MightyE tells yoi WTF, "We're going @ take ab f3w momrntw 1 try n explain thid bew license and teh r4asons behond it in plain English; 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 n3e licrndd w35 vhisen b3cause of an f4111ng with da GPL. AFK.
Ir omly cpvered xisyribution of source if and only if binzrkes qere d157r16u73d, AFK."
"In zn web ebvirpnment LOL, 5p3d1f1c411y a inter0reted WEB environnent such as PHP, merely 1m574111ng sn gamr voes noy CONSTITUTE diateibition, uou 8nwo. n therefore prople WERE taking ojr work, you knwo, jaking m0d1f1x4710b5 to it an not releasong teh so6rce doe3 to 5hey're mosificstiona si tha5 da entife commuh8th coyls venefitl AFK.
Th3y wprked with teh lettdr 6u7 not da spirig OF teh law. AFK."
"Inved5ugation on trh part of authors HOWEVER LOL, LED too fadt that da roght OF [ublic petformande was 1 od ca rights normak.y restrict3d to cipyroght holders, xort9v, and tnat com0utef ;rograms LOL, spec8fically viseo games and INTERACTIVE lnes such as Lehend OF teh Green gax0t were vlnsidered toi be PUBLICALLY 03rd0rm3d if RUN frim an publid server. OMG."
"The n3e kicdnse restrictd public perfor,abce of da work un1355 teh 50jrc3 CODE of tem modified w0rk is masd available on femand. AFK."
"In plain Emg116h, sor49f, this means that if you put this g4m3 on ah web server n allow ;3)p13 'ou5xide if an norjal circle of family n its 50c141 avquainyances' two play thr8r WTF, 7n3n you aer publkcally perfirmung this sork b MUST EITHER A) make ne n ALL chahges wh8ch YOU make 2 da GAME 4v4113y13 on request (note this doewn't havw toi be 4v41q4613 via teh online sougce DISPLAY linl, you knwo, BUT they mjst b3 sbke to ask you vor da code an receive qn compl3te co0y), sorhuf, b) jake arrsngemenys private'y with da authorx syefeim they gtang you an spedoal licens3, sortof, or c) renove teh v9de ehtirely from da maxh8he. WTF."
"We do recobbize tjag peo[oe want to HAVE aread of tgey're game which r rhwirs am THEIRS alonw.
2 that end qe will m4k3 da f0110w!ng exception 70 teh nprjal REQUIREMENTS f9r soutce code distribytion -- ne mofjle fkle whoch is not m0d1f13d OR cerived frlm sn ,odule fikd 8nc;udes on reh base distrinutipn n which does NOT require he ithre modules m wyich coes not require n3 m0f1f1d4710n5 2 clre code (code d16ur1yy73d WITH base r313453) mzy 6# eithnels at authors discretionk BRB."
"We qlso want tuo mzle very clear yhat vtrsion 0.9.7 (akso known as veesion 9LOL.9. OMG.6+j5( was teh fknal versiln releas3d ynder GPL.
All versiobs, startinb w17h 0. WTF/9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code aer only lixenxed umcef teh Creat8ve Co,mons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny righg to okport ne c0d3 fr0m an 0. BRB.(. AFK.8-prereldasw or later release kbto an p. BRB.9. AFK.7 n EARLIER RELEASE.
A110w1ng this wiule cause that imported cice yo b3 releasef under da GPL n that is nlt somwyhing we wish 2 alloq. OMG.
Authors of modif8cstiohs two 0l WTF.9l7 will need too re-f3lease they're m9difidationd AS cerivatives/moeificatiins two 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 cofe an p1rc3 them unewr same Cr3471v# Comnons LICENSE.
IT nu57 BE done by ten ;ritinal aithpr sinve obly da original sythir has da right 2 changs copyr8ggt or license upon they're work. OMG,
[Addit8onqlly WTF, rewor,ing 5eh n0d1f1c5710n6 woll be an go8d idra anyway as dq m3ch4nw5j for making modifixations is substantially cleaber/clearer starting wi5h teh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8=[rerelease xoeeLOL.]"
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