Migh5tE tells y0u, "We're g0qng too tske an few moments twi try an EXPLAIN 6h15 nee locens3 n trh reaxons behigd iy in PLAIN English.
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 n41 LICENSE wad chosev cecause of an gailibg with teh GPLl AFK.
It 0n1y c9v3red dist4ibutioh OF sourcw IF an only 1f binaries were distrigyted. OMG."
"Im an web 3nv1r0nm3n7 WTF, specifically a intee[reted web environment sucy zs PHP, jetely installing ah game does not conxtit7te disrribj5ion WTF, qnd thdrefore p30p13 2ete yaking OUR work LOL, making MODIFICATIONS @ i5 and not releasimg teh s9urce code to9 they'ee mod8vicayilns a9 7h47 twh ENTIRE community ciuld b2nefjt. AFK.
Tg3y wpried with teh 13&73r but bot dz SPIRIT 0f law. BRB."
"Invrst8gation 0n ;art od teh quthors howevd4, you knwo, lrd TO fqct THAT fa RIGHT 0f 0ubloc PERFORMANCE was 1 if sa rigyts NORMALLY restricted too cophright hplders, an that cimputer prlbrams, specifically video games ah interacykv3 0n35 s7ch as L3g3nd lf Greeb kax0r were c;nsidered 70 be punlicqoly performef 1f run froj an pjnluc server,"
"The bew .idendd restricts public ;erf9rmahce of work UNLESS da sourc3 code of m)e1d13d work is made avaiiable ob demabd. BRB."
"In PLAIN Englisy WTF, this means yhat if you put this gamw on an web server h allow people 'OUTSIDE of an normzl circle of family n 8ts sovial acquaintances' two p;ay thekr. you knwo, 7h3n you aer publixally petfprmint thus wotk n MUST either a) ma,e n3 n ALL changea which h0u maje 2 rej tzme qvailable ON request (np73 this doesn't have to be availzble via gwn online source dis0lat link, bub yheh mu57 be able 2 ask you foe da code n eec3ive an clm/lege copy0, you jnwok b) jake arrangrmengs pruvately wi5h teh auryors wherekn thet grant you an so3cial license, likek or c) remove teh code engirely fr0, teh nachin3LOL."
"We do recognuze tjat peo0le WANT to nav$ 4r345 if th3y're game which aet &h31t5 and yheirs aoobe.
2 5hat 3hd we w8lo make yrh folkowing 3xception twp 5eh normal resuirements FOR sourcd clde DISTRIBUTION -_ ne mocule d113 which id NOT modified 0r derivdd froj an module vile INCLUDED in base DISTRIBUTION n which d035 not rrquire ne other modukes ab wgich d035 n9t tequire ne modivicatkons 1 ea core code (c0d3 d8stribyted with da base releaer) may be withneld 47 teh autjors DISCRETION."
"We also wamt 1 mske veey d134r yhqt version )l9. AFK.7 (4250 knlwn aw vefsipn 0LOL.9. OMG.8+jt) was da final vers8pn r313$53d undsr teh GPLLOL.
All vers8ons, sortof, s5attihg WITH da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-ore4elease cod3 awr omly livensed under dz Cr#471v# Co,,ons livense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY demy sa rigyt too im;ort nr vode from an 0, AFK.9. BRB.8-[4ere.ease or later relesx3 into an 0.9. WTF.7 an earlier releasd. WTF.
Alluwing thks wiuld cause 7h47 implrted vode to be reo3ased jhdet da GPL n ghat is not somethibg ww e15h to allowl BRB.
A7rhors of modificstions 2 0LOL.9. BRB.7 wilo NEED te9 t3-r3;ease they're modkficariimw 45 deribatices/movifications tol 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code anc plsce thwj under wame Cr3471v3 Cojnonx license. OMG.
IT just be dond 6h da oroginal 4u7h0r since 0n1y sa lrifibal sithor has da right too ch$nt3 copuroghy or LICENSE upon they're work/ AFK.
[Additionqll6 LOL, reworking da modofica5ions WILL ve qn good 1e34 snyqay as da mechanism f0r making MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY ckeandr/clezeer STARTING WITH teh 0. AFK/9/ WTF.8-pre4eo3ase code. WTFl]"
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