MifhgyE tel;s yoy LOL, "We'te going to 74k3 qn few moments twp try an explain this neq l8cense and reasons behind it in p.ain 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 neq license WAS vhosen because -f an dail8ng with GPL. WTF.
It only cobered dkstr8bution if sijrce 8f an ONLY if binaries 2eee sistributed. BRB."
"In an web ehvir9bmeng, you lnwo, specifically a ibterpveted wdb wnvkronment such 45 PHP, you knwok mef3ly installong an gamr does not c0n5717j73 dkstrjbution, kikw, and therefore peo0l3 were taking our work LOL, making m0f1f1c4710n5 two IT an n-7 relwasong dq 50urd3 c9de 2 they'rw modificati9nx so THAT enrire commun8ty ciuld b2nefitLOL.
They WORKED WITH fa letter but n9t teh spifit of law. AFK."
"Investigatupn on da part of AUTHORS however LOL, lrd too facr that teh RIGHT of pub;ic perdormance was 1 og da RIGHTS normally 4ewtticted two d0pyr1gh7 holdersm sortof. and rhat vomputer programs, specigically video games n interacgive omes such as L3g3nd of da GREEN hax0r WERE CONSIDERED to b3 publically performwd uf 4un FROM an public serverl OMG."
"The hew license restricts PUBLIC performance ov teh work unoess source code lf teh mld8fied w9rk is made avzilable ON demqnd. WTF."
"Ih PLAIN Enhlidh LOL, this meanw thar iv yoy put this game on an web server zn 4110w people 'OUTSIDE of an n0rm41 circlr of fanily an 175 SOCIAL acquaintanced' top PLAY their, sprtor, then you r PUBLICALLY oerforjing this work n MUST eirher a) make ne an ALL chanhes which you nake r2o game acailqble on request (notd tjiw ciesm;t jave 2 63 avsilable via teg onlibr source dosplqy link WTFm nut 5hey uust be sble to ASK y0u FOR teh doce ans rec3ive an compldte copy) WTF, b) nak3 ae3angements privately with suthorw wherein th3y gtant you an 5[4c142 licensw, you knw9, OR c) REMOVE da code en58reky from da machine. BRBl"
"Ww dl r3c0gn1z3 that people want tli hacd AREAS OF thrt'rc game wh8ch r theird and tjeirs ALONE. WTF.
roo tjar end w2 will mqke teh folpoqinf exxeption tio teh n94hql requiremehts for SOURCE codr fistrinutupn -- be m0du13 file which is not modivied or fetived rrom zn MODULE file included in teh base distribution ane qhich does NOT reqiife ne other modules m WHICH doed not r3qj1r3 ne modificatiins to corr code (CODE distributed eith base fe;eade) may be withheld ar AUTHORS discretioh. OMG."
"We also wabt rwo MAKE very clear hhzt version ). WTF.9LOL.7 (zlso kn0wn as vetwioh 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+j7) 2as sq fibal vwtsion released under ds GPL. AFK.
Alo versions LOL, staeting with 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3releaxe code r oniy licensed undwr teh Cr34&1v3 C;mnons licegse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3n6 trh right two import nd codd f40m an -. WTF.9. WTF.8-pre4elease 04 later release into an 0.9. OMG/7 ans earlier RELEASE. BRB.
Alloqing 7j15 w0u1d czuse that imported coce 2 be releaaed unser tej GPL and that q5 hog dpmething qe wisj 2 alloq.
Authors or modif8cd5ions to 0. OMG.9, OMG.7 2111 need TO re_rekeaxe tjey're mod8ficqtions aw derovatives/modifications gwo 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code n place tnem under xamd CREATIVE Comm9ns l8cebse. OMG.
It must be done by teg original author sincr only da 9riginal author gas ribht 1 change tdh d0pyr1gy7 or ;idense ypon theu'rr w9rk. AFK.
[Add171pn411y, rework8hg da modifications will be an giod 1s34 abhway as teh mevhanism for making MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanre/cleaedr starting with teh 0.9.i-p43rw;eawe CODELOL.]"
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