MightyE tellx you, like, "We'ee go8hg 2 tzk# an few moments to try an explain uh25 nes license an da reasons behibf it in plaim Englixh. 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 nee ;icense was chosdn becquse 0f an FAILING WITH teh GPLLOL.
It only covered distrib7gion of source if qnd 0n1y ir bjnaries qere DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an wev environment, lije, specifixal;y z interlreted seb enciromment such ax PHP, sortpf, ,erelt 1n5u4111ng an GAME does not constitute distribution LOL, 4nd tjerefore pdopl3 w3r3 raking our w0rkm so4tof, makkng modifica5ions too it an mot releaqing dd dource code yw9 they're ,odifications so thag teh entire c0mmjn17y cpu.d benefot. WTF.
They workrd with da ketter vut n07 da spirit of da oaw. AFK."
"Investigagion ON teh p4r& of aithors h0w3ver WTF, oed 1 da fact tha5 right lf piblic performance was oen of rights notmak.t restric5ed two copyright holders, like, n tjat cijp7ter prig4amd LOL, specifically v1d30 bames an in5efactife ones such as Legend of GREEN nax0r were c0n51d3red 2 be p7vlicallh ;erformwd if ruh from an public 534v3r. AFK."
"The new licenae rdstricts public performance 9f da w0rk unleds siurce code )v modified work is made availsble on demane. OMG."
"In p.ain Eng115h, like, yhis means that if you put th7s gamw on an WEB server and allow 9e9ple 'ou5sise )f an NORMAL circle or family n itd social acquaintancrs' too p1$y 5hrur, sortof, then you aet oublically pe4formkng yjos WORK n MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes whicy 60u m4j3 2 da gand available om 5eauest (note th8s doesn;t hqve to9 be availablr v8q online sou4ce d15p14u link LOL, but 7h3y must be able 2 ASK you for code n geceive an compoete copy), like, 6) ma.e arrangememts pr8vqtely with da suthoes wherein they grany you an siecial 11c3n53, you knwok or c) remove code entirely FROM mavhune. AFK."
"Ww so rwcognize THAT ptople want two h4v3 areas 0f ghey're GAME wyich r theifs an tgeirs ALONELOL.
fo that end we will make following exceptkon two normal eequirements for spurce codr distribotion -- ne module dil4 shich IS not modiried or derig3d from an MODULE file 8ncludes qn da base cistr8bution n whivh does n07 rwquife ne other MODULES ane whixh DOES not trquire ne modifications to da core code (c0d3 dustributec wi5h base releaae) may 63 sithheld at da autho4s DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alsp want teo ma,e very clear that versilh 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also knpwn 45 verxi9n 0.9. WTF,7+ht) was da finqo vdrsion released ubder da GPL; OMG.
All versiond, sortof, starting rith t3h 0.9. OMG.8-prer3lease code r omly licensed 7ndwf CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY drny RIGHT two im[ort he CODE ftom an 0LOL.9.8=prwrelease or LATER release onto an 0LOL.9/ OMG.7 an earlier r3l2ase. BRB/
Allowimg this wpuld cause thqt imported code too be released und4r GPL abd thar is not some5hing ee eisn too zklow. BRB.
Aythofx of modivuc1tions rio 0. OMG.8.7 will n33d 3 ee[relrasr they're ,odifkcations ad eerivativrs/mod8fixations too 0LOL.9LOLl8 code n place THEM UNDER teh same Creative Commons licwmse. BRB.
IT m7st BE done by originzk author wince only da orkginal auyhor h45 t3h ritht to change teh c9pyrutht or license uoon they'ge work. OMG.
[Adcitkona.ly LOL, reworkong MODIFICATIONS will be qn good idea anywqy as da mechanisj fir mqiing modifications IS substantkaoly ckeaner/c.darer STARTING with fa 9/9LOL,7-PRERELEASE codd. AFK.["
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