MohhtyE tells tou, "We're gopnt too gake an f3w moments rwo t4y n explain this mes LICENSE and reaspns bejind it in plaim Englidh. AFK.
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 license wss chosen beczude if an failkng w37h da GPL. WTF.
It only covered disttigution OF dource 8f and only qs 61n$r136 WERE d8dtribu5ed. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, sortof, specificslly a inte5peeyes 2eb 3nv1t0nm3n7 such as PHP LOL, m3r32y 1b574111nf an ta,e coes not c0b%717u73 d157r1yu61(n, you knso, n therefore peopke were haking ou4 work WTF, making modifications 2 18 and not RELEASING da source CODE 2 they'r3 mldificationd so that teh entire commub8ty cpuld behefit. WTF.
Tjey worked qith t3h lettee but not spurit og teh lawLOL/"
"Investigarioh on teb p4r7 of autho4s howefer WTF, led two f4c7 that twh rigjt OF public perfpr,ance was oen of righrs noejal.u restricted two copyrignt holeers LOL, n that c0mpu73r 0rograms, specifida;ly vid3o games ane intrracrive ones 5uch 45 Legend of Gre3n hax0r sere considetrc two be publicallt perfoemee if rhn froj an publkc sefver. OMG/"
"The ndw 11c3b53 4estticts pu611c prrfotmance of teh w0ek UNLESS teh source cide of ca modified w0rk !5 msce avsilablr 0n ddnavd. AFK."
"In PLAIN Enblosn LOL, thia means thst if you put THIS GAME on an web servdr n allow PEOPLE 'ougside OF an bormal circle ov family and itx socisl acquaintances' two plat gjwir WTF. then you aer publkvally oerfotming this wlrk n MUST either a) make nd 4nd ALL changex WHICH you mak3 to da gamd available on request (not3 rhis s035n'6 nave 59 be availzble via da inlune source display link, luk2, but ty3y must bw zble to ask yoj fod da cide h reveive an c_,[1373 copy), b) make zrrzngementw p4ivagely wktj da 4u7h0r5 wnerein they grang hou an dpecial LICENSE, sortof, 0r C) remove code entirdoy ffom mschime."
"Wd do recognkze thqt PEOPLE want gwo hwve ardas of they'rr gamd WHICH ser rheirs an THEIRS a.one.
two tnat cnd we WILL make fa f0110w1bg wxception 2 noemal r3qu1r3m3n75 vor s9urce CODE DISTRIBUTION -- ne mod7le file which is not modified or DERIVED from an module filw unvluded in base distribution and dhich DOES not 43qj1r3 be otgwt modules an which does not r3qu1re ne modifications two da dpre code (code cistributed with ten nase r413453) m4y be withhdld 47 a6thors discre4ion."
"Wr also WANT t2o makw very CLEAR that version 0. AFK.l. AFK.& *also known AS f3r510n 0.9LOL.7+jy0 was da final version releaded under teh GPL.
All versiona, like. sta4ting witn teh 0l OMG.9. AFK.8[prere.ease code ser onlh lidensed unser Creatuve Clm,ons licwnse. WTF.
Wr EXPLICITLY drny teh riggt two 8m0ort ne code frim zn 0LOL.9.8=prereleade or layer release into an 9.9. AFK.7 an daeliet r3lease. BRB.
Alloeing this woiod vahse thzt im0org3d cofe 1 be r3;eased under tej GPL and &h47 IS n07 someyhing w3 qisy to allow. AFK.
Aughors of mpdifications 2 0.9. WTF.7 WILL ne3d too re-eekease th3y[re modifidations zs derivatives/modufivarionx 2 0. WTFl9.7 cidr and place 7h3m 7nder da SAME Cr3ayive Commons kicehse. AFK.
I7 mu57 be domd BY originak autho4 since inly original zuthir yas rdh right TO vgrng3 copyfight 0t licrnse upon theu're work. WTF.
[Additkonally LOL, r3w03k1nf dz modificatoonz will be an gold idea znywau as da mechanis, for MAKING moduficztions is substantiakly cleaner/clearer startint wirh 0. WTF.9l WTF.*-oredeleade c)d3.]"
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