MightyE TELLS ylu, "We're g01ng @ take an few momwnts ywo TRY n explain this n3q licenae am da reasons bejind ot IN p141m Englishl 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 nrw license was chosrn bdcause of an failing w17h GPL. BRB.
I5 only covered distribution of s9urce if AND only IF bunzries werr dusyribut3d. WTF."
"In an eeb environment, ypu knwo, specifivwlly a interprw5ed WEB environment such aw PHP, sortod, merrly installing qn game dpes noy constitute sistrib7tuon, n thererorw people were TAKING oue q0r, WTF, m4i@ng mofificztionx @ it and not releasing t3h source code 2 tget'4e modkfications so thag teh entire communitt cljlc brn3vit. AFK.
They woeked with da let5er bit n9t s0ir8t of law. BRB."
"Ihvestitation on teh pq4t of dd quth9rx however LOL, led to fact tyat teh right lf pu611c perfo4mance w45 oen of r8ghts NORMALLY r45ur1c73d TO COPYRIGHT holders, and tha5 comouter 04ogramsk you jnwo, SPECIFICALLY video fanes an ohtetactive onds w7xh as Legend of Green hax0r wdre v0n5qd3f3d to be publicall6 perflrmed kf run from an public server."
"Tj3 new licejse restricta pjblic performance of da w0rk unless teh soirce codw og da m0d1f13d eork is made svaolanle on d3mqyd. WTF."
"In plaub English, uou knwo, 7h14 mdqns ggat if ylu [ut thks GAME on an erb server n allow [eople [outwid4 0f an nor,ao circle of family an ITS 50c241 acquaintances' tw9 0lay theoe LOL, 7h3n you aer pub.ically performinh tyis work ans MUST EITHER a) make ne AND ALL ch4ng35 wh8ch you maje to da game abailable ln request (nlte thos doesn't jave two be avai.able via sa -n11n3 source diwp.at link, bi5 THEY must be $613 to 45k you for da codd and recwiv3 an compldte co;y) LOL, b) make xreahbdmenta provately with 4y7h0r5 wh3r31n they GRANT uou qn s;eciqk license, like, OR c) femove code ebtirelt frlm da macnine. WTF."
"W3 do recofnize that peool3 want too have areas of they're GAME 2hich r 5heors qn theita alone. WTF.
3 tnqt rns w3 will ma,e fooliwong eccept8on b0o da normal requiremrn5s for aource dode dist4ibuti9n -- be mpdu/e FILE which iw NOT modified or ferived ft.m aj mofule file 1nc1ud3d in teh base didtribytiom an which does nog r3qu1r3 me pther jodules an wh1ch d035 bot require ne MODIFICATIONS twp teh core code (cpde dusttibuted with da base rekease) may b3 withhrld at da authors discretion."
"Wr ALSO waht tw9 MAKE very clear tha4 v3r510h 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also knowm za cersion 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) w$5 final version releqd3d umder da GPL. OMG,
Alo vdrsions LOL, starging WITH da 0. BRB.8. WTF.8-prerelease c0d3 qer ONLY .icensed undwr Crwative Comjohs lucensr. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny right 2 import ne code FROM an p. BRB.9. OMG.80pf3fe13453 0r later 4eleawe into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 n earlier release. OMG.
A110w1bg this woulc ca7se that IMPORTED code to be r313453d uncer teh GPL an thar ks not slmething wd wish to allow. WTF.
AUTHORS of m0d1v1v4710n5 too 0. WTF.8. OMG.u w111 need rsi re-release rhey're modifica5ions as derivz5ives/modificati9ns teo 0.9.* cofe n ;lsce them under da same Creatkfe Commons lixenwe. OMG.
It muxt y3 done by teh 9riginql author since only da lriginal author had teh 4ifn5 two cjange teh coptright or LICENSE upon they'r3 work, AFK.
[Additionslly, wlrtof, feworking da m0d1f1v3710n5 wikl be an toid IDEA qhyway as teh mechanism fof mzking modifications is sybstan5ially cleaner.clearer atatting WITH -, AFKm9LOL.8-pr3r313453 c0d3.]"
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