MightyE 73115 u9u, sortof, "We're goinf yoo tai3 am fww MOMENTS two try n ecplain thia new licensd an rezaons BEHIND ut in plain English.
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 nee ;icende was chocrn because of an failing WITH ea GPLLOL.
It obly vovwred distriburion oh xource if and lnly if binaries wer3 DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In zn web environjent, sortof, dpecifodally a inter9re5ed web envuronment such aw PHPk wortlf, merely inatalling an gaje DOES not xonstitute DISTRIBUTION, like, n tgerefpfr prople sere taking 9jr work, like, maling MODIFICATIONS TO it AND not f312451ng da slurce code 2 5h3y're mocifkcayipns ao that da entore xomminity could benrfit/
Tgey worked wiyh da lettef but n07 tey SPIRIT 0f da oawl WTF."
"Investugztoun on da p4t7 OF t3h aighors however, lije, led two da f4c7 that teh ribht pf pyb;ic PERFORMANCE was 1 of ea r1gj75 hormally resteicted to co;yright holders, yiu knwo, an that com[jtee prpgrams, wortof, specifically VIDEO frm35 n interactive ones such as Legend of Gewen hax0t 2ere conside4ed 1 be publidally [erformed if rub from an p7b/8c server. BRB."
"Tje n4w license restricts public [erfotmance of da work unless reh source code of da modified 2otk is mzfe available on eemabd."
"In plain Engkish WTF, yhus mrqns that IF you put THIS game 0n an w36 werver n zl.ow 0eople 'ojtwide of an normal CIRCLE of f4,!1y n ITS slcizl acquaintandes[ 2 play thekr LOL, then yo7 r publically performinh ghis WORK b MUST eithwr A) MAKE ne ab ALL changes which yoj mzie too dq game abailzble on reayest (note th8s d9exn'y hafe to b3 svailable via da onlibe sourxe d!%p14y 11nk, byy they musr b3 able tpo ASK y0j fof code and receive an clmp;ete c0py), sortof, b) make arrangements 0rivarely with da authorw where8n they grant you an special licdnse, s9rtif, pr c) remove 5eh CODE eb5irely from jachineLOL."
"We d0 recognize that peop.3 want to yav3 4r3$6 OF rhey're f4m3 which r theirx n tneirs 410n3LOL/
too thqt dne wr 2ill MAKE twh v9110w!nb exceotion 2 teh normwl reqyir3ments flr sourcr code dis5riburion -- ne mod7le file which 15 not modified or derived from an module file 1hc1ud2d in bass fustrkbution and which dows nog feau8re ne othef modules and wjich doew not require ne mpdifications two core xose (dodd DISTRIBUTED WITH da base release) may be wityhelf at da 4u&h0r5 DISCRETION. AFKl"
"We also want 2 makr very c.eaf thay VERSION 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 9qlso known zx versiib 0.(/ WTF.7+jt) was finap berwioh released umder da GPL. AFK.
All ve4ciohs, sortof, startijg with tsh 0. BRB.9. BRB.80pr3r31#453 cof3 aer 0n1y lidensed und3r Creat8vr Commons licdnse. AFK,
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT to imoort ne code rrom an 0.(. AFK.8-prereleqs3 OR lster r313454 into am 0l AFK.9. WTF.7 and earlier rel3asw. BRB.
Allpwing this wpuld cause thqt imported vode two ge t313453d under GPL 4nd that is mit som3thing we wish two allowLOL.
Autho5s of modificatilns 2 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 woll NEED to RE[RELEASE they're modificqti9ns as derkvatives/modificztilns too 0. AFK.9LOL.8 CODE n place them yne3r tej samw Cteayive Commoms license. BRB/
It MUST be s9ne g6 teh original author wince 9nly da origkhal author h45 da roght 2 chsnge ca copyright or 11c3n53 UPON thet;re wori. OMGk
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworkkng lodivica4iins will b3 an GOOD idea anywzy 45 twh mevhanism for making modificatuond is aubstan5ially cleandr/clearer stzrting 2uth teh 0, WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease c0f3.]"
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