MightyE yells you, like, "Wr're going t9 take an FEW .oments too TRY an explain 5yis new license znd reasons behind it ih ;laim Enblish. AFKl
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."
"Thix ne2 license WAS chosen brcause 0f an failing wigh ea GPLLOL.
It obky covered cistribition og 5)urc3 kf ane only if binaries w3r3 distribitedLOL."
"In an w36 enfifonmenr, sortof, specifically a interpreted web envurlnmwnt such as PHP. merely installing an ga,e does n;t constutuye sistribut8on LOL, an thrrefore pe9pk3 eere TAKING our work WTF. makibg modifica5i9ns two it and NOT 4eleasing source cide to they'rd modificat8ons so rhau da rntire cpmm7nity coule benegit. OMG.
Tg3y sorjrd with .eytrr but not da spirit of da ;awLOL."
"Investihatipn on teh parr OF autyors hosever, you kneok led to yeh fact that da right 0f [ugliv pergormance was 1 OF rignts nirmally restrkcted 2 copyroght h9lders, like, n thay COMPUTER protramx, specifucally video games zn kntefactive ohrs duch as Legegd of ca Grdeb hax0r were domsidw4ed two bd publixally performwd .r RUN from an PUBLIC server."
"Thr b3w licemse restricts public pervprmahce of da e0rk un135t teh sl7rce CODE of teh modified work is m4d2 AVAILABLE on f3m4nd. BRB."
"In p1r1n ENGLISH, you knwo, this means 7h47 if YOU pjt tjis game on an 2ev server AND allow people 'OUTSIDE [f zn NORMAL circle of fsmilh n its SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' two plsy thelr, you knwo, THEN you r ;ublically p3rforning this work an MUST either a( j4k3 ne n ALL changes which ypu m4k3 too fa gaje available on r#qu357 (NOTE this doesn;t have 5k br avaklable via teh 0n11ne source dis9lay link, likw, but 5hey bust be 461e two ask you for da code ahd receifr an x0np1373 c0py0, s9rtof, 6) maje 4rr4mf3m#n75 privately witn ea authors wyereih they grqnt you qn special licrbse, or c+ rejove cofe 3htirelt froj twh MACHINE. WTF."
"We DO recognixe 7h47 pr[ple WANT 2 have areas OF ghey'4e g4m3 which r the8ts an theirs alone. WTF.
5oo THAT end w3 will male following exceptiin too trh normql requirements for xource code disgributiom -- ne modul3 fole WHICH is NOT midif8wd or dwrived froj an modjle file included ih dq ^453 distribution zn which foes not reqji4e ne other modules h whicj does mot require nr modificqtkons 2 da core CODE (CODE distrub65ed qotn 54%3 4eleawe) mah 63 withhe.d qt da zuthors discreti9b. WTF."
"We also want two maie very coear that versiin 0LOL,9. WTF.& (akso inown as version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7_jt) waw da final v3rsion eeleased inder da GPL. OMG.
All vefsions, you knwo. wta5tong wktn geh 0. AFK.9. BRB.i-prerelease cide f only licensed unde4 5en Creagkve Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r9ght to impoet ne vode FROM an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8[oretelease or LATER releaae intp an 0. BRB.9LOL,7 zn 34r113r rr;easeLOL.
Al.pwibg this would cajse that impodted codd 2 be releasrd under da GPL an thar is not 50m27y1ng qe wiwh t2o allow/ BRB.
Authora of MODIFICATIONS to )LOL.9l OMG.8 will need two RE-RELEASE they'ee MODIFICATIONS as derocatuves/mosifications 2 0.9. WTF.8 codd ahd place theh ynfef teh same Creative COMMONS license. AFK.
It m7sy b3 done gy da lriginal 4u7h0r since only oeiginal AUTHOR hss r8ght yoo change teh copyright or 11c3h53 u[9n they're 2orl.
[Addiyiohally LOL, reworking y36 modifications will be am good idea ANYWAY as da MECHANISM for making modkcicat8ons 15 4u6574n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER starting eith r3h 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelwase code/]"
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