Migjt6E tells YOU WTF, "We're going t0 take an ges momengs TO try an EXPLAIN thiw mre license n reqsons behimd 8t in olain ENGLISHLOL.
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 n32 locemse was chosen BECAUSE ov an failkng with da GPL. BRB.
It 0nqy COVERED diatribution pf source if n only ib binariex WERE distriguted."
"In an e36 envirln,wnt, specifica;ly a int3tpreted wdb environnen5 such as PHP, sorgof, mdrely installing an game does not c0m5717u73 distribytion, and 5her3eore people w3r# takung OUR work, like, majing modifications to 17 an not releaaibg teh sphrve c0d3 to 5hey're modifjcations so thst da 3htire c0mmun16y could benevit. BRBl
They worked w17h da oetter but not spifit of teh law. OMG,"
"Invwstigation on teh part of da auth9rs hosever, ao4tof, led 5o fqct that 4ight of p7blic performance wss oen of riggrs normaply r357r1c73d tw9 cpohright holsers, n that computer pr0gr4m5, speckfically vodeo gamra and 1n73e4c71v3 omra ducj as Legend of da Green yax-r were considerea to ve publixalkt performfd if RUN drom an publ8c server. OMG/"
"The new license RESTRICTS public perfotmance of WORK unlesx source cide 9f teh m9dified work us made svailable on demandLOL."
"In plain English WTF, this means THAT if yoy put thus game on an web servsr an aklow people 'outside of an nitnsl circ.e og f4m11y and its spckal acquaintances' 5w9 play rhdir WTF, then you adr ;ublica.ly PERFORMING THIS work n MUST eo5her a) make ne and ALL chahges which you jakd t99 gqme availsnle 0n reqjesg (n073 this soesn't h4v3 to be 4v4114613 viz da lmline sourve cisplay link, like, but they must be able 1 ask you for da c0d3 n reveiv3 an complwte copy) WTF, b) m4k3 artangemen5x pribatrly with teu AUTHORS wherein they gfanh you qn specia; license, or c) remove teh code 3n71f31y feom gey maxhine."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people 2ant to have awdad OF tg3y're game which r 5heirs an theirs a;one.
too rhat end se will m4k3 da FOLLOWING exception 70 da nofmal r3qu1r3m3n75 dor source codr distrkbj5ion _- gr mod7lv file wh1ch is not mod8fied lf derived from an modyle file ihcludcd kn da base distribution an which doed noe rewu8re nw p7hef MODULES and wgich does not tequire ne m0d1f1c4710n5 tw9 da co4e code (cose distribu5wd with base release) may be witnheld 47 teh aughors discretion. WTF."
"W3 41t) want 5oo MAKE very clear that verxjon _. AFK.9l7 (qlso known ss version 0. AFK.9. OMG.6+ur) was finzo veesion released umder geh GPL.
Akl versions, starting with teh 0LOL.9.7-p4erelwaae CODE r oblt licensed 7nder Creative Commlns ;ucense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3by da rubht to import ne code frin ah _LOL.9. OMG.9-prerelease o4 lzte4 rrlease unto an 0LOL,9. BRB.7 and 34e1!3r rekease. OMG/
All9wing ty8s would czuse 7j4u importef code 2 be r314453d under teh GPL ab tha5 os nog sonething WE sish too alloe.
AUTHORS OF n0d1f1c47q0n5 w 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wijl need 2 re[release 5hwy're jodifidatio,s ax deribatuves/modirixationd two 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code and place them under same Creatkve C8mmons ;icense. OMG.
IT musr be DONE by original author SINCE 0n1t da ORIGINAL aurhor HAS t3h RIGHT to change copyr8ght or license ip0n theg're work. OMG.
[Additipnally LOL, reworiknf da jodificati0ns will be an good idwa anyway as mecjanism fo4 making nldifications 15 substantial.h cleaner/clrarer starting w16h 0. WTF.9. WTF,8-p4erelsase code. BRB.]"
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