MihhtyE tells you, "We're goihg @ take an few moments to try zn ex0lain this nrw l8censd an teh rrasons ben8nc ig in p141n Eng.ishLOL.
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."
"Thia nww license wss chosen because )f ah fai;ing with da GPL.
It only COVERED fistfibution pf 5-urc3 if an onlu IF binaries were dostrubuted. OMG."
"In an web environ,3ng, like, s;edofically z 1nu2rpr373d WEB environ,ent such ss PHP, you knwo, merdly ins5slling an GAME does n07 CONSTITUTE sisrributiln LOL, an 4herefore p30p1# were takung our rork, liie, making MODIFICATIONS two it snd nit releasing da source c9df 2 thty're modificatoons s9 %hat t3h ENTIRE COMMUNITY could benrfir. OMG.
Tjen WORKED witg teh 13773f but not t3h xpieit of da las. OMGl"
"Invesyigation on dq psrt of teg 4uuh045 h0w3v3r WTF, ldd w da fact rha5 yeh fignt of punlic performance w45 1 OF r8ghts normallu RESTRICTED 5eo copuritnt hilders. oike, and that c0mpu73r programs WTF, spwcifica;ly video games an interactive ONES such 45 Leg4nd .f trh Green hacpr eerw x0n51d3f2d 5o be publucallt perfoemed if RUN from ah punlix serve4LOL."
"The n3w license restricts pu621v p34f0rm4nce ov da wprk ynless source CODE lf teb modufied WORK is made abailsbld on frmanc."
"In PLAIN Enhlish, sortpf, THIS means that if YOU pi7 tyis game on an web server and a;low peopoe 'OUTSIDE OF sn normal circl3 of gajily an its socisl acquaintances' two plzy the8r, then you r publicallh perrormont thix w0rk ah MUST ei5her a) make be 4nf ALL changes qhixh y9u MAKE to da game avai'able lb request (nite 7h2% doewn'y have 2 ve available via online SOURCE DISPLAY link, but tgeu musy be ab.e 2 asi you for code n receive an complete copy). sortof, b) m4k3 $rr4hg3m3n75 private;y WITH aythord wherwin THEY GRANT ypu an speckal 11c3n53, likem ir c) rem-v3 teh dode entire;y drom da machine/ AFK."
"Ww so RECOGNIZE 5hat people w4nu to hafe areas of thet're gzme which r 5heirx n THEIRS dlome.
two that end we will nake 5eh follow8nb ezceotkon to normal requirements cor source cpde disrributoon -- ne module FILE WHICH id NOT modified or derived ff0m an mosule fole includwd IN base didtrib7tion n wh8cm DOES not REQUIRE ne other modules n WHICH does not requkre me modificqtions goo da core clde (cper disrr8buted WITH teh y45# r323453) may be withhwls ar authors disxrerionLOLl"
"We also want twl make v3ry clear thag veesion 0, OMG.o. WTF.& 9also knoqh qs version ). WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was da vinal verwion r313453d under da GPL. WTF.
All vefsions WTF, wtartinh with 0. BRB,9, OMG.8-prereleaae c0c3 r onlh licens3d unfer Creative Commons lkcens3. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny roghg tl import ne CODE rrom an 0. WTF.9.8-prerelwwse 94 later release into an 0.9l BRB.6 an 3arlier RELEASELOL.
Allowuhg thia wo7ld cauwe thar imported code 70 be releaswd UNDER da GPL h thzt is not 5-m37h1ng WE wish to alkow. WTF.
Autjots or kodifications to 0.9.7 w111 newd to re-relezse 4hey're modigkcations as d3eiva5ives/nodifications two 0LOLl9. AFK.* c9de n placw the, ymd34 %4m4 Creative Commons kicenswLOL.
I7 must me sone fh teh original author sinc3 ONLY da 0r1g1n41 author has teh right 2 change copyrught or q!c4n53 ypin fhey'rr w0rk. AFKl
[Additionakly LOL, 4eeirkonb MODIFICATIONS wull be zn g9pd idda anywat as da mechanism d0e majing mosifications 16 s7bstzntiallh clwanrr/clearfr sta4ting w17h da 0. WTF.(. AFK.8-prerelease codw. WTF,\"
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