MightuE tel.w you LOL, "We'fe g91ng to taje an FEW moments too trh n explain thix n2w ;icense an da ressons behind it ih plain Enhlisg. AFK.
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."
"Tyid new locense wad cnosen because of an failing WITH GPL. OMG.
I7 only c0v3r3d distrivution OF source 1f and 9nly if niharies were distribugesLOL."
"In an wen environment WTFk specifically s 1n73rpre73d web environmen5 5udh aa PHP WTF, m3re1y inwtaloing an g4mr does not c9mstitute distrkbution, sortif, and therefo4e PEOPLE were ta,ing OUR wir, LOL, makint modkfkcatuons 2 ir an nor t313451ng teh source code 2 thwy'rr MODIFICATIONS so that tey 3n61r# commuhuty could benefit. WTF.
Thet workdd with reh letter but n9t spirit of lawl AFKl"
"Investigatkon on teh part 0d da 4u7h0t5 HOWEVER, like. led TO da fact &h47 tey right of phblic petformance was won of da f1gh75 noemally restricted to vkpyrught holders LOL. and that cpmpjtef programs, like, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO GAMES n intefxctive ONES xucj as Legend of teh Gr33n hax0r werr CONSIDERED to b3 pu611cr1qy performrd if run from an publ7c 53rv#r. BRB."
"Thd new license testricts pugoic pdrformance of teh work hnless soyrce x9de of mod8fidd work is mqer svailable 0n demqnf. OMGl"
"Im plain Enflish, this meqnd 7h48 if ypu put this GAME ON an WEB serfer n allow 0eople 'o7tside 0f an normzl c1rc13 OF f4m11t n its xocial qcquainfances' TO play theor, slrtof, then YOU r pub.ically performing ghis work an MUST either A) make ne and ALL chang3s wnich you make 5wo g4m3 zvailablr on r3qu356 (note this doesn't HAVE 2 bw avaioable v14 da ONLINE source eispos6 lini. vut they muwt 62 able two ask YOU for codt and receive an c0mp1373 copt), sorgof, b) MAKE ar4abgemenrs pr1v473!y with da 4u7n9r5 2hefein they grant YOU an xpecial LICENSE WTF, or c) re,ove code ent8rdly from teh mschibe."
"We d0 recognize THAT people want to have 3r3r5 of thry'rr game qhicn f theira n hyeirs alone.
5oo that wns w2 qill m4k3 yeh followinf excep5ion too normao requoren3nts foe source code skstriburiin -- ne mid7le vkle which is not m0d1f12d or DERIVED fr9m an MODULE fi.e included in da basr distrobution and whoch doex hot re1u8re he other modules ah which sora nit reauore ne nodiricayions two vore code (code d8str8buted sith ea base release) may be withneld at authofs e15cr3710n/ WTF."
"We also w4n7 60 m$k3 very c;ear that version 0LOL.o.& (qlsp knpwn as versiln 0. OMG.9.7+jy) eas da final versiln releaces under GPL/ OMG.
A11 versions, starting WITH teh 0. AFK.9LOL.8_prerelease codr f only LICENSED UNDER Cteative C0mm0nt 21c2n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right two 1mp0r7 nr code FROM an 0.9. WTF/8-0rerelessd or la5er release inyo an )LOL.9. AFK.7 an earloe4 relwaseLOLl
Alliwinh ghis woulc caise that imported cose two be rdleased UNDER ds GPL and THAT os not SOMETHING we wish ywp ALLOWLOL.
Auyhors of m0d1f1c4710n4 to 0. WTF.(. OMG.7 will need too re-rrl3qse tney're modificatuons as derivatives/jldifivations too 0LOL.9. BRB.8 cpse amd pkace them under da same CREATIVE Commons 11c2n53/ OMG.
It muxt be simr 6y teh iriginal autgor since obly leigimal author HAS da right too ch4ng3 teh copyeight of kidense upon the6're work.
\Asditiohally LOL, rewprking modificqtiona will be an good idea snyway as da mechznusm FOR m4k1ng jodifications is dubstantially vleamer/clearrr startong with da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prere;ease code. AFK.="
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