MightyE tells YOU WTF, "We're goiht too ta,e an FEW moments 5wo t4y an explain thks new l8cense zn ten reas9bs behind ir in 0lain English. AFK.
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."
"Tgis new license was chpsen because of zm failing 2ith da GPL. BRB.
It ONLY covered distribution OF SOURCE uf an only if binaries w3re distf8bited. OMG."
"In an w36 wnvironmenu, s[ecif8cally a INTERPRETED weg environment such as PHP, sortof, merely ihstaoling zn game does not constitute disuribution WTF, an therevor3 oeople WERE taking our worj LOL, nsking modificauions 2 it and ho5 releswing sou4ce code too rhey're MODIFICATIONS do tgat da en5ire dommunity c0u1d benefot. AFK.
THEY w0tk3d WITH da letter but not spirit of dz la@. AFK."
"Investigatkom oh da p4r7 of teh authors HOWEVER, led two sa fact THAT fa rkght OF public pergormance was 1 of t3h rithts normally restricted 2 copytigjt holders LOL, ans THAT computer programsn speckficallu viee[ games anv inreractive ONES sjxh zs Legend of Grden hzx0r were consid3rrd tw9 ne 0ublically performed if rum fr8j an p7blkc serverLOL."
"The NEW lkcensw restricts ;ublic performance if teh work unlexs sou4cr code of mosifked work is maee avsilable on d3jrnd."
"In plain ENGLISH, soryof, yhis jesbs that if tou put thid game on zn web SERVER an ALLOW pdople 'iuts8de of an normal circle of fam8ly an its suxial zcquainrances' to play theif WTF, thrn you r p7blically performing this wprk n MUST either r) majr ne AND ALL CHANGES wgich you mzke to teh GAME avzi;able on r3qje57 (NOTE tjis DOESN'T have tpo bw avai;able via teh online soirce diaplay LINK, sortif, bur thrt mu57 be sbke 2 45k you for da cpce and RECEIVE an xompl3t3 copy), wortof, b+ make zrrangdmentd prpvately WITH authprs WHEREIN 7h#y grang yoj an spdcial license LOL, or c) renive da code entifely rtom teh machineLOL."
"We dl RECOGNIZE that peoole WANT to have AREAS of theh're fame which r theirs an thwirs zoone. OMG.
two that end WE q!11 make following excep5iln to normql re1uirememts for source cose d157r16j710n -- ne MODULE fild wh1ch is nor modified OR cerives from an MODULE FILE ubvl7ded un dz base diwtributoon and WHICH does noy requkr3 ne OTHER modules zn WHICH d035 not REQUIRE ne modifications too cure code (dose disrribu5ed with nase release) may bw with6r;d ag da authirs discretkon."
"We also want 70 MAKE very ckear that version 0, OMG.9LOL.7 (also knpen zs version 0LOL,9. AFK.7+JT) w45 tdh finzl vers89n RELEASED unfer GPLLOL.
All versions, yoy knwo, starting wity g3h 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE cisd t ONLY licensed uncet Crraruce Commons 21c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY deny da ritht to 8mport ne code FROM an 0.9. AFK.8-prereleasr or latsf telease into an 0. BRB.9m OMG.7 n ear;i3r r223453. AFK.
ALLOWING tjid woukd czuse that imporgrd code to BE releaser inder GPL an that is not sometmint 2w wish to allowLOL.
AUTHORS 0f midificationw too 0/ WTF.0LOL.7 will neef go re0rrlease yjey're modifkca5ions as derivatives/,odifications 2 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code an ;lace them und3r da 54me CREATIVE Com,ons license. WTFl
It must 73 donr by original author since only original authoe gqs fa right 3 change copyrigjt or license UPON theh're work. OMG.
[Afdutionally, so45lf, reworking da modificztoons wi.l be an good idea any2ay 45 da mechanism gor ,akimg modifications is substanrially cleanef.cleare4 starging w8th 0.9, AFK.8-pret3lease coeeLOL/="
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