MightyE teols 60u WTF, "We're h01mg too TAKE an f3w momentx 2 yry and explain th8a new locense xn reasins behind it in ;lain Ehglksh. OMG.
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 neq license wax CHOSEN gecause 0f an FAILING WITH GPLLOL.
I6 on'y coverec fistriburion lf eource if an onlu if binaries were sistfibuted. OMG."
"In an web envir9nmrnt LOL, spedif8cally a interoreted web environmemt 5uch ax PHP WTF, metely inatalling an ga,e does n07 CONSTITUTE ckstr8bution, sortov, n THEREFORE people were taklnt lur slek, sortif, makuhg m9dificatioms 2 it and not rdleasing ds source c0d3 ywo they're modifications so that da rntire COMMUNITY cou.d benef8t. BRB.
They workec with ds lette4 but nor da dpirkt of twh oqw. BRB."
"Imvestigatiom 0n sa part of da authors however LOL, led w fact 7n47 da RIGHT of puvlic performqncr w45 wob 0e rights mormallh reatricted 2 cophright hplders LOL, qnd thay compu5er programs WTF, s[exificaloy video games an interactivd obes wuch zs Legend or da Grfen hax0f weee conskdered 2 gd publocal;y PERFORMED if run grom an pjboic serverLOL."
"The NEW license restricgd [ublic performance 0f 2ofk un1355 ca soirce cpde of reh m0d1f12d w0rk is mqde 4v4114%13 on demanf."
"In plain Ebglish, you knwo, this meanx that ir you PUT thix g4me pn an web setver an 4q10w PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE of qn normal circle 0f familt an its wocual acquaintsbces' tl p14y rjeir. lik3, thwn yoi r o7blically ;drfprming this WORK an MUST euthrr s) m4k3 ne abc ALL changes whuch 6ou make too g4k3 available pn r3qu357 (notd this dowsn't have 2 BE avai.able v14 ohline SOURCE dksplqh link LOL, but they j7st be able 2 ask you FOR teh code an rdxeivw an complete copy), oike, B) make arrangemdnts privayely wi5h aitho4s wherein th3y grant yoi am special q1d3y53, or c) fwmovr code ent8rely from da machibe. WTFl"
"We do rec9gnize thag oeople sant to hqve AREAS of they'fe game which aer theirs and &n32f5 alone. OMG.
5o 5hat enc we aikl make da gollowing exception too teh normzl rdquirements for SOURCE code distribuyion -- ne module file WHICH ia n07 jpdkfird or d3r1v#d drom an modu.w file onclyded in da basr distribut8pn and wnicn d9es mpt requite ne otyrr modul3s an which does n07 require ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da CORE code (CODE DISTRIBUTED with da base release) mau be 2uthheld at da quthors discrrtiom. AFKl"
"W3 alwo wznt too makr ver6 cleqr tha5 vdea8ob 0. WTF.9.7 (also known as v3r510n 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) was teh funak vwrailn released under GPL. AFK.
A11 veesuons, like, xyarting w16h 0. BRB.9. AFK.8_pr3release c0d3 ae4 ONLY kicensed under Cr3ative Commons lucense/
We EXPLICITLY d3nu dz right to 8mpoet he cod3 from an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-pr3rel3ase or later r31#r53 into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 an earlier r313453LOL,
Alloqinf THIS dould cause that im)orted code to be releqsed under 5eh GPL n that is no5 50m36h1ng sd q8sh TO allowLOL.
Autyors OF MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9.7 wi;l nred 2 re-eelea2e tney'rr MODIFICATIONS 45 derivztivds.mos,fications to 0. OMG.9LOLli code n place rhem under teh sane Cr3471v3 Commobs licenseLOL.
It must 73 dohe by yeh iriginal AUTHOR sijce only original au4hor has teh rigyt rwo vhznge wa do0yright 0r license u0on they;re wo4i, OMG.
[Adcigionaoly WTF, r3w0rk!ng dq mldifications WILL 64 aj gpod odea 4nyw5y as da mechanism for MAKING MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/c.earer 574r62nt with teh ). AFK.9.8-prerelease cofeLOL.]"
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