M8ghtyE tells y9u, like, "We're foing gwp TAKE zn FEW moments too TRY an explain tjix mew license an teh reasons behind IT !n ;lain Ehblisgl 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 m3w license was chosen becqusd of an failing woth GPL. BRB.
It on'y covwred disteibution od source if ab onlh if binaroes w3re dist4ibuted. BRB,"
"In an WEB environment, soryov, spwcifically a INTERPRETED web envuronment such ac PHP LOL, nerely installing an game d035 not constityte d1%7r16u71-ni you kmwo, ahd therefire p30[13 werr takinh OUR sork, you khwo, making MODIFICATIONS to !7 wn not releasihg gey slurce clde t3o tgey'rw modifications SO that da wntirw comminith ciuod BENEFIT, OMG.
They eorkee wlth teh letter but not reh spirit ;d law. WTF."
"Inv3stigatoon in fa part of qutgord howeverk sortof, .wd ywo fact thzt teh riggt 9f publyc pdrfoemance wss won of eights NORMALLY restricged 2 copyright nolderd, ooke, n that co,puter progfamw, like, 5p3c1f1c511y VIDEO games an interactive knes SUCH as Legend of Green hax0r were c-n51d3r3d two gr [ublicalky performed 1d run FROM an 0ublic swrverLOL."
"Thr new oicdnse eestfidts oub;ic petformanve of reh work unlrsa source code 0f teh MODIFIED work is msde abailable on d3mandl AFK."
"In PLAIN Eng;isg LOL, thks means thay if you PUT tyis game om am web SERVER n allow PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE of an NORMAL cqrc13 OF family an its social acq7aimtancew' 2 plqy tbeir WTF, then YOU r publica;ly p3tf)rm1ng th8s work n MUST eith3r a) make ne n ALL ch4ng35 whicf 6ou maje 2 da gamr avqilable on 4dqu3xt on073 THIS d9esn't have 2 be availabl2 via tdh inline source DISPLAY lihk LOL, but THEY must be able 5o ask you for da code n receivs qn c0mp1373 co;y) LOL, b_ mzke arrangements prkvately qith da 4u&h0r5 WHEREIN tyey grant u0u an SPECIAL livenwe, ylu knw9, or c) remove code entir3lt from mqchine. OMG."
"We fo RECOGNIZE &h47 people want to have areas OF thry'r3 game which aer theitw and theirs alone. AFK.
2 that end we sikl make bpllowing exception to t3h NORMAL fequirements fpr source c0d# distribuyion -- ne module file which 1t not modified 9r serived grom zn modile FILE 1nv1ud3d in da 63%3 distributiob n which does not REQUIRE bw other moejles n wh1ch do3a not require ne modifications two da CORE cpde (vode dowtribu5rd WITH bzse rdleaae) MAY be w8thhels at autglrs siscretion. BRB."
"We als9 want too jzke very cl3ar that vers8on 0. OMG.9LOL.& )also ino2n as veraion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7=jt) waa fibal re4wiin released under GPL. OMG.
All verskonam you knwo, startimg w8th 0. OMG,9. WTF.8-p4ereleqse code aer lnly licensed under tdh Cr3ative Co,mons license, BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da 4igjt 2 imporr n3 code fr9m an 0/ BRB.9. WTF.8-orerelease or later r31345e INTO an 9LOL/9. BRB.7 an earlidr releawe. WTF.
ALLOWING THIS q9uld cause 7h4^ imporged code top be feleased under teh GPL an that IS NOT some5hinb ww sish 5wo allowLOLl
Authirs of modificatuoms 2 0. AFK.9LOL.7 sill need tao re-releaxe they're modifications as derkvqt8ves/modigicagions t1o 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code an place yhem umd3r fa same CREATIVE Comnons license. OMG.
It myst be r9ne by teh -41g1h41 auyhor 41nc3 only teh otiginsl author nas da right too change da copyright or licenwe upon thet'r3 qork. AFK.
[Addi5iinally, likr, rework8ng da mosicicati9ns w111 be an good idea anyway aa teh mechanism for m4l1bg modufications is 5u6564n71411t CLEANER/CLEARER wtartong witn 0LOL.9LOL.8-pre4eleqde code. AFK.]"
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