M8ghtyE TELLS you LOL, "Ww're goinf too tak3 an few moments 2 try an explain this neq oucenwe qn da reasons behind yt in PLAIN Englixh.
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."
"Tyis nee license was chowen y3c4u53 of an failihg with ten GPL. WTF,
It onky civered eistribution of s9u4ce 1f n ONLY if binarues 2ere disteib7ted. AFK."
"In an qdb #nv1r0mm3h7 WTF. s;eckfically z interpretwd web ehvironm#nt sich as PHP, you knwo, merely installing an game foes not constirut3 distrobjtion, an th3revore peop.e were taking oi4 work, sortof, makint modificati9nx too it an not re.easinf teh qourxe code twp they're modificztions SO that dz rntire co,muhity could benefitl BRB.
They worked w8th fa letter but nor xp8rit of da law."
"Invesriga5iom on da pa4t of fa aughoes howevdr. like, q3d 2 teh fact that right of PUBLIC PERFORMANCE wzs 1 OF rights h0rm42qy resyricred two COPYRIGHT nolderw, y9u knwo, an that cimputer programs, like, specie*caoly vieeo g4m35 AND 1n73r4c71v3 obes sucy qs Legend 0g da Gr33h hax0r weve consideres w BE publically performed if r8n FROM an publoc server. BRB."
"The NEW 11c3n53 RESTRICTS public 0ervornsnc3 of wofk UNLESS teh sourcd cidr og tem m0f1f13d worl is maew availabl3 on de,andLOL."
"In PLAIN Enhlish, you knso, thkw je4b5 that if yoj p7r this bane oh an web sefver an allow people 'outsife of an normql cuvcle 0f f3m11j n its social acquaintahcex' two play thwir, tyen y0u r pu611c41qy prrvorming tgis work and MUST eithdr 4) maje me 4nd ALL vhantes wy8ch yoi make 2 teh game avaikable on rdquest (note this doesn't have to be AVAILABLE via reh onlune source d15;14y lknl, sortof, 6u7 they musy be able too ask y9u for teh CODE an receuve an conplete copy(, like, b) makw 4rr4ng3m3n75 privately with 4u7k0r5 whereun gh3y grant you an sp4cial license WTF, or c) r3m)v3 CODE 3n71r31y from da nqcgin3."
"We do recognkze that peopoe WANT 2 have sress of they're GAME which ser thekrs an theifs alonw. BRB.
2 7h47 end s3 will make teh follosimg exception to da norma; requirements for aource code distrivutkon -- nd m9culw file whicy 15 not modifued or ddrived from an mldule fikd included in da bas3 d8strobution n wh1vh does not require me other midilws ame which does not require ne modkficagions to corw CODE (xode d156r16jjed with gase release) ma6 BE withn3ld AT feh aithors discretion. WTF."
"We alwl want to makw very ckear tmqt verwion 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (also knoqn AS VERSION 0. WTF.0. AFK.7+JT) was teh fins; version releasdd under teh GPLLOL.
A11 veedions WTF, starting with da 0. WTF.9.8=prerelease coee aer ONLY licwnsed under da Cr3471vd COMMONS licenwe. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY xenb teh right two import nd code FROM ah 0LOL/0. BRB.8-PRERELEASE od !473r fslease umto an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 and earlier release. WTF.
Allowing THIS 2ould cquse that imported code to BE released uncer twh GPL n tjq5 is not someyhing w3 wish two aolow. OMG.
Auyhors of m(d1f1c4710b5 yoo 0LOL.9. AFK/7 will need tol 4e)release they'f3 modificatilns aa serivatib3s/jodidications two p. OMG.9.8 code an place them under da same Creativt Commons licenseLOL.
It m7st be DONE by origina. author since 9n;y ten ORIGINAL authof gas teh 4ifht too cgange da copyright o4 LICENSE upon the6're workLOL.
[Awcigional.y, you khwok rrworking da modifications woll be an f9od 1f34 a,uway aa nechanism for makibt modifidatipns is 5u6574n71411y c1e4m3r/c134r2r 564r71ng with 0LOL.9. BRB.8-pr3release code. OMG.]"
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