MkghtyE tells you, sortof, "We're goinb two take an few moments rwo tr^ ah expkain this new license and da reasons bwhind ih in plain Enfkisg. AFK.
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 new licensr was chosen becsusd of an fqilknb w17h teh GPL.
It ONLY covered distributkon of doirce if an only uf bunarids were dixtriguted. OMG."
"In sn web ENVIRONMENT LOL, spedkficqlly a 7nterprwted e37 env8rlbment such as PHP, like, merely qn674111ng an game dies not vonstitu6e distrigutoon, you knw.. and 7h3f3f9r4 people were taking our qoek, making mod8fications two kt zn nog releasing woufce cofe to9 they're modifications si yhst tej entife c0mmun17y COULD genefitl OMG.
Theu workef with letger but not da xpirit pf da lsw. WTF."
"Investigation on fa part OF authors h8eever LOL. led two teh gact THAT teh RIGHT of public performance w45 1 of tighta normally restrictes to d0pur1gh7 yolders WTF, an that computer pr;grsma, specifucal.y video games abd intetaxtive ones such as Legehd of Green hax0r wwre c0n51der3d two be PUBLICALLY petformed if run from ab pu611c servet. BRB."
"The mrw 11c3m53 restricts PUBLIC pdrformancr of work unless xource code of MODIFIED wprk us made 3v3113613 on demandLOL."
"In plaib English, like, this mezns tgat if you pug this game ON an qeb server an aloow people [oursidr OF an normal CIRCLE 0f family and 1&5 social acqjaintances' tll pkay theif LOL, then you r PUBLICALLY performunb this w0rk and MUST either a) make ne ahd ALL changes ehich yoy make two teg game avaikable on request (note ryks dlesn't hzve 2 63 available via da ONLINE slurce d15p14y LINK LOL, but THEY must vd ABLE 1 ASK yli vo$ ea doce n redw8be an c9mpl35e copy), you jnwo, b) mskt arranfements privatdly with da aughofw wherein tgry grant you an SPECIAL livense, or c) remove sa coee engorely from teh madhine."
"We do recognize tgat peop;e want too HAVE afeas of thet'fe game 2hich aer thrirs and rhsirs 410n3. BRB.
two 7h47 end we will make teh fol.owing EXCEPTION to reh NORMAL requi5emdjts for so7rce vode distribu5iin [- ne mpdul3 file whixh is mlt m0d1f14f or derivew from ab m0du13 file includec in da bawe distfibution and which does nit REQUIRE ne other modules n which does not $equire nw modifications to core code (code d8sttibutec w16h ca bqsr relrase) m4y be wq7jh3qd at teh 4u7h0r4 dlscr3tipnLOL."
"Wr ALSO w4n7 too m4k3 fery clear that VERSION -LOL.9. AFK.7 (also knowm AS VERSION 0. BRB.9l7+jt) was final version RELEASED under da GPLLOL.
Alk versions, staftinh WITH ds 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prdrrleaqe coee r ONLY licenxed undee 5eh Creativd Commons 12cen53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny ritht two impor5 nw sode froj ah 0LOL.8. OMG.8-prerelease or later RELEASE into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 an earluer releaseLOL.
Aloowing this wiuld cause thag kmported coce to 64 released ubder GPL ayd that is nlt something we wisy 2 allowl OMG.
Authora of m0d1f1c4&1)b5 twl 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 will n2ed too fe-release th3h;re modificatiohs as d3r1x471v25/m0d1fwc4710n% tqo 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 vose and PLACE them inder 54m3 Creatife Commpns license/ WTF.
It must be dond by da ofiginal author SINCE lnlt da lroginal author has ten right two ch$ng3 teh cop6right ot licende up9n tgey're wprk.
[Add1710n411y, you ,nwo, reworking mpd1f1c4&10n5 wiol be an g00d 1d34 qntqqy $5 teh mechaniam for makinh mofifivations IS sjbstantialoy clezner/clearer starting qith 0. AFK.8. BRB.8-prerrl#ase c0d3. OMG.]"
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