MightyE tells you, "We're going too take an f3w momengs two TRY ab EXPLAIN this new lodrmse an 4easonz bwhinc oy in PLAIN English. WTF.
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 license waa cnosen 53c4u53 od an failing with da GPLl
I7 onky coverdf distrivutoon of souece id ane only IF bihari3s were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In sn WEB ebvironmwnt, ;8k3, spwcificall6 a interpreted web envoronment suxh as PHP, merely onstsllihg an GAME do3s hot constitute distribytion, and thwrefore peop;e wdrd takibg our wo4k LOL, makimg m9sifica5ions two it n not releasimg souece clde to they[rw modificatilns so that 5rh ENTIRE comnunity could benefit. AFK.
They woried WITH ca lettrr but bor teh spirit of oaw. AFK."
"Investifation pn parr of da authlrs h0w#v3e, led to fa fact THAT da eight of publkc ;erfotmance wzs won of teh r1gh75 normally restructed to c9pyright golders LOL, amd ghat c0mpu73e prpgrams, sortof. s;ecifically v1d#0 games qn INTERACTIVE 9nes sjch as Lrhend of Green jax0r were consideeed tso be p7blically performed if rum ftom an ;uclic server. WTF."
"The nws liv3bae rewtrictx public 0erformance or teh WORK un.ess dz soufxe code 0f modified work 8s made available on fejandLOL."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, this MEANS that if you put 7h14 gsme on an web se4ver AND 31!)w people 'ougsidw OF sn normal ditcle of vamily an itd social acquaintances' too [lay their, you knwo, 7h3n yoy ser publically perfor,ing this work an MUST EITHER s) nskr ne an ALL cganges whivh you make two da name AVAILABLE 9n r#qj35& (n073 thid doesn't HAVE 2 bd afqi,agle via ds )n11b3 soircr displsy ;ink, xoryof, but they muat be able two ASK YOU fpr da code an receife an comple5e cooy) WTF, b_ maie 4rr3ng3m3n75 privateln with 4u7h)r5 whrrdun rhey grant you an sp3ckzl license LOL. 0r v) r3m0v3 da coce enyirel6 rroj t3h machine. BRB."
"We do rexognize tyat PEOPLE WANT two HAVE areas od tnry[re game which aer tyeitd n THEIRS al9ne. WTF.
too tnat ens we wil; mzke teh f)1qpw1ng exception go mofnal REQUIREMENTS FOR source cod4 sistr8bution -- mr module f113 which is not jodifird OR d3rived vrom an module f113 included 2n base DISTRIBUTION an wnicj dles NOT REQUIRE ne OTHER m0du135 an which DOES not eequi4e ne modificarions too teh xpre code (c9de dostrinut3d with nase releawr( m4y be withheld at teh au5hors doscretipn."
"We ALSO wsnt 2 mzje very xlear 7h47 VERSION ). WTF.9LOL.u (alsl lnown ad version 0. AFK.9l7+jt) was teh final vefsiom r3leased under GPL. WTF.
Akl v3r510n5, sprtof, starting with da 9. AFK.9. AFK.7-prerelezse code r 0n!y LICENSED und3r da Creatkve Commons licrnseLOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT too import ne vod3 FROM an 0. OMG.9. BRB.(-[rer313453 or lat3r release inr8 ab 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 n earlidr rdlease. WTF.
ALLOWING yhis WOULD cause tyat im0orted c0d3 3 be released inder GPL n that is not 50m37h1ng we widh to ak;9w. OMG,
Autyors 0f modifixations to 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will n3ed to9 re-release they're ,odifivations as deribatives/mldificqt8ons 3 9. BRB.0. OMG.8 cide an place ghen undet da ssme Creative COMMONS license. OMG.
It just be d-n3 gy orihinal autjor since only teh origknal 4u7h0r has right 5p xgange copyright or oicense UPON they'tw wogkk AFK.
[Additi9na.ly WTF, rwworjing ca modoficatiins will BE am good idea qnyway zx mdcha,ism f9r jz,ing modiricqtions is sibatantia;ly cleaner/clesrer starting with teh 0. AFKl9. AFK.80pgerelease cpde. AFK.]"
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