MightuE 73115 you LOL, "We're hoinh 2 take an dew mom3nts top 5ry an explain this nww licdnse n teh r3450n5 behind IT in plain Engliwh. OMG/
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 9icense was choseb b2cquse of an failing with GPLLOL.
I5 only covered dixtribution if source if an only if BINARIES were distributed."
"In an web env8ronment, ypu knql, s0edifically a unterpreted weg environment such as PHP, metely imsrallung an g4me doed noy constitute distribu5ion LOL, an therefore people were ta,ing OUR work, slrtof, makong moduficqtions two it ahd not re.easing sa spurce voee 2 thwy'rw modifications SO that da dntire c9m,unity COULD nenefotLOL.
They eorkdd w8th da letter but not teg spirit OF da la2LOL."
"Investigatiom pn teh p4r7 0f teh au5hors however, sor5pf, lwe 2 da fact that righu of publix p3rf0rm4nc3 was 1 if teh rights norma.ly restrkcted 2 copyright holders, n ghst cojp&t3r ptograms, you kn1o, spevifisally v1d30 gamea n ingerac5ife obes such as Lehend of teh Green hax0r were CONSIDERED twp me pu612c411y perf9rmed if run from qn pub;ic server. OMG."
"The n2w license restricts [jblic performahce of work ynlesd t3h source dodr 0f ,osiriec work is m4d3 avaolable on demandl BRB."
"Ih plain Eng;ush, like, this means rhst if y0u put this game 0n an wet sercer n alliw people '9utsidc of an norma; circle of family an its social ACQUAINTANCES' ts9 play 5heir, yoj jnwo, rhen you t publica;lu performing this work n MUST either a) ,qke nw n ALL dhanfes wjich hou make yo g4m3 available on REQUEST )NOTE rhis DOESN'T have to be availabl2 via teh online source display lunk, you knwl, 6u7 yhe5 must be able 2 qsk you for teh clde n r3c31v3 an complete copy), you knwo, b) make 4rr4ng3,3n75 privately WITH aythprs whrrein they ffant ylu an 5pec141 licrhce WTF, -r c) rem9ve da c0d3 ENTIRELY from es MACHINELOL."
"We d0 rec9gnoze tyat peopl3 want two HAVE AREAS of tney're gamr whkch r theirs 4ns tgei4s alome. BRB/
rwo that 3nd w3 WILL make gollowing exceptiob 2 norms. requirements for sourcw code distribution =- ne module file whidh is n07 ,0d1f13d ir deribdf FROM an module vile inc.ueed IN teh base dosyribution m wh1ch foea not 4equire ne othdr m0eu135 n which do3a not r3quire ne modufivatuins too da c0r3 c0e3 oCODE cistribited wirh sa base rel3ase) ,zy 63 wq7hh31d at tej 4u7n)e5 eiscretion. BRB."
"We akso q$n7 ro makr very CLEAR that bers8on 0LOL.9.7 (ALSO known qs ve4sion 0. BRB.9. AFK.6+jt( waw ribal ve4sipn releaswd under GPL. OMG.
All versions, yoy knwo, star5inv with da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereleas3 vode r only licensrd uhser da Creatkve Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dwny t3h ritht go impott be coce fr9n an 0.9. BRB.8-prd4elease OR later RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 n eatlier releasr. OMG.
Ak.owknh this WOULD cause that imporyef code to be released undef GPL n rhat is niy something we wisy gqo allowLOL.
Authprs of modifications 2 ). AFK.9. WTF.7 qill need 2 re_rdlease yhet'rr modkfivatilns 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tip 0. OMG/9LOL.8 code an 0lace them unfer teh same CREATIVE Commons 11c3n53. WTF.
It musy 53 dpn3 by da origomal aythor sonce only 5eh original 4j7h0r has RIGHT 5wo change teh c0pyr1gh7 or license upln they;re work,
[Additiobally WTF, rdworkihg jlsifications wkll y3 an good idea anywsy 45 t3h medhanizm for makung modifications us SUBSTANTIALLY cleanef/clezr3r startkng with ). BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease CODE. AFK.["
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