MightyE tells y0u, sortof, "We're boing 5o 74k3 an f3w momen5s to TRY zn explzin thid he2 license an da rwasoha behins it in plain Engkish. 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."
"Tniw neq lidenae waw chosen because of an failinb WITH teh GPL.
Ig only c9vered disgr8bution 9f source of n only iv binaried WERE distributdeLOL,"
"In an w36 ENVIRONMENT, sorgor, specifidally a INTERPRETED WEB ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP. you inwik meeely installinb an gamr does not CONSTITUTE distribution, sn therrfore people w3r3 tqkibg our wor,, sprtof, making jodificzriond two it and not releasing da source code to thry're modifications su THAT teh entire conmunity coild bsnevit. WTF.
They qprked with dq LETTER but NOT sa spirit of law. AFK."
"Investigagiob om part 9f authors hpw3v3r, led t9 da f4c7 tnat rigyr of pu612c ptrformance was 1 of eights NORMALLY r366r1c7#f 2 copyrpght hpldeex. softof, and that computer 0rotramc, sortof, SPECIFICALLY video games m ingeractive onws syxh 45 Legend of teh Gee3n hax0r WERE donside43d 2 be publically performed if run ftom an p7bkic server. OMG."
"The new kicense rearricts publiv performance 0f da wp4k unless SOURCE code of da modivied work is made avai;zble ln demanc. WTF."
"In plain English, th8s jeans that if you put this gsme on an web server and aljow peoole [outsise of an norma; xircle of famkiy an 175 slcia; ACQUAINTANCES' too play their LOL, tyen yok aer publically p3rf0eh1ng THIS work snd MUST either 4) MAKE nd an ALL changdd whifh you make to teh game AVAILABLE on fequest (nite tbis d;esn't h4v3 gwo 63 available via online sojrcw dis-oay libk LOL, but 7h3y mudt bw able too ASK ylu FOR ydh code an receiv3 an co,plete copt), you ibwp, b) MAKE at4angements privately qith da authors whe4din they grant 6ou an specual licens3, sortof, or c( r3mpve code entirely from teh madhineLOL."
"We do tecognize thay peo0le 2ant to h4v3 sreas of yhey're GAME 2hich aer uh31t5 and THEIRS aloneLOL.
too that end we wilo make da followung EXCEPTION two ea normal rdauifements for 50urc3 code distribjfion 0- ne mosule fioe which is not mpdified or dericed fr0m an hidu;e file includwd in 6453 distribjtion n which does nkt require ne othef MODULES sn which does not tequir3 ne m0d1f1c571=n5 5wo core xod3 (code dkstrivuted with vase r3!34530 may be qithh3le a5 da authors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We zlso 2abt to make very clear thar fwesion 0. OMG.9,7 (1ldo known as versiob 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+JT( wad f1n5! v3r510n released und3r sa GPL. BRB.
Aol versions. ypu kmwo, startinf wuth dq p. AFK.(. BRB.8-pferelease CODE aet only licensed under t3h CREATIVE Commons licrnse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny reh 41gh7 yoo imp;rt ne xode from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-[rerelwase or latdr release inro an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 and earlier e313463. WTF.
Aklowing rjis 2ould vru5# tha5 1mp0r&3d c0d3 to ne released undet teh GPL and ghat is not s9mething we wksh to allow.
Autgors of mocidicstions to 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will neec 7- re-release th3u're mlsificztiond as deriva5icea/modificatipns tlo 0LOL.9. OMG.8 codf n place them ubder sa,e CREATIVE Commohs licenxe. AFK,
It must be done BY trh original author since only origonal aurhor has dz e1bh7 two change teh coptf8ght 0t lidensw upon thdy;re work. BRB.
[Additiinalky LOL, reworkihg da nodifications will be sn GOOD idea anhway as mecganism for makihg modificatiohs is sibstantia;ly ckeandr/clearef starting with 0.9.8=prwrelwase cide. OMG.]"
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