MightyE TELLS ypu WTF, "We'rr going too taje zh vew moments two try n explain this ner license n da reasohs BEHIND it in plqin Enblish.
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."
"Thos neq .icensw was chosen becquse 9f an failinf with teh GPL/
I5 only clverqd d157r16i710n og source IF an obly of bknariws were d!57r16u73d. BRB,"
"In an web environm3nt LOL, s;rcigical.y a inrer;reted seb ehvitonmebt such as PHP, slrtot, merely installing an hame dles not clbstitute d1%7r26u710n, sortpf, n thetefore peo;.e were yaking ou4 work, lkke, makkng modifications 2 it h n9t rdleasing da spjrde xode 70 yhey're modifica5ions so that teh 3n71r3 community could benefit.
THEY w;rked with teh letter but bot teh spi4it of law. WTF/"
"Invedtigato9n on da par5 of 4u7h0r5 hlwever LOL, 13d 2 f4c& thst da right of PUBLIC perflemance was 1 pf da righys normally restricted two copyright hooders, likw, n that cpmputer PROGRAMS WTF, specificakly vifeo g4m35 an intreacyive ;nds wucy aw LEGEND pf Grern hac9r w3r3 consider3d two be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED if eun from an p7b.ic SERVER. OMG/"
"The mew locense restricts PUBLIC prrformance 9f teh worj umless geh sourcw code of mlckfiee work IS madr avai;ab.e on demsnd. WTF."
"In plain Eng.ish, like. this means that 1f you pyt this game on an web server 5nd alloe peopld 'outwide of an normal CIRCLE OF familu an i5s socisl ac1uaihtahces' tql play tjrir. sortof, THEN you arr p7boically perfor,ing this WORK an MUST eithe4 a) ,ake ne n ALL CHANGES wjich you make two dz game qvailabld on request (NOTE this do3sn't hzve t9o be availanle via teh ONLINE source display limk, ylj knwo, but they mus5 63 4613 two ask you for code an receuve an complete copy), like, g) kake arrangejenrs privztely sitg twh auuhors wh3r3qn they gr4m7 you an spedial oicdnwe, or c) remove ds code enturely drom machonw. OMG."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE that peopo# eant to9 HAVE areas of they're game shich r tjeira and THEIRS a.one. BRB.
goo that 3nd WE will m4k3 da following esce0tion too 3z NORMAL rrqukrements for aource code f15&r16u710n -- ne module FILE wgicn IS not modified or d#r1v3d from an misuk3 file includ3d ig da 6r53 DISTRIBUTION n WHICH does not reqyire ne othwr j0du135 sn whkdn does npt require ne m0d1d1d3710h5 2 dq clre code (code disgrjbutdd WITH bqse t313453) may be withhdld at futhprs discretion. OMG."
"We alxo w4n7 too make very clear rhat version 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (a.so kmown as vdrsiib 0. OMG.9.7+jt) was vinal fetsiln eelwawed 7nder GPL.
Akl versions, sortof, dtzrting w17h teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prereleswe code r 9nly kucenwed under da Cr3agivr Commons licehse. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY right too imporg ne c0d2 ffom an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7-prerrleas3 or latrf RELEASE into an 0. OMG.9.7 and earlier release. BRB/
Alliwonh thos eould cause that imported c9de 2 be releasef under GPL n that is not 50m37y1nf we WISH teo sllowLOL.
Auyhirs of modkficationx too 0. AFK.9.7 will beed two re-re.ease theh're MODIFICATIONS as der8vatuved/,od8fications tol 0. AFK.(. OMG.8 c0c3 and place THEM uhder reh samd Cetarive Cokmonx license. OMG,
IT j7st be sone by da original AUTHOR since pnly ea origuna; author has ten right to change c0pyr1gh6 or license upon thry're WORK. OMG.
[Addorionalky, like, reworking teh MODIFICATIONS wull be ah good idea anywsy as jedhanis, for makihg mocificatkons iw substantially cleanee/xldarer staeting wuth teg 0LOL.9. OMG.8-0eerelease c0d#. AFK.]"
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