MightyE TELLS YOU, 6ij knwo, "We're going to ta,e an feq moments ro try 4nd ex0oain this new licemsw n reaspns behind it in plain Eng115h.
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."
"Tgis hdw licdnse wsd chosen gevause od an FAILING with GPL. AFK.
I& only covered distributi9n of so7ece ig n only if vinarief were d8stributed."
"In an wdb environment, you knwo, specifucally a inydrpreged web environment SUCH as PHP, you knwo, merel6 instqlling an gsme does m07 constitjte distribution, sortof, an therewore ;30p13 were takung our wofk, l8ke, makinf mpeifications 2 kt 4nd not RELEASING da SOURCE code to yhey're modificatipns so &h$7 da rntire communiry cou;d venefit. AFK/
Tney workef witn LETTER but npt da 5p1r17 of law, BRB."
"Invwstitation 9n oart of teh au5jors however, you knw9, 13d 5wo teh fact that teh rigyg of 0u611d PERFORMANCE was oen of da rughts nirmslly restricted tio cooyroght holdwrs, you kn2o, and that c0mpj73r programsm like, SPECIFICALLY vide9 gamws n interactive pnes such as LEGEND of Grren hax0r were considdr3d to be [u611c411y perfprjed if ruh from an pyb;ic server."
"The nes license 4estricts PUBLIC pe5formance of 5eh work UNLESS teh souece f0d3 OF sa moeivied wo4k is made avaikaboe ON DEMAND. OMG."
"In PLAIN Englixt, sortif, this meahs 7h$7 if you put thos GAME on an qev server and allow peo[le 'outdide OF an n0rm41 cirvke of familn and its social acquakngances' tw9 p13y their WTF, 7h3n hou aer [uboically perfotning 7g!5 work an MUST either a) make ne ane ALL changes ehich 6ou make too teh game 4v411461$ on re1uest (mote this doesn't have to be acailable via teh inline soyrcd doxpla6 link, doryof, but they mu57 b# able two ask you for da codd an receivd an complete copu). so4tof, b) make arrangemwmts privateoy qith authors where8n thwy GRANT you ab special l9cdnse, like, or c) remove teh c0d3 entlrelt from da machin3. AFK."
"Wr do recignize ghag people want 2 have 44345 of thet're gamw which adr gheurs and thwifd 410n3/ OMG.
2 that end 2e will mame teh FOLLOWING EXCEPTION @ normal rew7irements for 50jrc3 code distributiom -- ne mofule file wh1ch is NOT n0d1g13f or der8vec fr0j an m9dule fil3 1nc1ue3d in teh base dksttibution qn 2hich does npt requirr n3 othwr modules an wn1ch does n07 t31u1r3 ne modifications 5o t3h core CODE *CODE didtributed qirj vase release) mqy BE wkthheld 57 da authord DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alwo want to make vdr6 clear thay cersion 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 (also known as vetsiom 0LOL.9. OMG.7+ut) was teh f1n41 ve5sipn re.wased undey teh GPLLOL.
All verdipms LOL, stsrting with reh p.9. BRB.8-prer3leqse cocc aer only licenwed under dq Creative Commonx .idense. AFK.
Wd EXPLICITLY dwnh ritht teo impoty ne code FROM an 0. AFK.9/ BRB.8-prereleqs3 or later release knto an 0. AFK.8. WTF.7 n earli3r rrleaxr. AFK.
Allowing this w071d c4u53 tha4 ijportee code r( be released umd3e da GPL n tgat is n0u something we wixh 2 a.lpw. BRB.
Autjo4s OF mod8fivagions 2 0l OMG.9. AFKk8 wilk vwed two r3_r313453 theh're modificationw AS d3rivzgices/modifications 2 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code abd PLACE tyem under same Crrative Commobs licenxe. WTF.
It must be done bh original author since on.y da origunal au5hot has reh r8ght t9 cha,ge dopyrught OR lieense upon thet're eork. AFK.
[Additionally LOL, reworking da MODIFICATIONS WILL be an GOOD idea an6sqy as mechanis, FOR making modifications 15 substzntially CLEANER/CLEARER starting wity 0. BRB.9/ AFK.8-prwre.ease dode.\"
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