MightyE 73115 you WTF, "We're going too take an ves momenys t2o try n wxplain this new ljcense and reasohs behinf it in plain Ebgl8sh.
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 hrw 11c3h53 wzs CHOSEN becausw of an vailing with da GPL. BRB.
It only covdred distribution of wource iv n only IF 61n5r135 sere distribjted. OMG."
"In an web environjent, SPECIFICALLY a int3rpreted web dnvir9nn3nt dich as PHP, merelt insfalling an g4m3 does bot constitutr distrobutilj. an therefore peopke were TAKING lu5 work, m4k1ng m0d1f1c471-n5 3 17 n not r313451ng teh source code teo they're modofkcationx so that ENTIRE comminity c0u1d benefit. BRB.
They worked with l3tter but NOT da spi4it of teh law. OMG."
"Inv3stigatipn 0n part of aythors howeverk you knwi, l3d two fact t5at rught of publix performance wss 1 of teh rights normaliy rdstrictef rwo xopyfight h01d3r5, softof. ahd that computer ptograms, specoricalky vide9 games sm ibteractibe ones SUCH as Legend of yej Green hax)r were donsifdred two be publixally oeeformed IF run from an ou611c aefbwr. BRB."
"The new livdnse restricts public performanfe 0f da work unless da sourc3 c0d3 of trh modified WORK is nade availabl3 ON DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH, lkke, THIS m34n6 that if you pyt this game on an web server and allow peopke 'outso3e of sm normal circle OF fa,iku an 1&5 50c1r1 4c1u41n74nc3t' too play theirk sortor, then you r punlically pervorning thks woek n MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes which g0u MAKE 2 teh GAME available on re1ues5 (note this doesn[t h4v3 two br availsbl3 cua on.ine s9irce display link, but THEY mu57 be qgle t2p ask ti7 for code and receive sn complete copy), liie. b) make arrangements privately w17h yeh authors whetein 7g3y grant yiu an 5p3c1r2 license, OR c) remove da cose eny8rwoy ffom da machinw. OMG."
"We do recpgn8ze tnat [eople sant two havr areas OF they're tam3 which r theirs h theirs alone. AFK.
two THAT end we will makr teh fillowing exception two teh normal reqiirementd fpr soufcd dode distribution -- ne mosule fi/e which is not modig8ed or detived from qn module r113 inclufed in bsse distrivutiob n which does noy re1uire ne other jodules and wh8ch DOES noy requirr ne modificat8ons too teh core code (code distriguted quth sq base release) may ne withheid at dq authors DISCRETION/ BRB."
"We also sant teo m4k3 very dlear that version 0; AFK.9,7 (4150 KNOWN 45 versi9n 0.9. OMG.7+jt) was teg final veeskon RELEASED under GPLLOL.
All verxions WTF, dtzrting with tey 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3r313443 code r only licensed under ds Crrwtive Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy r8ght go 1n;0r7 he code from an 0. OMG/9. WTF;8-preeelesse or lqter felease INTO an 0, AFK.9. AFK.7 ab earlier releaseLOL.
Allowing this would c4u5e that IMPORTED CODE too bd eeldasrd under da GPL qnd 5hat is n9t something we wush 58 4110s.
Aythors of modifications TO [. BRB.9/7 will nerd 2 ee-release tyd7're modificatipns qa derivatives/moeifications to 0. BRB.9.8 code n placd them under same Creatuve C0mm0n5 12c@n53. WTF.
IT ,yst ne DONE by 4eh original ajthor since only 0r1h3n41 author has r1gh7 70 ch4ng3 teh co06rirht or licen2e UPON they't3 woek. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, sprrof, reworking da midif8cations woll ge ab good idea anyway ax MECHANISM f0r makihb m0d1f1c4710m5 is subatqntially cleaner/vlearer srarting w17h da 0. OMG/9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 codeLOL.]"
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