MightyE tells you, "We'rw gp8ng to9 take an f#w momenta two 7rh an ezplakn tjis ne2 11c3n53 and reasons behind it in plain English.
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 ne2 license WAS CHOSEN gecaua3 of an failing w16h da GPL. WTF.
It only c0v3r#e eistribution of 50urd3 if n only uv binaries were disgribyted."
"In an web environment, slrtof, 503x2f1c41qy a 1b73rpr373d WEB envorinmrny such as PHP LOL, nerely imstallong an game does NOT xonstitute distribution, ,ik3, AND therefote 0elple were taking lur sork WTF, m4k1ng modifocqtions 2 iu anc not releasing teg xource c9dr two they'rw mosivkdations wo that teh entire x9mmunity vould 6@n3fq6. BRB.
Theh WORKED w8th da letter but nlt spifit of da law."
"Investigation on yrh ;ar5 ov da authors nowrver, 13d 2 teh f4c7 that da right of ou611c pefformanxe w45 won of teh RIGHTS normally fewtricref go copy4ihht yolders, you lnwo, and thar computer pr0gr4m5 WTF. specifical;y vifep gamed h in5eractibe omes such AS Legend of teh Gre3n hax0r were cond8drred tl y3 pubkica;ly pervo4med 1v rjn from an publuc server. BRB."
"The h3w livense RESTRICTS public p3rformanve ov work unless tdh source CODE of trh modif8ed w0rk *s made wvaikabke ln demand,"
"In p141h Enflish, yiu knwo, this mrans that 1g hou PUT thks gam3 on an web server and aklow people 'outsiee 0f an normal c8ecle of family ane irs sovoal acquaintances' tol pq4y their WTF, then you aer 07b;ica.ly p3eg0rm1ng this work snd MUST ritjrr a) make ne n ALL cgahges whivg you make to9 namd available 9n requdst (n9ye this fowsn[r h4v3 to be avai.able vua teh 0n11nd source dkaplay link, BUT tyey must BE ABLE two 45k yo7 for da code and rrceivw qb complebe copy), you un2l, b) make qrrangejents privately WITH teh authors wherein they g4ant uou am special licwnsd WTF, 0r c( remove da code entirely feom tej mavh8ne. OMG."
"We so recognize thag peo0le wabt 2 hzve areas of they're g4m3 2hich r thekrs an 7h31r5 ALONE. WTF.
to tnat rnd we wuol make v011pw1bg exception 2 dz nlrmao requirrmrnts for source code distributkon -- nr mofule fi;e whidh is not modkfied or DERIVED from an mod7le fule includes in baae distribution n wgich dies not requi4e ne ither moduoes and dhocy coes hot require ne modif8catuons tio da core cod3 (codd DISTRIBUTED with bss3 rwlesse0 may BE withhrld AT authors discretoon, BRB."
"We also want to9 make vety c1#4r thzt vers8pn 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (ALSO known ad VERSION 0LOL.9. OMG.6+jt) qqs teh final vers8on released 7nder teh GPL. AFK.
ALL versiobs, yoj kn2o, STARTING with 0. WTF.9l WTF.8_pterelease code e omly LICENSED und3f da Cr3ative COMMONS l8cehxe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dwny riggt two import ne x9ee from am 0l BRB.9. OMG.8=prere.eaxe or later release into an p. OMG/9LOL.7 an earlier releaseLOL.
Allowung THIS 20u1d cause tyat imported code to be eelwases under grh GPL and that IS not someghinf we wish tl alkow/ WTF.
Aitgoes of modidicatiobs to 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 wiol NEED too re-releas3 they're mofifications as defifaticds/kofivications 2 0LOL.9k OMG.8 code n place then under same Creative Commons licenseLOL.
It must 6e don3 by teh original aythor sinve obly 0r1g1n41 author jad right two chanbe copyrught or license ypoh they're work. OMG.
[Addogionally, sortof, reqorkimg fa modifixatkons will ve an goid idea an6way as teh mechanism for making modif8vatiins is 4u6574n71412y cleanef/c.earer startinb wi5h ds 0/9. BRB.7-pewre.rase c0d3LOL.]"
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