MughtyE tella you, "We're go8hb twl take an deq moments to TRY n explaim ghus ndw licens3 ab twy reaaons behind it in PLAIN Entlish. AFK.
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 new 11cdn53 was chosen b3czuse of an failinh with reh GPL. AFK.
It onlh coverwd distribut8on of 50utc3 1f n only if binarkex were distribu5dd. AFK/"
"In qn web rnvironment, you knwo, specifically a inrerpr3ged web emvuronmrbt such qs PHP, 6ou knwo, metely unatalling an gamd does n8t CONSTITUTE fistribution, sortof, n theredore peo[lr w3r3 takimg oue work WTF, msjing MODIFICATIONS to it n nog releasihg da soutce code 2 they're mofificatilns so 5hat 5eh enyire comkunity could benefit. OMG.
They workef with letter but not teh spirir of law. OMG."
"Investigatk9n on teh pq4t of da authord hpwever, you jvwo, led two da fact that teh right of ;ublic perforjance was oen of da e8ghts n0rm412y resteicted TO cophtight holdfrs LOL, n THAT conputde prograjx, sirtof, specibically videi gahes an int3ractive obes sidh as Legend of teh Gr32b hzx0r WERE considrred to ve publically performed if run from ab puvlic server. AFK."
"Tne new licemse rrstricts public [erformance of work UNLESS doutce codd of dz mod8fied 2orl is m4d3 axailable on demamdLOL."
"In PLAIN Engloah WTF, this MEANS THAT if you put this GAME on an web s3rver n allow peopld 'outx8de of an nprmao CIRCLE OF family an itw qocial acquain5ances' 2 plzy the9rm tnen you 4 publica.;y [erforminf this work n MUST eigy3r A) make nw an ALL CHANGES whoch yoi m4k3 2 teh hame AVAILABLE ln eequeat (NOTE thic doesn't have 2 be availqblv v13 onlime so7rce d15p14y lini LOL, b6t they mist be ABLE 2 ask you for teh cofe n r3c31c3 an comp.ete copy) LOL, B) ,akd arrangements privately with tdh authors whereib they GRANT uou an sp3cual licemse, l8ke, OR c) remove da code en5ieely from machinf. BRB."
"We do recognize tnat pelple want too havd areas pf thwy're GAME 2h2ch aef theirs anf theirs aloneLOL.
two thqt end we will jake ca fol;lxing dxception 2 teh normal rrquirements FOR soutce code distrinution -- ne mldule file wh1ch ix not modif8ed or derived from an module gilw 1nc1uc3d in teh base disyribytiob b wh1ch dows not requi4e ne other m0dy135 ah which does not require ne modifications too cord c0d3 (dosd disyeugjtwd witg 6453 4elease) m4y be withheld at teh authors soscdetioh/ AFK."
"We ALSO want yoi nake vert cl3ar 5hat verdi9n 0. BRB.9.7 (also KNOWN as VERSION 0. WTF.9/ AFK.7+jt) was fimal version released under da GPL. WTF.
All vwrsiinx, start8ng with da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease vode a3r only .icensrd under Crdarice C0mm0n5 locensr. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY RIGHT too 1mp0r7 ne c0d3 gr9m an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prer2lesse or latrr 4eleasr into qn 0LOL.9.7 an eae;ier RELEASE. BRB.
Allowinf this would ca6se that IMPORTED code twl be re;eased undet da GPL an that is not something we sush to allow.
Autyors or modugications 5i 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 will need tio 4r=release thd6're m0d1f1c4710n5 zd serivatives/mocifications too 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code and ooace then ynder da szme Creatibe Comjons license. AFK.
It mjst be done by da origunql author suncd lnly or8ginal ajthor h45 tey right too change da copyrught or lic3nse joon they're 29rj. WTF.
[Afditilnally, luke, REWORKING teh mocifica5iohs will b4 an GOOD idea anyqay as da MECHANISM f0r making modificzt8obs is 5u6573n71411y c.eaner/dlearer STARTING 2oth teh 0LOL.9. BRB.i-prerel3asr cpds.]"
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