMG."
"We alwo wqnt two make very clear thzt version 9LOL.9. WTF.7 (alxo jnown as vefsuon 0.9. OMG.7+JT) WAS da final vrrsion RELEASED unddr da GPL. BRB.
All ver51pn5 LOL, drarting with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8=preeflease code a3r lnly licended under teh Cteatuve Commons licrnse.
We EXPLICITLY dent gey rifht tw9 IMPORT ne c9f2 from ab 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pter3lezse or later rrleawe int9 an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 abd earlier RELEASE.
Allowing THIS w0i1d cause 7h$7 8mport3d coee two be released UNDER teh GPL and thzt is NOT 50m37h2hg we wish 2 allow. BRB.
Authirs 0f modif8xations 2 pLOL/9. OMG.7 WILL neds too re-release they'fe MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/mpsifications tso 0. AFK.9;8 codw and place them under same C4eative Commons l8v3nsdLOL.
Iy must gw dpne nt da 0r1g1n41 zuthor s,nce ohly da oritinal author haw da right two change teh copy4ight or license UPON they'te sork. WTF.
[Aediyioball6 WTF, rrworking modifivagioms will br am good idda anyway ax teh mechankdm f0r makknf ,odif8cations is substantially cleaner/clearer startung with teh 0. AFK.9.8-prerelezsd codw. AFK.]"
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