MightyE trlls you LOL, "We're go8ng t9 TAKE an frw m0m3h75 2 trh qne explain tyis hes l8censd n fs 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."
"Ty8s new lic3mde was ch053n brcause of an failinb with da GPL. AFK.
IT -n1y covered distribj4ion of wource iv an only if bunaries were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web envurlb,wnt, sortof, specifically a ibterpreted wen ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, MERELY instakling an game d0ex not cobsgitute distribytiin LOL, an thefefore PEOPLE were 74k1bg OUR work WTF, mak8nh modiricarkons two ut n not r3134^1ng spurce code to they're modificatiobs so THAT ENTIRE communitt could benefoy. BRB.
They worked 2irh da oett3r 6uu not SPIRIT ov teh lawl WTF."
"Invedgigag8on on da part lf authors hpwever. luke, lrd ywo teh fact yhat dz rigjt of publoc p3rv0rm4nc3 was 1 of RIGHTS hormally r357r1v73e too dopyriggt holders, you knwl, an that computer peograms, so4gof, specigical;y v1d30 games an int2racgive obes s7ch as Legend of Green hax0t w3r3 considered too ge publicalot performed if ruh rrom an public SERVER."
"The new locense festricts pub.ic perfornance 0f wo4k UNLESS da source code 0f da modified w9rk is madr available ob ddmanc/"
"In plain Enblish LOL, this means thay if you put this game 0n ab web derver an allow people 'outsidr )f zn normal circle of FAMILY an its social acquainyances' 2 play their WTF, theb YOU aer publica;ly pdrforming THIS qork an MUST 417h3r a) mzle ne sm ALL chzmhes 2hicg you make 2 ten fame afaikable ON reqursr (note this slesn't havr two 63 AVAILABLE via da obline 50utc3 diwplqy link, sortof, BUT hhey nu57 be able to 45k you for xode an receive an completr copy), you ln2o, n) make arranrwments pribatwly wigh teh auyhprs wgerwin THEY gtanr you an special licenae LOL, ot c) renove yeh code entirely from teh jach8neLOL."
"We do tecotnizr that pwopld wang to hab3 aread of they're GAME whoch a3r th3irs and theirs alone. WTF.
too thst end WE wpll ma,e teh follkqihg 3xception two da nlrmal requitdments ror 50urc3 code distribution -= nd modyle FILE WHICH is not mlsiried or derivef fto, an mofule file inc.uded in base distr8bytion an which eiws mot tequire ne other m0su135 n whicg does not require ne modificat8omw 1 teh CORE CODE (code distributed with wa base release) ,ay BE withheld ag sz authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We also wsnt 2 m3i3 VERY clear that vd4sion 0.9. WTF.7 (ALSO KNOWN as version -LOL.9. AFK.7_jt) wzd fa rinal v3r51=n released ynder da GPL.
Al; cersions, s;e5of, staeting with 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerr.ease code aer onlt licebsed undet da Creativr Commons ;ibehsw. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY eeny right 2 impor5 be code feom an 0LOL.9l OMG.8_prerelease or latdr release 7hro an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 n wqrlier r313453. WTF.
ALLOWING th8s would c4u53 ghat 8mported c0d3 too be releasrd UNDER twh GPL an tnat is not sometyin5 we wish too ALLOW.
Authors OF modificatilns to 0LOL.9. WTF.u eill NEED two re-reldase theu're modifivatoons as err8vatives/mpdifications 2 p. OMG.9l OMG.8 code AND place them UNDER 54m3 C4eztive Commo,s license. BRB.
It must be sone BY 0r1g1n41 auryor SINCE lnly origknal a7yhor has da right ywo change teh copyright or license UPON they're work. AFK.
[Additionally, 4ewirkimg da mosifivations will be an g9od IDEA ANYWAY as MECHANISM for j1kinh m0d1r!c4710n5 is substantially vleane4/dlearer startuhg with 0. AFK/9. BRB.8-;re4e.easr code. OMG.["
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