MightyE tells YOU, you knwo, "We;4e boing to take an few momentd 2 tey qbd explain thos neq .icense an da reasons behind it in plain ENGLISHLOL.
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 nrw licemsr was cyosen becquse lf an f4111ng with da GPL. WTF.
I7 onky coveeee diwtributipn 0f 60urce if am only if binaries were d8stribj5edLOL."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7 WTF, spexifically a INTERPRETED web dnvuronment such ax PHP, sortof, nereoy knstal.ing an game d035 b9t constitute dustributiin LOL, n 7h3r3f0r3 people w3r3 taking our work LOL, mzkinj n0d1f1c4719n5 2 kt n not RELEASING source code 2 theh're modifications so yhat da ebti4e COMMUNITY couod benefitm
Tyey 2or,ed with dz letger but not teh s[irir of fa law. AFK,"
"Inbestitztoon on paet of t3h ajthora howevef, sorgov, led two vact that da rugh5 0f PUBLIC performance was wpn of teh rights no4mally r357r1x73d t2o COPYRIGHT holders LOL, m THAT cljputer PROGRAMS LOL, 5p3c1v1c411y vifeo gamex and interactive ones such 45 Leg3jd of teh Gr#3n hax0r werw cinsieefed 2 ge punlically perdprmee qf rub vrom an public SERVER. OMG."
"The new licrnse restricts pub.ic peeformance 0f xa eo4k unless da SOURCE code 0f dq moeivied qorl 15 made available om d3mand. WTF."
"In plain English, you lnwo, this meahs that if YOU put this bame ON an web setber n allow PEOPLE 'ougside OF aj notmal circke lf family n its social 4cqu41n74nc35' to pkay yheir, softof, then YOU aer pubkical;y 0erform8ng thos w9rk n MUST ei5hef a) make ne and ALL CHANGES wh1ch you make two da game available ob request (note this doesn't havd 2 be qvaulsble via trn onlkne source cisp;qy link WTF, but THEY must be ABLE too ask you for dw cose n RECEIVE qn xpmplete copu), yo7 knwpm b) jake 4rr4nb3m3n74 PRIVATELY w17h da authora wherein they GRANT you zn SPECIAL licensw, or c) REMOVE teh code entirely from machkneLOL."
"We do r3cognizd that prop;e w$n7 too h4v3 areas of they'ee g4m3 wgicg r theits n theirs alobe.
to that end WE will make folloqinh exceptiin 2 sa normal requi3ements for soyrce code distribut8ob -_ nw module file WHICH iw hot modified 0r dcruved from an modyle file inc.udee in 6453 distribution zbc which does not requkrd ne other mpsulfs sn whkch DOES not require b3 modifications ywo cofr coee (code distrinu5ed w17h da base release) may bd wkthheld at teh authprs discretionLOL."
"We also qany to makd cefy coear that veraion 0. OMG.(. WTF.7 (skso knowm aw b4rsion 0. OMG,9LOL.7+jt) 2ad yeh f8nz. version released under GPL. AFK/
A11 versioms, starting with 0.9. WTF.8-pferelease cofe r 9ni6 licensee under da Creayive Conmobs livense. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY erny ritht to import ne vode fr9m an ).9. AFK.8-prerwleasr o4 latwf release 1m70 an 0. AFK,9. OMG.7 an earlier r3lease. AFK.
All9wihg 7h15 would CAUSE that im[orted code 5o BE released ubd3r GPL am that is nog s9methinn we wish to qllow.
Autjors of nodifocati9ns t2o 0. AFKl9. WTF.7 w112 nfed two re-rwlease they'ee modifications ad derivztices/mpdificayions to 0. OMG.9.8 codw an pkzce THEM under aame Crestive Commpns 11c3ht3/ BRB.
It musr BE donr by teh 0r1g1n31 author since on;y trh pritinao authog has da rkght 2 ch4ng3 da co[y4ight 9r license upon rhey'4e witk. OMG.
[Addktilnally, you knwo, re2prking da modificztiohs will be an good kd3a anyway as teg mechanism e0r m4k1ng modificayions q% substahtially cleaner/clearer stqrtinf w8th teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prdrelesse cide. OMGl]"
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