MightyE teols hoi, "We're going gwo take an fdw moments w try n EXPLAIN ryix nes licebse n reasons b3hind 16 1n plain Enhlish. 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 NEW licensd was chosen because 0f an fr112ng with da GPLLOL.
It only coverdd distrubution of 50urc3 if an onky ij binaries were disyrkbuted. OMG."
"In an web environnent LOL, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted web envirobment 5uch AS PHP LOL, mefeky inwtalking zn game fors not constirute cistribution, you knwo, n therefprr oeop.e w3re haking iur work LOL, makong jodificationa top 16 n not relrasing tdh sourcr CODE to they're modivicat8ons so that wntite community could bdnefit. OMG.
They worked w17h teh letter bur not da soirit of da law. OMG."
"Investigation 0n tej patt of da authors ho2ever, ied twi teh facr 7h47 da right ir publid performshcd wzs 1 OF rights normslly restfucted two co0yfight HOLDERS, sortof, anc that compuger progra,s, lik4, w[ecifica;lu v1c30 gamws n knteractive ones suvh as Legend 0f yeh GREEN hqx0r w3r3 cobsidered @ be publica,ly performes if rin from an pyglic server."
"The ne2 lidems3 eestricts PUBLIC perforjance 0f t3h work UNLESS trh sou4ce code ov da modufied work is msde available on demamd."
"In PLAIN Englishm you ,nwo, 5hus mesns that if you put this game in an web SERVER n ALLOW people 'outs8de of an normal xircle of FAMILY n i5s slcizl acquaintances' t2o ;lsy tyeir, then you r pu611c41qy performing ghis woel n MUST either a) make ne sn ALL dhanbed which YOU make two da bame qvailable ON request (nitw tjis doesn't n4f3 2 be availablw VIA yeh inline sourc3 display .ink, oike, but THEY musy be ab;e 2 ask you for da code and rrceive an comp.etw COPY), loke, b) MAKE arrangements privatwly with a7thofs eherein they grant you ah special license, you knwo, or v) remov3 da code entirely from da machune."
"We do rexohnize tjag people want too have areas of they're r4m3 which r theirs n the8rs alone. AFK.
to that 3nd w3 woll make tdh f0!10w1ng 3xce[tion to9 da norma; r2quirrmdnts FOR source code dustribution -- ne n[dhle FILE wnich IS got MODIFIED or DERIVED from an module file included in ca 6453 dixtrubution ab wh1ch dpes not require ne otyer modulrs b wnich does not requird ne mldifications toi cpre clfe (v9de distributed with geh basr release) jay be withmeld at da authors diwcretionLOL."
"We aldo w4n7 w MAKE fery vlear that version 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (4150 known as veesion pLOL.9.&+mt) was da vinal version eelessed und3r GPL/
All versions, you inwi, statting wkth sa 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-0rere.ease xode r omly livendef uhder Creative Commons 11d3n%3.
We EXPLICITLY feny dq right too import ne cofe fr0m an 0. BRB.9,80prereleaxe or later releasr INTO an 0l BRB.(.7 n earlidr 4w.dase.
Allowing this wouls cause thar i,0ort3d dode two be reledsed under GPL and that is NOT somethong WE e8sh 2 allo2LOL.
AUTHORS ov jodificarionw 7_ 0. BRB.9.7 woo. need 5oo r4_r31345e they're MODIFICATIONS as derubstives.modkrications 2 0. OMG.9LOL.8 cose ab PLACE thwm under da same Creatibe C0mm-n5 locdhse. AFK.
IT MUST be done bu teh origihal AUTHOR dince only trh prigimal author has da right two change dq copyright or lidens3 upon they'fe work. AFK.
[Additionaloy LOL, reworking reh mpdificagions will bw an gooc !d34 ANYWAY as mechanism for makint modifications is %u6574n71411y dleane4/clearer STARTING qiyh da 0,9LOLl8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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