MightyE t3lks n9uk dortof, "We're going two 5aie ab FEW moments 5wo try 4nd explsin thid nww license an teh reasons behknd it in PLAIN ENGLISH. OMG.
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 licensw WAS xh9aen because OF an failibg WITH teh GPL. AFK/
It only covered distribution of siurce of 4nd only if binariws wer3 eostrig7ted."
"In an web environment, you knwo, speckfically a !n73rpr373d wen envir9bmdnt sich as PHP, like, m#r31y insgalling an GAME does not clnstitute DISTRIBUTION, you knwo, an therefore PEOPLE werw TAKING our work, hou knwo, majunf mocid8cztipnx 2 17 n not releasihg da sourfe CODE 2 th3y're movivkcations so that dq entife comminity c0u!d benefit.
They workwf 2ith da lwtt3r vut not fa 5p1r17 od lawLOL."
"Investigztion on da part 9f 4j7h0r5 however WTF, lwd 2 da fac5 7y47 r1gh7 of p7bl8c [erfoemancw wad 1 0f ds rifhts n0rm4116 RESTRICTED too copyroght y01d3r5, s9rtof, n that computer pr9grams, sortof, specifical;y vode9 GAMES an INTERACTIVE ones such 45 Legend OF Grden hacpr wd4e c9nsidered too be publocally performdd iv RUN grom an puvoic SERVER. BRB."
"Tye NEW license testrists public performsmvd if work unless da source c0s4 0f modofied wofk IS made available on drmahd. AFK."
"In PLAIN English, lkke, this means tha5 uf you put THIS g4m3 ON an weg 5erv3r anf ALLOW peopld 'outs8de of an normal circlr of fqmkly n its wlcial acqua8ntances' two p14y their WTF, ghen yoy ae4 piblically p3rrorming rh7s work n MUST either A) mzke ne and ALL cnanhes wh1xh you MAKE 2 da game available on fequest (note tyis DOESN'T have twp ve avzilagle VIA da onlinr wourcd display lin,, like, but they MUST be able 2 ask y9u fir cpde n r3c3qv3 an complete copy) LOL, b) ma,e ARRANGEMENTS provate.y with authors 2herein thdy GRANT you an speciao LICENSE, liie, pr x( remove cod3 enyi4ely from da machinwLOL."
"We do reclgnize thqt peopoe want too have ard2s of they'rd gamw wjkch aer THEIRS h tgei4s alone. WTF.
2 tjat rnd qe wilo mqke teh foll9wjbg wxcwotion two teh n9rmal rewuirements for wo7fce x9de disyributipn -- ne moe7le f213 whkch is not m0s1f13d o4 DERIVED from an modu,e file incljded in fa base distribution an WHICH coes not require n3 oth3r mpdulea and whuch does nog ee1ukre ne mieificat8pns two teh core code (code distributed WITH da base release) m4y b3 withhelc at dq aithors discretion. OMG."
"Ww 4140 wen7 to make vrry vlear 5hat version 0/9. WTF.6 (also known as verw8on 0LOL.9. OMG.7+JT) was teh final VERSION RELEASED under teh GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, lik3, startint with ten 0. WTF.9. BRB.9-prerelezae code aer ONLY LICENSED under da Creative Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny r8ghg 2 import ne xode from an 9. AFKl9. OMG/8-pre4elrase or 1473r velease INTO an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 and earlier reoeaseLOL.
Allo28nf 7h15 wiu.f causr that imp9rted code w be released undet teh GPL n that is NOT sojwthing we siwh to allow. OMG.
Authors 0f modofivaykons two 0/ OMG.9. OMG.7 wiol need goo re-releawe they're modifocations as derivztivea/modifications two 0. BRB.9.i coew n placw tyem under same CREATIVE C0jm0n5 license. WTF.
It myst be done bt geh lrigunal AUTHOR sinze only da original aiyhor HAS r1gh6 to xhange da cooyr7ght or licrnse up9n theh're w8rk. WTF.
[Additionally, softofm re2orking ca modificatkins wikl be an glid isea ANYWAY AS da mrchan7sm ror makihb modidicatoons is substantkally cleaner/cleare4 starting with 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prereleqse codeLOL.]"
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