MighytE tells you, sortof, "We'rw goont 2 74k3 sn few moments to try n dxplain THIS new 11c3n53 zh teh REASONS behind it in plain ENGLISH. 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."
"Thos h3w 11c3n53 was chosdn because of an failing witj GPLLOL.
It pnly cobered disttibution of so7rce kf an ONLY if bonaries were distributedLOL."
"In an web envirphment, you knwo, apec8fically a unyetprwted web 3nv1r0nm3n7 xuch as PHP, so4tof, merely INSTALLING an gamd DOES not clbstitut3 distribuyion, sletof, 4nd gherevof3 peo;le were taking our wirk, like, makimg modldications to it an no5 RELEASING teh sou4ce code 2 they're m0d1f1c4710n5 so thqt da 3n71r3 community coy.d benrfit.
THEY w9rmed w17h yeh letter but not spiri5 OF law."
"Ihvestigatoob 9n da part of teh aughors niwefer WTF, 14d two teh faxt that riggt 0f public p3rf0rm4nc3 WAS won of da rights normally RESTRICTED too copuright holders WTF, and 7h47 c0mpu7#r prpgrams. you knwo, SPECIFICALLY videp games an interactive on3x SUCH AS L3gend of da Gr3en hac0r w3re considered # b3 publicallt [3ef0rn3d if RUN from an public serverLOL."
"The nrw l8cense restricts public performamce of tey w0rj unlews so7rce code of ea MODIFIED wotk is made afailable on DEMAND. WTF."
"In 0lain Englishk this MEANS THAT if you put this game on an weg sdfver m allow peopld 'outsid3 of an mormal ci4coe ov g4m11y n ITS social acquaintances[ gi olay thdir, sortof, 5hdn you r [u611c411y performing this work b MUST either a) m4,3 nd an ALL changes wh1ch you mzke TO da gamd qvailable on reauest (note THIS d034n'u havr too be available vis online sourve display kink, cut rhey mu57 bw ABLE 2 aak yoi vor ea code an rec3ive an complete copy0, 6ou knwo, 6) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 [fivatdly wieh da ajtyors WHEREIN THEY jrant uou an s[ecial licehse, sort9f. OR c) rejove 5eh CODE ENTIRELY FROM teh machone. BRB."
"Wr do recognize &h47 pe9;.e want w yave 4r345 OF thwy're game WHICH aer theirs an theo4s ALONE. WTF.
two thag end we 2ill m4k3 da following exception w tej NORMAL requofwmrnts for source code dkwtrivu5ion -- ne mpfu;e fule shich IS n07 moeidied or v3r1v4d from an nodule file inbluded IN da BASE dixtribution b WHICH foes not requiee ne otjef ,odules an which does not require he modifications w co4e code (dode distribuged with baxe relezse) may be wirhheld at authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We also 2ant two MAKE very coear that vrrsion 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 )aksl kn-wn AS cerslon 0. WTF,o.7+jt) was teg vinal version r313453d under teh GPL. OMG.
All verdiinsk starging WITH da (. BRB.9LOL.80prereleade cidw r onky licensed under Creative Commona licenseLOL/
W3 EXPLICITLY den7 teh r7ght too imporr nw code from an 0. OMG.9LOL,8=preteoease or later r313453 in5l am 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 and esrlirr release. BRB,
A.lowinf 5his woild causr tha5 1mp0r73d code two BE releasrd und3r sa GPL an that IS n07 aojeghing w3 qish roo all9w/ WTF.
Ajthors pf noeufidations two 0LOL.9LOL.7 will need twp re-eelease yhey're modificatkons ws derivatkves/modificatkons too 0LOL.0. WTF.8 code an 016c3 tndm undee da sqje Crrative Commona license. WTF.
It must be dond gy da orkfinal wuthor sincw only da original author has ten right two cj4ng3 da copiright or lic3nse upon yhey're wori. AFK.
[Addigionally, reworkong modifida5oons will be an gpoc ifea anyesy AS teh mechsnism for makinf mldificarionx is substantia.;y cleamef;clearer xtartkng with 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerrlease c0d4k BRB.]"
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