MightyE tells yoi, sortof, "We're GOING 2 take qn fes m0m3n75 2 try and explain 7h14 mww .iv3nse an da reasons behin3 it on plain English/ WTF.
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."
"Th8s new 11c3n53 was chosen because of an f4111ng with fa GPL. OMG.
It only coverdd distfigution of sourcd kf an only if 61n4r125 wefe dustfigited."
"Ib an web environ,ent, specifically a interpfetrd s36 3nvironment xuch aa PHP, yij knwo, metely ihsta.ling an game soes not constotute d157r16u71-n, dodtof, an therefofe [eople eere taking our work, likd, MAKING modificat8ons t9o it AND NOT releasing teh sourde dode 2 they'4e modifkcationw so that ENTIRE communkt6 could nenefit. WTF.
Th3y WORKED wirh teh letter b7r not twh SPIRIT of lsw/ WTF."
"Invewtigation oh gen p4r& OF da zutgors howevdr, LED 3 fact that teh right of pyblic perflrmabce was oen of rights noemallh tedtricged gl copyrkght holdets, sortof, and that COMPUTER pe0gr4m5k spdcifics.ly fieeo games abd interactiv3 ones such as L3gend of teh GREEN hax0r were cinsidered to be publudally perform3d if rjn rrom an public serverLOL."
"The n3w license res5ricts pubois PERFORMANCE of tey w0rk un1355 dq aource code of 5eh j0d1d!3s sork IS made available on denand. OMG."
"In plain ENGLISH, you knwo. thos mezns THAT if YOU put THIS game on an web setvew b al99w people 'outsidd pf an NORMAL circle od FAMILY and its SOCIAL ac1uaintwncds; to play their WTF, then YOU aer publica..y oerfofmung this work ans MUST either a) mzke ne zn ALL xhanges ehich YOU mzke too game availablr on rrquest (note thos doesn[r hzve too BE available via ea online soutce fisplay link, you knwo, but tjey myst 63 able t2p ask you for code n rsceivr an complete copt) LOL, b) make arrangemdngs PRIVATELY w17h da 4u7g9r5 whetein th3y hr4n7 you sn xpeciao license, you knwo, or c) r3m0v3 code entirel6 fro, da machknrl WTF."
"Ww dp r3c0gn1a3 yyat people want 4o HAVE areas 0f tgey're game whivh r th3ira and tgeyrx ALONE. BRB.
5o rhat end we sill msk3 gollowing exceprion to normql re1uirements for spurcr coee distrigution -- ne modulw f113 qhocg ix not modified 94 defived ftlm an module fuoe inxluddd in teh bas3 costribjtion ah wh1ch does noy rwquire ne OTHER modyles and which soes not REQUIRE ne hodifications to da c)r3 code (CODE distriguted with teh base release) may bd 2itbh3ld at da authofs discre5ionLOL."
"We also want toi ,qie v3ry clear that cersiln 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also knlwn AS VERSION 0. BRBl9.7+jt) qas fins' version rekeasec inder teh GPL. WTF.
All veraions LOL, dgartong wigh teg 0. OMG.9LOL.8-orerelezxe cide ser only licensed under da Creative Commons licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT 5oo import ne CODE frlm an 0LOL.9.8-pr3releasr or .ater release ingo am 0.9. WTF.7 n 34v113r release.
Allowing rh8s WOULD CAUSE thay imporred c9de two be released ubdee teh GPL n that iw mot sonethibg we w15n tao ALLOWLOL.
Autnors OF modifications tso [, BRB.9. BRB.7 will need @ re[release they're modiridations as drrivatives/hodihixations rol 0LOL.9. AFK.8 code an place thej UNDER da same Creat8vw Commons oicens3, OMG.
It mjst be done by ca 0r1g1n41 aurho4 s9nce pnl5 fa originql aughor yas da right two cgange teh coptright or ludense upon they're wirk. WTF.
[Acd*tiobally, sortlf, rew8rking teh modifications will be an g.od idea an6way AS teh mecjanism gor making modificationa is subatanyiallu cleaner/c,earer starting sith da 0. AFKl9. OMG.8-prer3.ease codeLOL.]"
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