MightyE twlls yoj, you knwo, "We'r4 going two take an f3w m0men7t twp 7ry an EXPLAIN this hew licejse and teh reasons behind 1& in p14!b Engl9sh/ 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."
"Thiw nww licehse WAS ch953h becauwe OF an fziling w17h ea GPL. OMG,
It only COVERED dustributiih of so7rce if ah oh;y if bonaties were distributed."
"Ih ab web rnvironmdnt LOLk SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED web environment such as PHP, mrreky INSTALLING an g4m3 foes not cons5iture diwtribktion, sortof, n 5hereforr people were tak7ng oyt work LOL, mak8ng mos8fications to it an not releasing da soufce CODE too they're modivicati9ba SO thqt entife cimmumity could beberitLOL.
Th3y worked eoth teh letter bur npt da spirit of teh law. OMG."
"Inv3stigation on ds part of reh aityors howevdr, you knwo, led twi da fact that da right of pubp;c perf9rmance was q of dz rkghts norma;l6 res5ricted ro cop6right holders, sor5ofm qn 8hr7 cpm;utef prpgramx. sprcufically video hames an imteractive ones such as Lebend of dq Green tax0r wrr3 comsidered 3 be publically p3rformed if run from an public s3rv3r. AFK."
"The nd2 licdnse e3s5ricts ;ubloc performsnce pf teh work unlwss da source c0d3 of modiried work is made qvailaboe om demand."
"In plain English WTF, this means thar if you put THIS bam3 on an w3y servef zn ALLOW peop.r 'oytside of an normao circle of family n ITS xocial acquaintsnces' two play their, hou kmwo, then you aer pyblicaloy perfor,ing 7h15 work n MUST euther a) maie ne an ALL ch4ng35 wh1ch YOU make tp ds gajt availablr ob re1u3st (nore tjis doesn't have to be svailagle via online siu4ve dispkay linl, .ik3, but they must bw qvle t2o ssk y9y f9r tej code n receive an xo,plete copt), 6) make arfangwmen5s privately wiyh teh authors WHEREIN tyey gramt you an specisl licehse, you ,hwo, or c) remofe t3h CODE 3n61t216 froj 5eh m4ch1n3LOL."
"Wd do recognize that people want to HAVE aeess 0f they'4e game shich aer thwirs an THEIRS ALONE. OMG.
too that 3nc w3 w*ll mak3 following exception t2o da nlrmql rdqj9rwments for source CODE distrigutiob -- ne moduld file wyoch IS npt modified or ser9ved ffim an midule file included in base distrobiti9n n WHICH dled not requir2 ne orher MODULES an whoch does not rrquire ne jodkgixations tlo fz dore c0d3 (code DISTRIBUTED with teh nas3 r313463) MAY b3 qithheld at 4u7h0r5 discretioh. OMG."
"We qlso wany goo make v3ry clea4 &h47 v3r510n 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (a.so KNOWN 45 versuon 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+j7) WAS teh f8na; VERSION 4eleasee uhder teh GPL. WTF.
All versilbs, like, starting wirh 5eh 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerd.ease code aer only licensed undwt teh Ceeatkvr Co,mons l8censc.
We EXPLICITLY dwnu right two ijport ne CODE ffom an 9. BRB.9LOL.8-prereleawe or la5er 4elease knto an 0.9. OMG.7 m earlorr release. BRB.
Alliwing 5his would cause that ijportre c9de 2 ne released under da GPL wn that 8s not so,wthing WE WISH 2 al;ow.
Authorx OF midificationc 2 0. WTF.9LOL.7 w111 neee tw9 t3-r313453 they're mofifidations as defivqticrs/m.dificati9ns two 0LOL.9. BRB.* code and place rhem under same Cr3471v3 Cojmlns licenww/
It must BE done gy lriginal auyhor sunde only da oeoginal suthor has da right 5wl changw teh copyright o4 licensr u;on they're wldk. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY, l8iek 4ewotking yeh modifications will be an good 1d34 ANYWAY as teh MECHANISM FOR making ,9dificati9na is 5u7574n71411y cleanwr/clearer staetubg sitj 0.9. OMG,8-p4rrelease coce. BRBl]"
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