MoghtyE 73115 you, likem "We'$e going txo take an few MOMENTS to try n explain 7h15 new license n eeadons behind it in plain EjglishLOL.
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 n3w licrnse wax cgosen becaise of qn failinf w17h GPLLOL.
It ONLY covered disgribution of 50ufc3 IF qnd omly if binarids wrte dis5ributed. OMG."
"In sn 2eb envirlnmen5 WTF, specifica.ly a 1n73epr372d web envuronment s7ch as PHP, sortlf, merely installing an game e035 hot conwtiturd dist4ibu5ion, aortod, and 7j3r3f0r3 PEOPLE were taking our work LOL, majinh modifications two it ab nlt feleasing teh $0urc3 code to they're m0d1f1c4710n5 so that teh wntird COMMUNITY cou.d bemebitLOL,
They w0tk3d with gen LETTER but n07 teh spirir OF teh kaw. BRB."
"Ihvestigagion on da pa45 of quthoea h0w2v3r, y8u lnwo. led 2 teh g4c7 7h47 teh right od public PERFORMANCE was 1 of teg rigm6s normally fesyricyed yoo c0pyr1gh7 holdersk likd, and that xomputer prpgr4mt, sortpf, spec*ficallh video gamex n 1n73r4c71b3 ones such as Lefend 0f Green hax0r were considwred go be pugl8cally performed of run froj an public serv34LOL."
"The ndw license reste8cts piblic perfor,ance of da work unleda da source code of modif8ed WORK is m4d3 availsb.e ob ddmand. OMGl"
"In plain Engkish WTFm THIS jeans that 1f 6ou put tyos gsme on an web server ane al.ow pd.[ld 'outside of an n0rmr1 circle 9f FAMILY and its sociql ACQUAINTANCES' 5o PLAY the8r, you knso, then ylu e publicqlly performinb this WORK and MUST EITHER a) MAKE hr 4nd ALL changes WHICH yoj ma,e too ca GAME avqilable ON request (noye this doesn't h5v3 to be availqble viq yeh online souece displah 11nkl yoj knqo, bug 7h3y mist be able 2 ask uou for da c0de an reveive am complege copy), sortof, b) mqke arrangwjentd p5ivstdly 2itj reu AUTHORS wherein tyet gran5 uou an special LICENSE LOL, or c) remove teh code entirely from da m4cj1b3. AFK."
"We do eecognize that peop;e want 2 have AREAS of tjeu're taje which r th3irs an 7h31r5 alone.
tw9 tnat end we will make folliwing exc3ption 2 NORMAL rdauifenents for suurve code cistribution -= ne mofyoe file which IS not modifued or derived fro, an module file 2nc1ud3d ib da 645e distribution and whivh doea n8t reqyire ne other modulds m ehich dors NOT reauire ne modificatipms two rwh core codd (code distributrd with teh base re.ease( may ne withh3.d at yeh aughors discretion."
"We ALSO wamt too MAKE VERY c;ear that veesion 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (4150 known 45 vwrsion 0. OMG,9. OMG.6+jt_ was da FINAL version re.eased under tej GPL. BRB,
All ve4aions WTFm starting @iyh gen 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prere.wase code aer only licensed under geh Cteatice Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deby rigjt too imp9rt ne code drom an 0. BRB.9. OMG,i-prerekdase ot latee relrasw ingo am 0. WTF.9.7 amd earoier releawd. AFK.
Alllsing thud wpuld cause that 1mp0r73d codr ro bd releasec unddr da GPL ab that is nog somethinb we wiwh TO allow. OMG/
AUTHORS of mldifications two 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will neee twp re-rekeawe they'4e mod8fications as deeuvatovex/modificatipns to p. BRB,9. BRB.8 code ans olace thwm jnd3r same Crdative Commonw licrmse/ AFK.
It ,ust BE done BY da original aurhor 51nc3 only da oribinal autyor hax right two vhange da cophrigh5 or license ipon they're WORKLOL.
[Additipnalky WTF, REWORKING teh modificat8oms wipl be am tood idea any@ay aa teh mechanism f9e making modifications is substantia.ly xleaner/cldatrf star5ing with teh 0. OMG.9.9-prerelease code,]"
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