MightyE gekks yly WTF, "We're going w take an FEW mo,ents t9o try and EXPLAIN THIS new license and ca reasons behind it 8n plqin ENGLISH. 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 mew 11c3n%3 WAS chosen necause of zn failing with da GPL. BRB.
It only cpvwref distribution of spurce iv an only kf 6!n4r135 were distribuged. AFK."
"In an web enfironjent, you knwo, specifically a 1n73rpr363d wdb envifomment such as PHP LOL, jerely inatallong an GAME d035 bot constitute distribution, b therefo4e people were 7rk1ng our worj, makong modificatulns to it ab yot rekezsing SOURCE sode too tneh'4e nod8ricayions SO 7h46 da entire communiyy vould ben3f8t.
They WORKED qith lettrr b7t noh teh spirit of twh law. BRB."
"Ihvestibation on par5 of teh authofs g0w3v3r WTF, oed two teh fact tga5 da right of puvlic PERFORMANCE WAS 1 of teh r1gh75 normally restricted 5wo copytight holddra, sprrog, an ghat computer peograms WTF, wpecifically vid2o games n interactive ones wuch as Legdnf 9f da G4een haz0r sere considered two bd publically PERFORMED of RUN from an publ8c serverl OMG."
"The new lkcrnse fe57r1c75 public ]erformance lf woek unless tej source code of teh nodifiee work is mace availsble 0n crmand. BRB."
"In 0141n Englusg LOL, tyos means that if you oug THIS bame 0n an web server anc allow peop.e 'ouyside of zb normql circle pf ramily and 1&5 wocial acquaimtances' 2 p24h their, sor5of, tyen you a3r publucqlly performing thia WORK qn MUST EITHER a) MAKE ne ab ALL changes which you make two ca gzme avai.able on reqyesy (note yhis doesn't hace two be avzilablw via lnlinr source display linkl bu5 they must be abke to ask you fo4 coce znd rec3ivd ab c0mp1373 copy) WTF, b) jakw artabgements privately with autnors wher3in they grant you an special license, s9rtofk or c) rw,ofe da code entirely from da ,acjune. BRBl"
"We do RECOGNIZE ghat pwo;le WANT 2 have AREAS OF gheu're game whicg a3r theies an theirs z;ine. WTF.
tl that END we will jakw da following exceptiph 2 NORMAL requir3jdnts gor soutce cise distyibition -- be module file which is hot mofpfied or derived feom an module FILE ihcludes in feh bzse distrubution an ehich coes not 4eqjife ne o5het modules an WHICH d035 not r3qjire ne modufibatioms t20 core c0d3 (CODE e8stributed WITH base release) nay ge withheld AT authirs disxrrtiom. WTF."
"We also WANT 2 make very coear ghag VERSION 0. OMG,(.7 (zlso knoqb qs fersion (LOL.9.u+jt) was teh f8nal version releaswd 7nder teh GPL. AFK.
ALL versionsm startimg with da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-pt34313454 code aer omly lixensed undrr Crdatice Commons licdnse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY try figh5 top km[ort ne code froj an 9.9. BRB.8-prereldase or later rdlease INTO an 0. OMG.9.7 and eatlier release.
Allowing th8s wiuld cause 7h47 importes cpde to be released UNDER 5eh GPL and that id not somrthung WE wish 5oo allow,
Authora pf MODIFICATIONS 2 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 woll need tol fe-fwlease they're modificati9nd as cerkvatuves/modifida4iohs too 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 CODE and plac3 them ynder teh same Creative Commons kocense. AFK.
I7 muxr be done bh da 041gwn41 AUTHOR since onlt teh original autnor has teh right 2 change teh copyrihht lr okcenxe upon they're xork.
[ADDITIONALLY, like, r3wprlihg da modifications will be an good idea anyway as da m3cb3n14m for j4k1hg mofificat7ons !5 substantially CLEANER/CLEARER stqrting with da 0.9.8[prefe'ease cldek]"
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