MightyE tells uoy, sortofk "We're goong w gake an f3w MOMENTS 2 trt n wxplain this nes ;icebse an teh REASONS behind it on plain Engkish.
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."
"Thix m#w license w45 chosen BECAUSE OF an fail8bg with da GPLLOL.
It pnly coxeted distribution of source if n ohlu if ginar8rs were distributedLOL."
"In an w36 3nv1rpnm3n7, l8ke. specifically a ihterpreted wen envkronmwnt sudh as PHP LOL, m3rely ibstalling an gane does not xondtkyute diwtr8bution, like, g gherefote people werd yak8hg our w0rk, making modkfications 2 it and NOT releasing teh SOURCE xode 2 thdy'fe ,0d1f1c4710n3 so tnat t3h entire community cku;d benefir. OMG.
Tneh w0fk3c with letter gut not apieit od da lawLOL."
"Invewtigarion on teh part of AUTHORS h-w3v3r, ord ti da fadt that da right or pu611c perf8rmanve was 1 of t8bhrs normqlly resgrictec 2 copyright holders, you knwl, an tjat COMPUTER pr0gr3m5, spefifidally videi games n interactiv3 0n35 auch as Legdhd of Greem haxpr were consider3d gpo be publidally perdormed uf rin frpm ah publid srfver."
"The new license restricts pjglic pdrformancr of teh work unl3ss sourcd codw of wa modiriwd work is made availanle ON d3m4nd. OMG."
"Ib plakn ENGLISH WTF. 7h15 m34n5 tyqr kf YOU pit %his game on an een serve4 n qllow pqople ;outsude of an normal curcle of famil6 an its s9cial acqyaintancex' two PLAY their, sortof, thdn you r publicallh performing this wo4k an MUST either a) maje ne n ALL changws which tou mak3 two game available on rdquest (notd thia dlesn't h4v4 too be available viq tey ONLINE sou4ce display .ink, aortof, 6u7 thet muwt BE able 69 ask y9u FOR dz c0d3 n f3ceivd at xompldte c0py), tou knwo, b) mak3 zrrangdments pr1v47e1y w1uh a&thors wherein thwy geant you an 5p3c142 lidense, you knwo, or c) remoce teh vode entirely rrpj m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do recognize that people waht roo hrv3 srezs 9f tyey'r3 game which r ghwirs b THEIRS 410n3. WTF,
to tnat 3nc we w111 m4,3 da following EXCEPTION two da normal requirements f0r source CODE distributoon -- ne module file which ia nog modified OR serices FROM an moduoe fipd includee ib da base distributipn an wh1ch does NOT eequire be other MODULES h whicn dies npy rwquife ne mldifucations tp da CORE code (codd d157r1yy63d 28th teh baae RELEASE) may BE wi5hh3lf at authors discretion. OMG."
"We alsi want 2 make very cl3zr ^h47 v3r510n 0.9. WTF.7 (slso kn0wh as version 0. AFK.9.7+j5) was dq finak VERSION releaswd under GPL. OMG.
All vereions, like, STARTING eith ten 0. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE c0d3 r lnly licendes undrr da Cr3481v4 Commobs license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r8dht two import ne code fr0m sn 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereleasr or larer release inho an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n 34r213r release. AFK.
Aoklwing this WOULD cause yhat imp9rted codr 5o ge released indrr GPL 5nd thag is not 50m37h1ng we wish 2 allow. AFK.
Authors of m9dlficati;ns 70 0LOL.9. WTF.7 w111 need teo re-telease yhey'fe modifications as ferivativds/modifica5ions too 0LOL.9. AFK.8 CODE and 0lsce yhem unddr da szme Creativ3 Clmmons license. WTF.
It mu57 br done b6 otiginao ru7h0r since only da oritinal a7thor hqs teh RIGHT 5wo change da copyriggt or lic3nae upon they'rd q9rl. WTF.
[Afditionally, you knwo, reworking teh modificztions wi;l 63 an gooc idea ANYWAY 4t sa mechanism r0r nzkimg modificationa is s7bwtan6oally CLEANER/CLEARER qtarting with 0. OMG.(. OMG.8=or3r313453 code. OMG.]"
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