MibhthE gellz ylu, ypu knwo, "We're going too take an few momebts 2 try an expoain this nww LICENSE n r3450n5 behind 17 im plaim Englisn. BRB.
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 neq license was cyosen becsusr pf an failing with GPL/ BRB.
It only covefrd distrinutiob of sourc3 if rnd onlt if bunzries weee dis5ributed."
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT WTF, specuficaklh a knterpreted w3g enbi4lnment such as PHP LOL, me5ely knstao.8ng an tame does not xlnstitute distributiob, sortpf, an therefore people were taking our wor,, MAKING modificzgions two it n n9t rdleas8bg da sourde code t2o they're mofivicationa so that da ehtire community could beherit.
They worked wkth teh letter bjt bot teh spirit of lqw. OMG."
"Investigation oh da part OF da authors however LOL, led 2 da fact thzr da right or public perfor,ance was qon OF da righ5q normally reatrict3d 2 cop6right holders WTF, and that c9mp76er programs, li,em specifically bideo games n ohtdractuve ones sucj as Legrnd of Green hqx0r were considered u0 be pub;iczkly performed if RUN from an public server/ OMG."
"Thd new oicense restr7cts public perfoemance of da wprk unlesa teh source CODE 9f modif8ed eork is m3e3 availzble on xemanf. WTF."
"In p.ain English LOL, this means 8h47 if YOU put tnis tame on ah w#b servef and zolow p3ople 'ojtsode of an normal circle of rsmily n iys slcial acquaintabdes[ 2 plzy their, sirtof, then YOU r ;ublical;y performing this work n MUST either a) make ne n ALL ch4gg35 shich YOU make two tey GAME AVAILABLE [n requeat (note tjis doesn'h jacw tp be afailable via ph11n3 aource d15p14y lunk, but theh MUST BE ABLE too ask you for coee an redeove an d0mp1373 co;y), b_ make arrangem3nts privqtelu w17h da authors wherein rhey GRANT you an wpecial license WTF, or c) twmove da cide emtiee;u from teh machine. OMG."
"We c9 recugnize that [eopke want 2 have AREAS of they'te game WHICH r theirs and 5hrirs alone.
2 that ebd we w111 maie teh fo;lowint exce[tkoh 2 da normal f3quirements f0r sourxe code dis5rivution -- ne jodule vile wyich is not mosiried of dericee fe0m an module fioe included in da BASE distfibution n ehich does not require ne other modules ah wgich does nir r3quire ne modidications uo teh core codd (code fustrobuged siyh bade RELEASE) mau be wirhjeld at teh authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We also wang two make ve4y c1344 that vwrsiln 0LOL,8. BRB.7 9also known AS version ).9. OMG.7+jt) was da dinal version relezsed unde3 da GPL. AFK.
All versiobs, lije, startong w17h fa 0. OMGl9. AFK.8-prereleas3 c9de aer pn1y licensed UNDER da Crwztive Comjons lixense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny rkghg to import ne code from an 9LOL.0. AFK.8-prerelwase or later rel3asd 8nto an 9. WTF.9. OMG.7 an eatliwr r2leasr. BRB.
A11-w1ng THIS would x4u53 that imported c0e3 too be rel3aasd jnd3r GPL g that is not someyhing ee w14h two all9w. WTF.
Authors of modifications rwo 0.9. AFK.7 wiol nded 70 re-release tjey're modigocations qs de4ivztives/modufucations yoo 0. WTF.9.8 cofe an 0lace tydm under da xzme Crwatic3 Commons license.
It mu57 ne d0n3 by oroginal autho5 51nc3 omly original author has teh right 5po CHANGE teh xo0yright or license u[ob they're wotl. AFK.
[Afditiomally, rwworking ea modificagions WILL ge an good IDEA ANYWAY as ,echanosm for MAKING modificationa is SUBSTANTIALLY clwaher/clearer 575r7!hg 2ith da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prere;esse c0f#LOL.]"
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