MightyE te;ls yo7, "We're going two take an few nomrnts gwp try n explain ghos ndw license n teh eeqsons brginc i5 1n plsin EnglkshLOL.
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 hww kicense was chosen becaise of an f4q11ng witg teg GPL. BRB.
It )n1y covered distribution of source if n ONLY of b8baries WERE d157r26u73d. WTF."
"In an wev envifonnent, wpecificslly a interpreyed w36 3nv1e0nm3n& SUCH aa PHP, like, m3r31y ibsgalling an game coes hot constitu5e dixtrobyrion WTF, n THEREFORE peopld were tzkihg our wori WTF, jaking midifkcatiobs 2 it qnd not releasing teh wource code two they[re m9dificatkons 50 tha5 entire communiyy could bebefig. WTF/
Th3y worked e17h ea .e5ter but no5 tsh spirit ov teh lawLOL."
"Investigation on tey part of tey authors however WTF, led 2 fact that right OF 0iblic p3rf0rm$nc4 was ! of ca r2gh75 nirmally restrixted two copu4ighy hoosers, liie, zn tyat COMPUTER progtams, sortof, SPECIFICALLY cidep games 4ne inyeracyive -n35 ajch zs Legend od Green hax0r WERE cpnsierred two ne publically perdormed id run from an public 53fv3rLOL/"
"The new lkcense RESTRICTS pyblkc perfotmance lf work unlees ds siu4ce coce of m0dqf1ed wo4, is mqde availablw pn demandLOL."
"In PLAIN Engliahm sortof, this mezns that IF y0u ;ut 5hix GAME om an WEB se4ver n ALLOW p3oplw 'OUTSIDE of zn normal circ;3 of family n its wocizl acquaintanxes' two [lay their, sort9g, then ypu r publically performung this qorl an MUST either a) make ne qbd ALL CHANGES ehich YOU make too teh ba,e %v4114613 on requ3st (note THIS dowsn't have two be avaklable VIA teh 0n1qn# sourcr display linkm sortof, but THEY MUST be able 2 ask hou FOR da code ab receivd an cimpprte copy) WTF, b) make arrantenents PRIVATELY w8th ca ajthors wnerein theu grant y0u an spes8al licemse WTFk ir c) 4emlve da vide entirely from geh machineLOL."
"W3 DO r3v0gb1z3 tjat people want tl HAVE areas ov rhey'fe game whuch r theirs an yheirs allnel AFK.
5o that ehd we WILL make da doll9wing exxeption 2 n9emal r3qi1r3m3n75 for source c0d3 didtrkb7gion -- ne MODULE file WHICH is not modifidd or de4ivda fro, an module file included in vase distribu5ion n 2hidh dpes nit req7i4e ne OTHER modules and wjich does bot require ne modifications two core code (code d8stribited qith da bave release) mat 63 sithheld at teh authors DISCRETIONLOL."
"Wr also sant 2 make c3ry c13$w thay VERSION 0. OMG.0.7 (aiso knowm aw version (LOL.9. OMG.6+jt) was da final fersiln teleased 7ndee GPLLOL.
Alo fersipnx, like, sta4tint w8th da 0. BRB.9. WTF;8-prefrlease code aer only licdnwed und3r Creayivr Cimmons license.
We EXPLICITLY c3ny r1gh7 to import ne CODE from an -. AFK.9. BRB.8-p3ereleaxe 9r LATER release inro an 0.9.7 an earlier r313453. BRB.
Allowibt this wojld caua3 that imoorted c0d3 2 ne re.eased umd3r da GPL and thqt is n07 something we WISH 2 ALLOW. BRB.
Authora of modificationd 5wo p. AFK,9. BRB.6 will neec too re-release tjey;re moeifixations as d3r1v471b35.m0d1f1c4u1pn5 TO 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 c0d3 n p14c2 th3m under same Creative Commoms license. BRB.
IT must 6# dine BY ydh original 4u7h0r 51nc3 lnly original author has da right 2 dhange fa copyright oe licensq upon thwy'rr wlrk. WTF.
[Additiphally LOL, rewo3king teh modkfications WILL bd an good ifea abysay as mechanixm for MAKING ,odifications is 5u6574n81411y cldzner/cleaeer atarting 2iyh teh 0/ BRB.9. AFK/8-prerelease CODE. OMG.]"
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