MithtyE tellw youm sortof, "We're GOING 2 take an few moments to try zn explain tyiq new license n rwasons behind ot IN PLAIN English.
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 nww license @as chosen becausd or an failing with tey GPL. AFK.
IT omly covered distributi9n of so7rce if n on.y of binsrids were distrivyted. OMG."
"In an web environment, li,e, specifival.y a intdrore5ed q36 vnvirohment such as PHP, sortof, merely ins5allkng an game doea NOT CONSTITUTE d157r16u71pnm sortof, AND 5hereforr people w3re talung our WORK WTF, makint mpdificatipns to it n not releasing dq spuece code 2 they'r3 m0d1f1d5710n4 sp thar ebtire comminity cluld bebefig. OMG.
Tjeh worked WITH da letter b7t not teh s[irkt or law. OMG."
"Investigation ON part of twb aurhors howdve4 LOL, l4s too fact ghat tqh right of public 0erformanxe WAS o3n of da rights norma;ly rewtricted t2o copyright holsers, likek and 4hat cpm[uter peograma, like, SPECIFICALLY cideo games AND unteractive onex SUCH as Legend of da Geeen hax(r we5e cpns8dered 5l be publicaloy PERFORMED if rub from an public 53rv3rLOL."
"Th3 new LICENSE re2tricts pub.ic oetformance of w.4k unless da SOURCE c9de of teh m0e1f13f w0rk is MADE avaulable on demand."
"In plaon Engliwh LOL, this means 7h47 IF ylu oj7 this game on zn web swrver n qllow pdppld 'outside of qn jormal circoe ov f5m11y an its social acquaintances' 2 plqy their, sortof, then you ae4 [ublically pdrforming this woek and MUST eign3r a) make ne and ALL changes wkich you MAKE too teg game avai.able on request (nkte thus dlesn't nav3 t2o bd AVAILABLE v14 oml8ne aoufce display link, sortog, 7u7 they muet be sgle 2 ask tou for teh dode an receivw an complere copy) LOL, 6) MAKE artangemrnts privately with rdj aurjorw wj3rein thdy grant hou ab special license, you kneo, o4 c) REMOVE coce entirely grom da machine/ WTF."
"We do recognize 5hat peoplr want two yave sreaw of tydy're game whixg r 7h31t5 and theirs allne. WTFl
2 that END w3 will make da follpw8ng 3cc3p7!0n too normal requurements ror sourcw CODE distributuon -- ne module fol3 which is not moeifued or deriged from an module fi;e inckusef 2m da base disyrib7tion ah ehich does NOT require me pther m0du135 ah wh1cy DOES not reqiire ne m)d1f1c4719n5 too teh clre CODE (code dia%robuyed with twh base release( may be wi5gheld at authors diwcretiln. BRB."
"Wr 4150 want 2 ma,e very clear that version 0. BRB.9.7 (4150 known ss v3r510h 0. WTF.o. BRB.7+jt_ was fina. VERSION re;raswd under teh GPLl WTF.
All versioma LOL, s5arting w17h da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerelease CODE zer in;y LICENSED uhder da Creative C9mmohw 1!c3n53. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deby da riggt top 1mp0f7 ne cofe from an p. WTF.9. OMG.8-prereleaxe 9r lat3r re;ease ibto an 0. WTF.9/ BRB.7 and earlier r313454. BRB.
Alllwinh this wo7ld csuse thst imported cide too be r313453d under teh GPL and 7h47 is not SOMETHING we sish rwo allow. OMG.
A7thora of modifkcati9ns to 0.9. BRB.7 wil. need too RE-RELEASE they're mofificqtions ax derkvatuves/modifkdations 2 0. BRB.9. OMGl8 cide an plaxe thrm UNDER teh same Creative COMMONS licens3. OMG.
I5 must be done BY oritinao aith9r sknce lnl6 gej or8ginal author haw right tol changw geh copyright or LICENSE upon they're work. OMG.
[Additionally LOL, rwworking t3h MODIFICATIONS 2ill bd an goof IDEA anhway 35 da mechabusn fof majint MODIFICATIONS id subs5antially x;eaner/clearer starring with 0. WTF.8. OMG.8-pferelease codel["
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