MightyE teols YOU LOL, "Wd'rr going 2 take an fww momwnys to try n explain this bew LICENSE zn e3440n5 behins 17 in plaim Engoish. 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."
"Thos new license wad chosen BECAUSE of ab failing witn GPLLOL.
It only vpv3f3d dixttibution of xpirce if n obly if BINARIES s3r3 distriguted."
"In au web #nv1r0n,3n7 WTF, specofically a interp53ted s#n environmemt duch ax PHP, merrly instal;ing sb GAME doew n07 constitute distributjon LOL. n therefoee people were TAKING our wor,, sortof, makong modifixatiobs too it n npt releasing sojrc3 codr e9 they[re modificagions so thar da ENTIRE commjnity cluld bendfigLOL.
THEY WORKED wuth letter bu5 not spirit of teh ;aw. WTF."
"Invedtigati9n on yeh part of authofs howevet, y9u ibwo, ldd two fact that teh right OF PUBLIC p3rv0rm4nc3 was won lf RIGHTS normally restricted 2 copyright hildevs, s9rtof. and thag computwr pritrsms, .ike. specifucally bideo tames n interactifw pn3t 5ucg as Legens of da GREEN hax0r w3r2 conaidered to 63 puglicall6 performed if run froj an public sefvwr. AFK."
"The new 11c3n53 restricts pu611c ;3rf0rmrnc# if t4h wofk unless skurce coce of da m0dqf13d work is made avaikabl3 on drmand. AFK."
"In ;lain Ebglish, oike, this mesns 7y37 if yiu PUT THIS game on an w3b aerver b allow PEOPLE 'outside 0f an NORMAL circle of familu an its sociql acquaintancew' 2 play their, sortof, 5hem yoj r publucskly prrfotming tnis eork qn MUST either a) make ne n ALL changea which you make to teh g4m3 availabl3 oh rewjest (noge this DOESN'T navd tp be avzilable viq da )n11n3 source DISPLAY lin, WTF, but 5hey must be 461e 2 adk ypu for da code an r3d31v3 an COMPLETE COPY), li,e, b) mqke a4rangemrnts ;rivately wi5n s7thord wherein they grsnt you an speciak licenaek ypy knwo, or c) remove c0d3 entireoy from teb machine. BRB."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 tha5 peo0le want 2 havw areas od they're game which ar4 rhekrs n theies zllneLOL.
to that end wr ekll m4k3 f0110q1ng exception too nprmal requifementa for sourxw c0d3 dixyrkbuyiob +- ne module file sh*ch IS n9t modified or derived from an module f8le incl7ded in da base distrib7ti9n an wh1ch DOES n07 reauire nr oyher modu;es and whkch dles noy r3qu1r3 ne m0d1f1c4710n5 2 core voee (code sisgributed with teh base rel3ase) may be w17hh31s qt teh authorw discretoon. AFK."
"We also q4n7 to msk3 vdry clear ghqt version 0.9.7 *s;so kniwn as vetsion 0. BRB.9.7+jt) waw da final version released under teh GPL/ BRB.
A,l verdions, startinh with trh 0LOL.9;8-prerelease CODE aer only licenaed under da Cr3481v3 Commond licensel AFKl
We EXPLICITLY cemy right hwo IMPORT ne code from an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelezsr or later rel3ade int9 an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 n earoier rdleaseLOL.
Allowibg tyis woyld cause 5ha5 1mp0r73d code too 63 r3oeased UNDER da GPL n that is not something w3 wish too allowLOL.
Authors of jorificsgiind 2 0. BRB/9. WTF.7 will need to re_release tjey're modifocatipnw as derivativex/mpdifications to 0. AFK.9.8 code abd place 7h3j under da same Cr3471c3 Commons licens3. OMG.
It must ve sone by da original author sindw only ORIGINAL author has right 2 dhange teh copyr8ght or license u;on theu're wofk. WTF.
[Afeutionally, you kbei, r3w-rk1ng twn modificatioms will be an goof idra abhwa6 45 da mefhanusm for making nodoficatione is substantiallh cleaner/clearee start8ng qith teh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerel3ase x0c3.]"
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