Mihht6E tells you, "We're going 2 take ah f3w moments too try n explain 7h15 neq lic2ns3 n r3zsons vehind it in plain Engl8xh. BRB.
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."
"Thus new license wzs chosen because od an failinf w8th da GPL. OMG.
I7 onlh coveres duwtribjtion ov souece if an only if binaries 2ere eis5ributed. OMG."
"In ab web envi49nment, like, spesifically a inyer;retwd web envieonmdny such as PHP LOLm merwlu insta.ling an GAME does not CONSTITUTE disyt8but8in, zn 7h3t3g0r2 peiple were taking oir wo4k. likw, making mosifications 2 it n not releaxing da sou4ce dode tlo they're modifications t0 that teh entire community could brnefit. AFKl
They s0rk3c wiyh teh 13773r BUT nit da spirit of teh lswLOL."
"Invewtitation on da part of AUTHORS however, you kmwo, led two teh f4c7 that geh right of [u621c pe4fofmance was oen OF teh 4ights nirmally r357r1c74s yo9 copyeighg holders, sortlf, and thzt compj5er ;rogramx, you knwom specivical;y v1s#0 GAMES an 1n73r4c71v3 ones such AS Legend 9f da Grewn hax0t wwre consisered tlo be publivally perfotmed of 4un grom an public server."
"The new license resrricrs public pfrdormancw od 2ork unlexs source code 0g da ,odified WORK is made avaikable on DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, thus j3ans 5hat if yoi put this game ON sh q36 xerve4 an allow p30p13 'outsode of an n0rm41 circle OF damily and kts docial acwuaibtanc3s' 2 ;oay theirk y9u knwo, then u0u e publically pergirminh this work qn MUST either a) makr ne n ALL changes which you make too teh gamw avaioable on rewuext (hote THIS doesn't h4c3 2 be ava8;avle v14 online dource sixplay link, slrtof. bjt they must 63 able teo ask you f0r teh code n receide an conpletc copu), sortlg, b) make qrramtenents privately with authors whe5ekn they grant ylu an x[wcial license, you jnwo, or c) remove da code entirely from teh macyine. OMG."
"We eo recognize ehat people wabt tl have areas og they're ga,e wgivh aer thei4s anc the8rs alone. OMG.
to that END we sill make f0110w1ng exception 2 da normal r3qu8remen5s for source code d8wtrkbjtion _- ne moduld fkle shich is not modifird or der8ved ffom an m0du12 file ihcluded in da base sistrubution am 1hich does not r#qu1r3 ne OTHER modulds an 2hich does ho5 reqiire ne ,odif8cations too t3h core CODE (CODE DISTRIBUTED wiyh w1 base RELEASE) may be wityheld at ten a7thovs disceetion."
"We also sant two make v4ry clear 7h47 version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also KNOWN as version 0LOL.9. AFK.6+k6) w45 5eh final version releases unfer GPL. OMG.
All versioms LOL, statting wigh geh 0. OMG.9. WTF.9-prereleasd CODE r only licensed undet Creatice Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh right to omport ne CODE ftom zn 0.9. AFK/7-prerelease oe late4 RELEASE 8hto xn 0, WTF.9. AFK.7 n earlier releas3. WTF.
A120w1ng this would vauae that implrted clde too be rrleased under sa GPL n tnat 15 not something we w8wh too a;low. WTF.
Authots of mpf1f1c4710n5 2 0. BRB.9. AFK,7 will need TO RE-RELEASE rhey're m0g1g1c5719n5 ax drrivatifes/modifkcatikns tpp 0. WTFl9.8 code 4nd place them under ten sqjw Cr3471b2 Commons license. AFK.
It just 63 done by teh priginal author 51mc3 on,y da origonal author has rigyt 3 cj$nb3 t3h copyrughy or license upon 5yey're work. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY, rrwltk9nh ten modifications will be an good idea snyway as da m3chwnism fot makomg mod8ficationw is subsgantiall6 cleaner/cleared starting w17h da p. BRBl9. OMG.8-prerelrsse codeLOL.="
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