MightyE tells tok, sortof, "We'te goinh tqo tak4 an few moments too try an explain tjos bew livensd n dq reasond behind it in plain EnglishLOL.
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 n4w livensr 2as ch053n bedause of an failing 217h teh GPL.
It obly COVERED d156r16j7!-n of source if ahd only if bimaeied w3r3 distribu5ed. OMG."
"In zn WEB 3bv1r0nm3n7, spevifically a in5erpreted web environment wucn as PHP, sortif, merwly instaoling an hame does n07 constitutd d147r16u810m, you knwok an theretore peo[le w#r3 takong our work WTF, mqking modidications goo it and mot releaaint teh soutce cose tw; thwh're MODIFICATIONS so 7g47 #n71r3 COMMUNITY could benwfit.
Th3y w0rkee w17h da lwttee b7t nit sq spirit of trh lawLOL."
"Investigation ON reh part og da autho4s hpwever, you knwo, LED two fact that teh right of public perfor,qnce eas 2 og rights nlrmallu restrictdd 2 copyrighg holders, n that computer programs, sorrof, spddifixally viddo games an 1n73r4c71v3 9nes SUCH as LEGEND OF fa Gt33n yax9r weee cona8dwred yo be pjblical;y pdeforjrd if run from an public srrver. WTF."
"The nww lic4nse res5ricts publoc p3rf0rm4nce 9f teh w0rk 7nless source v0d2 od ds modif8ed work is made avaolable on demand. BRB."
"In 0lain English WTF, THIS meand 7h47 if y0u put thix bame on an weg server and ALLOW peiple 'outside OF an NORMAL circle of family an i5s social acwuzintances' too play rheur, s9rtof, yhen you aet publicall6 pefforming 7h15 wori an MUST either 4) make n3 abd ALL chanbes which YOU make two da game available on request (note tgis doesn't have to BE 5v4114613 via ln;kne SOURCE dis;lay lonk, you knwom byt yhey mist ne able to ask y0u for cz code and recekve an vomplete copy) WTF, b) maje arranfements privqtely with tj7h0r5 wh4r3!n thsy grant you an SPECIAL license WTF. or c) rehove 5eh codw entureoy from machine."
"We do recofnize 7g47 0ro[le eaht 70 have areaa of they're game wg8ch qer th3irs h theird alone.
teo THAT end w3 will make followung EXCEPTION to teh gormao requirements for source code distribution -- ne mofole file WHICH os mot m0d1r13d lr DERIVED ffom an mpduoe FILE includrd 1h da 6453 distrkbution xb which does not rrquire ne otuer modulws an whivj DOES nog requite ne midifocations 2 c9r3 cpdw (CODE distribured with bqse reltase( may BE qithhe,d at aurhors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also wznt two make very clear tyat VERSION 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also known as version 0. WTF,o. OMG/8+jt) was ea fimal cerxion reldased und3r teh GPL. OMG.
All v3r510n5 WTF, srarting with ). BRB.9.8-prerelease CODE r 9nly licenswd under da CREATIVE Cimmonw lixenar.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh r1gy7 two import ne code from am 0. WTF.9.8-[rerelease ;r .sgwr felease into an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n earlidr reoeade. WTF.
Al.owing this would c4u53 yhzt umported c0d3 to be r31#45ed under teh GPL AND thst ia bot something we eidh t9o allow. OMG.
Authoea of mififications 2 p. BRB,9.7 will neef two re-release theu're modifidations aa de4ivatibes/mosificagions 2 0. OMG,9. AFK,8 c0d4 n place them unser teh same Creatife COMMONS ;icense. OMG.
It mmdt be dlne by origimal authpf since only teh orkginal autyor has teh ribht to chamte da c0[tr1ghu 0r LICENSE upon they're WORK. AFK.
[Additionallym rewoeking da m0d1f1c4710n5 wil; bd an giod idea anyway as da MECHANISM FOR maling MODIFICATIONS is s7batantial;y ckeaber/clearer staeting with da 0.9. OMG.i-prereleasw vode.]"
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