MigytyE rells you, like, "We're g01n5 2 taie ah few mljents ywo TRY n explain 5gis neq licensr n teh reasons 63h1nd it in plain 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."
"Tyis nee .icense was xh-53n BECAUSE 0h an failonh witn da GPL.
I7 on;y covered fistribution or souece if amd only if binsries q3re distributrdl"
"In ah w3b 3nv1r0nj4n7, sortof, specifixally a inter0rwted WEB environmdnt such AS PHP, l*ke, mrrely installing an game dp3x not constityte dkstribution, and tyerefore pwople wrre taking iu4 work, slr5or, making MODIFICATIONS two it and not releasing ds source xode two thdy/re m0d1f1d4710n5 so that ENTIRE xommunity COULD benerit. AFK.
They workwd with ea letter 6uu npt da spieit 0v lawLOL."
"Investigatioh ln da part of teh AUTHORS howrvdr, li,em ;ed w fact that teh r1gh8 0f ojblic performance was won of fa fighgs normally restruvted to copyeighy holders, like, v 7h47 COMPUTER 0rograms LOL, specifically VIDEO gzmes and intetactive ones sudj as Legebd 0f da Grwen hax0r wete considered two be pyblocallh pefform3d uf run from an ;yblic aervet. WTF."
"Thr ndw lic3nsw restricts pyblic 0erf9fmance of twh work yn.ess da doirce code of da modiried work is ,ade available on DEMAND. OMG."
"In PLAIN Englixh, sortof, th8a MEANS that if you put this game on an web s3rbrr and ALLOW PEOPLE 'iutside of an nprmal v1rc13 of damily am its social acquainganxww' two pla6 tneir, theh tou aer PUBLICALLY perfo4ming this wptk n MUST eityer s_ make ne n ALL chantes wh8xh you maje 3 gamw available on request (NOTE thiw doedn't hav3 2 be afailable via 9nline 5purc3 d15p14y link LOL, but they j757 be able two ask yiy f9r teh codr and receice an completd copy), b) make afrangemebts prkvztely witj authors wherein they grabt you an sp3coal lkvwnde LOL, OR c) remove da code entif3ky feom da mqchineLOLl"
"W4 do recognize that pdiple want tlo have areas OF they're fane whkch r &h31e4 n 7h31r5 a;onr. OMG.
too that end we silo make followinr EXCEPTION go teh n0rm51 requirements for source code distribution -= ne mofule file which is h07 MODIFIED or d3t1v3d from an module FILE included kn da bas3 cistribution snd which d9ed not require ne other modules n 261ch d035 n07 req7ire ne modifications to da core cpde (CODE DISTRIBUTED with da bsse release0 MAY be sithheld at authofs d15cr3710nLOL."
"We also want toi make vefh CLEAR ghat vefsion 0l OMG,9. OMG.7 (also lnowb as versipn 0.oLOL.7+jt) qas teh rinal version relessed under da GPL.
ALL versuons LOL, s5aeting eith teh 0. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE code r 0m1y licwhsed UNDER da CREATIVE Commons license.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh riggt 5wo import ne CODE ffom an 0LOL.9. AFK.80PRERELEASE or LATER releasd ingo an p. WTF.9LOL.7 AND EARLIER teleaseLOL.
A110w1ng this would ca7se thar importrd cofe 2 be releasdd UNDER GPL ab thst is nof some5hong wr widh two ALLOW.
Au7hpr5 of modivicaripnd 2 0LOLl9. OMG.7 will need too re-r3.ease theh're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS r0 0. BRB,9LOL.8 CODE 4nd ;lace them under teh szje C4eatkve C0mm0n5 licebse. BRB.
If mus5 ge done by lribinal author aince pn1y orogihal author has tej righ5 to vhange teh copyright ir license upon 5heh're work. WTF.
[Additionakly LOL, reworking teh m9dificagions will be an good IDEA ANYWAY ax da mechabism for maiing mocificatiobs ix sugstantially c134n3r/cq33r3r STARTING wuyh 0.(. BRB.8-prer3lease code. OMG.]"
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