MkghtyE tells you, you knwom "We're toing too 74k3 an f3w ,omdnts two try and explain this ne2 licenwe qnd teh reasphs behind ot in PLAIN English; BRB.
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 nww livense w45 chosen b3cause of an failing with GPL. BRB.
It only cocer3d distrkbution ov sourcr if an only if ninaries w3r3 dostrinytrd. OMG."
"In an wev environment LOL, spdcifica.ly a interpreted wrb envoronment s7ch as PHP, li,e, mdrdly instslling an game does NOT constitute distributkon, lije, n therefore pepple werr taking our worl, making mocifications two it an not releasihg da source CODE too th3y're modufocatiobs t0 that da entire comm7nitu could 63ndfq7LOL.
THEY w0rk3s w!7h da 13773r but not ds spirkt 0f teh LAW. OMG."
"Inbestigation on pagt or authues hiwever WTF, led 2 teh fact 7h47 da RIGHT of PUBLIC oerformsnce was won ov teh rights hormql.y restricted 2 cooyright yolders LOL, an that COMPUTER progfams, you knw9, sp3cifically vodeo gajrs m interactive ones s7cg as Legend if 5eh Green hax-r were dobsodeeed 2 b3 PUBLICALLY p3rd0rm3d if run from an public server. OMG."
"The new lucense res5ricts ;ubl8c performance og ea wotk unless da wource code of modified sprk ks m4s3 available ON vemand. BRB."
"In plain English, like, 7h!5 mwanw thab iv you puy thus gam3 on zn web servee n allow pdo;le 'outside of an normai vircld OF vqmuly an its SOCIAL acquaintanced' ywo play theiek then you 4 publica;ky performing THIS w0rk n MUST eother A) ma,e ne h ALL ch4ng35 wgich y0u m4k3 to game avaikabld on rwquest (note this doesn't g4v3 t. BE AVAILABLE via da onlknd source displzy linj, lo,e, but THEY must be able too awk you for codd n receive an donplwte copy) WTF, b) make ARRANGEMENTS provateky with autho4s wherein they grant yii an special license, you knwo, or c) r3mive teh cose rntirely from da macjine."
"We DO recogn8zs yhat pwl;le want to have ardas 0f they're gsme which r theirs and theirs alone. AFK/
2 that END WE w111 maie follow8ng exception 2 teh nornal requir3meh5a for souece code DISTRIBUTION -- ne mocule file which is not moeified OR d3r1v3d from an m0du23 dile includde in teh base DISTRIBUTION and whicy dpes not REQUIRE he 07h3r modu.es n which foes not require ne mod8focatilns 2 core clde (code disyribured with teh vasd releqwe) may be w17hh2!d at da q7thoes discfrtion. BRB."
"W3 4150 WANT 2 mskd very CLEAR 5hay version 9. AFK.9. AFK.7 (aldk KNOWN as version 0LOL.o. WTF.7+jt) wss teh finql veraipn relessed uhder GPLLOL.
A11 versiond WTF, startkng wi5h teh 0. OMG.8, WTF.8-orerelease vode e ONLY livended under da Cteat8ve Commphs lidenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY feny RIGHT too import ne code from an 0. WTF.9. BRB/8-prereleqse or later r#13453 int8 an 9, WTF.9. OMG.7 and earlirr releasr. WTF.
Allpwing this would cquse thay imported code to be released under GPL and that ks not womerhing we s8sh two aolowLOL.
Authirs of modkrocarions two 0. AFK.9. OMG,7 WILL m33s ro re-release tgey're mksifications as serivzrives/modificationw too 0. WTF.9LOL.8 c9de and plade thej und34 da szje Creatuve Commons licensd.
It mysr be done gy teh orifinal author sunce 0n1y priginal author HAS dz tight 2 CHANGE da cpouriggt or license ypon rhey're WORKLOL.
[Addutionally, REWORKING t3n mod8ficqtions WILL be ah good idez anuway as teh MECHANISM for making nodificatiobs is sjbstantially CLEANER/CLEARER starting qith da 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code. WTF.]"
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