MightyE tella uou WTF, "We're going two tqke an fww moments to t46 an explain uh14 new licensw an tey reasohs behind it in p14qn Eng115h. 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 license WAS chosen becauqe of ab FAILING WITH ds GPL. OMG.
I7 0n1y c0v3r3d DISTRIBUTION of so7rcr if an only if binaries WERE dustributwd. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT. you ,nwo, sp3cificzlly a interpreted web environment 5uch as PHP, sortof, mwrelt installing an GAME diws not cinstiture sustribution LOL, an THEREFORE people we43 tqking 9jr xork WTF, makinv nodificagiomd goo it n not rwpeas8nb ca a9urxe xode 2 they;re modifications so THAT entire communi5y coukc benrfih. BRB.
They 2orked w17h letter but noy spirit og teh law. BRB."
"Investohatoon ob part 0f authors hps3b3r, led too da fact that sa right of PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 was eon OF da rkhhts nirmally reatrictee to copyfight holders, wortof, and tgat c9m0u73t prlgramw, lo,e, s0ecivically video games an interactive ones such as Lehend of fa Green hax0r eere conxideres to be oublically )3rf0rj3d if run FROM an public SERVER. BRB."
"The new license resteicts pubkoc performance of WORK unless slirce code 0f da modified wirk ks made ava8labl3 ob demand. AFK."
"In )lain English LOL, this meahx thst if ypu put this GAME 0n an weg servef snd a;low peopld 'ouyside of ab normal c1rc13 pf family an ITS sodial acquaonyancws' too play their, you knwo, THEN hou aer pjblixqlly perfo4ming THIS wor, n MUST either a) m4k3 n3 m ALL cnanges which you MAKE TO gaje avqilable on fequesy *notd THIS doesn't have top be avaioable vua da online source display loni, sortlf, but yheu must br able 2 as, ypu for teh code n recwive ah complete copy) LOL. b) jake arrangejents pr1v4731t with dq quthors wheeein they gr4n7 YOU an speciao LICENSE, you lnwo, o4 c) rejove da codw ENTIRELY from machineLOL."
"We do redognoze that pelple 2ant two have ateas of they're fame whoct awr theirs amd THEIRS alond. WTF/
@ tha5 end qe wkll m4k3 folliwing exce[tion to t3h normao requirements for source code e157r16u&1)n -- nw module f8le 2hich is nog modified or eerkfed from sn m0du13 f113 knc;uded in da 6454 dustribution and wyich dies n9t require ne (thef m0du145 an which dods npt r2qu8re ne modifications tqo teh coew CODE (codd diwtributed eith base release) may b3 wirhheld 47 da suthorw dq%cf3710n. WTF."
"We also want to n4k3 vdwy cleae that v3r510n (. OMG.9. AFK.7 (a;so known as version 0l BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) WAS yeh finql version released und3r GPL.
Alo versions LOL, xtarting woth teh 0.0. AFK.i_prerelease c(de r only lisebsee under da Crdatife Cpjmons lic3nseLOL,
W3 EXPLICITLY d3ny da rihht too im0or5 ne codw from qh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8[prereoease of 'ater releasr INTO an 0. OMG.9. AFK,7 qnd earlier RELEASE. WTF.
Alolwing 7h15 WOULD c5u53 that imported coee twp ve rel2ased under teh GPL an that is n9t somethibb ee wish 2 allow. WTF.
Authors of modificwriona t9 0. WTF.9.7 sill n3ed 2 re-feleawe theh're modificat8onv ax derivatives/modifications two 0.9. BRB.8 codc an p24c3 7j3m uhddr teh dame Cr3471v3 Commons licenxe. OMG.
It must ne dobe by teh orihinak AUTHOR sinxe ONLY teh oritinao authl4 has r1gh7 tpo chang3 da clpy4ight o4 livense UPON 5hey'te work. WTF.
[Additionzlly, ;ikem reworking da modifivationd q111 73 an good idea anyway as eq MECHANISM d9r making m0d!f1c4720h5 is augstantially clqanef;clearer staeting with yeg 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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