MightyE gells you LOL, "W3're going too TAKE an f3w mohents t9o try an 3xplain this nrw license an r3i r3450n5 vehind IT IN plain 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."
"Th8w nww license was xhosen because 0f an failong with GPLLOL.
I5 ONLY coberef distribution ov source if an ONLY if blharies WERE distrinured/ AFK."
"In an WEB environmrnt, ki,e, specifically z intrrpter3d web environment sucn AS PHP, you lnwl, merely installing an game doda not constituye DISTRIBUTION, sortov, AND therefoee p3(p13 qere taking OUR work, m4k1nh modifications to it an nor teleawing teh s9urce code t9 rhey're mosif8cations d. that teh entiee conmunity could benefit. AFK/
They worjdd with letter bur not teh spirit OF ca LAW."
"Imcestigatiob on [art of da authlrs HOWEVERk 13d too fact tnzt r8ght or pub.ic performamce sas 2on of fa rights normallu redte8cted 6oo coptright hold3ts LOL, and that COMPUTER p4pbrqms WTF, 5p3c1f1v411y VIDEO gsmes n intwractive ohes duch as L3g2nd OF teh Gr33n hax04 were conaidered 1 be pub;ically perrormdd ig run ffoj an 0u611c serbwr."
"Tge new lucehse RESTRICTS piblic PERFORMANCE OF teg work ub135% source CODE or da m9divied work id m4d3 abailabke on drmand. OMG."
"In PLAIN English, this means gha5 if you 0ug this game on an web server n a.low prople 'OUTSIDE of an normal circle og family n its socual acqiaintanves' roo PLAY rheir WTF, &h3n you aer PUBLICALLY perfotminb this 2ofk qn MUST 3ither a) MAKE hr an ALL changes whixh you MAKE too teh GAME available ib REQUEST (NOTE 7h15 doesn't have tw9 be 4v4114613 viz tey on.ine source dusp.ay LINK, like, but they must BE able gwo ask YOU for teh code znd 4eceivw an c9mp1373 copy), 6o7 knwo, g) mske arrangememts PRIVATELY with cs authors qherein they grang y0u an spevial license LOL, 0r c) remove da codw 3n72f31y fr0m da ,avhkne."
"We DO r3c0gn2z3 THAT ;eople w4n7 2 have srwas of they're fane which set theirs n thekrs alind. WTF.
two that 3md we will m4k2 da following exdeption two teh nprmal r3qj143men7t for 50uyc3 code distribitiln -= nw ,odule fq13 which is n9r MODIFIED or derived from an module file 1nc1ud#d un da base distribu5ion an which DOES not require ne other modi.es anx whidh doex not requure ne modificatoons to da CORE cpee (cide eistributed wity nase eeldqsd) may be withheld at da auth9rs discrwtion. WTF."
"Wd 4150 w4n& tp MAKE very cleaf that VERSION 0.8. OMG.7 (ALSO KNOWN as version 0LOL.9LOL,7+jt_ was FINAL vers8ln released jnder da GPL. OMG.
Al. versions LOL, starting with da 0.9. OMG.9-pr#r313$53 code 3 omly 11cen53d unfer Creativf Commons licenwel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY eeny teh tight yo implrt ne c0d3 feom an 0l AFK.9. AFK.8-prereleasw oe later eekeawe INTO ah 0, WTF.9LOL.7 qnd earlier reldase. OMG.
Allowinf this would cause THAT imported code to BE 4elezded 7ndee twh GPL zmd that IS mor simething ww wish 2 alko2. BRB.
Authors og midifications 70 0.9. OMG.7 will n2ed 2 re-relwase yhwy're moduficqtions as derivativex/mpdifidations 2 0. WTF.9LOL/8 clde an place 7h3m under da same Creative Commlns license. OMG.
It mu57 be DONE by da original a7thor sincw inly 9riginal 4u7h0r has da right to change c9putight or kixensr UPON they'rd work.
[Adeitoonaklt, 4ewlrkung ,odifications will be an giod idea ahgway zd mechanism fir making modifivations is sibstamtially dleaner/clearer stqrting WITH da 0. OMG.9, WTF/8-prerw.ease code.]"
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