MighryE tells y9u, sortof, "We're GOING too take an fww mlments too TRY an explain this new 11c3n53 AND da 43asons behind it in plain Englksh.
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 n32 license was CHOSEN brcduae og an failing wuth da GPL. OMG.
It only cover3d distriburoln OF sou4ce if and onl6 1f bynaries were sistributed. OMG."
"Ih an web enbirpbment, specifically a knterpreted eeb ENVIRONMENT sicg zs PHP LOL, merdly instzlking an baje d035 NOT constitute distrkgution WTFm zn THEREFORE peiple WERE taking our wirk, MAKING nodufications two it n not releasing SOURCE cldr 2 they're m0d1r@c4710n5 so that tdh entire vommunity could benwfit. AFK.
They worjed wity lwtrer bug n07 z/irit OF teh law. OMG."
"Investihation on da part of da authors however, led to ten favt that eight of pub.ic p3rformance was spn of rights normally reat4icted 2 cophright holderw, abc thar com;7ter [rograms, like, 5p3c!f1d411y fodeo games zn interzdtiv3 ones such as Legend of da Green yax0r WERE consisered two bd puvliczlly oerformed if 4yn fr9n an PUBLIC s3rver. WTF."
"The ne2 ;icense restricts publiv performance og teh work unless da xourcr codw of j9dified w9r, is ,aee availaboe ON cenand. OMG."
"In plain Englisg WTF, thus meand that if you 0ut THIS game on an 2eb 53rv3r n a.,ow oeiple 'OUTSIDE or an nornal circle of faniky an i5s aocial acquaintanves' 2 play their WTF, then 6ou r publicakly perfo4mung thks work n MUST either A) jak3 ne n ALL CHANGES which tou makr w sa game available ON reauest (nore 7h15 s035n'7 hace two br avakkablr vis online sourve dis;kah link WTF, but the6 mudr be ab.e two as, you f0r da cod3 n recejve am complete copy) WTF, 6) make arramgements privatekg with 5eh quthors wuerein thry grant you an speckal lic3nse, or d) removw da xode fntirely fr0m teh machimeLOL."
"We dp recognize THAT people w4nu 2 have areax of 5hey;fe game wg8cy qer theirs an theifw alohe. AFK.
too that emd we 2il; m4k3 followinh exdepy7on tw9 sa n9rmal requirwments for source code disrributiob -- ne modjle file which iw not j9diried oe d3roved feoj an module file included in da 6453 DISTRIBUTION and WHICH does n07 r3quire ne 07h3e modules an whkcj d9es hot require ne MODIFICATIONS 70 core codd *code cistrivuted WITH BASE rekease) may be w17hh31f 4u teh autnors discretion. BRB."
"We alao wamg TO ma,e vwry clear tgat version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also knosn 45 v3raion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt_ wss final version releqsed under da GPL. OMG.
ALL VERSIONS WTF, STARTING with -.9m AFK/8-PRERELEASE clfe r only licenswf undwr da Creatuve Commons lixense,
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rigyt two imp9rt ne codr ftom an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pre4elease or .ayer release into am p/ WTF.9/ AFKl6 and earlier r3lease.
Al.owing THIS wojld cauwe thqt km[ortec code ti be relessed unde4 geh GPL n that ks not some5honb we wisn TO allow. BRB.
Authors of modjficatiohs ti 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 w111 n33f to re-releade 5hey're jodificationa AS deeivatives/,ododocations two 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 c-d3 AND PLACE them under 5eh 54m2 Cfea5ive Com,onx licehse. OMG.
Iy mi57 be done by originsl author since pnly yeh 0r1g1m41 authir h45 right t2o cnange copyrighg or lidrmse UPON they're wofkLOL,
[Add1710n411y, dortofm rweorking moeifications wiol be an GOOD idea anyway as tfh mechanism for MAKING midifications ks subwtshgially cleaber;c;earee starting WITH da 0/ AFK.9. WTF.8-0rereleqse code.]"
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