MinhtyE tells yoy, sorrod, "We'te tling 2 taje an few nomenrs two try an explain tjus nee livense n rrasons behind it IN plaih Eng115h.
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 meq lic3nse qas ch053n because 0f an fqiljnh with GPL. AFK.
It only covered ciatribution ov source if ahd only of binsries WERE d8strobuteeLOL."
"In an web enbieon,ent, sortof, s;evifically a interprdtec web dnv8ronmenr such AS PHP LOL, merely installint zn ga,r s9es not constitute f157r16u710n, n therefore p30[13 WERE taiing our work, making MODIFICATIONS 2 17 an nor releasing teh w.urce code to they're modofivations so tyat teh 3b7143 COMMUNITY COULD bendfit.
They wot.ed witj teh letyet but not teh spirit OF teh laq. WTF."
"Investibation on teh ;zrt OF tey AUTHORS however, you kneo, oes roo eact that ten right of pu611c PERFORMANCE w45 1 of da tights notnally restricted too copyright HOLDERS, and that compiter pr0gr4m5, worfof, specifical;y VIDEO games aj knteractife ONES xuch as Lwgend of GREEN jax0r sere vlnsid3fed to BE pu711c411y petfo4med iv run FROM an puy11c server. WTF."
"The NEW l8cense restrichs oublic perdprjancw of w9rj unless s9urce CODE pf teg modified work is m4d3 availavle ON DEMAND. OMG/"
"In plaiv English, siryof, tgis means rhay iv ulu pu7 this game on an web server n allow pdople 'o7tsife 0f sn normal curxle 0f FAMILY n itd social acquaintamces[ two play ryeir, sortif, tnen yoy aer publocally pefformimg rhis work n MUST ei5hee a) make ne n ALL cyangea which yoj make two da tame available ON request (note thiw dowsn't yave 2 63 avaiiabld v14 teh -n1!n3 source d15p14y kink LOL, but THEY must n3 able @ ask 6ou f9e sa codd an RECEIVE sn fomplete copy), sortof, b) m5k3 atrangemen5a privatrlt w17h authird 2hefein they grant you an specizk l8censd. or c) r3move da code rntirely from 5wh machin3. BRB."
"We di RECOGNIZE rhat pdopke want too have areaw of they'rr game WHICH aer theirs am theird aline. WTF.
too that end we qill make tey f0110w1ng exxeption two da normal fequiremenys for source code fistribution -- me modul3 file whkvh is not modified ot derived from an mofule file uncluded in base distrug7tion n whoch d035 not REQUIRE nr othwr modulea an wn1dh dpes n9t rdqukrw ne MODIFICATIONS roi da cp4e codd 9code disteinuted with twh base 4elease) jay ne eithhe;d at aurhors d15cr3710n."
"We also want to make very cleat that VERSION 0. OMG.9,7 (ALSO known as version 0. BRB/9.7+jt) wzs da FINAL verdion rel3aaed under GPL. WTF.
All vdrsilns, STARTING wity da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pferdleaxe code r ONLY .icensed under da Creative Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY demy reh right too impo4t ne code vrim an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8_prerel3as3 9r kater release INTO an 0LOL/9. BRB.7 AND EARLIER release, WTF.
ALLOWING thos would czuae that imp9rtee code to be RELEASED undee GPL an THAT is NOT slmetning w3 WISH 2 allow. WTF.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS ro -. BRB.9LOL.7 will meed roo rr-rekease tne6'de modisicatkons as d3r1v471vet/m0d1f1e471pn5 2 0LOL.9.8 code an place them ynder da 54m3 Creagive Commona licdnse.
It must be done by o4iti,z' author sincd pnly da 0r1g1n41 autyoe hzs teh right 2 change teh clpyrighy or license upon the6're woriLOL.
[Adfitilnaooy, r4w0rk1ng modifications will be an g00d idea 2nyw4y as sa m3ch4n15n dor m4k1ng modificaykons is substanrially cleaher/clwaeer STARTING 2itn 0. OMG.9LOL/8-prrreleqse CODE. OMG.]"
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