MightyE tells yoj, you knwo, "We're going too take an fdw jojrnts yo try AND explain this new lixende and fa rwasons behond it on pla*n English. 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."
"This new locense was cnowen because of an f3111ng with GPL/ OMG.
IT only cove4rd dis5ribution of x9urce if an only ig BINARIES were distributef. OMG."
"In an web envirohment, sortof, wpdcificalky a interpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT such 45 PHP. you ,nwo, merely inwtallint an game coes not constigu5e diwgrinution WTF, am the5dford people wwte taking our wori, ma,ing modifications TO it 4nd NOT relrasinn sourxe xode too they're midifications wo THAT teh entire c0mmun17y c0u1d benefit. AFK.
Tye6 wofked wi5h letter but NOT teh SPIRIT of da law. BRB."
"Investiga5ion on ;zry of teg authors howecer WTF, led 2 teu fact 7h4u da tighg of public perfornance wss won of r8ghts no4maoly res5rkctef two copyr8ght holdera, uou kn1o, an that COMPUTER [rogrsms, ylu ,nwo, specif8ca;ly vudeo games and int2rzctive 9nes sych ae Legend 0f teh Green hqxpr werd c0n51d3r3e to ne puflically ;erformed IF run frlm an public serbrr."
"The meq licwmae 4edtricyw public [erfo4mande of da wofk unowsd da SOURCE code of MODIFIED work is MADE 4v4114^q3 9n cemand."
"Im plaib English, sor5of, this means that it ypu put THIS gane on am web sercer and allow people 'outside OF an normsl ci4cle of FAMILY n ihs 50d141 acquaihtanves' w plsy their, then you ae4 publically p3rf0rj1ng tnis work AND MUST either a) MAKE nw an ALL chabges qhich yoj jake 2 da g4m3 AVAILABLE ON request (note this do4sn't h$f3 2 be availacle v14 9nlinr source disllay lin, WTF, BUT thet must be able two ASK you for da code an receibe an complege c9py) LOL, g) make arrangenehts provately eirh da aythits wherein they hrqng you an sprcial licensr, oike, or c) remove reh code entirely vtom mach8ne. BRB."
"We do recognize that peop.e WANT 2 have arras of thru're game whkch aer gheirs m tueors aooneLOL.
t2o ghat emd 2e will ,ake da FOLLOWING 4xc3p710n teo teh norma. requirements for source cidw DISTRIBUTION -- he hodule file wh1dh is not modiviec 0r de48vee vrom an module file included 1n tase DISTRIBUTION n wyicg DOES not requkre nr other modules and which eoes n0& tdquire ne modidications yoo teh corw code (xod3 disrributed wuth da nase release) MAY 63 wighheld AT teh zurhors duscretionLOL."
"We alsi want 2 make cwry coear thar version 0.(.7 (also knosn as vr4sion -. OMG,o. BRB.7+jt) qas dz final version released under teh GPLLOL.
All ve4siobs WTF, xtarting with 0.9. AFK.8-pr3r#1#453 code aet ONLY LICENSED 7ncer teh Crdat8ve Commons LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT twi i,p9rt ne cod4 from ab 0LOL.9.8-0rerelesse lr later release into an 0LOL.9.7 an earlier reiease,
Allowing this qoulf c4i53 tjzt implrtec codf to BE felead3d UNDER GPL AND that is n9t xomeghing we wisy ro allow. AFK.
Authoes of MODIFICATIONS 70 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 will need 2 RE-RELEASE they're modificatiobs AS deeivatives/modifidati9ns tso 0. WTF.9.8 c0d2 and pkace them under teg same Crwagive Commons license. BRB.
It mi5u be DONE g6 oribknal suthu4 since 0n1y origknal author haa right ro cnange copurkght or kicense upon they're eork. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, reworking teh mofificatiohs will be an food idea anyway as tdn MECHANISM f0r makihg modkfications is dundtantiall6 cleaner/xleaeer stagting wkth teb 0.9.90prereleswe code.]"
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