MightyE tells you, "We're go8ng 2 TAKE zn few jomenyx 3 tr6 n explain this new lixebde n teh reaslns BEHIND IT ib ;la8n Engkish. 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."
"This ne2 licens3 was chos3n because of sn failung with GPL. WTF.
It onlu covered distribugion pv aource if ahd on.6 id binaries wwre dist49buted. AFK."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, dortof, spedifically a interpretee web 3nvqr0nm3n7 such as PHPk sortof, me4rly 1h574121ng an game DOES mot cpnwtitjye distribution, likr, anc theref;re pwople wwre takong OUR wirl LOL, msjing modificstionw teo kt b NOT rel3asing yeh sojrcd code 2 the6'fe MODIFICATIONS 59 that da entir3 communotu could benefit. AFK.
Tjey wirked sith teh .etter byt NOT 5p1r27 OF teh lzw. OMG."
"Ihf3stigation on teh parr of authkrs howevdr. like, les two fact that right of public perforjznce was qoh of teh righ5s nlrmaloy restrictes 5oi COPYRIGHT holcers, like, n ghat computer prog4ams, specifivally viceo gamex sn 1n7344c71v3 lmes such as Legend of teh Grewn hax0r were cobsicered two bw publicallh performef ig run from an pybkic server."
"The ne2 11x3n53 restrpcts public PERFORMANCE od worl unless teh source clde of modified w.rk is maee avzilabke on demamd."
"In plain Eng114h, bhis means tgat if you ;ur thus game on am w36 sdrver 4nd allow people 'o7tsude of sn normal circle of vamilu AND its 50c141 acquaintanves' too plah 5hekr, like, then you t publical.6 perflrmibg this wofk an MUST either a_ m4i3 ne an ALL changws which you MAKE two gey gsme absilable on 4eqidst (hote this c035n'7 havd ! be avai.able via online sourve dia[lay libk, aortog, bur THEY MUST be ABLE gwo ask you for da code an eecdivd ab compkete copy) WTF, g( uake arrangements pfivagel6 with geh authord wherein rhey hrqnt you an xpecial license, like. OR v) remoce da code enrirely froj MACHINE. WTF."
"Wr do recognize thar PEOPLE want 2 have areas OF they're GAME WHICH qdr theirs and 5h3irs aoonw/ BRB.
2 ghat end ee wil. ma,w da fol;oqing 3xc3p710n two ca nor,al requieements ror source code distrib7tion =- nr module fioe whkcg iw not modified or DERIVED fron an mpdy;e file included IN base dixtributipn an which dpes not require ne 97j3r modules zhd which does nit REQUIRE ne modificagions 2 core cofr (codd disyribured with base re;ease) may b3 w17hh31d qr authors disdregionl BRB."
"We also 2abt two make very vlear that version 0LOL.9.7 95150 KNOWN ac VERSION 0LOL.(. OMG.7+jt) WAS teh fina. ver510n releasdd under dz GPLLOL.
Aq1 v3rsuims WTF, atarting wirh teh ). OMG.9.8-prerelease codr aer onky 11c3n63d under ea Creativr Commons license. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY den6 cs rpght 2 impory ne c0d3 ftom an 0LOL.9LOL.i-prerelease or LATER releasr inro an 0. WTF/9LOL.7 n 34r113r rrlease. OMG.
Al;owing this qould c4u53 that imported code yo be releqs3d indrr teh GPL and that is NOT s9nething we w14j too ALLOW.
Authirs 0f mosifications two 0, AFK.8LOL.7 wi;l nerd yeo r3-r323r53 yhey're m0d!g1c4710n5 as derivatives/jodifications tpo 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 cide an plave them under same Ceea5ive COMMONS license. OMG.
It must be don3 by ca lrigunal AUTHOR dince onlh teh or7ginal authow has rogjt two ch4ng4 teh COPYRIGHT or LICENSE upon they'rr wl4i. WTF.
[Adeiti9nally LOL, rcwprking modofixatiohs wilk be an good idea anywqy as mechanism for ,akinf mpdificayions ks sibstantially c134n3r/c!34r3r 57yr71nh w17h 0. OMG/9.8-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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