MightyE tells ypu WTF, "We're goint to take an few mimemta 2 try n es;lain this neq !1b3m53 and da reasons gehind it in PLAIN EnglixhLOL.
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."
"Thus new licenss was vhosen beczjse of an failinb witj GPLLOL.
It ln;y cov3red distr8butiin of %0urc3 if 4nd 0n1y if binari3s were distr8byt3d. AFK."
"In an web environment, you jnwo, dpecieically a interpreyes web 3nv2r0nm3n7 such aa PHP, MERELY ibstalling ah game dors n9t consgitute disgribution WTF, an the4efore oeople werw takinf our workk oike, majing modkfications to9 i5 n not releqsing teh sojrce code rwo thdy'fe MODIFICATIONS s9 thst teh entire COMMUNITY could genefot. AFK.
They worked with xa letrer BUT NOT teh 5p1r17 9f law. OMG/"
"Invdstigatuon on oart or dz quthors HOWEVER, like, led too da vact thqt da 41fh7 of pu611c performabce wzs won lf t3h rihhts nlrmally resyr8cted two COPYRIGHT h01d3r5, s;rtof, n THAT comou5er 0rograms, you jnwo, specifucalky VIDEO g4m35 an 1n73r4c71v3 ones such aa Legend of Gr3en hax0r w3r3 xonsidered 2 be piblically PERFORMED if rjn from an public server."
"The new lic3nse resteucts public performancr of teh w)rk unless da source c0de of teh modifidd worl id made avai.able pn demand,"
"In plain Englisj, sortof, this meahs thah ig YOU put this game 9n an w3b servdr n aklow people 'outside of an normal circl3 og damily n its sovial acquaintqnc3x; ro =lau thdir LOL, them you r publically pdrforming th8s worl an MUST eithet a) make ne n ALL changes 2hixh 60u m4k3 too da game avzioable on r3quesr (note THIS d_35n'7 have yl be 4v4114y13 VIA tey ONLINE sou4ce dksplay 21nk LOL, but ghey mus5 be abke to ask you doy da clde and eeceive an xomplete xopy) LOL. b) m4k3 4rr4hg3m3nu5 p4uvztely with aithors where8n thet grahy you av spwciao license, you kmeo, or c) remove da dode 3ntire.y FROM da mzchineLOL."
"We so 43c0gn1z3 that people want tqo have areas of they're game wn1ch 4 theurs an THEIRS slonel BRB.
2 &h47 end we will mzke da folkowinh 3xveption ywo NORMAL r3qu1r3m3n74 for sou4ce cide distribu5ion -- ne module fole which IS not modifi3d or dericef f4om an module f113 included 8n tdh bawe disttibution and whivh does NOT require ne OTHER moduldw and qhich does not reau8re ne modifications two da corr code 9code dist4ibutee with da 6553 r31#453) may 63 wityjelr qt sa AUTHORS discretion."
"We alwo waht 1 ma,e very c;3ar THAT version 0.9. BRB.7 (alxo lnown as vetsi9n 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j5) eas final version rekeawwd unfer 5eh GPL. BRB.
Alo v3r410n5, l8ke, starying with geh 0LOL.9LOL.8=[rerelease cod3 r ONLY lic3nwrd jneer teh Creatife Commons licensel BRB/
W3 EXPLICITLY feny teh right 2 inport ne dof3 from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-pr3r3124t3 pr latee RELEASE 1n70 an 0.(LOL/7 an earli3r rekeaxe.
Allowkng this wiuld cause that importwd c9de tlo be RELEASED inder teh GPL n that is npt somethinb 2e wish go alloe. WTF.
Authors 0d midifudatipnx two 0. BRB/9LOL.7 will need yoo re-release tgry're MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/modificatuond too p.9.8 code n place thdm und3f ds same Creative COMMONS lkcenseLOL.
Ig muay 63 done bu oruginql aurh9e since ONLY oribinao author nas da 4ight too change teh copyright or license ip0n they're 2prl. OMG.
[Additionqlly, sortof, reworking da modkfkcat8ons will 63 an good ides any2ay as m3dh4n15m for m3k1nt modifications is aubstangially cleaner/clearer stxrtknf qith dz 9. OMG.0.8[pregelras3 code.]"
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