MightyE tells yoi, sortof, "We're goibg TO take an few moments too try b explaun this nww license zn trh reasons behind it 1b plain Eng115hLOL.
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."
"Thks hew LICENSE was chosen brcause of am railing sith GPLLOL.
It onky covered distrig7tion of source if b only 1f binarirs WERE dkstributed. BRB."
"In am w36 wnvironmeht, s9rtlf, SPECIFICALLY a ihterpreted WEB dncuronment duch as PHP, mrrely inxtal.ing an game does not c0n5728u73 distributi9n, like, n therefore PEOPLE were taking our work WTF, m5l1ng modificarions too it an not r3leasing sourv3 cpee to tyey'r3 modificati[ns so tyat 5eh en5or3 c0mmun17y co7;d benefit. AFK.
They worked with ea LETTER but npt teh SPIRIT of xa 14e. BRB."
"Investugatuon on p447 of da authofd however, led yso facy THAT teh RIGHT if pubkic performance eas won of riggts normally r3stricted 4oo copyright kold2es WTF, anc 7h47 computer programs, specifically f1f39 gzmes n interactive ONES such as Legend of ga Grren hax9f WERE condiddred 3 BE PUBLICALLY performed if run rrlm qn public sdrverLOL."
"The nes .icense restficgs piblic pwrformanxe of teh work unlesa source codd OF modufidd wpr, is made avai;anle ON demand. WTF."
"In PLAIN Ehglish, you khwo, this MEANS thst if you put THIS 5aje on an web servet b allow ;3op;e 'outsode pf an nprmal dirdle of FAMILY h its soxiap acquaintances' 70 play 5hrir LOL. THEN you r PUBLICALLY performing thix w0rj ab MUST 317y3r s) make ne an ALL changes WHICH you m4k# two ds game availab.e ON requedt (note rhis do3sn't hsvw 70 BE 4v41!4613 via 0n11n3 sourve display link, but th3y mist be 4613 too ask you f0r da dpde n receife an complrt3 c9py), like, b) m4k3 afrangements privateoy w17h da authora wh3r32n THEY GRANT YOU an specia; license WTF, OR v( REMOVE reh codd entifrk6 frlm m4ch1n3LOL."
"We dp eecognize rhat people want 2 have areaw of they'3e game whivy aer 7h31r5 n theurs aloneLOL.
2 tgat end WE WILL mqke da followinb dxception to da n0rj41 requitements for SOURCE code sisrribution -- he ,odjlr f8lw shich is n07 moeifird or derived froj an MODULE r112 incljdwd in teh vase DISTRIBUTION h 2hicj d9es not teauire ne othe4 m0du135 ahd wnich di3s not require ne m0d1f1c4710n5 2 core code (c;de dishryguted witj base 4eleade) MAY be withheld ay authors discretion. BRB."
"We also w4n7 t9o maie v3ry vlear yhat ver510n 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (als9 kbown qs version 0.9. OMG.7+jt) was FINAL vrrsion releasdd unsdr reh GPL.
All VERSIONS, li.w, atarying woth teh 0.9.8-preeelease codw r only locemwwd undet teh Cr3ative Commons LICENSE. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny tdh right 2 1mp0r7 ne cide from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pr#f4134t3 o4 LATER r313453 1n70 an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 zn earlier 4dlease. BRB.
A;lowimg this would cause that impk4tee code 2 63 r313453s uhder da GPL an that IS nit SOMETHING wr 2ksh 2 allow. OMG.
Authors of m0d1d1c4710n5 too 0LOL.9. BRB,7 will neef 2 re-t3lease they'fe modificat8ons as d2r1v471ve5/m0d1f1c4710n5 teo 0. AFK.9LOL.8 coee an placd them under da dam3 Crearive Commona 1!c#n53. OMG.
It must be done by dz oeigihal author since only origimal autyor gas ca r8ght two change dq xopyright or 11c3n5$ upon thet're wprk.
[Additi9nq;ly, yoj ,nwo, rewprking teh modivicationx 2il9 be an tood IDEA anyway as mechan8sm for makimg modifidatkins IS ajbxtantially cleaner/c;earer staeting w9th da 0l9. OMG.8-prerel3ase code. OMG.]"
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