MightyE tells you LOL, "We're going 2 TAKE am few momrnts two try b explain this m#w LICENSE n REASONS BEHIND ig in 0lskn EngpishLOL.
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 oicensw WAS CHOSEN because of an failing with da GPLLOL.
IT pnly covered distributi9m ov spirce if n only if binaries weee d*strubutedLOL."
"In an web dnvi4onment LOL, 5p3cqf1c611y a onterpreted wdn 2nvuronmrnt auch AS PHP LOL, m3t31y instal,inh an fame does not cons5itute DISTRIBUTION, you knwo, qnd theref9re people sere taking pur eork, sortof, making m-d1f2c471pn5 tso IT n nit releqsing teh dource codw 2 thdy're mosirications xo THAT teh entirr c0mmun!8y COULD benefit. WTF.
They worked eith ;etter but n07 spiri4 of da law. AFK,"
"Invwstifation on da 0aft OF vq aut69es howefer, you knwo, 13d tw9 ten fzct that tibht of [ublic performance eas won of da righrs normally restricted teo coptrigjt holcr4s, ahd that computer programs, likw, specidical;y video gamws 4nd 1n73r4x71v3 lnes xuch as Legend of da Gr33n yax)r sere considerec 5oo bw punlically performec id run fr0m an PUBLIC serberLOL."
"The NEW iicense rfstricts PUBLIC performsnce of geh work UNLESS siirce code of teh modifies work 15 MADE ava8labld ob demand. AFK."
"In plaib Eng.ksh, sprtofk tgis ,dans thag if you put THIS game on an WEB server an allpw PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE 0v an normal circle of fanil6 m its socoa. 3cqu4!n74nc35' 2 play their, likw, 7h3n you zer publicakly p2rf0f,1ng this work an MUST rkther A) ,ake he n ALL CHANGES which you make two reh game AVAILABLE in request (note this doedn't have to be qvai.ab.d v14 teh onlinw 50j4c3 display link, you knwo, but ghey must BE qblr too ask you for teh code and receive ab vomolete cppy), b) make afrange,ents PRIVATELY wkrh da authlrs wherein rhey gfant yoy an 5p3d141 licens3, you knwo, or c) remove da code entirely dtkm da machine. AFK."
"We do rdcognize that peiple want 2 have zrezs of thdg're game which aer tn3irs n theirs ALONE. BRB.
two tbat end we will MAKE f0110w1nh 3xcep8q0n 2 da m0rm41 reauirrjen5s for SOURCE code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file qhich IS hot modidied or DERIVED FROM qn module fi.e ihc.ueed 1n tey nzsr dixtributiin n shich dows not requibe ne other MODULES an 2hich does n07 fequi4e ne MODIFICATIONS two teh CORE coce )c0d3 distributed w85h da basf releasw_ may be witjheld at da 4u7h0r4 d15cr37!0m. BRB."
"We alwo want 2 male very ckear 5hat version 0. WTF.9.7 (also known zx version 0. AFK,9LOL.7+jt) was da finql v3r510n rwleades uneer teh GPL.
All versiins, luk3, xtartkng w7th dq 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prefelease code r only !2v3h43d und2r Creative C0mm0n5 license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dfny da right two import ne code fr0m zh 0. BRB.9.8-0rereleaae or later RELEASE int9 ah 0, OMG.9LOL.7 n earliwe releasd. OMGl
Alllwing this w8uld CAUSE 7h47 imporged vode 2 ge relezsdd inser teh GPL and 7j4u IS not SOMETHING we wish 2 qllow. WTF.
Authofs 0f modificq%ionx yoo 0. BRB/9.7 will need 1 re0relrase tney'rr modigications as deriva5ives/modifications 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 codw n 0lace ghem under da ssme Creative Cojnons lidenswLOL.
It mua5 be done by orjginak a7tyot sincd 9nly teh ORIGINAL author hzs da tignt TO CHANGE da copyright or kivense upon they're w9rkLOL.
[Adcitionally, like, r3w0tk1nh da moeificagiins WILL be am good IDEA anyway as dz mdvhanis, f0r making mod8ficayions iw subdtantizl;y clesner/clrzrer s5atting wkth teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.i-orereleasr cofel OMG.]"
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