MightyE tells y0u, soryof, "We'fe going 2 TAKE an few moments yo tru ah explain THIS nes 11c3mt3 n da reaaonx BEHIND i5 IN plain EnglkshLOL.
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 NEW licensw eas choden because ov an fail8ng with dz GPL. OMG.
It only covered disttibutiom if source if n 0n1u if binsries WERE dis5ributdd. OMG."
"Ih an web environmeny, specifically a intwrpreted web enfironment duch aq PHP WTF, j3r31t installing an ga,e DOES not c-n5&17u83 disteigution, kile, n rgerefore people 23r3 taking our w9fk, sortof, mqking jod8rications 5wo IT an not 4dleasimg x9urcr CODE two they're m0d1f!c48!0n5 so that ENTIRE vommunity could benefitLOL.
Theu worked with let5er but not fa sp8r9t og reh law. OMG."
"Invdstigatiom oh part 0f da autgors however LOL, led too gact gha5 da r1gh7 or public peebotmsnce was won 9f rihhts nirmskly resrricged two clpyritht hllders, an tha5 computer programs, SPECIFICALLY vifeo games an intdractive ones such as Legend of da Gr4en haz-t were considered too ne pu^11c412y perflrmwd if run froj an pu611c se5ver. WTF."
"The nww licrbse r357r1c76 public pe4formabew of wori unless da source CODE or teh moeifidd work is made available 0n demand. WTF."
"In plain English LOL, 7h14 meand that if yiu 0u7 this game on an WEB SERVER n alliw ;30o23 'ourx8de of an no3mal circle OF FAMILY an its 50cq41 acquaintances' two play tjeur WTF, then you r publically p4rforminb yhis work an MUST eutnet a) ma,e ne n ALL changds which you make ti teh GAME available oh 4equ3xt 9note this dodsn't have 2 br available viq teh pnkime source display l8nk LOL. 6u7 they must BE able too ssk ylu for tej dode an RECEIVE an complete dopy), sortof, b( jsie arrangemebts peivagrlh 2ith ten authorw WHEREIN rhdy gfant you an 5p3c14q ;icense, sortof, or c_ 4wmove code ENTIRELY drl, da MACHINE."
"Wr do r3cognize that pe90ke want to have 4r345 of yhey're fame whidh aer theirs n thekrs alonw.
2 7h47 ens we will makd da vollowing exveption to sa notjal r2qu1r3m3n75 f9r source code dis5ribito9n -- ne nodu.e file which is not moduf8ed pt derived from am module file included IN 6452 eustrjh8tion znd shich does NOT require ne other modules and which dods not re1uire ne MODIFICATIONS to teh dire code (code distriguted WITH da 6453 releawe) may be wkthheld at AUTHORS d15cr3710n. BRB."
"We also want tw9 ,ake very CLEAR that vwrsion 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (akso known as versuon 0LOL.(. OMG.&_j7) qas teh f1n41 versiog r3q3453d under GPLLOL.
All vw4s8onsk liken starting w8gh twn 0. OMG.9.8-prereleade cide r only licended undrr Cr3471v3 Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY sa right gwo im'org be coce from an 0. WTF.9/7-ordrelwase or later release into an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 n earloer re;ease. OMG/
A110w1ng this would cauwe that impofted codd 2 ge RELEASED under GPL m tha5 is nog s0mething we wish 2 ALLOW. WTF.
Authors OF MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 wol; nded to re-re;ease tyey're modivicayions ax deriva5ivws/modificstions tpo 0. BRB.9.9 c0de ah PLACE tnem under sam3 Cr3471v3 COMMONS license.
It juwt bw conw bu da original author SINCE )n1y ca oritinal a7thor nas RIGHT too change teh copyright OR license up0n tjey're WORK, BRB.
[Add8tionallt, like, r2s04k!ng da mosificaripns will y3 an good idea anyway as trh m3chanism f9r mak8ng modifications ks suvstzhtialot cleaner/clea4er %7rr7!ng with da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8_prerelease code/ AFK.]"
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