MightyE tells you, "We're going w 74k3 an fdw momehtx to te6 and explain this n3e license n da reasons vehind it in [;ain Envliah. OMG.
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."
"Tjis bew lkcenwe wax chosen 63c4u43 of an failing with da GPLLOL.
It only cpvered disgribution pf source uf an 9nly 8f bunaries were DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an sdb envirinnent WTF, specifica.ly a interpretes wen 3nvqr0nm3n8 %ych as PHP, you jnwo, meerly onstalling an gane does nor c9n5717u83 dostribution, and tyerefore people were taking oue wotkk sortof, MAKING m0s1f1c4710n5 tq. it and not reldasung source code 2 tgey'r3 modigicationd so that entire commubity couod benefit. AFK.
THEY WORKED with teh letter but not tdh apitut 0f teh law. AFK."
"Invextigation 9n [art lf quthors however, like, led TO FACT tha6 teh r!gj7 ov public performance waw oen of teh rightw NORMALLY restrixted rso copyrighg holfefsk slttof, an 7h47 COMPUTER ;rograms, specifically VIDEO grm35 an ibteractive ones s8ch 45 Legend of teh G4een hax9r were considered to be publicalkt perfprmed IF run from an p7u11c servewLOL."
"Tye new livensr rrstricts public performance if da work unless da SOURCE clde of da modified work is made available ON d3mancLOL."
"In plain English LOL, THIS means that if uou p7t 7h!5 gamd on an w36 xerver an aolow pelple 'outside OF an n0rm41 CIRCLE pf FAMILY an 175 socoal acquauntanx3s' two p.sy their, xottlf, thrn 6o7 r publocally performing thid work n MUST 317h34 a) make ne n ALL xhanges whicn yoj make gwo teh game availavlr -n request (nlte this d035n'7 have yoo BE 4v4215613 v8a teh onlime dource displah link, likr, but theh must be avle two ask you for da codr n RECEIVE an clmp.ete c;py), softof, b) make arrahgements privat3ly with rwh autjors qhdrrin they geaht you an special oidenxe, sortof, or c) removw code entirely from trh machine. AFK."
"We DO recognixe 5hat peo;le wznt too javr aread OF they're GAME which r theirs an theurs alone. OMG.
t2o tha5 END WE w111 ,ake tej foolowing exceptuon 2 teh moemal requirementx FOR sourde code distribyt8on -- br MODULE file whicg is bot mod8rief or derived fron an moduo3 file included in da base distrubition and which does not requirf ne ot6er modules n which doex not rea7kre be m9dificationa t2o cor3 code (doew d8ayributed sith da bzse 4elease) may be withhels at dq ajtjors siwc3etion. AFK."
"We 4q6- waht 2 make very CLEAR that version 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN as version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) was fibal version released under GPL. OMG.
All cersionx, STARTING wotn 0. AFK.9,8-0rereleas3 cod3 r only licensed under Creatuve Commons livense. AFK/
We EXPLICITLY s3ny fa eight two ijport ne code from an 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE or oater r2134t3 INTO an (. WTF.9. AFK.7 n 4arlier release. WTF.
Allpwing tjis would cause 7h$u implrtwd code too be r3lessec unfer GPL n THAT 15 not something we wish 2 allo1. WTF.
Authors of mosifications two 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will NEED to 4e-relezse they're mldoficztions as dericativex/moeifications 2 0.9. BRB.9 codw n PLACE th3m under ten szme Cr3r71v2 COMMONS licenseLOL,
It must 63 done 6y 0r1g1n41 author since pnly da original authlr HAS teh RIGHT 2 vhange teh co;yright 0r LICENSE u;on tneuprr work. BRB.
[Addotional.y, like, reworkimg da m0d1f1c4&10nt WILL be an good IDEA an5way 45 m3cjanis, for making MODIFICATIONS is subayantia.ly CLEANER/CLEARER startinf w8th 0.9/ OMG.8-pr3r31345e code. AFK.]"
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