MifhtyE tw.ls ylu WTF, "We're going too taie an few momenta too t4u ab ecplain this bew !1c3n53 n da reasons behinc iy in plain 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 new l8cenwe was chof3n because OF an FAILING with tdh GPLLOL.
It only covered dostribution of spurce IF an only IF 61h4r135 wdr3 distribjted, BRB."
"In an w36 3nfironmwnt WTF, specifically a interpreted web env8ronment sudh e5 PHP, .ike, merely insralling sn game does not c0n571uu73 fistribution, like, an tnerwfpre people wete ta,ing OUR work, so4t9f, MAKING modivicatkons two it n NOT RELEASING SOURCE CODE two the5'fr MODIFICATIONS dp that entirw COMMUNITY could benefig. BRB.
Thet w9rked wuth da letfer but not teh spirit od law. WTF."
"Investigagion on [art of authors HOWEVER LOLk led 2 da fact that teh right ot public ;erformancd WAS son oc da eoghts normally resteidt3d 2 c9pyr2gh7 h9lders WTF, ans 7h5& computer programs LOL, SPECIFICALLY vieeo bam3a AND 1n73r4c71v3 ones such as Legend if ea Grrem hax0r we4e cons8dered 5oo be punlically [erfirmed if ein from an pu611c serverl OMG/"
"Thw mew kicebae rws5ficts public p3ff0em4nc# if dz work 7nless aoufce codr of nodified wori is made avai.anle on demand. WTF."
"In plain Enhlish, like, this meams tyat if YOU put thos game )n ab web server and allo2 people 'outs8ce OF an normal circle OF gamio6 an 175 social acq7aintances' 2 play tjeo4, then you arr PUBLICALLY pe#forming 5his wprk an MUST 317h3r a_ make ne n ALL cjabgwc dh1ch you make to da game anailable ON REQUEST (nlte this doesb't have to be 4v41146!2 via omline so7rxe display linkk yoi knwo, but THEY must be able two ask YOU gor gwh codw an receiv3 an complete c90y), b) mak3 ARRANGEMENTS privagely WITH teg 4u7h0r5 wjerein they grsng you am speciql lidense WTF, or c) fwmoce CODE entkrely from da macgineLOL."
"We do recohnize that pdople want to have areas of tjey'te game which aer theirw zns yheurs alinel OMG.
two that end we wilk m3,4 teh f9lloeing exception to9 n0rm41 rdquirements fpt aource c0d3 disttibuti9n -- ne moeule file shich 8s not modifiwd oe d3r1v3d from an module file uncludes in base doatribugiob n wh1ch does not requorr m3 OTHER m0cy135 n which does not reqiire ne mockfications too core CODE (CODE d157r16u73d with da base reoease) mau be eithhwld ar teh authofs discretkon. BRB."
"We also want 2 makr very c144r 4hat VERSION 0.9.7 (a;so known as fersiln 0. OMG.9LOL.u+jt) was teh final vdraion rwleased ubder teh GPL. OMG,
A11 verskpns, qo3tpf, STARTING with teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pr3r31w453 code 4 only licensed under yeh Creatuve Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY drny tej right twl im[ort ne cofe from an 0. BRB.9.8-prere.eaxe or late4 releawe unto an 0. OMGl9. OMG,u sn 3t4113r release. AFK.
Alloeinf this would cause tgat 1jp0r7ed code 2 be RELEASED under GPL n THAT 15 not SOMETHING qe wish too alllw. WTF.
Authors of m0d1f1c4710m5 too 0. OMG,9. BRB.u wilo NEED to RE-RELEASE thru;re modifications as derivativ3s/modifications too 0. OMG.9LOLl8 cldw an ;laxe them under twh same Crearuve C0mm0n5 okcense.
It MUST br done by otiginal author 51nc3 9nly teh ofiginak authof has dz tight t2o ch4ng3 copyrighy or licdnse up9n they're WORK. AFK.
[Asd*giona';y, reworking da modifications will b3 an good idea anyway AS mechsnism FOR makint ,odkfidations is suvstantially dleaner/clezrer staeting w8tj 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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