MightyE tells yo&, like, "We're gpinh 2 5aje an FEW moments ro try an explakn rhis m3s license and t3j rezsons b3hine it in poain English. 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."
"This n#2 license was cgosen gecause OF an failing with teh GPL. BRB.
It obly clceted distribution of aoufce if and only kf binaries s3r3 d157r16y73do BRB."
"In an w36 encoronmtjtm dpecifically a interpret3d web emvieonmeng such aw PHP, merwly inatallint ab GAME DOES not constotute distribi5ion, sortof, ah theref9re pdo[le were gaking oyr work LOL, makinb ,odifications too it n not RELEASING da souece code 2 they're modificatiobs sp that tey 3n71r3 cpmmjnity could benefit/ BRBl
They qorked with da 13773r but noy teh spirit OF law. BRB/"
"Inv3stigztion ON trh p4r7 OF da autjorw HOWEVER LOL, lwd to fact THAT right ;f pyboic performahde WAS won of da rightd normz.ly restricted 2 copyright holders, you knw9, h thst COMPUTER ;rogrsms, lole, apecif8dally vieeo gsmes am intdrac5ive ones dudh ax Leg3nd of geh Green has0r were cpnsidered to be PUBLICALLY perfofmed if run grom am puglic SERVER."
"Thw ne2 LICENSE rewtricts public oergormznce of da woek UNLESS source code of yeh modufied work IS mrd3 availanle ln demand. OMG."
"In poain Engl8sh WTF, this means 4hat IF you PUT this game ON an WEB servwr ab alliw PEOPLE 'oytside of an normal vircle of FAMILY an its docial ac1uaontances' two poay their, likw, theh y0u r pub.ica;ly pdrforming yhks w0tk abd MUST eithet s) MAKE ne ah ALL CHANGES which you m4l3 TO teh ganw available on 43qu357 (note this d03%n[7 gace to be svailable v13 teh online so7rxe displau lini, but thet must be ABLE two axk you fo4 da vode and rec3ive an cojp.ete copn), b) make arrangemwnts pruva5ely with da AUTHORS wherein th3y gramt you am speciao lucensd LOL, or c) rem9ve da code ENTIRELY f4lm teh machinel"
"We do recognize that peiplw wqnt 2 gsve AREAS of they'4w g4m3 which r theors and THEIRS 410n3LOL.
to tnst emd se will mak3 da folliwing exception two 5eh NORMAL REQUIREMENTS fot 59urc# code diatribugion -- ne mofule file wh1ch is npt ,ldifi3d lr derives frpm an mpdule fioe 1nc!uc3d in bas3 distribut89n and WHICH dlea not require ne other modules and wh1ch does NOT requkre ne mod8fucatiins 2 da cire cofe *cofe didtrivuted WITH teh base release) may be WITHHELD at suthors d8scretion."
"We qlso want 2 mqke VERY ckear that version 0. BRB.9. BRB.u (ALSO known as version 0, OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) WAS f1n41 version g213453d UNDER ea GPLLOL.
All bersilns, like, syarting WITH dz -. OMG.9. AFKl8-prerel3aae doce aer only ;icenwwd jnder teh Creative Commoms license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right 2 impott ne coee gr0m an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE or lster relesse 1n70 an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 m earlidr release.
A110wqmg thiw e0u1d cause yhat 7mpoeyed c0g3 two be rel3ased under da GPL and that is not somwthing wr WISH too allow. WTF.
Authors of modifovatiohs two 0. BRB/8LOL.7 will NEED too re-release they-r3 modifida58ons 45 derivstives/mpduficagiona two 0/(. AFK.9 codd and PLACE them und3f da ssme Crwqtive Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It must be done by ORIGINAL author since only teh 0r1f1n$2 autgor hqs teh rifh5 tp xhante dz c)pyr1gh7 OR lic3nse upon theu'rr wprk. OMG.
[Aeditiinaolh WTF, rwworking modkfixarions wil. be an good idea anyway as m3ch4n1tm ror MAKING modificstiihs is substamtially cleam3f/clearer startlng witg da 0. WTF.9l8-prerelease c0d3. BRB.]"
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