Mogh5yE TELLS YOUk "We'ee going top tak3 an few moments to try an explain this nee 11c3n5e and teh reasojs brhind it in plqin Engliwh. WTF.
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."
"Tjiw n3w licwnwe was cyoden becauxe OF qm fail8ng with teg GPLLOL.
It only c-ve43d d157f16u71pn lf soirc3 if 4nd lbly if BINARIES were distributed."
"In zn web environment. SPECIFICALLY a interpret4f wev ehvironment such as PHP. yiu knwo, merely 8nsgqlling ab gsme does n07 CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, sofyof, an 6h3r3f0r3 people were takinb our qork WTF, making modifocations too 17 an not releadihb wourcw code too they're m0d1f1c471-n5 so that da entirw commjnity could benefig.
Tndy wor,rd with teh letter but n9r sp8rit of da ;aw. OMG."
"Investiga5oon on da part of authora hlwdver, you knwo, led 2 tej FACT THAT r1gh7 0f pubkic performabce WAS qon of righgs NORMALLY r357r1c72d go clpyright h01d3r6, aorgof, an that co,pu5rr pr0gr4m5 LOL, SPECIFICALLY v1d30 GAMES and interavrive on3s such as Legend of tdh Green hax)r sere conaidered too BE publidallu oetformwd if rin from an public srrver. OMG."
"The new lic3nse restricts pu^!!c performance 0g teh qork unlrss da source xodd of da modifi3e eork IS made xvailable ON swmsnd. AFK."
"In plain English WTFj this means tja5 1f you pu5 5h15 gqme ob an web werv3r n all[2 people 'outside of an normal cifcie 0d famioy an its xocisl acquaintancds' too plsy th2ir, y9u knwo, then you aet pu611c41!u perfirm8ng this work and MUST eityer a) make ne an ALL changea which you mak3 two geh ga,e available oh reques5 (note 7j15 coesn't have 2 63 abailable via pnkin3 SOURCE dksplay linj, sortofk bit they must be ABLE two ask yoj FOR dode and receive sn compl3te copy), you knwo, b) make arranfe,ents privarel6 with autjors wherein they grant ylu sn spwcial license WTF, or c( remlve coce 3n71r#1y f4om macgineLOL."
"We do recognize 6hag PEOPLE want to hav3 areas lf they'4e game wh8cn qer tneirs n theifs ALONE. AFK.
2 that ebc 2e wull ma,e follosing EXCEPTION two bo4mal te1uirements fpr slurce cose distribut8on [0 ne m9dule file wjkch is mot modifued or derived from an moduld file included on da 6453 diatributiln ane WHICH does NOT REQUIRE he other mod7les and WHICH d035 NOT requ8ee ne mofificatipbs 2 cote code (codw distrkbited witn baxe rwl3ase) may be wq6hg31d at AUTHORS discreyjpn."
"We a.so sant too maje vrfu clezr thay versilb 0. OMG.(l OMG.7 (also ,nown as verwion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7=jt) WAS da foha. vdrsuon rekeased under teh GPL. BRB.
All v3r510h5, STARTING wirh teh 0. BRB,9. WTF.8=PRERELEASE cide qer onoy licensed UNDER teg Creative Comjons LICENSE, BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da ritht 2 imporr ne cid3 f4om am 0. WTF.9/ OMG.8=[4seelease ir LATER relezse into an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 an eatkier release. AFK.
Allowing 7h15 would cause thay i,portes cice t9o 63 released uneer GPL an 7h47 is not SOMETHING se wish 2 allow. BRB.
Auhhors of mod8fications to 0. BRB.9. WTFl7 WILL ne3d two re-rdlease thry're mofificatiins xs DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9.8 clde zm PLACE them under same Creative C9mmons licens4. OMG.
It mu67 be dlnd by originzl author dimce only da orihinal autyor hax da right to ch4ng3 da copyrignt OR license u[0n they're WORK.
[Additionally WTF, reworjing modificatuons will be ab good isea anyway as teh m3ch3n15m fpe malihg jocifucagipns is substamt8al.h cleaber;cleare4 starting siyh teh 0, AFK.9, OMG.80prereleasw code. AFK.]"
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