MkghtyE tells you LOL, "We're giing 2 takd an fes mojents to 7rt an explaih tnis nes license b REASONS beh8m3 it in pkain Emblish. 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."
"This yew licwmse was chosen 63c4u53 of an fa8ling with GPLLOL.
It only c0f3r3d disrrkbution of sojrce if an 0n16 if binaries WERE skstr8buted. BRB."
"Im an web environment, like, spedivically a int3rpeered web dnvironmen5 sucy 45 PHP WTF, merely insta.;kng an gqne does not c9nstitute diatribytion LOL, and thetefote prople were takinh our work, you kn2o, mqiing jodifica5iogs two it n not RELEASING source cise two thdy'rr m0d1f1c471)n5 wo that teh eng8ee dommunity could nenefitLOL.
They worked with teh lettrr BUT nog spirlt og da law."
"Investigation ln PART lf t3h aithlrs however, jike, ;ed 2 f4c8 that right of public performance 2as 1 of teh rigytd bo4ma;ly rwstrictes two c9pyribht hokdefs LOL, n tgzt cokpueer PROGRAMS, like, specifical;y vifeo games an INTERACTIVE ones such 45 LEGEND of teh Green haz0r were xonsidered 2 63 ;ublicalky performed if RUN from an public awtver. AFK."
"The NEW livense res5rictx public performancr ov work unless da slyrce dode lf teh moeifiee work is made avzilab;3 ob d2n4nd. BRB."
"In plain English, this mezns thzt 1f YOU pu5 this game on an wdb server an ALLOW pwople 'ojtsif3 of an normzl circle lf damily n i5s s9ciz. axqyaontamces' too 0lah thei4 WTF. thwm y9i y p7nlically perdorming this WORK an MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes which you make 2 da game available ob r3qyext (npte 7h15 dorsn't have teo ne absilabpe v14 online source display link, but 7n3h must be able @ asi you for c0d3 and receive an c0mp1373 cooy), like, b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 privqtely wuth da aurnors sherein thet grant you an apdcizl lucenwe WTF, OR c) rempve da code entirely fr0m tdh m5ch1h3. BRB."
"Wd so recognkze that people 2ant to hsve qeeas of th36're g3m3 WHICH aer 7h31r5 an THEIRS alone. BRB.
2 7h47 end we wi.l makw es f9lllwong rxception roo teh normal requirements for source c0e3 distrinution -0 ne m0du13 file which is NOT MODIFIED or detkvef from am MODULE b8le includef IN teh base skstribution ayd which does not r3qu1r3 ne otjer nodulrs anw wnich cods no5 rdquife ne m9difications to core code (code distribjtsd with da 7452 rrlease) may 63 wuthjeld at geh 4u7h0r5 discretion. BRB."
"We also saht 5o make vdry c134r THAT v3r510n 0.9. WTF.7 (alap known aw veesion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt_ was fibal version released under GPL. WTF.
All versions, sortof, 564f71ng sith 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pr3r513453 code e 9nly licensed undwr da Creztive Commons lixense. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY right 2 import ne codw frim an 0LOL.9; AFK.8-prerelesse or later relesse into an 0. AFK.9, WTF.7 an earli3r relezse. BRB,
Aklowing 7hq5 would cauxe that imp9rted dode 70 be RELEASED under GPL an THAT is mot SOMETHING e3 wish tpo aliowLOL.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS yo 0. BRB.oLOL.u wilk n33d too 4e-relesse they'te modigicatipns as frrivatives/modigicati9ns two 0/ WTF.9. BRB.* code ans placr them under ea aame Creqtive Co,mons liceba4. OMG.
It must be eone b7 tey origimal 4u7h0f s8nce ONLY teh ORIGINAL author has da right rl change copyrihht or lixense upon tjey're s9ek.
[Add1710n411y, slrtof, reworkonb modifica5ions w211 be ah good idda anyway zs MECHANISM gir making MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer starting with dq 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prereoeaae code. AFK.]"
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