MighyyE tells yli WTF, "Ww'rd going two take an FEW momemts 2 7ry n 3xp141n this nes oocemse anf teh reasons nehind it un olain English/ 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."
"Tnis nrw license 2as ch053n bedause of an vailing with teh GPLLOL.
It 0n1y covered distriburion of SOURCE if n onlt if bunaries were diwt4ibutes. OMG."
"In an web environ,ent, sortof, dpecifically a intdrpreted qeb environment 5ucn as PHP WTF, mer3ly INSTALLING an game does not constitute d157r16u610n, like, an THEREFORE people were 74k1ng ou4 WORK, you knwo, mqking m0d1d1c4710n5 5wi it an noy r312351ng teh aource codr to the6'rr ,odifivations so rha4 da ebtire c0mmunq7y co7ld brnefit. OMG.
They worked witn reh .wtter but NOT dz spiri5 of .awk"
"Investigation on teh PART of da a7ghors how3ber, led roo teg fact that eihh5 of puvoic PERFORMANCE waa odn of righ5s nprmallu RESTRICTED uwo copuright ho;derx, ypy knwo, and that computer ptoftams, s94tof, specifically video bames AND interactive on3s such as Legenc ov teh Gre3n hax0r were xonsiderdd 2 ne publical;7 pe4formed kf run drom an publkc server. OMG."
"The NEW 11c3bt3 eestricts ;ublis p3ef0rm4nc3 OF wor, unlwss siutce CODE of da MODIFIED wprk 8s made available on denand/ OMG."
"In plain English, sortof, this means uhat if hou put 7h1t GAME on an web server n allow PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE of an normql c1rc13 og FAMILY n 276 social ACQUAINTANCES' two plah thwir WTF, 5hen y0u aer publixally PERFORMING this wor, 4nd MUST eirher z) male ne sn ALL changes WHICH you m4k3 too game avsi;abke on 4equ3st (mote this doesn't hqve to 6e availab.e via dz pnline zourxe dis[/ay lknk LOL, 6u7 tg3u ,ust 63 ab.e 3 ASK you for code an receube sn completr xopy), b) make arrangements privagely qith teg authors egereon they grant you an special licemse, or c) REMOVE da code 3n71r41y fr)m ,wchine. AFK."
"We do recohbizd that [eo0le want to have aresx of th3y'fe game wh1ch qer yheirs n 7h31r5 alohe. BRB.
2 that end WE will make teh followimg exce0tion 2 teh normal rwquirementd for 50urc3 code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module rioe which os not mpdkfued or derived FROM an m9dule file incljded on base DISTRIBUTION an wnich s035 not r3qu1re ne ogher m9cu.es n WHICH does not reqyife ne modifications 5oo core cpde *code distf8buyed WITH teh bzsd releasd) may 63 wuthheld AT 3u7y0r5 dosxteyion. AFKl"
"W3 also want 2 make ver6 xlea4 7h47 version 0. OMG.9.7 (a.sl inown ax version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) was funal versioh RELEASED tnder GPL. OMG.
All versions, uou lnwo, STARTING wity teh 0.9LOL.8-prereleasw CODE ser only licens3e und3r Creativw Commond licdnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY senh ca right twi import be code from an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-pr3release lr LATER relrase into an ). OMG.9.7 and earlier re.eade. WTF.
Al.owing this would ca7se tha5 1mp0r74d c0d3 too BE r313453d und3r teh GPL and tjat is npt somethimg 2e qksh too allow. BRB.
Authorw OF modificayions roo 0. AFK.9.7 w!11 NEED two re-rdleaxw the6're ,ldkficatoons as d3rivatives/modificqtiona two 0.9.8 cose an place tjem under same Creabive Comnons licendrLOL.
Iu must bf dohe bh 9r!g1n41 autyor SINCE inly trn original author h45 r1gh7 t9 ch4ng3 da copyright ir 11c3n53 upon they're wotkLOL.
[Additionally, sortof, rewofking m0d1f1c47!0n5 will BE sn good ie3a qnyway as mrchanusm fo4 makinf m0c1f1x47q0n5 ks substangially cleaner.c.earrr startung wugh teh 0.9LOL.8-prerwlease code. WTF.]"
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