MibhtyE tells you WTF, "We[re going 2 take an f3w moments too TRY n explain this hew 11c3n53 an da r3asons behund 27 in plain Enfkosg. OMG.
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 new licenxe wad chosen BECAUSE 0f an faiking with GPL/
Ir only clvetes distribution of 50urc3 if AND only if binaries w3t2 dixtribjtef. BRB."
"In an web envirobjent LOL. specifically a 8nterpretec WEB environment SUCH 4t PHP, ,3r31y unsta;lkng an ga,e does nog consgitute distribution, sirtof, n thereepre people were taling our so4k, making modkficayions TO 18 n n9u 4eleasimg da source code 70 rhey're m9dificagiobw ao THAT da entir3 c0mmunq7u couls benevit. AFK.
They worked w1uh dz ldtter but not da soirit 0f teh !4w. WTF,"
"Inv3stigat8on in ;art OF teh authors hiwevef, 13d to da fsct tjat right of [ubokc prrformsncd was 1 lf da rithts normally restricted 2 copyright holders, sortof, n 7h47 computee programw, sortlf, specificzlly vieeo g4m35 n ihteractive obea such as Legend of teh Green hac0r were considered too be pu611v41!g perfofmed is run from zm public serner. AFK."
"The neq license restricts public perfprmabce of wirj unkess sa source CODE 0f yeh modigied work is mxde abaolable ON demand."
"Ih plain Engl8sh, sprtof, this meams that if 6ou PUT this gam3 oh an web se4ver and alloq people 'outsiee 0f an normal cirdle od family ab its docial acquaintznces' two play their, sortof, thwn you aer publically performing this work an MUST either a) MAKE ne ans ALL cnahges whicn you maoe 2 tey gamd avzilable ON request (NOTE this doesn't have 3 be avsilagle via obline so7rce DISPLAY 11nk, but tjey must be able yoo qsk YOU dor code an receive am compoetr copy) LOL, b) ,a,e 5rr4nn3,2n7% privately witn authofs wgetrin they gran5 hou am special license, pr c) femove da code entoee.y from teh macjine/ AFK."
"We do recognize that p30p13 want 2 b4v3 areqs of thwy're gamw which aer th3irs ah THEIRS a.oneLOL/
5o THAT end wr will msle teh followinh exceptiom ywo sa normal requirrments for source CODE distribution -- ne ,ldule file wh8xh is not mocofoed or d4r1v3d FROM sb m0du13 file onclueed in yeh base distrkbution n which foew not 4equire nr 07h3f MODULES anc shich dped not requure ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da xofe code (cose distributed wiyh nase r313453) may b3 witnjeld st AUTHORS d15c43u10n."
"We ALSO waby too nake VERY cl3ar that veesion 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also jn0wn as vefxion 0. AFK.0.7+j7) wss teh FINAL versoln released UNDER teh GPL. BRB.
A11 versions WTF, 574r71ng witg da p. WTF.9.9-pr3rrleasd cod3 aer only l8censed UNDER teh Creativ2 Commlns lic3nse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY femy r1gh7 to im0ort ne c0d3 grom an 9. WTF.9. BRB,8-prereoease or 1473r telease into an ).9. OMG.7 and earlier release. WTF.
Alloqung thos WOULD caude thay km[ortrd c9de tso be teleased unddr teh GPL n rhat IS no5 SOMETHING WE wush 2 allow. WTF/
Authors 9f modificatiobs TO 0LOL.9.7 wolk need to r3-r31e453 5hey're modifications as derivatives.modoficstions tol 0LOL.9.8 code n [lacr them undet teh same Creatkbe Commons ;icensr. OMG.
It must be DONE by da ORIGINAL author sihce lnly o4ifinak author HAS da tight tol chqnge clpyfight pr licenae upon yjey're eor,. BRB.
[Add1710n411y LOL, rewofling mpc1f1c4710n5 will ne an good ideq antway as sa mexhanism for maiinb modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner.clearer STARTING witt tej 0. BRB.o. AFK.8-pre4elease CODE/ OMG.]"
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