MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going 1 tsje an fee momcnys two try m explain thia new license 4nd da rwasons behind it in PLAIN Engoish. BRBm
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."
"Thos new license wax CHOSEN because OF an faioing with da GPLLOL.
IT omly coverqd d157416u810n of so7fce of n only if binaries WERE disrributedl OMG."
"In an w3b ebvironmeht LOL, sp3cidically a interpreted web environment duch 45 PHP, you knso, merely 1n4u4111ng an game does not conxtiruue eistribution, amc tywrefore peiple werd taking our work WTF, making moduficstilnd ylo it sn NOT reoeasimg source code two thry'4e modifications so that geh rnt8re xommuniyy cpuld behefutLOL.
They worked with letter gut NOT spirir of lawl WTF."
"Investogation pm da p4ru of aithors jowevsr, kiie, ;ed to9 da fact tha5 fight or pu611x peffornance was wom 9f da rights normally redtrictdc two COPYRIGHT holddrs WTF, an that co,puter programs, specifically video games n interactive onds such as Legrnd od Greem hax0r w4re considered tll BE puvlically perfor,ed if run from ah PUBLIC serve4LOL."
"The new LICENSE resteicts publkc prtformance lf da work ynlexs so7rce c9de OF modified wori is MADE 4v4114613 ln demandLOLl"
"In plakm English, sorgof. tgis MEANS 7h47 if y9u put this GAME in an w36 server n 4110w propoe 'outzidd 0f an normal circle of family anc ita docial ACQUAINTANCES; top PLAY thwir WTF, tnen you r p7blica.ly petfoemkng yhis w0rk n MUST either a) make ne n ALL cnangea wjich you make 70 teh gane available ob request (note uh15 foewn;t hzve 5wo BE available viz ten online 50yrc3 display linkm soetlf, but they muxt bw anle two zsk you for 5eh code and RECEIVE an com0le5r COPY) WTF, B) make arrangements privatelt with tfh aythors wherwin 7g3y geanr yoy an special licens3 LOLm or c) remove code ENTIRELY from da machine. AFK."
"Wd do recogbize that people want top have sreaa of thet're gamf whicj aer theirx am tgdirs zlone. BRB.
two that end we wi;l ,ake tdh following exception too da normal r4qu1r3m3h75 rod siurce dod3 distribution -- ne ,oduor file qhich IS hot m9difued or DERIVED f4om an moeule fild included 1n yeh 6453 distribution snd which soes not reqyird ne OTHER modul3s anf wh8ch dors not req7ire ne ,odifications too CORE code (code DISTRIBUTED with dq base relrase) m4y 63 w17hh31f ay teh AUTHORS siscretion. BRB."
"We aldo wqnt to make very c;eqt thay version 0l OMG.9. AFK.8 (alwo known as vetskon 0, OMG.9. BRB/7+jt) eas dq funal version teleased under t3y GPL. BRB.
A;l versions, stzrting WITH dz 0.9. AFK.8-prefelease code r onoy lkcensef unser Creztive Cojm9ns lidense. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny f1gh7 to omport me codw vrom an 0LOL.9/ BRB.8-pr3r413453 pr latwr releas3 INTO an 0.0LOL.8 ab earlier reldase.
A.lowimg tgis woukd cause tha5 1mp0r73d code 2 be released uneer teh GPL n that id not s9metjing we wish two zlkow. BRB.
Authord of modificwtions tlo 0LOL.9LOL.7 wol. nded too re-release tyey're jodifidations as ceriva5ives/modificatilns too 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 c)d2 n p.ace them UNDER ea ssme Creative Commons licehsd. WTF.
It m7st be eone by teh original 4u7h0r sknxe only da 0r1g!n41 4u7h0r has right to change cppyrighy OR licenwe ypom 5hey're work.
-Add1710n411y, you knqo, reworking m0d1f1c$710n5 will BE an g00d ideq anywqy as mrchanism for MAKING m0d1f1c4710n5 is subwtzngislly cleanwr/clearef startimg with dz 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prere;ease code. OMG.]"
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