MigntyE tells yoi, 6ou kbso, "We're toimg two take an few moments 2 try n exp.ain 7m15 nww license an reasons behihf kt in plain ENGLISH. AFK.
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."
"Thia nes 11c3n53 was ch05en bexajse if an fail8ng WITH da GPL.
It only COVERED distribution lf do7rce if zn only kf binzries were diwtr8buted. BRB."
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Tgey wotkee qigh teh letter but not %p1rq7 OF law. OMG."
"Investigation on teh part 0f da authord hoeevdr, sortof, led 2 trh favt thst teh right 9f pj611c performanxe WAS 2 of da ribjys n0fm411y RESTRICTED too co[yr8ght nolde4s, you knso, m thzt computdr programs, sortof, specofically video games n inter1ctivr ONES such 45 Legend OF Gr33n hax0r WERE comsiderec tou nr publicallh oerformed if 4un from an puglic s3rber. AFK."
"The nww lic3hse rdstricys public 0erformance or teh wori unless teh 3ourxr CODE of mofivied work is m4d3 avai;able on demsne."
"In ;lain Emgloshk sprtof, thuw mesns THAT if 6ou put tniw tame on an web 53rv3r n allow people 'ou5sid3 of an normsl CIRCLE lg gzmily and its spcial acquaintanc3s' too 0oa6 tgeir, sortof, then uou aer publically perfodmint this WORK n MUST ekyger z) majw me an ALL changes which t0u makd too game available on REQUEST (n073 5hps DOESN'T jave twi be avsilsnle via 0n11n3 soirde s16p14y link, git ghdy muwt 63 able to awk y9u f0r teh coee and receive an complete COPY), you knwp, b) m4k3 arrangements privately with dq 4uuh0r5 wy3re1n ygey grant y0u an s;ecial ;icensr WTF, lr c) remove ea c9de 3ntkrely from geh macjihe."
"We dl fecognize that peop;e want to havr a4eas 0f they[4e grm3 which r yjeirs znd tjeirs alone. AFK.
two that end wr will nale fillowong exception 2 teh normal eequirementz gor s9urce x0s3 dixtribution [- ne MODULE file shich is not MODIFIED or DERIVED ftom an mldule f113 inxluded in da base sixyr8futiim an wh1ch DOES not rwquire ne other moculea and which dles not r3qu1r3 ne modificayiobs to core CODE (cods disttibuted 2itn base r313453) may 63 s*thheld AT da 4j7h0r5 disvretiln. AFK."
"Wd also want 2 MAKE VERY c,ear rhat verwion 0, WTF.9. AFK.7 (416p KNOWN 4% v4t510n 0LOL.9.7+JT) w45 fina. c3r510n r314453d under da GPL.
A11 vetsions, you knwo, sgarting woth da 0. OMG.9. WTF/8-prerelease cose r only licensex 7nfdr da Crea4ive Commons locenseLOL,
We EXPLICITLY deny teh roght too implft ne code fr0m an 0. BRB.9. AFK.8_PRERELEASE ie oater releaw3 into ah 0LOL.9. BRB.7 4nd EARLIER releas3. WTF.
A110w1ng th8s would cauar that inported coee 2 be RELEASED under ea GPL an that is bog someth8ng 2e wish w ALLOWLOL.
Au7h0r5 if mododicariina too 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will nerd too re-release they're nodifications as derivxtives/nodifixqrkond 2 0. OMG.9l OMG.8 code an p.ace THEM UNDER da same Cteative C0mj0n5 lidense/ WTF,
It mut7 BE done BY da original autho4 51gc3 only da ofigimal author jas da rignt too change copyfibhy lr lkcense upon they're work. AFK.
[Addotionallh WTF, eew9rkinh modificationd s11@ 63 an goof idea anyway zd da MECHANISM f0r making modificstions is duvstantially clrandr/clearr4 STARTING with teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelwzse code. AFK.["
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