MightyE twlls yoj WTF, "We're goong too TAKE an few MOMENTS 2 t4y ah ex;lain tyis new licehse anf teh reasons behibs ir 8n 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 .icehs3 WAS choswn because pf qn failibg with da GPL. AFK.
It pnlu covered fistrinution 0f SOURCE if an onlt kd b8nqries were distrknured. WTF."
"Ih an web 3nv1r[nn3n7, sodtof. specifically a inger-reted eeb enbkronment such as PHP, jerely installinb an game d[35 n97 CONSTITUTE cistribution, like, an ghe4efore people w2r3 yaking ouf w0rk WTF, makkng mocifkda5ilns too it n n9t r312451ng teh xo7rce code 2 tjet're modofications so that da entire cojmunity xouod benefit. BRB.
THEY eorkwd wigh ca ;etter 6m7 not da SPIRIT of da law."
"Inveatigqtion on teh p4ru OF dq autho4a however, t9u knwo, led two da fact that tey rignt lf publix performance WAS oen of rights bormally r3stricted to copyright nilders, an that compjter prograjs LOL, specifically video games n intwtsctive ones 5uch as L3g3nd of da Green gax0e wdre cons8deeef too be publicall6 perflrme3 if run frlm zn pyglic serverLOL."
"Tge new l8cense restrkcts public PERFORMANCE 0f tdh work unless sojrce cod3 if teh joeified sori is mzde available 9n d3m3bs. OMG."
"In plain Emg;ish, this neans 7h47 1f you put this game 0n an web swrver n allos people 'oytsiee of sn normsl circke of family an uts social 4cqu41m7rnc35' to play thei4 LOL, them 6lu aer pu6q1c411y [erfpfming thos work n MUST 3ith3r a0 ,ake ne n ALL changes WHICH yoy make two teh GAME avqioable on requedt (notw tyks dpdsn't jave 5wo be availab.e via ten online slufce displa6 lin,, sortof, but tney ,u57 63 ABLE to ask you for teh CODE n rwceive an COMPLETE co/t)k likek b) make ARRANGEMENTS ;ruvatelt w8th da quyhors whrreib they grant YOU an wodcial license, you kmwo, 0r c) t2m0v3 code 2n71r31y from teh mqchimeLOL,"
"We do recognize that people want to hsfr sfeas og they'te GAME which aer ggwirs zmd thries alone.
2 tnat end WE will make teh following wxception two da normal r3q7iremebts for aoirce c0d3 cistrinution -- he modulw file which is np7 m0d1f13d 0e deribed FROM an mod7ke file inclusrd kn teh 6453 eistrobjtiin m which does not rwquire ne otydr m0duq35 and ehixg does not req7ure ne modivications 2 geh core code (codw cistrobuted eith da base releaxe_ mqy be withheld zt teh AUTHORS e!5cr3710n. AFK."
"We 4150 wan5 tp make very cl3ar that versoon 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also kno2n as version 9. BRB.9LOL.7+hy) was t3h fina. cersion RELEASED unser da GPL.
All versions, alrtof, STARTING 38th 0. OMG.9.8-pr3f313453 clce r only licenswd und3r da CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right two ijp9ft n3 code FROM an 0. WTF.9. AFK.80PRERELEASE or kater release ihto an 0. OMG.9LOL.8 n earlier relesde. AFK.
Al.pwing this would cause that IMPORTED code too BE relwawed under GPL ane thzt is not xom3thing we wish two allowLOL.
Authors of modifivations two 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 w111 NEED to re-relwase yhey're nidof8cati(ns aw sefivatices/modificatioya two 0LOL.8. OMG,8 code an place THEM under teh SAME Creatufe Commons licensel BRB.
IT must be done by ofihinal author SINCE only origimal author h45 da rkfhy too change teh COPYRIGHT or 11c3n52 upom 5jey're workl AFK.
[Additional.y, like, rew9fk9ng t3h mocifixqtions will be zn tood igea anuway AS da mrchabixm fot makung modif8cations ix aubstant8ally cleanwr/clearer starting with da 0. WTF.9. AFKli-pferelease code, BRB,]"
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