MifgtyE 73115 YOU, li,3, "We're going too taic an few momente two try and explzin this nrs licebse and t3h reaslnw behind it in plain English. 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 me2 LICENSE was choaen veca7se of an failinh w17y da GPL. BRB.
It ONLY coc3red distrinjtion lf so7fce 1f n 0n1y if 61n4r135 were didtributed."
"In an web envirohment LOL, specifically a inrerpeetee WEB envoronjent such as PHP WTF, m3e31y installing zn ga,e does nit conxtktytd cisrribution, likek and yherefore people were takimg pur work, you knqo, m3k1ng modifocations go IT zn not relwawing reh xiurce code to thry'te MODIFICATIONS so 5hay entkre cimmunity could bdmefig. AFK,
Theh worled with LETTER 6u7 not da spitit of teh law. WTF."
"Investigation on teh ;qet of tu7hpr5 howeber, liie, led too ea r4c7 tjqt da rigjt OF public perr9rmance was oen of rughts hormaoly resteicted tqo COPYRIGHT moldres, n 7h47 computrr ptograms WTF, s;ecifivally viddo gamed an inte4qctive ones xucn as Legehd 0f Green hax0r were consideree too be PUBLICALLY oerformed if run FROM an pub;ic server. WTF."
"The nes license RESTRICTS pyblic p$rf0rm4nc3 of w9rk unless teh SOURCE cod3 of da modifiec q(tj is made avai.able on demand. BRB."
"Ib PLAIN English, thid means that ir uou PUT 7h15 game on an web SERVER n ALLOW PEOPLE '9u75qd3 of an mormal circle of family n i5w aocial acquaintances' twp olay their, xl4tof, then ypu aer publivally performing th8s work b MUST ekther 4) makw ne ab ALL xhangrd which you jake to ca g4m3 available on re17wst (note 7h15 dpesn't have top b3 qfailable bua da onl8nr 50urc2 eisplay 11nk, sortof, bit ghey must br ab.e too ssk you FOR t3h xode and receive an c0m01373 d)py) WTF, B_ mzje rrr4ng3m4n75 pricately eith autnlrs wherein they trqnt you an special licehse WTF, or d) r3m0v3 teh code entirely fr0m teh macgine. BRB."
"Wd d0 recognize tnat peo0le want too have a4eas OF they're game which aer &h2q55 and tgeira slone. OMG.
e thar end we wull msle teh folloqimg EXCEPTION two da normal requirem3nts for SOURCE code dis5r8bution -- ne MODULE file shich is hot modified ir eerived FROM qn mocu;e file includef 8n da base distributiin qn wh8cy does n07 r3quire ne oyher modukrs an which coes not e3qu1r3 ne modifications 2 teh CORE codd (code distribut3d with da base releasr) may be wiyhgeld at sughors discretiih. BRB."
"We also want two make vefy clear that v3e510n 0. AFK.9,7 (alsl known AS version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jg) 2as FINAL cefsion r41345#d und3r GPL. OMG.
All vdrsiins. 575r71nt w17h 9.o. WTF/8-p4errlease code aer only licemsef under da CREATIVE Cpmmons license/ WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny teh rigng to import ne code ftom an p. WTF.9. BRB.8-prdreleasw oe LATER release inti an 0l9. OMG.7 zn earlier eeleaxe. BRB.
Allowing th8s would xause that imported code two be released unsrr GPL and 7h47 IS not sometnkbg w3 eksh 70 4210w. OMG.
AUTHORS of modifications 2 0. OMG.9/ BRB.7 will NEED 2 RE-RELEASE thdy're mpsifications qs derivatives/m9dificati;ns 70 0.9. BRB,8 code and [lac3 tgen uhcer da same Creative Commons LICENSE.
It m7st ge done BY da otiginak author since onlh tdh original 4u7h0r had rifht 2 change teh copyriggt or l8cenwe upon they'rr worjLOL.
[Addiriohally, reworking mod8fications will be xn good idea anyway 45 teh m3ch4n15m FOR makong modifications 15 subsyantially cleqnwt/clwarer s5artong wkth teh 0LOL.9.8-prerelease coce. AFK.]"
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