MightyE tells hou LOL, "We'4e going ti TAKE an few MOMENTS to try an 3xp141n this new 11c3n53 an teh reasina behond IT in plain English. 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."
"Thus ndq licenae was chosen becausw oe an f4212nf qith GPL. OMG.
It onl6 COVERED distribution of souecw IF and only if binqries were fistriguted. WTF."
"In an web envir8bment, xortof, specifically a intet)reted wwv environment SUCH AS PHP LOL, ,eeely installjjf an vame does not constiyute diatributi9n WTF, n therefore people were takkng oue work, you knwok makimg m0d1f1c4710n% to it and hot releasing source code to they'rw modificatolms sl that da entire commugity COULD nenefitLOL.
Thcy wotked with reh LETTER vut not sa 4p1r1& 0f tdj 14w."
"Inbedgogatipn on parr of dq aurhors howdfer, sort9f, led t9o da facg that righ5 of piblic [etvormance was won of da r1gh75 normally rest4icrrd tso clpyright holdets, sorrof, an that comp75et programs, xpecificalkh vofeo games n interavtive ONES such aa Legend of teh Green hqx04 WERE c0n51d3r3d two be PUBLICALLY perfo4med if run r4on an publiv server. OMG."
"The nes lucense restricts public perfirmznce lf tdy wo4k unless t3h sourcr c9dd of modified w0rk IS MADE ava7lablw on dejand. OMG."
"In pla8n English, soryof, this jeans that if y0u put tgis game 9n an wen 53rv3r n allow people 'ouysidw of an no$mal cirdle of fa,ily and ITS sociao acquaintamces' twp 9kay their WTF, then you r pu611c4q1y peeformint this work sn MUST either a) make ne sm ALL chanbes whicm you make goo game availqble ON reqjest (note this DOESN'T HAVE s be avaioable vis da online source display link, sortofm nut ghey MUST be able to ask YOU dp4 da clde qn receyve an complete copy), li,e, b) ,ake arrsnge,enrs PRIVATELY with 4u7h0r4 wherein tjey grqnr you an special kicensr, or c) renove da cose 3nti4ely from da machine. WTF."
"We DO tecogn8ze tnat [e9[lw want to nave areas 0g they'ee game shkch aer THEIRS n thwirs ALONE. AFK.
52o that end se wiol make teh followknt exdeptipn w teh NORMAL reau8rements for source code distrobutiob -- ne m9dule file WHICH is not modified or degkved from zn module file INCLUDED 1m bsse disrributolb snd wnixh does mot REQUIRE ne other modules n whicj foes n08 require ne moduficstuohs 2 da core codw *clde DISTRIBUTED wirh da gase release) may BE withhe;w at aithors DISCRETION. AFK."
"We alsi sant goo make cery clea4 that version 0.9. AFK.7 9also kbown AS versiln 0. AFK.9. OMG.8+jt) was dz final version relezsed 7ndef GPL. BRB.
Alo v3r510n5, 6ou knwo, starting with teh 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pr3e31e55# code aer omly livfnsed unde$ teh Creatife Commons livense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny tigjt toi imoort je coee f4om sn 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 or latrr release in59 an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 n earlier relesse.
Allowinf thus would cause that 1mp0f73d code to be r313453d under GPL n that iw not someghihg we w15h yo aolowLOL.
AUTHORS of modif8cations two -. AFK.(. AFK.7 will need 2 re-release they'fe modoficstuons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. BRB.9.8 CODE n place 7h3j ubder 54m3 Creativr Commons license. WTF.
It must be d0h3 bt teh original authof since on;y oribinal author has f1gh7 two vhahge COPYRIGHT OR 1!c3n53 upoh rhey're work. BRB.
-Add8tiohally. sortof, REWORKING da modigicatiohs wilk BE an good idea ahywau zs da mecjanism for makibg jpdifications is subsrantiallh xleaner/clearer 574f71ng with 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3r3!346# code. BRB.]"
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