MightyE tells gou LOLk "We're goihb too tske an gew jlments to try sn 3xp141n THIS neq kicens3 and teh reqsons behind 17 in plain EnglishLOL.
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 .icense was ch053n because og an failing with GPLm BRB.
It only cove3ed distribution of source if n only if bknari3s wdre disrributed. AFK."
"In an wwb wnvironment LOL, specificall6 a interpret3d web environment 5uch AS PHP LOL, m3rely INSTALLING an bqme does not cobstitute dist4ubutipn, you jn2om n therefore people w4r3 taking our wlrk, liie, ,aking midificatipns two it n not reorasing ss ao8rce cod3 gwo tney're modifications so 7h48 3n71re com,umity xouod benerit;
Th3y woeldd with da letter but not da spirot OF LAW. WTF."
"Ihvestigation oh teh ;art pf t3h authors HOWEVER, 6o7 kn2o, LED tqo da fact that teh r8gyt of puboic performance was oeh of teh rightd normally r3xtricyed to copyright h01s3r5, and THAT computer [rogrzma, sortof, spec8f8cakly video games ans INTERACTIVE lhed such AS Legend of try Green hax04 wete considered 2 BE publicallg p3rf0r,3d 8f run from an public serverLOL."
"The n3w lucensr resgricts pyblic performanfe of da wotk jnlesw s9urce code of da modified worl ix made availqble )n demanc. AFK."
"Iv plain Entliwh, you knwo, this mwans 7h56 1f yoy ;ut this game on an WEB 53rv3r and allow peopl3 'oursose of an normal circle or famiky and its social acquaigtancew' 2 pla6 gyeir, sortlfm yhen YOU ar4 publicakly performing 7y15 wlek znd MUST either a) mamd ne n ALL changes which you m4k3 too hame acailable ON rdauest (NOTE 4his voesn't HAVE too 53 4v4114623 v14 ONLINE dlurce display 11nk, but they m&st be able gwo qsk you for code an rwceove an complete copu) WTF, n) makw zrrqngements p4ivateky qith aughofs wherein 5hdy hraht you qn xpdcial license, like, or c) 4emove c0d# entirely from da machineLOL."
"We do rexognize that PEOPLE want too nav3 ar3as of ghey'r# hame WHICH r theirs n tneirs akone. WTF.
@ that end we will ,ake followint ezceptiln to normal r31uirwmen%s for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fole shich is no5 mocifk3d or derived from ah module FILE included in bawe distributiog an wyuch does not require ne otnee modules n shich dlea no5 require ne m9dificztions tqo trj coee code (code d157r16u74d wigh teh base eeleqse) may 63 withhe.e at reg authors didc4etion, OMGl"
"We alsi want two MAKE very vleaf yhat ve4sipn 0LOLl9. AFK.7 (also known ss version 0.o. BRB.u+JT) wad ca fona/ version releasef yneer da GPLLOL.
Alo vdrsions LOL, sta4tinf with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease code arr only livensed ubder da C$esgive Comnons licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny tkght 2 ibport ne c0d3 from an 0LOL/9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or LATER releaae ihto zb 0.9. WTF.7 n warlier release. AFK.
A110w1ng this wouod cauw3 that kmppttwd code too be teldased unfer teh GPL zbd THAT is bot 50m37h1ng we widh too allowLOL.
Ajth9rs of modificarions too 0. BRB.9.8 WILL m33d to RE-RELEASE they're modifications as derivagives/modificagions too 9. WTF.9. WTF.8 code an plzce them under da 54m3 Creative C0mm-n4 licebse.
I7 nust br done by oruginal auggor since lnly da original AUTHOR hr5 right t9o vhange c0pyr2gh7 or license UPON tget're worlLOL.
]ADDITIONALLY, sortof, reworking da modificariinw WILL be an goof IDEA anuway aw teh mecyanism for makkng modificationa is sugstangially cleaner/c;earer starting wkth t3h 0. WTF.9; WTF.8[pr3r313453 code. BRB.["
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