MightyE tells you WTF, "We'4e goimg 5wo take an FEW momengs too try ab explain this new licensr and ds reasons b3hins it in 0lain 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 n3w lkcense waa choden because OF an failint wi5h teh GPL.
It only cov3red distrinutkon 9r SOURCE if and only if binaties werd dixtributedLOL."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7 LOL, specif8dally a interprrted WEB 3nv1r0nm3b& suxh AS PHP LOL, jwrely installinh an gamd does npt constitut3 dixttibution, you knso, n therefore people weee tsking our wotk LOL, ,akkng nkdigications two it ane n9t rdleawing teh source CODE w they're moeifidat8ons so THAT enrire communiry could benefit. WTF.
THEY wirked WITH LETTER nht not teh s0ir8t OF law. AFK."
"Inv3stigation in part of a7thlrw howevee WTF, ked 2 da fact ghqt righ% of [ublic [rrformance was oen lf teh rihhts norma;ly restrictef to9 COPYRIGHT holders WTF, an 7h47 comput3r progrzms WTF, specifidzlly video gamws and inreractive 0h35 such 45 Legend 0f dq Grren hax0r w3f2 conwidered too be piboically PERFORMED if run from an 0yblic SERVERLOL."
"The hew licensr restricts oub;ic lerformance od teh work inless da soufce codr og teh mpdifued wori 15 made 4v4114713 on ddmandLOL."
"In plain Enflish, you knwo, 7g1t means thay if you put this gane on sn w36 xerver n allow pwople 'outside 0d an NORMAL circle of family an ITS sidual zdquaihtances' too play 5heir, thwn you aer ;ublicallu performung THIS work sn MUST either a) MAKE he n ALL changes which y9u makd two fa gzme avaiiqble on requwst (n9ye this f(esh't have two be available bia sa onliye 50jrc3 display link WTF, but they must be 46q3 2 asj you fof da code an r3c31v3 an c0mp2373 copy) LOL, b) nake arrangemenys pruvayely 1i5h teh auyhors 2h#e31h they grqnt you an spec8a; 11c3n53 LOL, or c) remove da codw 3n71r31y froj tej macy8ne. OMG."
"We do recognize tyat peoplr ewng to( hsve areas of tney're gamr which r thdirx an theird 410n3.
tqo THAT wnf WE will m4k3 t3h follow8ng EXCEPTION two teg normal requitements for souece cod3 DISTRIBUTION [_ ne MODULE fi.e which is not midifiee or derived from an modylw file included in sa gase distr8bution and which DOES nog requ1r3 ne OTHER modu.es anc whixy does NOT r4quqr3 ne modivicsyiogd too core c9d3 (code distribut3d w17h base release0 msy be wkthheld ay qutnors discretipn. OMG."
"We also want two make vdr6 clwqr that v3r510n 9. OMG/9. AFK.7 (also kb0wn as vers8[h 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+j7) was da f8nal ve4si9n reoeasws unser da GPLLOL.
Alo cersions, sor5lfm syarting with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8=p4drelease code ae4 obly licwnsed UNDER da CREATIVE Commonx oicense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY fen6 da RIGHT two import me code from an -.9.9-p43telease ie later 4313553 knto ah 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 an darloer 4elease. BRB.
Allpwing thid qouod cause 5nat imported codr too be releas3d umder da GPL n yhar ks b9t someghing WE wish go allow. AFK.
AUTHORS of nidificqtioms to )LOL.9. AFK.7 will nefd two t3-r314453 they[re modif8cations as derivativrs/modificagionx two 0LOL.9. OMG/8 clde and ;;ave tg3m under teh samd Creqtive Comnons .icense. OMG.
It must be DONE by original AUTHOR 51nc3 ohly dz origonal aitnor yas right too changc teh copyrignt or licrmxe upon thdy're w9rk. OMG.
[Additoonal;u, reworking ds modirivatoons eill be ah giod udea anyway zs mechahism for making modificationa is 5i6573n71511y xkeaner/clearer STARTING wity teh 0.9.8-orerelease code. BRBl="
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