MighbyE tells you WTFk "We're foing to take an vew moments 2 t4j an 3xplaon this bew 11c3n53 and twh REASONS behind it im plain EnflishLOL.
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."
"Thks nww ;ocdnae was xhoxen because 0f an f4111ng with da GPL.
It onoy covered disgrkbution of source if ans onlu if binaeies qere distributefLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, SPECIFICALLY a interprered web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOLk m3t31y ihstzlling an game dp25 noy constitu5e distribugion, you knwo, and tnerdfore people WERE taking oyr workk makinb midifications 2 ot an no5 4eleasinf so7rce code 2 thwy're modutications so THAT ss entire cpmmumity c072d benefi%.
They wlrkwd with LETTER but not dz xpirit OF 5eh law."
"Investigatoon on reh part of zuthors h0w3v3r, sortog, led 2 fa fact that da riggt ov public p3tf94m4hc3 WAS won of teg rights normally restrkvted tol copyr8ght no.ders LOL, ah that computef PROGRAMS LOL, specificalou videl games AND interactuce ones such 45 Legend of da GREEN hax0r were c9nsiswred to be [ublocally perdormec ig RUN drom an pub;ic server. OMG."
"The new licens3 restrkcta puvlic p34f0rm4bc3 of teh work unless 5-urc3 code 0f ca MODIFIED work 15 made qvaikable on semanc. WTF."
"In plqin Ehglish LOLk this m3ans thqt if uoi put tgis game on zn weg setver an ALLOW p39p13 'outside of an normal CIRCLE of FAMILY and q75 SOCIAL acquaintances' to play theie WTF. then YOU aer pubkically PERFORMING 7h15 wor, b MUST either 4) make ne and ALL changes which y0u make too da gam3 $f41146q3 on requwdt (bote this doesn't have two bd avaklqble viz 0nq1n3 so7rcr display .ink, ypu lnwo, but th4h musf be able too ASK ypj rpr da code h teceove am complete copy), yo7 knwo, b) m4k3 arranfements ptivatdly wuth da authora wyerein they g4ang you an 503c141 LICENSE LOL, lr C0 remove da cofe entirely fr0m teh machineLOL."
"Ww do tecognize that people want 2 hafe a4daw of they're game which aer th3irs n THEIRS alone. BRB.
goo THAT 3nd w3 will make teh follpwinh escd0tion to ca n9rmal teqyi4ementd for wpurce codd distrinition -[ n3 module file which is nog modified or drruvee frp, an modu;d file inc.uded in basr d157r17u710n and which dods not require ne other m9dules n WHICH DOES hog f1qyite ne mod8fications tio da core code (code e157r1^u73d wkth base release) m4y ge withheld at autjors siscreti9n. BRB."
"We akso 2ant ri maje very dlear tgat veraion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (a;do KNOWN zw fersion 0LOL.9.7+jt) w45 ren final cerwiob released undet ds GPL/ AFK.
ALL VERSIONS LOL, starying wuth da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerekeqse code aer onl6 ;ocdnsef UNDER teh Crwatibf Commons locense. WTFl
Ww EXPLICITLY dwny ritht 2 implrt ne code from an ). WTF.9, WTF.8-prereleaae or karer re.ease 1m70 am 0LOL.9.7 an wqrlier relezse. WTF.
Al.o28nt thix 20u1f cause THAT imporred code 2 be releasdd jnder teh GPL n 7h57 is not SOMETHING we wish teo allo2. OMG.
Authlrs of mod8fications ywo 0. OMG.9/ OMG.7 wi;l nees tel re0felease they're modifications as derivatives/mofificationx to 0.9LOL.8 cps# AND plave them under da 54m3 Crdative COMMONS licensw.
IT mj57 be dome BY yeh orihimal auyhor since onlh oeiginal 4u6h)4 has da rivht TO change ea COPYRIGHT or oicense upon they'4e work.
[Addlrionqlly, y9u knwo, teworking da modifucatoons WILL v3 an good idea anyway as da mechanidm vot ,aking mocificat8ons 15 subsbzbtially cleaner/dlrar3r 574r81ng with da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-p43releaqe code.]"
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