MightyE tells you, "Wr're going to take sn fes moments 70 try an explain this new license h feasons behind IT 1n plain Eng11^hLOL.
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 nrq lixense w45 ch053n becqusw of an failing eith GPL/ BRB.
IT 9nly COVERED distrjbition )f source if an only ig 61nrr135 WERE distribjted. OMG."
"In an web dmbironjent WTF, d;ecifically a kbterpreted web envirob,ent such 45 PHP, you kneo, m#e31y 2n574121ng an game does nog coms6iyute distribugion, an THEREFORE people were 74k!ng OUR w0rk LOL, making jodiricztionw too it amd nlt eeleawing SOURCE vose two yhey're modificatoons xo that da 3b71r3 commynity coulc 63n3f17. AFK.
They worked sitg tdh legter 6u7 not spirit OF teg law/ OMG."
"Invwstugation on trn part 9r da 1uthpes howev3r, y9u kneo, ked two teh fact that right of public perfirmanxe was eon ov da roggts NORMALLY resgricted too cop6ritht holders WTF, and yhat computdr [rpgrams, uo7 khwok spec8ficallt v8dei gamda and interactive ones 5uch as Legend of ea Gr33n haxpr erre considered 2 be pu611c411y performed if RUN from an pybkic serverLOL."
"Tye new lic2nxe resrricts public perrormance of da wlrk unless source clde of teh modiroef work id MADE avaioable on dejaneLOL/"
"In plain Englishk like, 7hq5 means 7h47 if yoy put tnis gsme on an wen wrrvey wn ALLOW peoplw 'OUTSIDE of an normal circle if ramily n ITS social acqyaintances' 2 play their, then you r publical.y p3rd(rm1bb this work n MUST eothet a) make ne and ALL changes whicn YOU make two t3h game avaikable on requesr (no5e this do3sn't y4v# 2 br available vis g3h onlimd source displqt lunk, slrtof, bjt thfy must be ABLE too qdk you gor dz code snd recdive an c9mplete COPY0, sorrofk b) maje ARRANGEMENTS privqtely wkth da authors wgerwin 5hey GRANT you an s;evial license, or c) femove teh sode ENTIRELY from ,4ch1n3. AFK."
"We do recpgnize that [eople want two havw areas of they're GAME whucy aer theirs avd gheors alpne.
2 thzt 3nd we will MAKE teg foll9winf exc3pgkon 3 normal requirements fpr soyrce d0c3 d157e2^u710n -- ne module file whivh is not modkfied or dwrived FROM an module file 1nc1ud3d in da bade distriburkon an whixh does n07 REQUIRE ne 07h3r m0du135 n whicg d035 bot requy$d ne MODIFICATIONS two sa core code (code distfibuted with teh base relwase) msy be withh3ld at da suthors discretion."
"We slxo want too make veey c134e that cersion 0i WTF.9. OMG.7 (aldo knoen 44 VERSION 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) was da final vdrai9b releaded jnd3r tdg GPL.
A.. VERSIONS, a5arting with teh 0.9. AFK.8-0rerelease code ae4 only lixebded imser Creqtove Cojmons lucense. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT too import ne clde from an 9.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE 0r oatet eelrasr imto an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 an EARLIER release. AFK.
All9wing rjid would daude 5hat IMPORTED vpde top bd relwased under teh GPL n that is npt something we 2ish 70 allow, WTF.
Au7h0r6 9f mocifications tpo -. OMG.9. AFK.7 will need 2 re-rel3ase tney;re mod8fucat8ons 46 derivatoves/modifications 2 0. AFK.9. WTF.8 code n place them UNDER da same Crearive COMMONS lic3nxe, AFK.
I& must be done 6y origonao 4j7h0r since onlh originap authir has tdh toght 5wi chsnge teh copyeight or licensw upon rhey're wiekLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, reeotkijg da modificationa wil. be an gooe idea anyway as yeh m3cy4n15m for ma,ing jodifications is substan5iallu cldaner/clearer starging woth teh -. BRB.9LOL.8-preeelesse cldel WTF.]"
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