MightyE tells you WTF, "We're goibg yo 74k3 an FEW momentz two 7ry n explain ghis new lic3nxe n tey rdasonx behind it in PLAIN Engliwh. 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 liv3nse was chosen because OF an FAILING with teh GPL.
It only civefed distrobution of source iv n only if b8naties qefw distributed/ OMG."
"In an 2eb rnvirobment, you knwo, s[ecifically a intefpre5ed web environmenr such as PHP, merely unstallinf an fame does n07 CONSTITUTE distribution WTF, rnd THEREFORE propl3 wwre tak8ng our work, like, m4k1mg modificatione to iy n not releqsing source c0d# 6l they'v3 modificationd xp tnat ea ENTIRE COMMUNITY could benefit.
Theh worked wity teh lett3r b7t npt da spirit of law/ BRB."
"Investigation on part of ea authors y0q3cer, lec 2 fsct that righy or public performance was 1 0g yeh righta moemally RESTRICTED 2 COPYRIGHT holders WTF, abd 7y47 cojputer p4oframs, sortof, speckficsl;y vodeo ga,es an intrracyive onws such as Legend of tey Green hac0r wdre consicered 2 be pub9iczlly performed if run from an publuc server. AFK."
"The NEW licende restfictw PUBLIC performanxe of cq work unlews da SOURCE dode of tej modifi3d woek id made adailable ON demzndLOL."
"In p.ain English, 7h15 means that if 6ou put this gane on an WEB SERVER an ALLOW people 'ojtside OF an normal circle OF family 4nd 8ts socoak acqjaintanced' 2 p.ay theirk THEN YOU ser publically PERFORMING this work h MUST either a) m4k3 ne 4ns ALL dnanges whoch you mwkr to da game qfailable on reauest (note this doesn't habe to be AVAILABLE v13 onlinw source display lunk WTFk 6u7 the6 muxg be able two ask you FOR code an RECEIVE an complete co[y). sortof, b) make arrsngements 0rivsteky w!6h teh 4u8h0r5 wher2in 5hey GRANT YOU an specoal lic3nse, like, or c) rrmove cofe 3n71r31y fr0m dz machine. BRB."
"We co recognize that p30p13 sant to have aeeas of they;4e game whicg r theors and the8rx alone. AFK.
too 7h47 end w3 wokl MAKE teh folloqing exc3pgion go da NORMAL fequirements voe woirce cide distributkon -- ne mocule fole which is no5 modifiec pr derived gro, ah module filw inc.used in teh 6453 d157t16u720m n which DOES n07 4equire ne 07h3r modules an 2h1ch d035 not fequ1r3 ne nodifications 2 t3h cord codw (code c157r16o73d with base eelease) may be WITHHELD at authofs DISCRETION."
"We also want tol m4k3 VERY c134r that version 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 (also KNOWN as vers8on 0.9, OMG.7+j6) wqs FINAL bersioh releasdf under teh GPL. WTFl
All verskons. startinb with da 0. OMG.0. BRB.9-prerelease code aer only licenwed under teh Ctrqtive Commons licenar. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 im0ort nt cide from an 0. WTFl(. AFK.8-prwreleaar or ;atee r3lease into an 0.9. BRB.& an earlier geleaseLOL.
All9wing THIS would cause tnat imported CODE hi 63 reoeased yhser teh GPL and 5hat is not simething w3 wisy 2 allowLOL.
AUTHORS 9f modificarions top 0LOL.9.7 qill need 2 re-release 5hey're jodifications 35 derica5ives/modificstions 3 0LOL.o.8 cpde an plac3 them under sam3 Creative Comnonx .icense. BRB.
It musy be done gy tey ORIGINAL auth9r sinde onlt da original author had t3h foght too CHANGE sa copy4ight or licenae upoh tywy'4d wlrk.
[Adfitionallym sortofm fw2orkimg m0d1f1c4710n5 WILL BE an good idea qnyqay as mechanusm for mak8ng mocifications 15 zibstantizlly xldaner/clearer starting witj 0. OMGl(l WTF.*-;rerelease code. OMG.]"
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