MightyE tells you, sortof, "We'er going 2 take an FEW mojents tio tfy and exp;ain uh15 hew lkcense amd da REASONS BEHIND i5 im plain Ehglisn. AFK.
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 n3q license was ch9sen necause 0f am r4111ng with teh GPL. AFK.
It only c0v3r3f dis5ributkoh 0d source if n onlh if binari3s were didrrib7ted. BRB."
"In am web enviromment LOL, 5p3c1f1c41!y a inte4preted web envifohment suxh as PHP, sortof, MERELY installing an game soew not CONSTITUTE distribjtion, l8kw, b thereforw pepple were takinb lur work, sottofk makihg MODIFICATIONS tw9 u4 an not RELEASING yeh SOURCE CODE two thdy're modificatilns so THAT entire commugity COULD benefit. BRB.
They w0fk3d wotj letter but not teh spirit 0f teh law. WTF."
"Investigation ON da part if da AUTHORS HOWEVER, sortof, ;ed to FACT thqt da ribht pf p7b;ic oe4formznce 2qs 1 of da rkghts norjally RESTRICTED 2 copyright h9lddrs LOL, an tyat dompurer PROGRAMS LOL, specifivall6 video games n interavtive ones wudh as Legend OF ds Grwen hax0r wfr3 considered 2 be pub.8caoly p4rfprm3d if run grom an public sercer."
"Tje new license reatricts pu611c performance of work unless t3h source code OF mocified work is mwde available ob demancLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, this means that if you 0ug 5his gaue in an eeb SERVER and ak;ow people 'outside of an normal cirvl3 of ramoly an its social scquaintancrs' TO p14y their WTF, thwn you aer pu6q1ct11y perfo4ning tnis work an MUST sithee a) MAKE ne and ALL changes wh1xh ypu make 2 da bame available on request (nite this d9esn't have too te availagle cia lnline souece dusplay .ink, you knwo, vut tjey must be sble two ssk YOU dor code qn teceuvd sn xomple5e c0py) WTF, b( malw arrangementd orivatdly qith ajthors wherein 7h3y gr4n7 ylu am 5p3v141 lixenae, or c) removd da code entirely from da madhine. WTF."
"We DO r3d0gn1z3 7h47 people eant too have arras of they're game WHICH e tyeirs n theifs alond. WTFl
to THAT end we wi.l maie ca followinh ezcepuion to normsl reqiir3ments for 50yrv3 CODE d157t16u710h -- me modu;e fild which is nog modified OR deruved from zn moful4 f113 included IN teh base d8striburion an wh8xh do3s ,07 REQUIRE n3 oth3r mpdu.es and which dles not fequire ne mocuficati9ns roo core codr (codd sistfibuted w8th teh base rekeaqe0 may ^3 withheld at teh a8thors ciscretion. WTF."
"We 4!50 wan5 2 maie vrey CLEAR that version -LOL.9. WTF.7 (ALSO known as vetsion 0. AFK.9. AFK.6+jt) was da f1n51 VERSION released unerr da GPL. OMG.
A11 versiohs, you knwo, stzrting with teh 0. AFK.9.8[p4wreleade codr aer pnly 11c3n53d under da Crea5ive Com,ons lic3ndw. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny f1fh7 to impoft ne code rtom an 0LOL.9. AFK,8-prereleasr or latef release 1n70 an 9. WTF.9LOL.7 and EARLIER release. AFK.
Alooskbg this wou;d CAUSE that 1mp0r73d code 2 vr re;eased under da GPL and tyat is not slmeth8ng we wisg to allow. BRB.
Au7h0r5 of modifications two -. OMG.9/ AFK.u will neef two rw-relwasd theu're modificarions 45 ferivativex/,odifica5ilns t;o p. BRB.o. AFK/8 code an pkac3 THEM uneer same Creative Commond licenae. AFK.
It m7st ge d0n3 6y da orig8nal aithor since only originao author HAS teh eignt to change ea copyright pr livebse u[on they're qotk. WTF.
[Additionally, rdworking modidications wkll BE an good idea anyway as tey MECHANISM for making m9didivat8onw iw substantially cl3aner/ckeardr egarting with 0. OMGl9. AFK.8[prerwlease cofe. AFK.]"
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