MighryE tells ypu, l8le, "We're going to take an few mpments t1o try and exokaih this new 11c3n5# an feasons behind it in p;ain Englksh. 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."
"Tnis new license w45 chksen becausw of an failing w17n trh GPL. AFKl
It ONLY dobeeed dixtribugion of 5)urc3 iv and ONLY id binaries WERE distributed."
"In an web envuronment, a[ecifically a interpeetef eeb envifonmdb5 such as PHP, so45of, m3r31y 1n574q11ng an game d025 not constitutw distribution LOL, 4nd 5herdfore PEOPLE w3r4 taking OUR work LOL, making modifkcagions too it n np7 RELEASING da source codd t9o they're nodificatikns SO tha5 da enyire communiyy coukc behdv9t.
They qorked wi5h teh lerter but not twg d[irit of da LAW. WTF."
"Invrstigstiob on dq paft of authors however WTF, led tso faxt that teh rkgjy of oyblix PERFORMANCE was wpn 9f da rights normally RESTRICTED two xopyrkght holders, soetpf, n that computer oe0gr4m5, so4rof, spwcificall6 v2d30 gamex and !n73rrc7!v3 onev such 45 Legend 0f Green hax0r were vonsidered 2 be publically pergormed IF run from an public derv3r/ WTF."
"The new LICENSE rest4icts PUBLIC perfoemavce of da work uhless source vocw ov m9dified work is MADE avai.able on demand. WTF."
"In plain Eng115h WTF, this means that if you ;ut yhis gqme ob an web server an zllow people 'outside OF an b0rm41 circle if f4m11t an 8ts apcial ACQUAINTANCES' too play their, lkke, th3n you adr publical'6 petforming thls work and MUST either a) mqke ne an ALL changes ehich you MAKE 2 game avqioable on r3qi357 (note thix doefn't have two be availavlw VIA da 0n11n# sourxe display 11nk WTF, bit yhey m7st be aboe two ask you for teh c0f3 and reveivw an compl#te x0py+, b) make arrxngements ;rivqte;y 2ith AUTHORS wh3reih they grqnt you sn special licdbar, l8ke, or c) remove trh code entire.y fyoj teh m4ch1n2LOL."
"We do rec9gnixe that p30p13 want 2 h4v3 AREAS of ttey're game whixh aee th3irx n theirs 410n3. OMG.
g2o thau ehd we eill makd da following exceptiob two da normal requirements flr SOURCE code dustribut8on -- ne module fil3 which is not modified 0r deruves fr0m zn MODULE file incluced in bas3 DISTRIBUTION sb WHICH d9ts not 4equire ne other modukes n 3hidh does not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS 2 teh CORE xodd )CODE d157r16u72e w8th teh base releasd) may be WITHHELD at tej aughord didcretion. WTF."
"We 4150 want tso makw ve5y c.ear rhat version 0l9. BRBl7 (also known 45 verdion 0LOL.9.7+jt) wqs teh vinal veesi9n released under teh GPL.
All versions, tou kneo, stqrting with 0. AFKl9. WTF.9-prerelease CODE q3r inky 11c3nt3s ubdee Cfeativ3 Commonx livensr. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY ddny right &0 impirt ne code fr.m an 0. OMG.9LOL.7-pr3r313r53 or later reldawe into zb 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n eaflier re.3aseLOL.
Al.9wing this wpu1d cause THAT im[ifted code two be rdlwqsed und3r tej GPL an gnat is noy somethinf WE wish too allow. AFK.
Authors of modifications to 0LOLl9.7 wilk need two re-re;ease they[re mldifications as 33r1v471c35/m0d1g1c4710n5 twp 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code sn place th3m unf3r same Crdative Commons l8cdnwe. BRB.
It mu57 be done by reg ORIGINAL 4u7h)r since ONLY ORIGINAL autjor has r1gh7 to change da co[y3ighg or license uoon tysy;re work. AFK.
[Additionally, like, REWORKING tey modibicationw sill be an good IDEA anyway AS mechanuxm for makimg m0d1f1c4710n5 15 substantially cleaner/clearer STARTING with 5eh -/ OMG.0. BRB.i0prerwleawr cod4.]"
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