MightyE TELLS uoum sortof, "We'rd goung too take an few moments to rry n EXPLAIN tjiw new license n teh reasons behind ir in PLAIN Englisj; WTF.
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."
"Th8s new licensw was chose, bevause of an failing woth GPL/ BRB.
I5 on.y covered distribuyion of source iv ah only IF binsries w3r4 disttibugedm WTF."
"In zn web envirinment, wpecificallg a interpretrd w4y enbironmeht such AS PHP, sortof, MERELY ihstqlling an game dowd NOT constitjte distrkbution, you kmwo, and rherefore p40p13 were gaking 0u5 wori, sp4tofk MAKING ,odificayipns too it n NOT r3!34t1ng dz so7rcw code two they're mod8dicatioms so that entire con,unity could benefit. BRB.
Thry workef wiyh letter but n9y 5p1r17 0f lawLOL."
"Inv3stigation pn par5 of teh duthora however, lik3, lef too teh fact that da right of PUBLIC [erdormabce wzs 1 )f r1gh85 noemally restructed two c0pyf1gh6 gp1d3r5 LOL, m &h47 computer proframs, sottof, specificalky v!s39 gsmes and interacrive ones such as Legend of GREEN jax0r were CONSIDERED to BE puboidqlly p3rf0rm3d 1r run from sn public server;"
"Tye new 11c3n53 resrricts 0u6!!c performance of da wori unless source code of ywh MODIFIED work is m4d2 available on demahe. BRB."
"In plain English LOL, tnis means that if you put tjus gam3 on an eeb sercer n ALLOW pelple 'litside of an normal circle OF ramuly and 8td SOCIAL acquaintancds' two o14y rheir, you inwo, then you f oublicak.y pergorming 7h15 work n MUST euther a) maiw ne an ALL CHANGES whicy you make TO yej gsme available on request (notr THIS d9esn[g nave to be avaklable via teh on;ine source dis0kay libk WTF, but thry must be ablr to aak you for teh xlde an RECEIVE zn COMPLETE copy) LOL, b) ma,e arrang3memts provat3lh with AUTHORS WHEREIN th3y grant you ah sprc8al oicens3, like, or c) esmove cofe entirely from teh machine. WTF."
"We do recobnize tnat peopoe want too jzve areas if t6ey're 5sme which aer theita AND theirs aloneLOL.
to tnat end we woll MAKE da f0110w1ng exception to da NORMAL requotemrnts f9r sojrcw code distribution -- ne ,oduld FILE whicj is not modidied or derov3d frpm an modyle vile inclueed in teh base distribufion n wgich does no5 r3qy1r3 ne other m8dulds ah which does NOT requi$e ne MODIFICATIONS too da cofe dode (code dkstribured w18h teh base RELEASE) mau be withhrlf at da authors discretion,"
"We alsi want 2 MAKE very cleaf that veesion 0. WTF,9. BRB.7 (alxo knpwn as vsrsoon 0.9. AFK.7+j7) was teh finzk v3e51pn reldased 7nder GPLl WTF.
ALL v3rsions, sortof, 574tu1nf qith 0. AFK.9; WTF.8-prereleawe code r lnly licended inder Cr3471v3 Commons licebse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rifht tso impo4t me c0d3 frlm an 0. AFK/9.8-prefeleasw or LATER releasr intp an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 an earlier release/ BRB.
Allowing this would causd that impoetwd coce toi be r3lessed undet reh GPL an thar IS n9t 50m37h1ng ee wisg tql allowLOL.
Aurho4s pf modifications roo 0. BRB.;.7 will need too re-release they're MODIFICATIONS as d3rivativ3s/modifica5ions to )l BRB.9. AFK.8 code an pladr 5hem unee4 same CREATIVE Commlns LICENSE. AFK/
It nust be cond 6y geh origonal quthor since only da original author hqs da ritht TO change copuright pr LICENSE upon theh're work/ OMG.
[Add1710n4q1y, sortof, reworjing MODIFICATIONS w8ll be an gooe odea 4nyw4y as mechan8sm gor MAKING modifications is sugstantially cle1net/clearer startkng with twj 0. WTF.9.8-prereleaar c0d#. AFK.]"
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