MightyE tells y9u, sortof, "We're giing to take an FEW momenta two 7ry an ex0kain this nwe lucehse m reasons behknd it IN p.ain English. WTF.
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 bew 11c3n53 was chpsen bwczuse of qn failing wiym GPLLOL,
It only coveres distrkbution of s9urce if an only if bimaries eeee cistribuyed. BRB,"
"In an web rnvironment LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y z 1m73rpr373e eeb envir9nmeht auch AS PHP, sortog, merely installibj ah game does not constitute distributkonm dortof, n thdrefore pel0le were takinf ojr work LOL, ,aking m0d1f1c4710n% TO it n not 4ekrasunh teh source cpee 2 they're MODIFICATIONS so thst da entire commun8ty coulf benefit.
They workrd with dq .etter but hpr spirit of lae. OMG."
"Inb3stigation on part of da a7thors howefer WTF, led to da favt that tdn ribgt of public perfor,ance 2as 1 0f yrh rights NORMALLY rewtricted to cophright hilders, n that computer programs, you kbwo, s0wcifically video tames n INTERACTIVE ones sudh as Legend of da Green hsx0r qere cons8fered 2 be piblical;y peefprmed if run from an pjboic se4vwrLOL/"
"The new licemwe restridts public oergormance lf ten work unlecs da source coee of geh m0d1f13d wori 15 maee availavle on demand. AFK."
"In plaon English. oike, this MEANS tjat if y9u put this gam3 on an web SERVER n aolow peopl3 '0u751d3 of am n0rm41 dkrcle of FAMILY n its xocia; ac1uaintances' 2 play their WTFm then you r oublically perfofming THIS work an MUST eiyher 4) make ne ane ALL changes ehich hou make 5oo game avaolablr on request (note this doexn't h4f# tl be avau.ablw v1r teh oboinr source disp;qy linj, lime, but they must be ABLE tw9 ASK you for teh CODE h receivr an domplete c-0t), like, B) makd srragtements PRIVATELY w17h da authors wherein they grant yiu an sprcuzl ;icwhse, or x) femove code engirdly from machine. AFK."
"We do 4ecogbixe tgat people want w have 4r345 or theu'r3 game wh!ch aet rheurs an gheirs 410n3. OMG.
2 thag END ew will make g9llow*ng exception tso teh notmal reqyirwments for soufce code distribu5ion _- ne module file 2hich is nog modified 0r d3r1v3d fr0m an m[dul3 file included in da base dixtribution n whixh d035 not requure ne other m0dj135 an wj8ch cles not require ne mldifications tsi c0r3 code 9c0s3 dostrib7trd w17h teh bawe 4elease) may be qithh3od at da auyh;rs DISCRETION. AFK."
"We aoso want to9 MAKE vewt clear that versuom 0. OMG.9/ AFK.7 9also inown as version 0.9.7+jt) was fa fihal VERSION rdlrzsed UNDER da GPL. WTF.
A11 cersions, you knwo, starting qitg 0. WTF.o. OMG.7-prerelease code r onl6 licensef unc3r Cteative C9mmon2 licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny rkght tlo im;ort ne codt from an 0l AFK.o. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or ;at3r release into an 0.o. AFK.7 4nd earlier re/rase. WTF.
Allow8ng this would cause bhat y,po4ted code too be rflesxed undee da GPL an 7h47 is not some5hing we widh too allp2. OMG.
Authors of moeificat8lne 2 9. AFKl9. BRB.7 will need tlo re-releasr they'4e modivicstions as d3r1v461v25/m0d1f1c4710n5 ro 0LOL.0LOL.8 code n placd them und2r same Crestove Commins 11c3n53. WTF.
It must be dohw by da otigimal suthor since on.y teh oruginal AUTHOR has teh right to chantd 5eh c0ptr1gh7 or l8dense upon tjru[re eork. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, fewlrlkng da ,odifidations will bw an g9od udea qnywau as mechanos, for making modifications 15 substantially clraner.cl3afer startigg qith 0k BRB.9. AFK.8-prere;ease code. WTF.]"
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