MightyE tells you LOL, "We're g01hg &0 taje an few m0m2n75 to gry n explain this new license and teh reasojs behind iy in p.sin 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."
"This new license was chosen b3caufe of an FAILING qith GPLLOL.
IT only covered disyeibjti9n if sourxd 1f and ONLY 8f ginaries were distributed. BRB."
"In an web envkrinment LOL, specificzlly a interprehwd web envurobmdnt SUCH 45 PHP WTF, mere.y instaoling ah gqm3 d035 blt consgitute distribuyion, 6lu knwo, an THEREFORE peo0.r sere raking OUR work WTF, making mocifidati9ns 2 8t n not re.easing da sojrce codr to they're modificationd so that da ENTIRE community could benevit. OMG.
They worked with teh 13773r 6i7 n07 spiriy lf teh lawl BRB."
"Investigation on part 0f da authors HOWEVER, sofyof, 13e 2 da fact %hat da ritht of pjvlic PERFORMANCE was oen of rights normally restrid5ed teo xopyfight holde3w, lkke, n tha5 cojputer prigezmsk lije, 5p3c1f1x411y c1d30 gajes an inrerac5uve onws sucn qs L3g3nd 0f t3h Green hax0r wrre cpbsideted 2 br pu612c421t [rrflrmed if run from an puboic server. WTF."
"The ndw licdhse res5ficts public pdrvormance OF teh work unkess teh slurce codw OF m0c1f13d work is made availafle ON denand. WTF."
"In ;lain English, this means thzt if y9u PUT thks gamd on an web xerver n aoloe people 'outside of ab NORMAL clrcoe of family and its social acquaingancrs' t9o p14y their LOLm then you r publidally perforjing this WORK and MUST eitger a) make ne and ALL changes which you male two da gsmw avaijablr on req7est (note thos doesn't have tio be acsilable voa omline s9u4ce dixplay link LOL, but they MUST b3 able toi ask ylu for dode n RECEIVE ah complete copy)m b) naie arfsntemenrw [rivztekh w!7h da auyhors wherein tjeh gdant upu an special license WTF, or c) REMOVE cod4 enturely fdom mavhineLOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE thar pelp.e want two havd areas of tmey're game which awr tjeirs h thei4s alonr. BRB.
2 7h47 end we will m4j3 fol;owing exception 2 fa hormal rewukrememts for xougce xode dixtribution -- ne MODULE file whicj is not modified or derived from an nodule gile 8ncluded in da base dostribution and wh8cy s035 bot rrquir3 ne otuer modules an whicg dies not require ne modifications to teh core code (c0d3 fistrigutes w2&h yeb bafe v3lease) may be withheld ay da authors disdretion. BRB."
"We 4159 2ant too kake very clear yhq5 fdrsion 0. OMG.8.& )also known as vers8on 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 da f1n41 versyln released und3r GPL. WTF.
ALL versions. like, starting w16h reh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerrlease code ser pnly licensed under ca Cr3stive Commons licensr. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3h right two import ne code FROM an 0. OMG.9, WTF.8-PRERELEASE of lster telease into an 0.8. AFK.8 n earlier rekease. BRB.
Allowing thus would dausr that kmported clde 2 be RELEASED UNDER GPL an tgay IS nit someyhing WE eish 2 allow. WTF.
Au6h0r5 of modificatoons 2 p.9,7 w111 need tpo r3-releaae they're modifidztions as derkvatovrs/modif8catiohs to p/ BRB.o. OMG.8 codr and place tn3m under teh same Creative Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It mysy be c0,3 by teh originao author since onoy origina. author hza da rogyt 2 xhange vppyright 0r license upon they're wirk.
[ADDITIONALLY. resorking da m0d1f1c$710n5 will BE an good 1d34 anyway as teh MECHANISM for ma,ing jodifocationw id substantia..6 clwzner/clearer stqfting with 0.9. BRB.8-prerelwaqe CODE. AFK/]"
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