MighgyE tells you, "We're hoing two tske an frw moments w 5ry AND ecplakn tyks hew licenx3 and teh reasoms behimd it in plain English. OMG.
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."
"Thid nrw 11c3n53 WAS chosen becsuse OF an failing wkth da GPL. BRB.
It only xovered DISTRIBUTION 0r source 8f n only if binari3a were d!%7r16u74cLOL."
"In an WEB environmeht WTF, specidically a 1n73rpr#73c qeg 3nv1t0nm3n7 wuch as PHP, kike, meewly installing an GAME d-35 n07 constitjte disrribution, an therrfo4w peo;le ser3 takiny 07r work WTF, nakibt m0d1f1c4&10n6 too it an not rrleasing teh source code two they'te modirications so that da ENTIRE c0mmun18y dould bebefitLOL,
They wor.ed with reh lerter but not da 5p1r17 of teh laq. OMG."
"Incedt8gation on teh PART of da ay4hors however, you knwl, 1ed 2 teh fact that teh 4ighr og public performanc3 wqs won OF teh r1gh75 norma;ly restridted t9 COPYRIGHT ho.ders, and that computer programs, like, specifically vidwo GAMES n inyeractive on3s such as Lehend 0f Greeb hzx0r w3f3 domsidwred TO be piblucally perf0em3d if ruh gfom an public xervwr."
"The ne2 license restructs pub;id [erfor,ance OF trh work unless 6eh source c0d# of modified worl is made availzble on d3mqnd. AFK."
"Im p;ain En5lish, you knwo, this means thst 8f you put this hame oh an web server and allow peo;le 'iutskde of an nofmql circle of FAMILY an ITS aocial acquaintanvws' 1 0lay their, then you r pu611c411y perfofming tjoa WORK an MUST eithwr A_ make ne n ALL chabges qhicm you m4k3 3 teh gaje qca8lable on request (NOTE tkis doesn'4 have 3 be 4c41q4613 via da onlone source eisplay l8nl LOL, vut tney must be r613 2 as, uou fir cofe n r3c31v3 an complete c9py(, like, b) make arrang4ments privately sith au5y9rs wherein tjey frant y0u an special license, or C) rrmpvr da code entirelh from reh nachinw. BRB."
"We do recognize thst peoplw want 2 h4v3 areas OF yhey're g4m# which aer thekrs anw theirs a;pne. OMG.
to that 3nd we will make tej folk9wing exception 2 da normal REQUIREMENTS FOR wource vode distykbutuon -- ne modile file WHICH is not modifoed oe derived from an mofule filr indl7drd IN da 6453 dixtribution and which does not require ne other mof7ied an wnicj does not rrquife ne moeificatiins 2 da cohe vldr *code d157r16u73d wkth teh baae release) may be wiryhekd ay authoes discretion. BRB."
"We also WANT @ make vwry cldaf that bersion 0/ OMG.9. AFK/7 (ALSO knowm 45 versoon 0. AFK.8. OMG.7+jt) was ds FINAL vwrsion relessed unser GPL. OMG.
All versuons WTF, stzrtinf wkth teh -. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease cose aer pn1y licensed undee da Creative Commons licensd. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny r!gh7 @ impo45 ne code from an 0. WTF.9LOL.*-preeekease =r later releade into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 an 34r112r 4elease/ BRB.
Alllwing tnos would c4u5e that imported code go be rekeased under GPL abd THAT is n0t somettkng qe sisg 2 4!10w. BRB.
Authors of jodificatoons two 0. AFK.9LOL,7 will need 70 fe-relezse theu're modifications as derivatkves/nodifudations ywo 9lol WTF.8 coee an [lace th3m undef da same Creatife Commons licensrl OMG.
IT musg be DONE by ORIGINAL AUTHOR sinve only da original author has teh r1fh7 rwo chahde reh copyrkght or licemxe upon they're workLOL.
[Adf8tionallu, sortof, reworkkng da midificatilns will be an GOOD IDEA anuwzy 45 da mechsnism for making mosificayions ow substant8allu clwaner/clearer STARTING sith geh 0. BRB.9LOL.o-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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