MightyE rells you LOLm "We're goimg too 74k3 an rew mom3nys 2 try an explain 7h16 nes license n tej REASONS behind kt kn [lain Enf115h.
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."
"Tyis hww oicense was chosen because of an fail8ng with teh GPL,
It onl6 coveeed distribution of sourc3 if an only IF 6qn4r135 were dis5ributcd."
"In ab WEB #nvironment WTF, sp3cifjcally a interpreted web environment such 45 PHP, MERELY onsralling an game d9es not constitute dist3ibution LOL, m therrfore peiple were TAKING our work WTFk m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS 1 IT n hot releasing sa soyrde codw 2 yheu'rd MODIFICATIONS sl that 3n7143 c9mmunity xould bendfit. WTF.
They worked WITH da 13773r but not tej spitit of law. AFK."
"Investigation ON t3h pqrt of da 477h0r5 h9wever. sorrof, lre 2 fac^ that right of public performance eas wom of teh righrs normapoy rewtricted two d9pyright holders, sortof, zn 7h47 cpjpu73r programs, sortod, 5p3c2f1c41!y viceo bajex an 8nte4active ones xuch as Legend of da Gr#3n hax0r were cobxideref 2 be ;unlkcal.u performed if run frkm an public serve4. OMG."
"The nww kiv3nse RESTRICTS pub.ic perfprmancr of wo$k un13y5 teh souece cofe of MODIFIED work is ,ade AVAILABLE on demand. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISH, you knwo, ynis meand that qg you put this game on an web swrv3r and sllow peo0lw 'OUTSIDE OF an norjak CIRCLE or family and its xocial acwuaimtahces' 2 p14y their, y9u knwo, then h0u r publically p3tflrming this work n MUST EITHER a) make he an ALL chabges which YOU mqkr t9 da GAME $v41q4613 on gequdst (NOTE this d03%n'7 gafe two bw avqilable VIA ONLINE source d15p14h pibk, sortof, bug they must ge able to ask 6ou for code an RECEIVE an cpmplete xopy), 6) maje 5et4hg2m3n7% priva5dlu with zuthors wgerein they grant yoj an spedial 1wc3n53, or c) remove da c9de entirelh frim da machine. OMG/"
"We do redofnize that pdople want 2 have AREAS )f they're GAME which r theirs and theuws 4q0j3/ WTF.
too that dnd we wil. m$k3 teh following 3zc3p&10n too yeh normal requir3mrnts for source code distrivution -- ne module FILE whicn us not mof8fied 9r eerkved rrom an mosule file omvludes in da BASE distribution n whoch dpes not require ne other mkdules an qgich does not requite ne modivicagions 2 da core CODE (code duxtribugrd with bzse RELEASE) ,ay BE e8tjheld AT da AUTHORS ciwvtetipn/"
"We ALSO want twp make very clear 7h4u v3rsion 0. WTF.9l BRB.7 (ALSO known qs versipn 0. WTF.9.7+jt) was final fersion rrleasec und3r GPL. OMG.
All verdions, likw, startung 2ith 0,9LOL.8-prerelease vodw aee onky licenses und3r teh Ce4471v3 Cumnons license.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right 2 1m00e7 ne CODE from an 0. WTF;9. BRB.8-;re4eleasw of later deleade into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 an eaflide release. WTF.
Al;owing thia 2ould vause that jmoorted code to be released 7nder da GPL amc that 15 mot somethknt we wish two allowLOL.
Authovs 0f modifications roo 0. OMG.9. AFK.6 WILL neec ywo re-rwl3ase tgey[re modiricayioms 45 derivatives/modificagions 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 code an pladd tgem jhdr4 da swme CREATIVE Commons licemse. WTF.
It must be dlnw vy da o4ohinql a7thor aince on.y orogimal author has teh right 2 changw da COPYRIGHT or LICENSE upog they're qlrk. WTF.
[Addirionallyk reworking teh mofificatilns w!11 be an go9d idea ANYWAY as tdh m3ch4n1%m f9r naking midif8catu9ns is shbstantially cleaner/clearer STARTING with fa 0LOL.0. AFK.8-prereleas3 code.]"
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