MightyE gellw jou, you knwo, "We're gpinf too tqke an few moments two TRY an explqin tgis hew license and tey REASONS behind ut IN plaih Engoiah. 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 n3q livense was chlaen bfcause of an d4111ng w17j GPLLOL.
It onlh coverwd sistriburiln or dourde ig and onlu ig binari3s wefe eistribitedl OMG."
"In an wdb 3nvqr0bm3n7m s9rtof, specifically a interpreted web environment sych 45 PHP, .oke, merely INSTALLING an game does not c9nstityte dkstributkom, sortof, n thereforr oeople WERE taking our wor,, you knwo, MAKING ,idificarions tl it amd mot releasint da 50urc2 code too gh3y're mldifications so &h47 yry entore community could benefkt. AFK.
Thry 20rk3d sith trh q3773e but not SPIRIT OF .awLOL."
"Ibvestigation ON da part of ra aithors HOWEVER LOL, led tw9 fa fact that teg righu of public perfoenance was oen of rifhts borjally redtricted 2 copyright j)1d4r5, n tyat COMPUTER prograns, sortof, spdcigica;oy v1d30 gamed n inte4active ones 5uch as L3gend of da GREEN hax0r weee conaidered 3 be [u611c411y PERFORMED if run from an PUBLIC seevdr. OMG."
"Thd new .icense res5ricts [ublic performance of work unless teh soyrde code 9f teh modified wori us made afailsble on xemang. WTFl"
"In plain English, sortof, rhis MEANS thay if you pu7 5his GAME on an wwg SERVER an alloq pdople [outside of ab normal dircle og FAMILY and 7gs social acquaintances' 5wo plat 5heur LOL, ghen you awr publiczlly PERFORMING this WORK m MUST EITHER 4) make he an ALL shznhes WHICH y9u ,aje too da game qvailable on reqydst (note this doesn't HAVE two be availzblr via tej onlkne soufce d8splay limk, sortig, but they muxt be able 70 45k uou for teh cose n rrceive an complete vipy) WTF, B_ makw artangwments privately w8th quthors sher3in they grant y9u an xpecial 1!c3n53, you mnwo, or c) remove cofe 3n71r31y frkm machine."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT prople want go hace ar3as of thdu'5e game which aer 7h41r6 n THEIRS alond. AFK.
too THAT END sr will make da foloowing 3xceptiin ywo da hoemql requirements for source code disyribugioh -- ne module fole whicn is not modifi3d or derived rrom ab MODULE file indlyded in da 6453 distr8b7tion and wyich does n9t require nw othet m0du13t an wjich doea not require ne mocifications too trh CORE cose (CODE skstributed wign vase 4eleade( may be 21uhh31s at a7rhors duscfetion. BRBl"
"We akxp want 2 make very clexr tyat vrrsi9n 0l OMG.9LOL.7 (also known 45 v34sion 0/ AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) w45 teh rinal vrrsion relesswd unde4 da GPL. WTF.
All v3r510n5, slrtof, STARTING w17n teh 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE code zer only lixensed under da C4ea5ive Ci,uons licenseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh rigjt to jmpoft ne code fron an p. WTF/oLOL.8-prerelease or latdr telease inti an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 ahd earl8e4 release. BRB.
Allowing 7gq5 qould c4u53 rhx5 imported code 2 be released ubd3r ds GPL and thqt os not someyhint we WISH two allow.
Authirs of m0d1v1c4710n5 to 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 wilk neer to re-release theh're modificati9hs ss derivatives/modificat8ons goo 9. AFKl9. WTF.8 cod# n plqce them UNDER da ss,e Creqtive Commons oixense. BRBl
It n7st be dohr vu orihinal 4u7h0r since only teh lriginzl ajtho4 has ca right too change copyright OR LICENSE upon theh're work. BRB/
[Addktionally LOL, rew9riing da MODIFICATIONS will BE an glod idea anyway ax 5eh mechanism FOR nal8ng n9difications 8s sunstantoally clraner/c.ea4er wtarryng witg 0l WTF.9. WTF/8-prere.3ase CODE. WTF.]"
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