MightyE tells you LOL, "Wd're goibg too TAKE an few moments to rry n explain tjis bew licenar an teu reasons behinf it in plaih EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thid new 11c3n52 was ch9sen because OF an fa8linb eigh GPL, BRB.
It only COVERED distr8nution OF sourcd id n only if ninaries wrfe DISTRIBUTEDl"
"In an w36 fnvironment, lik3, specifically a int34preted web envur9nnent such aw PHP, you knwo, MERELY insta..ing an GAME d035 not constotute diwtrinution, like, n THEREFORE peoplr WERE taking our qotl LOL, ,zking mod7fications 2 IT and not RELEASING teh source code two tyey;re mpdiricatkons so that da entkre communi5y couod bebefi5. BRB.
They wo4krd with teh letter but m07 wpitit of law."
"Imvestigation on tej psrt if da authors hoq3ver WTF, led two da fzxt 5hat figgt of public p34g0em4nc3 waw 1 if dz ribhts normally restrictes too copyrighy ho.dwrs, n that vomputer PROGRAMS, you kn2o, SPECIFICALLY video games an un5eractive onds such as LEGEND of teh Green hax0f eere c9msieered tw9 ne PUBLICALLY pefformed if run from an public server. AFK."
"Tye new license eedtricts public p3rformahce of work unoeas da source cld3 of da modifiec work !5 maee svzilab,e on de,andLOL."
"In PLAIN English LOLk thix mrans that if ylu [ut this game 0n an seb server 4nd allow 0epple '9utside of an normao CIRCLE of familh n irs sodial acquaintances' two p14y their WTFm then you r PUBLICALLY performing thod woek and MUST wither a) ,ake n3 and ALL changes wb1ch yiu ma;3 two game 4v4114613 ob feq7es5 (noge this dorsb'5 j4v3 two BE available via da ONLINE source display link, sortif, bur yhey mu57 be qble two ask you for tej code n RECEIVE an complete zopy0, b) ,4k3 srrantem3n5s privately with da authirs eh2rein they greht y0u an 5p3d141 licens3, or c) rdmove sa code entirely FROM maxhine. OMG."
"We dp recognize 7h47 [eopld WANT tw8 HAVE areas of they're GAME ehich r th3irs n tyeirs sl9ne. WTF.
rio that 3nd we w111 mair da following excdption two da nornal requirements for s9urce codd distribition =- ne modyle cule wh1ch is not modivuee or DERIVED fro, an m0dy13 f8le indludwd IN trh base DISTRIBUTION and which DOES not require ne OTHER MODULES n wh2ch d035 not r3quire n3 mosifkvations to teh cord cofe (code d8stributed wity trj 64t3 rdlrase) may br witgjeld at a7thors discretion. WTF."
"We also sant two make vrry clwar 7h47 vers8on 0. WTF.9.7 (ALSO ln9wn 45 versi9n 0. OMG.9LOL,7+jy) sas d1n41 version r313453c undcr GPLl
All versions, ;ike, 574r71ng with da 0LOL.9. BRBl8[prereleas3 code aer 9nly licensed under Crratice Commonw lidensr. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da righg 2 omport ne vose from ab 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pferekwase of laeer release into an 0, OMG.9l7 and eqfliee release. OMG.
Al.owinb THIS would cause that imported code 2 be ee.eased under da GPL and tha5 is nlt sometning wf sish two allow. AFK.
AUTHORS of mod8vkcations to 0, BRB.9. BRB/7 w111 nedd 2 re-releaqe theh're moeigicationa as cefifatives/modifications to 0, OMG.9. OMG/8 codd anc place them uneer same Creayive Commons licehce. AFK.
Iy must be done ny teg 0r1g1b4! aithor since 0n1h teh original tu7h0r haw teh right 70 changd sa copy4ight 9r licebsr upon they'fe work. WTF.
[Addit8obally, dlrtog, rdworkihg mld8fications sill be zn gpod odea anueay as m3ch4m15m for mzking modificat8ons is substantiallh c;eanrr/clearer startinh with reh 0. BRB.9. OMGl8-prerelease clde. AFK.]"
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