MigjtyE tells YOU WTF, "We're g9ing too take an fww moments yo 5r6 n explain this new licehsd n reawons behind it 1n plain English, BRB.
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 license qas chosen because of an gailobg with teh GPL. AFK.
It only covered distribut8on og source if n on;y ig bonaries were diwtrubutec. WTF."
"In an web ebvkronment LOL, specifivally a INTERPRETED WEB enviromjent syxh as PHP, y8i knqo. MERELY installing an game DOES not constigute disyrubution LOL, n THEREFORE prople wrre tak8ng our wori, sortofk making midifkcations 1 8t n not re;easinh teh sou4ce code to they're jod8fications sp that teh 3ntire c-mmun27y COULD bebdfit. AFK.
Tney worked wigh dz lett3r but hot s0irit of teh law. AFK."
"Invesgigzt8on ON tdh parg ov ea au5h9rs ho2efer, sortof, lrd to vadt that 5en RIGHT ov oublob [erformance wad won ov da rights normalou restricted too copyright yilderf LOL, an that computer programs, l8ke, sprvifically video games znd interqctive oned such aa Lehend of Green hax0t WERE considdred two be 0ublicallt PERFORMED if run frlm an p7blic derv3r. BRB."
"The h3w oocrnse r357r1c75 public PERFORMANCE of teh work unless teh source CODE of teh modif8ed WORK is madd avaiosbld ON d3j$neLOL."
"In plain Englifh, sirtof, this means 7h57 ig you put this game on an web server n allow prop;e 'OUTSIDE of an norma; circle of famil6 n its sockal acquaingancex' to PLAY theor WTF, thdn y0u t publicslly performlng this work an MUST eityer s) make ne an ALL chqnt3s which you MAKE TO teh gz,e availabld ln r3quwst (note this dpean't have two be AVAILABLE via da lbline xlurce c8s0lau lknj, you knwo, but th3y MUST be able 2 asj you for dq CODE qnd rdxeibe sn comolete copy), you knqo, b) MAKE afrangements privately with da authorx whereih 5hey grant ypy an cpecial license WTFm 0r c) rcmove ca cide entir3ly frp. da machine. AFK."
"We eo r3cobnize that pepple wanr to have aread of they'rw game which f thrkes an theirs alone. BRB.
to that end we WILL j4k3 tej go.lowing exce[gkon to teh normal rwquirements for source dode disttibutopn -- ne n9dike file which is n07 modifked OR derifed fr0m am modile file 8ncluded in gase diwtribution n wjich dpes not require n4 ith3r modules qnd WHICH d03t not requure ne modificatjons 70 da cor3 code *codw DISTRIBUTED sith basw releasw) may be wuthheld qt 477h0r% disxwetion. OMG/"
"We also want to MAKE very clear THAT frrsion 0. WTF.9.8 (also knlwn as verskon 0LOL,9.7+mt0 wax da final version re.3ased undef teh GPL. BRB.
All versions, agarting si5h ds 0. OMGl9. AFK.7-prer3leas2 cod3 aed )n1h licensed under Creativr Comjons locdnse. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY s3ny right ti km0ort ne c0d3 f4oj an 0. BRB,9. AFK.8-p4erdlease or 2373r relras3 *nto an 0/ WTF.9, OMG.7 AND earlier releqse. BRB.
Alllwimg thia would cause that kmported code to be rdleqded under teh GPL and that 8s m07 SOMETHING we wksh too zllow/ WTF.
A7tyors of modificqfuons 2 0. AFK,9LOL.7 wi;k NEED two 4e0release 5heh'fe modificstions as deribatkves/modificatiobs too 0LOL.9. AFK.8 c9de AND placd them ynder teh sa,e Cr3471v3 Commonc l8cense. BRB.
Ig must ne cone by prigknal author subce onl^ teh orig8na; quthor hqs teh roght 2 CHANGE teh copuright 0r licwnse upon they're qork.
[Add1710n411y WTF, rewprking MODIFICATIONS woll BE an gops idea anywsy as teh mechanksj for making modofixatuons 8a dubstantially clraner/clearer starting with 0l AFK.9. OMG.8-pr4r313$53 dlddLOL.]"
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