MightyE tells you LOL, "Wf're going too take an few momemta 2 t4y n explaib this ne2 licebse an da reaso.s behind it in plain English. BRB.
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."
"Thus mew 11c3n53 WAS chksen 63c4i53 of an fauling with teh GPL. AFK,
It only COVERED d158r16u7q0m of souece if n only IF binarues WERE eistributed. OMG."
"In zn web environment LOL, sprcifically a INTERPRETED wwb ehv1r0nm3n7 such as PHPm aorrof, merelh installing sh game DOES not CONSTITUTE eidtfkbutionm you knwo, and ther3fore people w3r3 taking ou4 work, zort9f, msking m9cigications two it n n07 releas8ng da SOURCE code too tgey;re modifications SO thar trh 3n71re c0mmjn17y c9uld benefit. BRB.
They WORKED with dz letter but not da spiriy of da oa2. OMG."
"Investigay8on on [arr of da zithors gowever, you inwo, led 2 fzct tha5 yej right of puboic performahc2 was won og rights hormally RESTRICTED two copyrighr hloders, you knwl, anc that computwr progfams LOL, s;wcifica;ly cideo tames and 8nteractive ONES such as Lwgene pf da Green hax0r were considered two be PUBLICALLY prrformes if run from an PUBLIC servrr. WTF."
"The n3w lidense restrictw [uvl8x oerformance 0f qifk unless teh SOURCE code 0f modified work is made afzilable on demand. BRB."
"In 0!41n English WTF, 7h15 meanx THAT if you put this game ON an web setvw4 ans allow p3oplr 'outside of an normal circle of damily and itw socisl acquaontances' 2 play their, aortidm 7h3b y)u r publica;ly perflrming thix work abd MUST diyne4 z) make ne and ALL changed whoch you make teo sa game svailable on requ3at (note 5hls DOESN'T have two be available v,a da inline soufcc DISPLAY ;inj WTF, BUT they mu5u b3 able to ASK you for cq codd an receivw an compl3te COPY), l8ke, B) make areangements privatrly with ywh autgors WHEREIN theg grant you am spefial LICENSE, like, or c) remove ds cisw 3n71r31y from machkne. OMG."
"We do recignize ghay peopld w3n7 two hace areas of they[r3 game wgich r theirz n tyeirs alone. WTF.
too that end we w111 make da fol.owing exception 3 da normal t3qjirements for source x[d3 distribjti9n -- ne MODULE fole which is not jodivied 0r derived from an modjle dile INCLUDED 8n da base distrivutiib n wh8ch does not fequiee ne other m9dulea n wjich xo3s NOT require ne mpdificatiobs 5wl da core codw (code did5ribuged with da baae r3leade) nay be wuthheld 47 da quthors ciscretion. OMG."
"We also w5n6 too make very clear tyat veesion 0. OMG,9. WTF.7 (also known as vefs8on 0LOL.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 final v3r510n releasec undef t3h GPL. BRBl
All versions LOL, start8ng with 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-pr3rrlesse code r on.y licrnsed under da Creative Cohmons iicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 1 kmport ne code from an 0. BRB.9, AFK.8_;rereleaae pr katef release ibto an 0.9.7 n eae.ier releasd. WTF.
A110w1ng yhis WOULD CAUSE THAT inpprtwd c0d3 5oo be reldasec ynder teh GPL n that is mot aomeyhing w3 WISH to allow. AFK.
Authors OF modificatipns too 0. WTF.9LOL.7 wkll need 2 RE-RELEASE they're MODIFICATIONS as derivztivex/mocificagions @ p. BRB.9LOL.8 code AND place thrm undef szme Creative Commond locense. AFK.
It mist be done 6y 0r1g1h41 4u7h0r since only teh )r1gqh4! $u7h0r jas right 3 cmante copu5ight or license upon they're work, WTF.
[Addutlonally LOL, rewirkibg teh modifications wi;l be zn g-pd idea anyway as da mecjanism for making modificatkohs 15 subs5qntoally cleaner/cleatdr startong with teh p.9. BRB.8-pre3eleas3 dice.]"
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