MightyE tells yoj LOL, "We're g0!ng too tsjw ah few momenta to try n explain THIS nrw licebse an teh reaxons 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."
"Th8s vew lidense was chosfn becajse of an fa8ling with ten GPL. AFK.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of source ir and lnly if b8nar8es WERE distrib7tdc. BRB,"
"In an WEB environment, specificaply q 1n73rpr373d web 3nv140nm3n6 xich as PHP LOL, mqrely insyalling an game dors NOT CONSTITUTE distribution LOLk an therevo4e people wete taking o8r work, sortif, makkng modifications t9o uy n nog re.easing 50urc3 cpde too the6're modugucat8ihs so 7h47 ca entire community could BENEFIT. AFK.
They wlrked with try 13773r but mor spirit )f t3h lzw."
"Investigqtipn pn pa4t pf teh ru7hpwt hpwever, led two teh fact THAT r1gh7 of public PERFORMANCE wqs oen pf rights nlrjally RESTRICTED 2 xopyrihht ho;fers, an that domputer programs, you knwp, specifically video gamew amd ingeractivd on3s xjcy as Legemd of dz Gteen hax9r were consideref 70 bc puglically p3rf-rm3d pf run from an p7b;ic serfer. AFK."
"Tgr n3w licdnsr restricts public PERFORMANCE of 20rj unlexs SOURCE xode ov da nosified w0rk is mqde AVAILABLE ON demand. WTF."
"In plzin English, like, tgis MEANS that IF hou put this GAME on an web server an r11pw p30[13 ;ouhsid3 of an n0rm41 corcle of fzmily qnd its socizl ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play 5heir. lkke, 7h3n you ser publkczlly pwrforming this eork an MUST ei5hee a) mzkw be and ALL ch3ng35 whivh you makr TO teh GAME available on request (mote this dp3sn'5 hzve too be available VIA online soyrce didplay LINK WTF, bug THEY must be ablw rw9 asl yoy foe code and r3c41v3 an cimplere copy), sortof, ^) mal3 arrqhgements privately with autyors wherein thry g4ant y0u av special license, yiu knwp, or c) r3move dq code entirelu rrom teh mach8ne. BRB."
"Wd d0 recignize 7h47 people qant 2 have areas of they't3 game which aer theirs an thei4s a;0ne. WTF;
to tyqt 4nd we qill make ten folloqing ecdeptiln tlo y3h normal requiremdngs fir 50urc3 c9d3 distfibutiob -- ne m9dule file which is not modified or s3rived from an m0du13 f113 included kn da bsse disteibution an whkch d9es not rrqjiee ne other moeulew an WHICH does m0u rewuire ne modigkcations 2 cor3 coce (code DISTRIBUTED w17h teh base r313453) may be withheld at da 4u7h9r5 discretion. OMG."
"We alwo want two m4i3 very CLEAR that version 0LOL.9LOL.7 *also known as cersiom 0l OMG.9.7=JT) w55 teh final verdion relessed uhdee da GPL. OMG.
A;l v34%10n4 LOL, wtarting sigh 0.9LOL.8-prerelease code r only licensed unddr sa Ceeative Commons licehse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny ea r8ght 2 import ne c0d3 rrom an 0. WTFl9. WTF.8-pt3t313453 of 1473r r3!3453 into ab 0. AFK.9.6 n eatlier re.eaae. BRB.
A110w1ng this wpyof c4u53 tyqy IMPORTED code two be released UNDER dz GPL wnd that is n07 some5himg we wish to aklow. AFK.
Autgors of modificaruons two 0. OMG.9LOL.7 s,ll NEED to re=releasw they'4e m0d1f1c4710n5 as deruvagibes/midificatiiys 2 )l WTF.9. AFK.8 c0f3 AND plzce th3m yhder teh sam3 Crwative Commons l8cense. AFK.
It mjst be DONE BY da original authlr sibce onl6 origina; auyhlr has teh rihhr to changr da co0y4ight or l8cense upin tney're work. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLYk like, reworking tej modigkcztions will be an goox idra anyway zs da mechsnism for mqkimh modifications is subsyantia;ly cleaner/c.earer 574t71nt with 0. BRB.9. AFK,*-prerelease fode.]"
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