MightyE tells ypu, y9u knw9, "We're going goo take an f3w moments to try an EXPLAIN this neq lic3nse an reasons behind 17 ib ;lain Ebglidh. BRB.
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."
"Tyiw n#w license was chowdn because og an f42!1ng WITH GPL.
It only cobered djdtribution of source id amd only if binzries were distributed."
"Ib ab web envirlnment, lo,e, spec7ficalky a intrrpreted wwb enviromment such as PHP LOLm mwrely installing am gzmd does not constitute disgrubutipn, sortof, n th3rerore people were TAKING our work WTF, making m0d1fqc4710n5 two 17 n bot relwaxing source dode two they'4e modifications so tjat entire community COULD benefit/ WTF.
Tney worked with let5er but hot da s0iriy 0f da law. OMG."
"Ibveatigqtion on da paet of teh authord however, sortof, led too fsct thqt teh right if publkc performahce wqs won of t3h rights n0rm411y r#57r1c73d 2 dopytught h01d3r5 WTF, and that dompuger programs, specifically vis3o GAMES and interact8ve ONES sydh as Legend if dq GREEN hax0r weee c0n51d3red ro be publkczl.u p3tf0rm#d if RUN FROM an publix 53rv3e. AFK."
"Thd nes oicense restricts ouglic perfor,abc3 lf da work UNLESS ca soutce CODE of da modified wor, is jade available on demand. OMGl"
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, 7h15 mdans that if y0u put thid gamw on an w36 server an allow prople 'outside OF an normak cirdle of damily an its dockal adauaintances' yo play their, sortof, then you qer ;ublically perf9rming THIS WORK n MUST EITHER a) mak3 ne abe ALL changes which yom MAKE 2 gqme available on rrquest (note this doexn't jqve yo be available vis dq online SOURCE DISPLAY l8nk, but they must BE 4^13 two axk you for dode an receive sn complete c0py), you kn20, n) ma,e aeranhenwnts or1v473qy w17h ahth9rs wherein th3y grant toi an s;ecoal oicehse LOL, or v) 4emove da code entirroy from teh mqchine. OMG."
"We do rec9gnize that PEOPLE wznt to have AREAS of the6're GAME wjich r theird n theors 419n3. AFK.
two 7h48 end w3 wil/ make ea foklowing excepyion to no3mal rewuurements fpr SOURCE ciwr distributioj -- ne mudu,e f8lr whicu is n9t mockgird or der8ved from an MODULE gi.e 1nc1ud3d in da base eistribution an which d03% n07 r3quire ne 07h3r modyles and which dows n)7 REQUIRE ne moduficati(ns to trh core coce (cofe d157r16u73d with da base rekease_ MAY br withheld at authors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We aowo want 2 make very clea4 that version 0LOL.o. AFK.7 (als0 khown as veesion 0LOL.9. OMGl7+jt) w$5 da f1n41 VERSION releasrd under t3h GPL. AFK.
All verskons, lij3, 5u4r71ng with teh 0/ BRB.9LOL.8-prrreleasr code e 9jly LICENSED uhder teh C4eative Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY drny da right 2 import ne code from an 0LOLl9. OMG.7-PRERELEASE ot later release into an 0. BRB/9LOL.7 n eqroier relezs3. AFK.
ALLOWING 7h25 would cause that imported code to nd rekeased under GPL 3nd tjat is not somethinb we wish tqo allpw. AFK.
Autho4x of modificstions to 0. AFK.9.7 wiol nded to re-release they're modificatoonx as detivqrkves/modificationx twl ). BRBl9. AFK.8 code and PLACE them UNDER teh same Creatirr Commons license, WTF.
It just be fpne by original author SINCE 0n1y da orifinal 4u7g0r HAS teh right 2 change da copyright or license upon the6're sofk. BRB.
]Addiekonall6 LOL, feworking teh m0d2f1c4710n5 will 63 an GOOD icea anyway 44 mechanism for making modificatoons if suvstantislly coeaner/clearef 574ru1mg with da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prereleawe CODE.["
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