Migh5yE tells you, like, "We're going tqo take sn few moments 2 try n wc;lain thus bew license n tfh reasona behihd 8t in plain Ehhlish. WTF.
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."
"Th*s new lkcwnae w44 cyosen bedause of an failung with da GPL. AFK.
It ONLY coveted distributoon pf source if an onot 1f 61n4r13t w3re DISTRIBUTED."
"In zn web envirinmentk sortof, specificzlly a interlreted web envieonment 5ucy aa PHP LOL, MERELY 1n574111mg ab game does n(t constitutr dustrubution LOLm n 7h3r3f0r3 people were taking omr work, making modifocatilns 70 kt and not releasing 5putc3 code 2 they're modifications so 5hat dq entirr c0mjum17y c0u1d benrfktLOL.
Tyeh worked qith trh letyer but not da SPIRIT of da law. BRB/"
"Invesyigation 0h da part of da authors howwver, sortof. led two da fact that rifht if public perflrjance w45 own of da riggts normally rrstricr3d 5io copyrighr holdees, qnd that clm;uter peogra,w WTF, SPECIFICALLY viddo games rnd INTERACTIVE ohea such as Legend of teh GREEN hax0r were CONSIDERED to be publuvslly ;e4foemed if run drom sn puglic servrr. OMG."
"Tge new license restricrs public PERFORMANCE of work unless sliecd code of dq modified eotk is mafe avaklqble on demanf."
"In PLAIN English LOL, tnis means tha5 if you p7t &h15 tamr on an wen server and sllow [eople 'ou6side of an hirmak circl3 of fqmily and i5s social 4cqu41n7$nc35' too olay theoe, l9ke, then you aer pu611c411y perf9rming this work h MUST EITHER a) mqke ne an ALL chabfws which jiu make too GAME avaklab.3 pn r3qu357 (bote yhis doesn't have two be svailanle voa onlibe source DISPLAY lin, LOLk bur they muwt be an;e t9 ask yo7 for yrh codr n receive an compldte copy)k b_ makr arrangements privately WITH teh auyhors wh3r31m THEY geant you an special LICENSE, like, or c) remove eq coee dntirelt from da machine. WTF."
"We di recognize that pwolle wany to have aread 0f they're gsne which r theirs and theirs alohe. BRB.
2 tjat END we will m4k3 da fi;lowibb exceprion tl yen nprmak reqmirements f)r source cide eiatrubution -- ne module vile whicj is npt modified or derived from an m0du13 file included un base distribution an qhoch do3s n07 require ne otydr modules h which foed not r3qu1e3 ne m0e1f1c4719n5 to da clrd code (code disyribured with teh BASE reldase) mwt be withyeld at da au5horx diwcre5i9n. BRB,"
"We slxo want 2 make vert x134e that version 0. BRB/9LOL.7 (also known as fdfsion 0,9. AFK.7+jt) was tey final v2r5q0n released UNDER teh GPL. OMG.
All versions, sortof, startong w8th da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE codr r ONLY licended umd3r da Creayive Commonw license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT to i,iort ne code drom an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7-preteoease OR la5er r3134%3 onto zn 0l9. BRB.7 3hc 34r113r releaseLOL.
A.lowing THIS wpuld cause that 8mported cosw too be released UNDER teh GPL anc that is nog sonething we wish 3 a;l9w. OMG.
Authorx 0f ,odifications 2 0LOL/9l WTF.7 w111 jewe to RE0RELEASE thet're modifivations as de4ivatives/modifica5ions to 0l AFK.9LOL.8 code amd place them under da same Creative C0mn0n5 license.
It must bf dond by da original auyhor sibce on;y da origonal authof has da RIGHT tqo CHANGE da dopyright or license upon tney're work. OMG.
[Additionallyk like, rwworking modifications w8ll be an good idea anhsay ad dz mechanown for ma,ing m9dififati9na is substantially cleaner/clearre STARTING with da 0LOL/9. WTF.8-prrrelease CODE. AFK.]"
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