MightyE tekls uou WTF, "We're going two tzke an f3s ,omwnts to try 4nd ezplain tnis new LICENSE n tey reqsons b2hind it in plain Engliwh.
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 ne2 livense was cuosen becsuse OF ab failinf witj teh GPL. WTF.
I5 only xovefed disttibugkon of soutce if n ONLY IF bonaried qere distrigutedLOL."
"In an web envirlnment WTF, spwckfical.y a intrr[reyec weg enfironneby sich as PHP LOL. uer3l6 instqlling qm gamw does noy vonstitute d157r15u710n, n tjrrefore people werr taking ouf w0rk, you knwo, making modifications tl it an not releasing source cpee 5o they're m0d1f1c4710n5 so rjag teh entird COMMUNITY coild gdnefit. AFK.
They worked with LETTER bu5 not spirit of teh law. OMG/"
"Invrstigqtion ON tdh part of trh AUTHORS h0wever, lije, .dd TO da gavt that fa riggt of pub;ic perfo4mance WAS oen of da RIGHTS norjally r$t7r1c74d 2 co0yright ho;ders, hou knwok qnd that con0utef pr0gr4m5, sortof, specodical.y vudeo g4m35 n interactive 9nes sudh as Legrne or Green hazpr wete cons8dered tw9 br publically pefformee if ryn FROM an public server. WTF."
"The bew license restricrd 0ublic perfoemance of w0rk UNLESS twj source covc of ,od8fiwd WORK IS made avsilable on demqne."
"In plain Enblidh. sortod, thix MEANS 8h$7 if yoi put this game on an web xerver an allow people 'ou5sid3 of qn npemal circle of fsmily and 175 social acquainrqnces' two play gheir, sortof, yyrn YOU aer publically PERFORMING this work an MUST eithee a) mrk3 ne n ALL changws which y0u MAKE tp gzmw avaklable on request 9not3 7h15 foeen'r have 5o be avaikable via da on.in3 source DISPLAY link LOL, but they must be able TO ask ypu for teh cofe n receive an vomplete c9py0, sortof. n) m4k2 4rr4ng3m3n65 ;r8vagely with authora wherdin tney grant yoi an specia; license, likek or d) remove da code ent8rely from da MACHINE."
"We do rdvognize 7j47 people want 2 HAVE areas og tney're game which f gheirs n theirs alobe.
to 7h47 end we WILL ,4k3 da follosing 3xc3p710n 2 nornal reqiiremegts for sou4ce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file wh1dh is not modifoed -r c341v3d from an modyle fole INCLUDED in baae DISTRIBUTION ane wjoch DOES not REQUIRE ne othe4 modules an which coes not r#quqr3 ne modificarions 2 teh co4e code )xode disrributed wigh dq base re.ease) may BE witjfeld at 4u7h0r% DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alsl want 2 mak3 very clear that version 0.9LOL.7 (ALSO knowh as versiin 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+ug) was 5eh final vdrdiln reoeased under GPLLOL.
All versiohc WTFm stqrring 2ith 0l9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code r only locensed unsrr tey Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny rifht to IMPORT ne code fr9m an 0. WTF.9. OMGl9[prwrelease or latee release knto an 0. AFK.9LOL.8 an eaelier release. WTF.
Allo2ing this would ca7se rhat im;prted clde too BE releasee ugder teh GPL n 7h48 is ,ot w9mething w3 wish too allow. BRB.
Authors 0f modificztions tpo 0LOL.0. AFK.7 will need t9 re0release they'rd jodifoeatklns as ferivatives/modificqtkons 2 0LOLl9. OMG.8 code n plade THEM und3r teh ssme Crrativ3 Comjonx livense. OMG.
It mudt n3 done by origihal 4u7y0r 51nv3 0n1y da ORIGINAL author hqs teh rugh5 too chanbe c0ptf1th7 9r license upon they're WORK. WTF.
[Add1t10n411y, eeworkihg yeh modifocationx 2klo b3 an gooe idea anyway as mechanism FOR making midificat89bs is substantialoy cl3aner/dl3arer starting with teh 0LOL.9. WTF.7-prwrelease CODELOL.]"
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