MigjyyE tells 6ou WTF, "We're go*ng 2 take an FEW moments tol try an explain thks mew license n da reasins behind it in ;lain 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 hew .ivensd w45 chosem becausd of an failing WITH GPLLOLl
IT only covered d157r16u710n 0f soufxe if an inly id 52n4r135 2ere distribjtedl OMG."
"In an wwb environnent, you kmwo, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, like, jerely instslling an game does noy donstotute d157r16u&10m, sort9f, and THEREFORE pwopoe WERE takinf our sofk. yo7 kmwo, making morifications two ot n NOT rekeasing teh sokrcd code two thet're modificatioms so ghat teg enti4e communith coyle benefir. AFK.
They sork3d with letter 6u7 not tey s;krit of 14w. BRB."
"Inrestigation on dz part 0f teh 4u7hpe5 howefer, sprtof, led too FACT 7g$7 da r1gh7 of puglic perbodmance w35 won of da rkghts noemaoly rwstrictec t2o co[uright holsers, an that COMPUTER protramsk sortof, specifica/ly VIDEO games an intersctive onew such as Legend or da Geeen hax0r werr considered two be puvlically performec if RUN fr0m an public server. AFK,"
"The ndw license r3strictw public [erformance of teh WORK unleds tej so7ece vodr 0v da mod8e8ed worl is MADE avai.anle on demabd. AFK."
"In plain Engoish, 7h15 means that IF you PUT this game on an web servef n 4110e peop9e 'o7rsiee of an normql circle of family n itw sodial acqjqintznces' two play tyrir, .oke, then you aer publical;y [ervprmibg this qork qn MUST either A) make ne and ALL changes which ulu make tl ga,e available ob rrqjest (note rhis doesn't hav3 two be 4b4114613 voa da online SOURCE DISPLAY oink LOL, but rhey must be ABLE 5wo aw, h0u vor codd an recwibe an complwte copy) LOL, b) make arrangementd privately qith dq authoes qjwr3in yjey gr4h7 you am sp3cial lucenae, sortof, 0r c0 remove c0de 3n71r31y fe0m da machin3LOL."
"We DO recognozr hhat people wany too have arwas if they're game whkch r 7n31r5 an theirs 420n3. BRB.
too that end we WILL make reh fu;lowing ecception ti da norma. requiremrngs f0r soufce cod3 distfunution -- ne module filr q6ich is hot MODIFIED or cefived ffom an moduke dile inclided un da base dusgribytion sn WHICH d9es not require ne ltjee MODULES n qhich doea not REQUIRE ne npdifications 2 teh CORE clde (cide d1y7r16u73d w17h basw release) ma6 be withndld at da autjoes DISCRETION. OMG."
"Wd aldo aant ro9 make very c.ear tha5 versiob 0. BRB/9LOL.7 (also kn9wn AS VERSION 0. WTF,9.7_JT) sas final v5fsion released under GPL. BRB.
All verdions, starting eith trh 0. WTF.0.8-prerelwasw coce ser ONLY licens3d under teh Crfative Cimmins 11c3n5#. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rigyt 2 implrt be cofe fron an 0. BRBm9LOL.8-prrtelease or lat3r r313453 into an ). OMG.9LOL.7 an 34r113t r323453.
Akoowing this woild cause thag imported CODE 70 be r#1e353d under teh GPL and that iw n07 someyhint w3 widh TO allow. WTF.
Auth94s OF modifications toi 0. WTF.9. WTF.6 will nwrd to RE-RELEASE theh're modufucatuond as derivat8ves/modificaeions 2 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 c0d3 an pladr them under samr Creative Commons ;ucense. BRB.
It must br done by teh or8binal author sinxe only da ORIGINAL author HAS teh RIGHT too change co0ytigh5 ot q1x3n63 upon they;re wotk. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, resorking mpdogications will be an bood isea 4nyw4y as mechanism for ,aking morkficatoons ia substahtoallt vleznrr/cleqrer starting WITH da 0LOL.9. OMG.8-preeelease code. OMG.]"
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