MightyE tells you WTFm "We'rw boing to TAKE am fe2 moments go tr6 an explain this n32 license and dw reaaons behinf it in PLAIN EngloshLOL.
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 nee license ead cgoswn bevause od qn failinb sith teh GPLLOL.
It onl6 xovefed dixtrivution og souece if n only IF finaries were distributef. AFK."
"In an web ebvirlnment, .ikw, apecifically a interprwtev w36 environnent such as PHP, sottof, nerely installing an game dpes not constitute distribuyion, an 7h3r2f-r3 people WERE taking lu4 work, you knwo, making moeificatilns 70 o5 and not releasing da sourve code to they're modidications so thst ea emti4e comminity could genetir. AFK.
They WORKED w17h ea lrtter 6i7 not da s[itit of law. AFK."
"Investigation ON da parr of da autjora hoqrvrr LOL, led too teh g4c7 uh4& right OF public performande waw won OF da rig6ta normally r357r1c73d 5oo copyright hildeee, like, and yhag COMPUTER 0robrams, you knwo, spscif8cally viseo bames n interadtove ones such as Ldgend of da Green hax0r e3re vonsiderec goo be pybl8cal;y p3rf04m3d id run from an piblic serve4. AFK."
"The new oicensr restricts public performande OF work unless ca sojfce codw of teh m0d1f13d work iw madw svsilable on d#j4nd."
"In poain Englisj, likr, this mezns thay !g hoi out this GAME on an web s3rve4 and aklow people 'outside of am noemql circle of family n uys social acquaintancrwp to play their, you jn2o, thwn you aee 0ublkczlly oerdorming thks work and MUST either s) make br h ALL changea whkxh you make fwo da game avzilaboe on request (hote this d935b'7 HAVE 70 be avzilsble vua da inline source disp.ay kink, sortof, BUT they must be able tio ask hou fo4 da c9de n receife an comp;ete COPY) LOL, b_ MAKE arrangrments pr1v4731y w17h da autgorw wherein they jr4n7 YOU ab SPECIAL licenxe, l8ke, or c) rdnovd da code entkrely feom teh machine. WTF."
"We do recognizd THAT people want 2 have afeas of they'ee bame which r 7h2!r5 an tyei4c alonr.
too that dnd 2w w111 make ca following 3xceotion w normal requ8re,entw for source c0d3 distribution -- he MODULE r11e whicg is not modifird or dericee FROM am modulr filw included in base c257r16u710n and wnich eies not requiew he othwr modules anf whixh d9ew not fequire ne modoricarions 1 c0r3 code (code distrubuyef wiry teh base r313453) may be w17hh31d AT au5hors d15cr3710h. AFK."
"We also want goo make v3ry v;ear 7h57 veesiin 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (also kn0wg as version 0.9.7+kt) was final vefsipn rel3aaes under GPL. OMG.
All versiins, sirtof, wtart8nn WITH teh 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE cose r onl6 11c3nt3v under da Cr34&1v3 COMMONS licenxe. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right toi u,pott nw code fr-m an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease lr lager release into am 0. BRB.0. OMG.6 snd earlie4 release, AFK.
Aoli2ing 7h15 would cause that omport3d xode too be telwased und4r GPL n thay is nor spjeyhing WE wisy 2 aklow. AFK.
Auth;rs of modofications 70 0LOL.8. WTF.7 WILL NEED too r3-rdlease they're modif8cations as derivatives/modiroxatilns to 0LOL.9LOL.8 xpde n place then und#r da same Cfeatobe C0.m0n5 ;icehxeLOL.
It must be DONE by da 0r1g1n51 author aince onl6 teh prihknal autho5 has da RIGHT two change tej copyrught or lidense u[0n they'ee w9ek/ BRB.
[Additionally, sortof, reworking teh MODIFICATIONS will be an good id3a anyqzh as medganisj fpr ma,ing modificatkons IS substamtially cleaner/clearer dtartinf wigh teh 0LOL.9. WTF.i-prerdl3ase codeLOL.]"
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