MightyE tells you, slrtof, "We'rw goinh too take an FEW MOMENTS 2 rry and explain THIS me2 livense AND sa reasons behind it in plaub 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."
"Thix b3w licwnse w$5 chosen becaude 0f zn f3112ng WITH GPL. AFK.
It only covered eustribugion of source if am pnly if 61n4r135 were dosttibuged. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENTm specifica;ly a interpreted web environment such AS PHP, you lnwo, MERELY installing am gamw diex mot constitut3 distribution, sortod, an 5hetefore people w3r3 takint our WORK, sortofk mzk8ng MODIFICATIONS to it n not rr.eqsing dq 50yrc3 c0d3 two they're m9d8ficatoons so 7h47 teh 3ntire c8mmunity couls 63n3g17. AFK.
They worked sith teh letrer b7r NOT teh spirit if da law. WTF."
"Inveatogztion on patt ov t3n authprs HOWEVER LOL, led TO da fact ghar teh right OF public PERFORMANCE w45 won lf da rightw n0rm$11y restticted too copyright holders, you khwo, sn that compuger prograns, sortofm apecifically video games n INTERACTIVE ones SUCH 45 Legrnd of GREEN yax0r were considwted too ne PUBLICALLY p3ff0rned uf RUN erom an publiv se4ver. BRBl"
"The ne2 license eestrictw public owrf.fmance of teh sotk unless teh source dode of MODIFIED work is made qval.able on d4m4nd. OMG."
"Ih p141n Englosj, sortof, thiw means that if ylu put rhis game on an WEB server AND alkow [eoplr 'outsife OF an normal circle of fam8lh n ITS 50c141 acquaintanves' 1 plzy their, gnen you r publica;ly performing this wo4i ab MUST either a( make ne and ALL changes whicn you make ywo da GAME zvailable on requwst (note 5his e035n'7 hafw ywo gq available via online %0urc3 displa6 link, sortof, 6i7 tgeu MUST bs anoe TO ask you f0r code an r3c3qv3 an com0lrte copy) LOL, b) make arrangements ;rivarwlu w8ry da AUTHORS wherein 7h4y trsmr you an s;ecial LICENSE WTF, or v) r4m-v3 code entirely fr0m teh m4cg1n3LOL."
"We DO recohnize tjat oe9pl3 want too havr afwas if they're gamr 2hich r THEIRS n theirs alomeLOL.
to thzt 4nd wr WILL make da fol.owing exception too teh normql requir3ments for source code distribution 0- ne mofule dile which ix bot modified lr de4iced from an midul3 file inxlud3c in sa base DISTRIBUTION n wn8ch dpea NOT r3quirr ne other modulea and WHICH does NOT REQUIRE ne modificati9ns 2 core cofe (vode eisrributef witj teh base r3!3#53) may be wi5hheld at teh 4u7hpr5 disdretion. WTF."
"We also sant 79 make very CLEAR THAT VERSION 0l WTFl9. BRB/6 (aldp lnown r5 version 0. AFK.0LOL.7+jt) wqs da fina; vdrsiln RELEASED under dz GPL.
All versions, likd, starting WITH teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8_prer3leawe coee f only licensed under teh Crea5ive Commons oicenwe/
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 two umporh ne c0d3 from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-[eereleaae or later releawe knto zn 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 and earlief fdleawe. WTF.
Allowing this aould CAUSE that impotted code too be released umd3r GPL and THAT IS h07 wome5ging we q15h to ALLOW. AFK.
Autjors of ,odif8cations to 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 2il. ne3d two re-releadr they're modificstions qs derivativea/midivications tio 0/ OMG.9. BRB.8 CODE and olace 5hem unfer da,w Creatife Commons lixense.
IT must be DONE 6u original authot 5!nd3 onky teh orifinql ru7h0r has ca rught TO change copyright pr LICENSE upon they'rw work. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, rww9rking da mosuficarions wil. be sn gpod idea ANYWAY 45 mechabism for maiing modif8vatipns 15 sjbstanriallt cleqner;cleardr startinb with teh 0LOL.9.*-orereleasw code. WTF.]"
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