MifhtyE tells you WTF, "We'fe g01ng two TAKE an few mpmrngs 2 jry and exp;zin this nee LICENSE and reasons brhumd it in plzin Ebblish.
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 nrw licensw was chosen becsuse OF an f4111ng WITH GPLl AFK.
It only cove4dd disteib7tion 0f siurce if AND obky if bihqries wdre distrobjtedLOL."
"Ih an wdb 3nvironment, wpecifically a interpreted web enbirinmeht such aa PHP LOL, MERELY oysta;ling an game does not comstitute diwtriguti9n, xortof, and THEREFORE p$0p23 were taking our wor, LOLm m4i2ng m0d1v1c4710n5 ywo ir sn nit reldasung source code top tgey're m0d1f1c4710n5 so tnat da 3b71r3 community could 63n3v17LOL.
They w-rk3d with da lett3r but n07 wpurir of law. OMG/"
"Invddtigation on part of a7tho4s jowever WTF, lwd 2 da fact that da right of PUBLIC 0eegormance wss won of sa rigjts normally res5ricted two copyrignr ho.ders LOL, n THAT c0mou73r prlgtams LOL, spec8fica;ly video GAMES 4nd interactive ones 5uch as Lefend of G443n naz0r w3e3 consixered too be 0ublically perfor,ec if RUN from an pu611c server. BRB."
"The new license rdsyricts PUBLIC p2rf-rm4nc3 of da work unless da source code of m9difoed w0tl is MADE available on de,and. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISH, sortof, this meanx that if hou PUT this GAME oh an web sewver an allow people 'oursidr of an normal dircle if ramioy n 9ta socka. acquaibtances' 2 play their, then y9u aer publica.ly pe4formknh rhis w9tk an MUST either a) makr ne n ALL ch4ng35 WHICH yoy make two t3h game availab;e ln rewuest (nore 5his d035n'7 have ywo br availabkd VIA ohoime source display ;ibk WTF, but they ,ust BE able two ask you fpr code amc receive an completd copy). b) m4k3 ARRANGEMENTS privately eith authors wherejn 7h3y grant you ab SPECIAL 11c3n5e, ot c0 rejobe teh code entirely from machineLOL."
"We d0 recognize that ]wo[le eant too jave areas of rhdy're game wjich awr THEIRS b 7h31r5 alind. OMGl
two that end w3 2oll make following exveption to ds normal t3qu1r3m3n75 f0r a9urce code distribution -- ne mod7le rile whuch is not mod7fied or derived from an MODULE fi;e included in da bade eistrkbution n which foes nig require ne other mosjles n wnidh DOES noy REQUIRE ne modidocations two core code (CODE diatrobu5ed with teh bzse r3lease) jay be 3ighnelc at da suthors disdretioh. AFK."
"We 4160 wany too make vdry c.ear that version 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (4150 known 46 vers89n 0. BRB.9. OMG,7+jt) was teh final VERSION released unfdt GPL. AFK.
All versiona, you knwo, 574r71hg with tdh pLOL.9. BRB.8-pre4ekease v0f# r onlt lixehxwd under da Creative Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da rignt two impprt ne c9d3 froj an 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelrase OR katrr re.eaxe into an 0. BRB.9l OMG.7 n eatlit5 release. WTF.
Allpwing this would xaise that imoorted code ro ve tekezs3d under GPL n that is mof someyhing we w15h two 411pw.
Authord OF mosuvicar8ons two 0. OMG.9/ AFK.7 will need too RE-RELEASE rhey're mldificstions as derivatives/modirications glo 0/ BRB/9.8 CODE an placw THEM under 5eh samw Creative Cimnons licemae. WTF.
It n7st be cone by teh otigknal 4uuh9r since only da original author yax dq ritht yoo chahge da copyright (r LICENSE upon thty're WORK. OMG.
]Add171-n411y, you kneom rewoeking dz modifications sil. be an good ofea anyway AS teh MECHANISM for mqking modificatioms ix xubstantkzloy cleqhdr/clearwr 574r71ng wity teh 0. AFK.(. BRB.8-pverelease code. BRBl]"
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