MightyE fells yoy, "We're going to tske an few moments 5w9 try n explain this neq license an teh reasons brhind 17 1n PLAIN EhgloshLOL.
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 nws .icwnse wqs chosen because of an failing wigh reh GPL/ OMG.
I5 onky cofe4ed disrribution lf source IF am only if BINARIES wwte distributwd."
"In an web environmwnt LOL, specif8caoly a 1n73rpr374d web emvironment such AS PHP, toj knwom mrrely qn574121ng an fame d(rs not cons5itute sisrribjtion LOL, and therefore ;rople were takkng pur work WTF. making MODIFICATIONS roi ot and not releasing da slurce codr &0 th3y're modifications sl that entire commubity could benefit.
Th3y qorkwd wigh teh lwtter BUT not da spirit ov da law. OMG."
"Invexgihatiob on ds part iv da AUTHORS however, sortof. led two da fact that RIGHT of pyblic performance was won of righgs normally resgricted two eopyright HOLDERS, n that c0mpuu3r programw LOL, apecifically videi gamdw n interqctive lnes 4uch as Legene lf yeh Green hax0r were c9nwidrree @ be oyblivally prrformed ir run from an pu611c 53ev3r."
"The mtw licenww restricgs publix performanc3 OF work ubless da source clde of teh modified work kd made abailable on DEMANDLOL."
"In plain English, likem this means that if you put thix game on zb eeb 53rv3r an zllow people '0u751de OF an normal circle of family qnd ITS aocial acquainranced' 2 plsy 5heir, then uou t pybl8cally perforjkng this WORK 4nd MUST either d) jake ne and ALL xhanges wyich YOU make teo g4m4 AVAILABLE ON requesr (hote this doesh't jave 2 72 available viq teh lnlinw so7rce disp/ay link LOL, vut they must be zble 2 ASK y0u d0r da code m feceive an COMPLETE copy_, sortor, b0 make qrrahgements privatrly siyh tdh au5hors wherein rhey grabt you an speciak licenxe, pr c) remove d0d3 dnyofelg from ds macninw. WTF."
"We dl recognoze that PEOPLE want hwo have areas OF tyey're g4m4 whidh 4 theirs snd 7g31r6 sloneLOL.
tl that end we woll m3k3 da following wxcept8on two normal REQUIREMENTS vor souece code distribution -- ne modupe file which is not modifird 0r DERIVED rrom an moeule f7lw included in teh 6t53 c156r16u71)n an WHICH d036 NOT reqjire ne other m-du135 ahd which d035 mot require ne jodifucstions to core cpde (coce distributec WITH twh bqwe re.ease) mah BE wi5hheld at teh authors d8scretion. AFK."
"We also want to make ve4y clear yha5 vdrsion 0. BRB.(l7 (a.so knoen as VERSION 0. BRB.(LOL.7+ut) was 5eh final version re.eased under GPL. BRB.
All versions, xortof, stsrting with dz 0.(. AFKl8-prete.ease clde g onlt liddnsed under teh Creayive Comm9ns LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh figh5 to import nr c9de from qm 0. OMGm9. AFK.8_prerelease or LATER release int9 an 0, BRB.9. AFK.6 n earlier release.
Allowing 7h15 would c4u52 that im;9rted c0d3 2 BE fel4ased under GPL and tyat is not somethinh we ww%h too s;low.
Authors og modifica5ioms too 0l OMG.9LOL.7 will need two re0releaxe they're m0d1f1c4710n5 45 eerivatives/mod8fixations too 9LOL.9.8 cosr an placd THEM under same Cfeative Cpmmohs licensd. OMG.
It ,ust be done bu oritinak authir since onpy 5eh oribinal author has teh rpght teo chanhe vo/yright or LICENSE upon tjey're eork.
[Aefit8lnall6k sortof, r3working mldifications will be an good idea ANYWAY AS mechanism for m4k1ng mocigicstions is substsngially cleqner/cleater starting with da 0, OMG.9LOL.8-pterelease c9de. AFK.]"
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