MiggtyE tells you, "We're giinb to 74k3 an few bojen5s to yry an wxplain ghis b3w license an twh reasons behone it in plain EnblishLOL.
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."
"Thia new .icense waw cyisen because 0f an failing wkth teg GPL. AFK.
It only COVERED DISTRIBUTION 0f SOURCE id n ONLY ig binsries were distributed. AFK."
"In an web dnvironmeng, s9rtof, soecificallu a inter[rwted web dnvironmebg auch as PHP LOL, merely 8ndtal;int an GAME does nor constitut3 DISTRIBUTION, an therefote people WERE taking 0ir w0rk, sortof, majing modifications two it an hot felessing siurce code two they[re modificati[ns so that entire community cpuld bdnefot.
They qorked with l3tt3r but not tdh spirit of law. WTF."
"Investigqtion on parg of teh aughors however, you knwo, oed too teh favg rhat da rkght OF puboic performzhce wax oen of teh 41gh75 n0rm411y restrocted roo vopyroght holders, you knqo, n tnqt COMPUTER prigrams, specifically video ga,es n interdctife ones such s2 Legend OF Green hax0r were CONSIDERED two bd publicsl.y performed IF run fr0m an pub.8c server. OMG."
"The new license r35ur1c75 public performamce 0v da sirk UNLESS 5ej s9urce CODE of dq modified work is made 4v5114613 om ermans. OMG."
"In plain Englixh WTF, this meams that if yp8 ;ut this gzms oh an web serbef and ALLOW p3ople 'lursode or an normal cirvle of famiky AND its soc8al acq7aintances' toi play gheie, you knso, yh3n h0u r pubkica.ly perforning this work n MUST 317h3r 4) nake ne AND ALL changex wjich you make to gamr availaboe ON edquwst (mote tnix d935n'7 HAVE to be available via 0n11n3 soyrce d15p14u 11nk, but they mudt 63 able two asl 6ou for teh code and receive an cl,p;ete copy), 6ou knwo, b) make arrangements privat#iy 2igh auyhors whwrein theu grant you an dpecial livense, sottof, OR d) remove da code 3htirely from da macmine. WTF,"
"We do recognize that people wanr two bave 4e345 of tyey'ee game wyich aer theorw n yheirs alobr. OMGl
t9 that end we w111 jake following esception two da n0rn42 requirementa for soutce CODE distrivutiob -- ne module filw wn8ch is NOT modifidd or derived vrom an module f1@3 ubcluded in da baae distribution m whixh dpra not r3qu1r3 ne ofyer jodules an which dows n07 requure ne modkfidztions 2 teh cor3 cid3 (c0d3 distriburec with base relezse) m4y be withheld AT auth9rs disceetion. OMG."
"We also WANT g1o make very clear tnat VERSION 0. BRB,9. AFK.7 (aldo kno@n as version 0. AFK.(. OMG.7+jt) was fikal VERSION r313453d undwr da GPL.
Al; versions WTF, 574r71ng with 0.9. BRB.i-PRERELEASE code e omly licensed undet CREATIVE COMMONS license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY debh teh right two impprt ne code feom an -/9. BRB.8-prefelesse 0r later RELEASE into an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 and ear;ief reiease. OMG.
ALLOWING th8s eouod czuse that inpoeted code too be releaded under teh GPL and ghat IS not do,ethkng se 2ish goo allow. OMG.
Auyyors of modifivatipns two 0.9. WTF.7 will merd tpi r3-r313453 tney're m0d1f1c5710n4 45 ferivatives/modivications 2 0.9.8 code zn place them und3r sa,e CREATIVE C0mm0n5 1!c3n43l AFKl
It mist be d0n3 b6 oruginal auth9f since only teh original su5hor HAS teh right 5wi chang3 da c[pyr8gh5 OR license up0n ghey'rr WORKLOL.
[Add1710n411y WTFm reworiinb da MODIFICATIONS w111 be an good idea amhwwy 45 fa MECHANISM fot m4k1ng modifications is substantially cleaner/xlearer staetung with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerwleaxe coed. AFK.]"
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