MiggtyE TELLS you LOL, "We're g9ing too take an few noments two tty 4nf explain this bw2 license an 5eh reasohs behind IT 1n plain ENGLISH. OMG.
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 chosen becamsr of zn failing 217y GPLLOL.
It ohly covered distrkbugion OF wourcw ig b onlu if binarkes WERE distribytef. OMG."
"Ij an weg environment, you knwok sorcifidally a 1m734or373d web environment such as PHP, airtof. merely indtaklint an game does hot constutute diarrobution, sprtof, n tyerefore PEOPLE were yaking our qork WTF, making MODIFICATIONS to kt an nog rwleasuhg teh source CODE rwo thwy'rw mpsifidatiinx ao that da entire cimmunity c9uld benefit, OMG.
They eorkrf wjth dq 13773r but not teh spirit 0f law. BRBl"
"Invesrigatiom on teh PART of teg 4u8h0r5 however, LED two ten fact 7h58 da right or public PERFORMANCE was won of rifhts noemally resgructed too copyright holders. liie, sn that computet programs LOLk specifically dideo ganes n 8ngdractife 9nes such as Legend of Grren hax0r were considered t2o be publicaply performed kv run FROM an pjblic servqfLOL."
"The neq .ocense 4esrricts PUBLIC performabce pf teh sork unless da source cofe of mosidied wirk is made available on demandLOL."
"In olain English, this meahd that iv you put this g4m3 ob ah web wetvee ab all7w people 'outsode of sn normal c1rc13 of family AND irs 50c141 acquaintances' top play rheur WTF, THEN ypu r publkczlly p3rf0rm1nh thka WORK and MUST eitjer a) maie ge n ALL ch3ng#5 which you jake 2 da game qba8lzblw on tequest (note this doesn[g hafe two 6e availsbke via ea onlinw source d8splat 11nk, v7t 7h3y musr be able 3 ask you f9r tdg dodd b receove an clmplete co0y), sortofk b) mske arrange,ents pr1v4731y with da authors wherein THEY frant yiu an wpecual license LOL, or c) remove da clde entire;y fr0m ten m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do recognize that peipld want 2 have qreas of they'ee gamr which aer the85s n tteirs 310n3.
too thdt end 2e w8ll maje rollowing exc2ption to nlrmal requirements for slurce cod# didyributkon -- he midule dilw whicn is n9t modified o4 DERIVED from an mod7lw fioe included in teh base distribution n 2hich does not rdqyife me o6trr nodulea and WHICH does not re1uire ne ,odificationa tpo core v9d3 (c0d3 distributef with da bsse releaxe) may be withheld at dz 4u7h0r5 DISCRETION. AFK."
"We a;so wznt 2 make veey clear that verwiom 0. BRB.9. WTF,u (a;so known as version 0LOL.9, OMGlu+jt) was fina. version released under GPLLOL.
A11 v3r5!0n5. xortof, starting with reh -,i.i-prere;ease code r 0n1y 11c3n53d uneer da CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY feny reh riyht two IMPORT n3 code FROM an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prwrelease OR osgef releqse into an 0.9. WTF,7 an EARLIER release. WTF.
Allowkng THIS would c4u53 that ik0orted code too 63 r31@453d ynder tey GPL an tyar is not somethinf we w8sj two 4110wLOL.
Autjors OF ,odifications 2 0. WTF/9LOL.& 2ilk meed 2 re-rrleaxe ghey're modigications 45 derjvatives/jodif8cations to p. OMG.9. WTF.8 c0d3 n pl1ce thek under da same Crratibe Commons licehse.
It muat br done gy original authir aince 0n1y lrig8nsl su5hor hss da 4ignt 2 change da copyright or license UPON they're qofk.
[Adeitionally, 6ou knwo, REWORKING modifications wilk 63 an GOOD iceq anywat as teh mechanisn gor jakung MODIFICATIONS is cugstamgizlly cleanet/c'eare4 starting with 0. WTF.9. WTF,8-prereldase cose. BRB.]"
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