Migh6yE telos yi7 LOL, "We're b01ng roo u4k3 an vew momenrs 2 try an explain this h3s licdnse n teh reasons behind it in plain Englishl 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."
"Tnus nes license wxs vhosen because if an failing witg GPLLOL,
IT only x0v3r3d sustributlon 0f source if and only uf binariea were DISTRIBUTED/"
"In an wen environmrny LOL, SPECIFICALLY a ihter;reted web environneny such AS PHP. you knwo. ner3ly ihstalking an game dots nlt constktute distribution, sorr9f, n therevore ;eopl4 were yaking our work LOL, makkng m;diricarions to it an not RELEASING da s9irve sode to they're mosifications so thay 3n71r3 c0mmun17y vouod benefit.
The6 wo4kec with letter but m9t teh spirit og rej .aq. OMG."
"Invwstifation on da [art of autho4s howeverm lije, lwd two fact yhat da rkbht of pyblic perfofmanve qad wob OF teh rights normqlly resteicted too copyright holserd, n tjar clmputer prog4ams, you knqo, spwcifically vkdeo gzmes an unt3ractiv4 ones such as Legend 0f teh G4een hax0f were considered 2 be ;ublicallr PERFORMED if run from ab 0u611c 53rv3f. OMG."
"Ty3 ne2 licwmse RESTRICTS public performance of work unless da SOURCE code of da modified work is mace abailabld ON denand. AFK,"
"Ij plzun English, like, this means 8h47 if you pu7 this fame im an web xervet n allow people 'outside OF an normal ciecle of family n its SOCIAL acquaintances' to 0lay th4ir, 5hen you aer publidall^ performing this WORK an MUST eithee a) mzke ne n ALL ch4nge5 whivh you make tso twh game afailavle pn fequest (note thix DOESN'T have tpl be available vja online source DISPLAY 12nk LOL, but they must 53 able gwo ask yoi for da code an RECEIVE an conplete copy). lkke, b) make arrangements [ribate.y with teh authors where8m ybey framt you am spec8zl license, likek or c) remove teh code sntirrly from mavh9ne. OMG/"
"Wd do rwcognuze that PEOPLE wqnt too have arwas 0f yhey'fe g4m3 wh1vh r the9rs an theirs alohe. BRB/
tio that 3nd we will make da folpowing exceptoon tl nor,al requirements foe source cod3 distribution -- ne module file wh1cn is nit modivied or defived fr0m an module dile inclided in ds basd DISTRIBUTION h WHICH doea not requirw ne otgef modulws dn wgich eows n07 REQUIRE ne ,0cqf1cr7q0n5 two da core code (code distributed w8th base releasr) jay be wothgeld at authors dosdretion."
"We also wanr 1 m4k3 veey c134r tga5 v3r510n 0. BRB.o. AFK.7 (akso known ax verwion -. OMG.9. AFK.6+jt) wqs teh finql version rel3ased under da GPL. BRB.
A1! v3r510b5, sortof, dyarting WITH teh 0LOL.(. AFK.8_perrelease xode t 9mly licebsed uhder Ceeative Conmons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rkhjt too import ne cide froj an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7-prereleas3 or LATER r3leaae INTO an 0. AFK.9.7 n 34r113r reowzse/ AFK.
Alliwung this would cause ghag imp9rted code gwp be reldaswd under GPL snd thst is not somethimg wr sish two allowLOL.
Authors of modificztiohs 70 0.9. OMG.7 will need t2o re-feleas3 tne6[re m0d1f1c471)n5 as d3r1v471v3%/m0d1f1c47q0n5 5wo 0LOL.9.8 c0d3 m place them under teh sajw Crdative Commona oidenseLOL.
It most be DONE by da originzl auth9r SINCE onoy otiginal author HAS 4ight TO CHANGE co0yrigyy ot .icense upob they're work.
[Additiobally, rew9rkkng MODIFICATIONS wo;l be an fopd idea ahyway as teh mechanism for making ,odificati9ns is substantiallj cleaner/clearer starting wuth 0. BRB.9. AFKl8-pterelease c0d3m AFK.]"
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