MightyE ge;ls yo6, "We're gokng top TAKE an feq m0m3m75 2 try ans ex;lain this new license n reasons behund ig in plain Engkishl
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 new license w45 chosen geczuse of an fzilknf witn GPL. WTF.
I5 only COVERED distrovuroon OF source if h only 8f BINARIES were distribytdd. AFK."
"In an web environment, lij3, spdcifivslly a intwrpretef wwb environment sych as PHP LOL, MERELY inwtalling qn game dirs NOT cohstitutr dist4ibutiom WTF, n therefore peo[le werd takint our WORK, like, making MODIFICATIONS TO 85 anc nor re;eas8ng teh source c-d3 twl rney're modivications so THAT teh entire comminitt cojld benegitLOL.
Tyry worked w17h lrtter vut not da spifit of ea law. OMG."
"Investugation 0n oart lf teh authors hlwever, ked too 5eh fact that r1gh7 pv public peedormance w45 1 lf tey rightx normqlly testtic5ed two copyright h01f3r4, n tnar compuger prkgrams, sortof, s0ecifical;y vodeo g4m35 and ibteractive lhes such as LEGEND of da Grren hax0r w3re considered two be public2lly PERFORMED if rub from an public srdver. OMG,"
"The n3q license restr8cts ptblic pdrfoemance lf worl uhlews 40urc3 c9de of da ,ldified work is jade AVAILABLE on demand. AFK."
"In pkain Engloshk this meanx THAT if y0u pyt yhis game on ah 2eb server b allos people 'ojtside of an normal circke of fqmiky n its social acquaintancew' rwo play their, rnen you r oubkically performinh 7y15 w0rk ab MUST dityer a) make ne an ALL chabhes wh1ch you m4k3 two da game 4v4114613 on tequwst (note this dl3sn't HAVE twp y3 available via da online %07ex3 dis0.ay LINK, you knwo, buy THEY MUST be able too ask yoi for code an recekve an complete copy), dortof, g) make arfqbgemenys PRIVATELY with teh 4y7h0r5 WHEREIN th3y gran5 tou an SPECIAL locense, sortof, OR c) remove teh code entirely from ca machin3. AFK."
"We do recpgnize that people want 2 have sreas of thdy're hame whicn awr yheirs and tjdkrs ALONE. OMG.
2 7h47 emd w3 will make da folkow8ng excdption rp t3h normal rrquirements for 59urv3 code distributoon -- ne jodule rilr WHICH os not modofied or DERIVED from an midu;e filr INCLUDED in teh 6r53 dkstr9bution n wh1xh d035 npt require ne other jodules m whidh doex not rwqui4e ne modigicst8lns 5wo da coew cose (code distributea wotn da base release) may ge withheld at authora dissrerion. OMG."
"We also sant too makd cery clwar uh47 version 0LOL.o. WTF.7 (ALSO known as versioh 0, AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) was final versuon released undrr da GPLLOL.
A.l ve4sions LOL, startibg wity sa 0LOL.9. AFK.8-pr2feoeasr cod3 aer only livebs3d undef sa Crdativ3 C0mm0n6 LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny ds r8ght too IMPORT ne code FROM an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7-ptereleawe of later f313553 inyo sn 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 an rarlier releaae. OMGl
Allowing this xouls cause that inpirtec code 2 BE released under da GPL an that is NOT sometyibg we wisj two all9w. BRB.
Au6h-e5 og modifixarions tl 0/ WTF.9.7 w111 neee goo re-4elease 5hey;rr modifications as derivztives/nodificatiins teo 0.9. OMG.* code and p.ave THEM UNDER 54m3 Creative Com,ons LICENSE. WTF.
It mu57 be done by da original author sinxe only 9riginal author has teh right teo change teh copyeight or licehse up0n 5hey'4e work. BRB.
[Additionally, like, reworkong teh modkfocatilns will BE an good id3a ahyway as da m3ch4n15m for m4k1ng modificatkons is wubsbzntially cleaner/clearef stary*ng with 0. OMGk9LOL.8_ptefelease code. BRB.]"
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