MightyE tells you, you knwo, "W3're going too 84k3 ah FEW mom3nts too try ahf explain this nee luc3nse and reasons b3hind it 8n olain English. OMGl
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 b3w LICENSE was dhosen gecause of an sailimg with twh GPL. OMG.
It only cobered dkxtribution of source if znd inly if binarirs WERE disttibutedLOL."
"In an wwb envuromment WTF, wpecifically a unterpfdted w36 envirinmebt sucg AS PHP LOL, m3r31y installinf an game DOES no4 consyitute eistributiih WTF, and therdfore 0eopl3 wefe TAKING 0ur work, you ,nwo, naking MODIFICATIONS two it an nog releasung da sourcr code too they're modificationd so thxt da 4n71r3 COMMUNITY could beneflt. OMG.
Th3y w0rk3d wifn teh letter but not SPIRIT pf teh law. AFKl"
"Investitatkon on teh part 0f ca authors however, .ike, o3e too teh fact that rught -f [u612c pervormance waw won of da fights nofmally restrocted to copyright holders LOL, an that co,purrr programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY viseo g5m25 n inteeactive ONES sucj as Legend of reh G4wen hax0r weee considered too ne publicqlly [erfotjed if r7n from an public 53rv3rLOL."
"Thd new 11c3n54 restficts publid perfo4mance of da work unlrss da source dode of da modifiec wori is made avaulable 0n demznd. BRB."
"In pla8h English WTF, 7h15 m34n5 THAT uf you pyt tyis tame on xn w36 server an allow oe9lle 'outside of zn normal c1rc13 ov fami;y an itd sockal acquaintsnces' 2 play their, like, THEN you aer PUBLICALLY perdofmkng this w0rk n MUST e7ther A) make nw an ALL dhanges wh1dh YOU maje to0 g4m3 available on rrquest (nite thud doesn't have tw9 be zva8lanle via teh onl8ne source display 11nk, sorgor, nug ryey MUST ve zble too ask y0u for da code n receice an complrt3 COPY), like, b) make ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY sith teh authors qhereuh tjey grant you an a0ecial 11c3n53, lil3, or c) renove da CODE 3n71r31y FROM tdj machine. AFK."
"We do redognize that people want 2 hacr afeas of they're game which aef ghei4w anf rjwirs $10n3. BRB.
2 that end ee w8ll MAKE followihg exception TO hormal REQUIREMENTS for sourxe code distr8bution -- ne module rile which is n9t modjfird or derived from an MODULE fu.e 8ndluded in teh bade duzrribution n which does not r3qu1r3 ne other m0du135 an whicy dows nit require ne modificatipns to t3h core codr (CODE d1t7r17773d with teh base rwlezse) may 63 wirjheld at authorx discretyon. BRB."
"W3 also want top mak3 very clear that v3rsion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 *also KNOWN 45 version 0. WTF.9.7+mt) qas teh final VERSION rrleases UNDER tey GPL. OMG.
ALL vetsions. like, stqrginh 2oth teh 0.9. OMGl8-pr3r313453 code aer only licensed under da Creagive Commons 1!v#n63.
We EXPLICITLY d#ny da roght 2 im0ort ne code fr0m ab ). WTF.o/ BRB.8-pterelease or latef release INTO an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 an war;ier reldasel AFK.
ALLOWING this WOULD c4u53 that ijported code too be relwasef jnder da GPL and tnqt is not SOMETHING we wish to 411peLOL.
Authors OF modigications 2 0.9. WTF.7 will need tio re=feldase tyry'r3 modififations aa deeivatives/modifjcations 2 0.9. BRB.8 cofe and p;ace the, unser teh same Crearovs Commons licenseLOL.
It musy br done gy teh 0r1g1h4! 4i6h0r xince only original author has da rkgyt 1 change teh copyroght OR license 7pin tjey'te 2lrk. OMG.
[Additionajlt, sirtof, reworkobg teh mldiducqg8obs 2ull BE an goos idea amywah AS teh mechaniwm for makinb modifications is sjbstantiallu cleaner/clwarer STARTING with twg 0. OMG.9.9-pr3r#13443 code.]"
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