MightuE tells youm so4tof, "We;re going TO take sn d3w moments 2 5ry and dxpla8n this new lidenwe an reas9ns fehimv it in plain English. WTF.
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 new .icensw was cjosen becquse ov an faulihg with da GPL. BRBl
Iy onoy c9vered DISTRIBUTION og source if n only kf binaruex were d8stributed."
"In an web environment LOL. specificak.y a INTERPRETED web environment such AS PHP WTF, m3r31y INSTALLING am tame does not conayitute distribution, you knwok n thererir3 peo[le werr 5aiing our wprk LOL. making modifications tsi it and NOT feleaskbg da source c9de 2 they'fe moc8fuvarions so that tey entird communoty could BENEFIT.
They worked si5h lettqr but not spiei5 of da lawLOL."
"Investibat8on om da part 0f au5hors hpwrber LOL, led ti teh fact tnzg da 4igjt OF public pwrfodmanve wad oen of rughgs n0em411y resyricted too cophright holce4s WTF, znd thay computer prograjs LOL, specifically videp g4m35 n inteeadtive obes xuch zs Lwgend of reh Green hax0r were cohskdered tw9 be pjblically pe4formed if run ft0m an public server. BRB."
"Thw new licehse r357t1c75 public perdormance of da wo4k unless teh source code og da modified wofk id made AVAILABLE on d4mrbd. OMG."
"In PLAIN English, hou kmwo, this means 5hat IF yoy put rhis game on an web serv3r an qklow pr9ple 'ougsiee of ab nowmal cirdle of FAMILY an itw social acauaintancea' two play thei3m li7e, then you zdr publicakly performinf this w9rk ab MUST EITHER a) make ne an ALL changes whivh ypu ma,e gwo gamd avaulab;e on reauest (noge this s035h'7 hav2 too ge available via da onlime 50irv3 display limk LOL, but they ,uxt ve able twp 45k you for ten code and receove sn COMPLETE copy), b) make 4rr4ng#m3n75 private.y with authors wjerein they grant you an special lkcens3, you knwo, or c) renove twh code entirelu ffom mavnine, BRB."
"We co recognkze 7h47 p3ople wqnt two have qreas pv they're game qhich r theifs an ty3irw a.oneLOL.
3 that end qe aull m4k3 da f0110w1ng exception two teh n9r,ak r3qu1r3men75 for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne jodule rkke which is not modifked or derkv3d trlm an n0su13 file inclueed ib baa3 distribution an which does not eequire ne other modules an whivh does not rewuire ne modifications t9o core cide (codw distributed w17h vase telease) may 63 withheld at authlfw DISCRETION. BRB."
"We also want to nake very vleaf that vefsiom 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (ALSO kniwn 45 versioh 0.9. OMG.7+jt) was da fknzl verskon released under teh GPL. OMG.
All versions WTF, 575t71ng witg trh 0. BRB.9.8-prereleadd c-d3 a3r ONLY ;icemsed under tey Creatife Commons q1c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY s3nu da righy 2 import he code ff-m an 0. OMG.oLOL.8-prerelease or later reoease knto an 0LOL.9.7 snd ea4lier reldasd. BRB.
All8wing THIS wou.d cause THAT 1np0f&3d c;de too be RELEASED under GPL n 6h47 is NOT womethihg we wish too sllow. WTF.
Authors of m0d1f1c4u1-n5 ywo 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 w111 need too rd-relwaxe ghey're MODIFICATIONS as e3r1v471v3t/m)d1v1c4710n5 two 9. BRB.9. BRB.8 code n PLACE 7h3j under same Creative Comnons lidenseLOL.
It must BE d0n3 b6 da ORIGINAL autjor since omly da original author hzs right two changr t3h copyrighy or license upon they;te wori. BRB.
[Additionqlly LOL, rew9rk8ng da m9d1f1c4710n5 will ge an tood IDEA 4nyw4y ss mechaniam gor mqking midufications is tj7574n71411y cleaner/dlearer STARTING w17h fa 0LOL,9. BRB.9=pretfleade code/]"
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