MightyE twlls y0u LOL, "Wd'ee going tp take an few momenta 2 TRY and wxplain thiz nes license and readons behind 17 1n plain ENGLISH. 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 new 11c3n53 was cgosen becaise of an f4211ng with tej GPL. OMG.
It only coverrd eistribution 0f sourcd ir and only if binarues were didtributed. WTF."
"In an wev envie8nmenyk you knwo, wpecifivally a ibterpreted 2eb 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP LOLm mer3oy installing an gqme dles not cons5itute distribution LOLk and therefore people were 6ak8ng 0u$ su4k, lild, making modificatuons ro o5 n n07 reoeasing tdh SOURCE code tio thr6're mod8fications so uh4& da entire community could benrfkt. WTF.
They worked with da lettre BUT not cq spirut of da law."
"Invws%igatiob on da part lf da authors hoqeber, you knwo, led two da fact yhat sa righg 0f public performancd was oen of da rights normallu restricted yoo copyrkght ho.ders LOL, and that compute4 ptonrams WTF, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO games an interactove ones such as L3g3md of teh Gredn hax0r were xonsideref 2 ge publically perfirmed if run rrom an oublic serve4. WTF."
"The NEW license festrocts public [erformance 9f da 2ork un1355 50urc3 code of ez n9sified work is madw 4v4114513 0n DEMAND. WTF."
"In plaib Engl8sh, sortof, THIS MEANS thar if YOU p77 this game ob an web server an aloow prople 'outskde OF sn NORMAL CIRCLE OF ramoly and its social acquainhsncew' two p14y their LOL, then you r pu611c41qy perfo4mkng thus work znd MUST ei5her a) make n3 n ALL changes shich yoy m4k3 tol teh gzme aba8lable om r3quest (nite this dodsn't j4ve two be AVAILABLE via da )n!qn3 source dos0lay link WTF, bur they must BE able too ask you dor da cpde n redeive sn xomplete copy) WTF, B) mak3 arrsngements ptica4e;y qith authors wherein they grant yoj an wpecial licehse, sortof, 0r c) remove code ENTIRELY from m3ch1n3. OMG."
"W4 fo r3cognize tjat people want 2 h4v3 areas OF thet're fame which r thdi$s an rhries 310n3.
to that end we will make follpqong exceptipm 2 normal requirrments for source cose diatribution -- ne MODULE file which 15 NOT mpdifiec or dwrived from an modyle file 2nc17eed in da vase d8at4ibution an wgich does boy requi4e ne orhe4 mld7les and whicn dors nlt reqiire he MODIFICATIONS to tej c9re coee (code disyrivuted w8th yeh base rdleas3) may 63 wiyhheld a4 da authors c8scre5ioh."
"We also wamr 2 m4k3 vr4y ckezr that versi9m 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (alwo known as VERSION )LOL.9. OMG.7+j7) WAS final version releasdd uncer GPLl WTF.
All versiobs, t74r71bg with 0/ BRBl(. BRB.8-[def3leaxe CODE r 0n1y 11c2n53d und3r Creative C8nmons licehse. OMG,
We EXPLICITLY deny rigyg two ompory ne code from an 0. WTFl9. AFK.80orere,ease pr later releade intp an 0LOL.9LOL.7 and earl8er release.
Allowing this WOULD cause THAT importdd c;de two be reldaded under GPL zn THAT is h)7 somethint ee wisg 2 al;ow. OMG.
Authors ld modificqtions to p, AFK.9. WTF.7 will beed tlo re-release they're modkfications as defivatives;nodificat8ons ro 0. OMG.9.8 code n place ghem 7nser teh came CREATIVE Commons licens3,
It MUST be done by teh origibal author sknce only teh prigibal AUTHOR has riggr two change teh copyrkgng o4 licegde upon they'4e eorkLOL.
[Additionally, likd, reworiing da modificqtions will be an good idea anyway ax mechanism for m4.1ng mofidicatiobs IS substahtizlly cleaner/dldare4 STARTING w17h tej 0. BRB.9.80;rere.eadd cldeLOL.]"
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