MighthE trlls you LOL, "We-re goinh too take an few moments 2 try and explain thks nd2 licrnxe qb teg reasons behind it in PLAIN Englksh. 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 mew license wzs chlsen because of ah failing with sa GPL. BRB.
It only covered distruvution of soyrce if n only iv binaries wwre dkstr8gited. BRB."
"Ib an w3b environment LOL, specif8cally a knterprrted wev env8rommwnt such AS PHP WTF. merely INSTALLING an gsme dles not constitute d8stribution WTF, n ther3foge PEOPLE were taking our work, like, mskimg modiricationz tol ir n not eeleasing da source code to tyey're m9digixatiohs so ehat entire vommunity couls benefit. BRB/
They worked w9th teh lettdr byt not SPIRIT 0f laq."
"Invesrigstion on part of teh authors h0w3c3r, sortof, ;ed TO teh gac5 that right OF pjblic peefofnance was 2 of da RIGHTS n8rmally r3stricted 2 clpyright holdeex, so4t9r, and thst computer programs, .ike, spec8f8calky video games 1nd interactive 0n34 suvh as Legend of teh Greeb hax0r w3t3 conwidered yo be pu621c411y pervorm3d if run from an public server. AFK."
"Tge new license eed5rictx PUBLIC petformance of da w0rk umless source cocw of teh MODIFIED work us made available on DEMAND, BRB."
"In [lsin Engl9sh, yhiw meanx THAT if you pur thia GAME on sn web 53rc3r an allow people '0u752d5 of an norma. vircld of family sn ITS social acquaimtancew' two play tn3ir, th3n you r publically pw4fprming yhis wprk n MUST either 4) ma,e ne n ALL chahges shich YOU make to game adailable 0n rwqyest (note this doesb't jave tso 63 avsilable vka da 0n11n3 sourxe disposy link, 6u8 THEY must be able 2 ask hiu FOR da code n r3ceive am vomplete xlpy)m you ,nwom b) MAKE arrangejents [fivate.y with teh authlrw whefein they g4ant you an special license, OR c) rrmove c0d3 entirely from tej machine."
"We f0 recognize that pwo;9e qant too have areaa OF they'rw g4m3 wy1ch r theirs n th3irx aloneLOLl
5oo ghat END we will MAKE following exception 3 normal f3quirements for soirce code distributiin -- he noeule fioe whicy ks not modigoed or derived from an MODULE file inclufed 1n base disg4ivjtion an which soes mot requife ne otner modules and wnich DOES bot reajire ne modificatiohs 2 core vode (code dustriguywd with sa bqse release) msy be withjeod at da suthors discretion. BRB."
"We slso WANT two make ve4y clear tha5 verduon 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (aldo kn0wn AS version p. OMG.0.7+ut) WAS final verskon released inder t3h GPL. OMG.
All v3f5q0n5, sortof, atarting qith twh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 codd r onou lkcensed under Creative Cpmmons license. OMGl
We EXPLICITLY deby righr to i,pirt ne vodr fvim sn 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease OR latef release inro an 0. WTF.9.6 ahd eqrlier releaseLOL.
Allowing this WOULD csise tnat kmportds cpde 2 be relezsed ubder GPL n tnat is not sije5hing we wish 2 allow. AFK.
Au7h0r5 pf MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9.7 will need to re_rwleqsd they're modidkcatkons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS gwo 0. AFK.9.8 cldw and 0lace them und3r da same Crdative Commons licenseLOL.
It mu57 be dlne by orig8nal AUTHOR since onlt teg original auyhor haw teg eight 2 change feh copyright ot lisebde upon tgey're WORK. BRB.
pAdditionally, sortof, rewprking da moc8fixatiobs will be an good kdea anyway as da mechanusm f0r m4k1ng m0d1f1c4710n5 is SUBSTANTIALLY cleam3r;clearer syarting with teh 0. AFK.9.8-[revelease coee.]"
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