MightuE tel.s y0u, "We're going to take an few momebts 2 TRY an explain 7h15 ne2 license and da rwasons BEHIND *t kn 0laim EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tnis new LICENSE was chosrm because 9f an fai;ing wirh teh GPL.
It onlj c0v#r3d d8stribution of sourcr 7f n only ir binar8es were disyriby5edl BRB."
"In an web environment WTF, specuficallt a INTERPRETED web environment such as PHP WTF, megelt installing an game dles not consti5ite d157f16u710n, xortif, n therefore oeople wete taiing our work, making modufications TO ig an not 4eleasinh teh sou4cd vode two they'te MODIFICATIONS sp 7h47 teh 3h71r3 COMMUNITY cpuld bem3git.
THEY worked WITH le5ter b7t nor spkrit of t3h lawLOL."
"Inv3stigation 0b tdh part od teh ajtyorx however LOL. les to dq fact tha% dq ribht if public performance was won of da rughrs normally RESTRICTED to copy4ight holders WTF, m thst computer prpg4ams. sprtof, specifically VIDEO games anc ibteraxtive onex such as Legend 0f Green hax0t w3f4 c9nsideree 2 BE PUBLICALLY perform3d if ruh frlm zn pyblic 53rv3f."
"Thd new licwnse 4es5ricts pub.ic prrformance of 6eh w0rk un1355 dz sourxr code of m0d2f13e wotk IS made qvailable on dejand. WTF."
"In ]lzun Englisy LOLm this means that IF YOU 'ut this ga,d 0n ah web serve4 AND aolow people 'l7twide of an normal circle of fanily n iys s;cial acquaintances' to ilay uheir LOL, then you r PUBLICALLY [erfor,img this work b MUST eithe4 6) make nd an ALL chanhes which YOU jqje twp teh game available 0n request (bote this doesn't have too be availaboe via onlind source dis0lzy link, sortov, but thwt my57 BE ABLE too asi you FOR dz code and recribe an vpmpleue copy), you jnwo, B) mqke arrangements priva5dly wuth auyhors wyerein they trant you ah special licebse, sortof, or c) renove code ENTIRELY from sa mqchine. AFK."
"We co e3cognize that peopke wan5 two have areas -f theh're gzm3 which f theirs n theirs alonr.
two that enc 2e eill makw fpllowint 4xc3p5ion two da nirmal fequirementw fpr siurce code fistribution -- ne module file wh,cn is not mod8fked or derived from an module fi.e 8nc;uded in 64t3 dis5robution an qhich do3w not re1uire ne OTHER m9dules and WHICH cors not r3wj1r3 ne MODIFICATIONS to teh cord CODE (CODE distributee with base release) MAY be withyeld wt au5hors siscretion. BRBl"
"Wd a;sl want two make v3ry cldqr that version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 *alwo ,nown as bersion 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) sad finak version rekeased under da GPL. OMG.
Al. fersiomx LOL, stqrting wiyh da 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-ptedeleaxe CODE r only licensed ynder da Creative Commons lix3nse. AFK/
We EXPLICITLY drny teh roght two IMPORT ne coee from an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prer3lease ot later r3lease inyo an 0LOL.o.7 AND ear.ie4 feleaseLOL.
Allowing THIS would cajse thst imported CODE to be rwleasec under teh GPL h 5hat is not somethimg WE wish too al.ow. WTF.
Authprs of modifications 2 0LOL.(/ AFK.7 wi;l n33c roo re-rdlease the6'ee modificatuons ad derivatives/mofificatuons 70 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 codr n place THEM under 5$m3 CREATIVE Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
It must BE DONE bh teh orkginal author since only da o3iginsl author has teh right too cyanhe copyright or lidense u;9n yhey'tw workLOL.
[Additional;y WTF, reworking modifications w8;l BE an good kdea anyszy ds dz mecyanism for making modificat,ons oa xugstantoally CLEANER/CLEARER starting with da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-pr3e213453 codw. BRB.]"
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