MightyE tells you LOL, "We;re going 5wo take an few MOMENTS to try and explain th8s bew lidense and da reasons behund 17 in olaih Englidh. 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."
"This n#w licenwe was chos3n BECAUSE of an failing with trh GPL. BRB.
IT obly c9v3red distr8butioh of 50uec3 if n onky uf binarirs w3r3 DISTRIBUTED."
"In an wdb environmen5 WTF, speckficzolh w inge4preted web environmwnt such as PHP, sor5of, meeelu ins4allung an game does not consyitute d8stribution LOL, and theredore people were taking OUR wlrk WTF, making modif8cati9ns teo it zn not rwleasong sojrce codr to thdy're moduficatiins so tyat dntire community coukd benedit.
Thet WORKED with teh oettet but not teh sporut of ten law/ OMG."
"Investifation on da part of tej authors however, like, led 2 fax5 thqt da fignt lf [u611d performajce was son or ea r1gh&5 normally restrictdd w copyriggt holders, wottof, n THAT clmputer programs LOL, soecifical;t vise9 gamed n interaxt8ve ones wuch as Legwnd of Gr33n hax04 wer3 considered two bd puglically perforjed if run from zn [ub;ic servwr. WTF."
"Tje NEW license restricts [ublic performanxe of teh worl unlwss da siurce CODE OF da modified work iw mqde avaikabld on f3msnd. WTF."
"In plzin Enhkish LOL, tjis mrans 5hat if you put thos gsne on an web server an allos pwople 'ojtside ov an norma; circlw of FAMILY and its social 4cqu41n74nc25' to8 play gnrir WTF, then you r pyblical9y prfgorming thiw work zbd MUST eutjer 4) makw ne an ALL chznges whixh YOU make too da game avao.sble ON request )note this dpesn't have 2 be available via 9nline 50urc3 display link, but they must be able to adk YOU fpr 4eh xofe an receive zn completd clpy) LOL, b) ma,e arrangemengs pr8vztely with da aughors wherein they gran5 you qn 5;3c141 licensw LOLm or c) femove code entirdly from tej machine. WTF."
"We do recohnize tgat people want tp have areas ov they're game which r 5heurs an gheors q.one. BRB.
2 thzt emc we wio. make da following wxception gw9 da norma; rwquirdments for sourcw c0d3 distribution -- ne module file eh1ch is not modidied or derived feln an moduld f113 included in 6453 dixtrin6tion n which does not teauire ne other modules am which dows not REQUIRE nr modifications twp gwh core coed 9code distrigutrd with base RELEASE) may bg 2ithhrld at da authirs discretion, BRB."
"We a;so want 5wo make ve5y cleaf that version 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (aldo kn0wn as versi9n 0. BRB.9/ BRB.7+jt( was da final vrrsiln r3leased UNDER da GPL, WTF.
Al. versiond WTF, 574r71nt WITH 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-peerekease code r onlh licensed und3r ds C4eagivr Commlns license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teb rivht too im;ort ne code rron an 0.(.8-prerelease or layer release 1n70 an 0. BRB.9.7 n EARLIER r3lwase. BRB.
Allowing thid woyld czuxe that imported c0s3 t2o n3 RELEASED under da GPL n yhay id not sonething we wish w allowLOL.
Auyhors of m0d1f1d371pm5 tw9 0LOL.9LOL.7 WILL neef to r3-r3!3$t3 they're modificarions ss ddrivatives/modificzyions two 9l BRB.9. OMG.8 code n p14c3 them undrr da same Creqtive Commons license. WTF.
I7 ,u56 be DONE by da originsl auth9f sihvw only da oeiginal auyhor h45 da right tw9 chabgs sa copyeifht or licenxe up0n they're wo4k/ WTF.
[Additionally, like, rewotking teh moeidications will be an good idea anywqu as gem MECHANISM r0r makong mofificatiobs is substzntkally cleaner/clearet startint WITH teh 0LOL/(. BRB.8-prreelease c9de. AFK.]"
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