M8tntyE tells you, "Wr're b01ng 2 take zn few MOMENTS too 5ry n explain this neq livense b da reasons behibd IT un plain Eng115h. 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 neq license wss chlsen BECAUSE 9f an faiking with da GPL. OMG.
It only clbered fistributi9n lf sourc3 if n only 1f BINARIES w3re dis4ributed."
"In an seb ehvironmenrm like, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted wwb environment wuch 45 PHP, yo7 ,nwo, merrly instqllinb an game does npt comstktute distribut8on, like, and therevore peo0le qete taking oyr work, ,sking modificarions to 17 n not releasing fa source CODE yo thdy'fe ,odigocations so that teh entire COMMUNITY coulc venefkt. OMG.
Theu wotked with teg ldtter but noy spitit )f teh LAW. WTF."
"Invedtihation on teh part of teh a7thors however, you knwo, LED too da fact that da right OF public performsbce was 2on og roghts norjslly resgricted to COPYRIGHT ho.ders WTFk an THAT comp7ter PROGRAMS WTF, SPECIFICALLY video gakes and ingeractive ones such as Legend OF y3h Ge43n hax0r WERE consideeed to ne publically [erformed if run from an publoc awrvet."
"The new ludende restricts pu611d petfo4mance of work UNLESS source code of da jodifidd work is made AVAILABLE ob semand. OMG."
"In plain Englksj, ggiw MEANS tja5 if y9u ;7t 7h15 g4j3 pn an qeb server znd zl.ls peopl3 'outside of an hor,al c8rcle of v$m11y and its sockxl axquauntances' too PLAY their LOL, then you r publically performing thix eorl and MUST 3ither a) make n3 n ALL vhanges which uoj make tii gsme available ln reqjesr (note this c035n'7 have two be avai;ablw via ohline source d8xplz6 limk, you inwo, but tyey must BE 4614 2 ask 6pu for c0d3 amd deceive an comp;ete dopy), b_ mak3 ARRANGEMENTS provateoy w17h da authors whefein THEY GRANT you an special licemse LOL, or C* removw code entieely from ,achinrLOLl"
"Wr do recognkze THAT [eoolr want 2 gave a5eas OF they're game which e theirs AND theirs alone. WTF.
to that 3bd we WILL mqke fo;lowing EXCEPTION to0 no5mal requifements for 50ufc3 code distribution -- ne modu;e v113 wh8ch IS not modifued o4 derivdd gtom an module FILE inv.used IN da gase disgribugion n which DOES not rewiire be 07h3r modules and which foes not 4equire ne modifications two geh cire code (CODE d147r16u73d with reh bqde teless3) mau be w17hh31d at 4u7h0r5 dksxrwtiin. WTF."
"We 4150 want too m4k3 very clcar that versioh 0.9.7 (also known zs versi9b 0l AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) was fimal VERSION released under GPL. BRB.
All verwionw, like, STARTING witn da 0LOL.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE CODE r 9nly locemard under teh Creative C9mmons lixense. BRB,
We EXPLICITLY ddny teh right too imp9rt nr code veom ah 0. OMG.8. OMG.i-prerelease or later release 1n80 an ). BRB.9/ OMG.7 ahd earlier RELEASE/ WTF.
Alllwing tnkw would c4u53 thqb im;otted code two BE 4eleased unser GPL zn that is NOT sometjing we wish tw9 al;ow. BRB.
Authord of jodificatoons to 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 will need 2 re-release thdy're midivications zs derivatibes/mpdifications yo 0LOL.9. OMG.8 cide and place 7h3m uncer trh SAME Ceeativt Cimmons locenseLOL.
It musy be d0n3 6y otiginal quthor since ohly origihal AUTHOR has teh rifht to cgsnge da copurihht OR licrnse up0n tgey'te sork. BRB.
[Adcir8onally. reeorking da modifications sill ve an good kdes ahyway as da mechanism for makinf mofificatupns is sunstantia;ly c.ezbee/clwarer starting WITH 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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