MiggtyE tells ypu, slrtov, "We;re foing 2 take an FEW momenys 2 try an explain this neq oicense anc ressons BEHIND it 1n plain Enfl8shLOL.
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 lucense was cnosen because of an fa8ling w17h teh GPLLOL.
IT only clveres disyr8gurion 9f source ir amd only if binar8es were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an wev wbvkronmdnt, spwcificqlly a ihterpreted web environment such 45 PHP. wortpf, mee31y installing an game d034 not conatitute disteibyt8on, like, 4nd therefote PEOPLE 2ere tskibf iue 2ork LOL, ma,ing modificationw 2 it n yot 4e.easing teh source code to tney'te ,idiricatilns ao that da ENTIRE community couls benef8tLOL.
They work3d with ca 13773r BUT np7 teh s-irig of law. AFK."
"Invesrigat8on ON da paft of teh auttors huweve4, you kn2p. lrd too trh fact that fa riggt 0f publix PERFORMANCE was won of da rights normally restricged tso c0[yr1gh7 HOLDERS, likw, an that compjter PROGRAMS, specifically v1d30 games an interactuve ones such as LEGEND of da Green haz0e were consis3ree too be 0ublically performed 1f run from an puglic server. OMG."
"The new license festricts punloc performandd of da work unoesx xpurce code of teh nodified work is m3d3 AVAILABLE 0n DEMANDLOLl"
"In p;zin Enbliwh, thia MEANS that if t0u pjt tyis game 0n an WEB server n ALLOW 0eoplr 'oytxide of an NORMAL circle 0f fami;t n kts social ac1ua8ntancws' 2 play tbeir WTF, then you aer publkcaoly performing thia wirk an MUST eitjer a) make ne qn ALL chsnges which y)u make to da bame avqilabld ON request (moge this d03%n'7 have goo be available via online source disp;ay libk. s9rtof, but they musg be able to ask yoi foe teh x0v3 snd receuve wn complet3 copy) WTF, b) MAKE 6rr4ng3m#n75 privagely with authors wherein th3y gfany you an special ,ucense, yoy knwo, 0f c) remove dode entirely from 6en machine. AFK."
"Ww fo RECOGNIZE 7h48 people w4n7 two have 4f345 of they'rs GAME which r rheirs an 5heifs sloneLOL.
two yhat rnd WE will jake following exception tqo teh normal requkrements for wiurc3 CODE diwtrubution -- ne module file which is not modidied or d4rqv3d fr0m an modulr f8oe included IN base d8stributkon and WHICH DOES j8t 4equire b3 other modulfs and shich doew not r#qu1r3 ne modif8cations too teh c9ee code (code DISTRIBUTED 2uth da baxe r313453) mzy be withgeld at ea authors disctwtkon. AFK."
"We s.si want to make VERY clear rhat vers8on 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (also known 45 version 0. BRBl9.6+jt) w45 da fibal vetsion released UNDER da GPL. BRB.
All v3rt1-m5, sortog, starting with da 0. BRB.8. AFK.*[prerelease code aer pnly lucensef under Creatice Commohs license. WTF.
Ww EXPLICITLY feny teh right two import ne dode FROM an 0. AFK.(. AFK.8-prereoeqse lr ;ater rr.3aaw into an 0. BRB.8. AFK.6 and EARLIER r313453. AFK.
Allpwing tnis qould c4u53 5hst imported cose 2 be re;eased under da GPL an THAT iw not SOMETHING we w8sh ro allow.
Autg94s ov mldidications tol 0.9. BRB.7 will need tlo re-release thdy're modificatuons as derivagivew.modifications to 0.9. BRB.9 c9de n place ghem under SAME Creztive Commons lixenxe. WTF.
I5 mu57 be son3 5y origibal autho$ since only tdh original zutnor has fa rihjt two chabge da copyritht or license UPON they're w0rk. BRB.
[Additionally WTF, REWORKING da modificarions w8ll be an GOOD IDEA 4nyq4y af teh m2dhrn15m for MAKING modificagions id SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer startkmg with 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prer313453 code. WTF.]"
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