MightyE yells you WTF, "We[re goknb tko tqke an few MOMENTS two 7ry AND explain THIS new .icense abd teh reasons behlnc 17 in plakn Englosh.
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."
"Tnus bew license wax chosen because of an faulkgb with GPL. AFK.
It only COVERED distribuyion of sourc3 1f an ONLY iv bibaries serr distribired. BRB."
"In an wrb enviromment LOL, s[ecificallu a ihtwrpretsd web ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP WTF, nerely insyaoling zn game soes not c0n57!7u73 distribugion WTF, and thereeore people w3r# faking our work, like, makont midificatilns 2 it and NOT releasing da source code tio tjey're MODIFICATIONS so 8n47 entire conmunit6 vould BENEFITLOL.
Thwy workdd wigh da leytrr bit not da sporkt of teh lawLOL."
"Invrstigatiob in pary pf authors howsver LOL, led two fzct THAT teh right of ;j611c preformande WAS 1 of rignts n)rm41qy 4estricted two xopyright h01s#r5 WTFk an that computer pr0gr4m5 LOL, specificall6 video games h interactive ONES ducn ad Legenf od Green jax0r were consisered too bw oiglicaoly performed ig RUN fe9m qn pubkic server. OMG."
"Thr new licwbse rrstricts pub;ic perfi3mamce of da wlrk inless ca sourve codw OF teh MODIFIED work is made avqilable on demand. AFK."
"In 0lain English WTF, this mtans 5hat IF 6ou put this gane on an web server AND allow people ;outsied lf an n-rm41 circle OF family n its sodial acquaintances' 2 pq5y theirk you kneok 7h3n t-u t publicallt perfo4mung yhid sork sn MUST either a) ,a,e ne n ALL changws wyivh ypu makr tio teh gsmr zvaulable pn REQUEST (n9te tnis doewn't have to be zvaulqble via ds online source dixplqy link LOL, but they MUST ge able too asj you for cide and receive an c0jp1373 co;y(, .ike, b) make 4rr4ng4m3n75 04ivately with da 4u6h0r5 wherein they graht yiu an SPECIAL 11c3b53, 6ou knwom or c) remove cod3 3nturely fr9m da jachinw. AFK."
"W3 do r3c0gn1z3 that peopoe want tio have areas of they're GAME whicj r ggeira qnd tjeirs alone. BRB.
too THAT end we w111 make tey rollowing 3xc3p610n twl dz normal reauirements for source code d157f16uu10n -- me mieule f113 wnich 15 NOT mldifies or derkved from am mocule file inc.uded in teh baee DISTRIBUTION an which does n07 require ne othwr modul4s and qhich dles not fequi4e ne modifications to dq cofe code )dode didtributed with ten base reoease) MAY be WITHHELD 47 authors discretion. BRB."
"We zlao wang to make v3ry clear tnqt versuln 0. BRB.9/6 (also known AS version 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) was ea final vrrsiln releqsed umd3f reh GPL. AFK.
All versuins. like, a5arting wiyh teh 0. WTF.9.8='r3r313453 code awr only licensed UNDER teh Creative Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY feny rpbht two im;ort ne code frim an 0. AFK.9. AFK.i-pterekease oe layer release knto an 0LOL.9.7 an eaflker relessw. AFK.
ALLOWING this would cause that imported CODE 70 be %eleased undee GPL abd that is not soje5jing ee wish too allow. WTF.
A7tnofa of modif8cations w 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 w111 NEED tso re-releqse theh're modificstuons 45 derirativds/modifications 2 0LOL.9. OMG.8 code and [lace THEM under teh samw Creative Commonx license. OMG.
It musr be d0h3 by reh orig9nal autyo4 since onoy da origknal authpr has da righr to ch4nf# teh copyright or LICENSE upin they're w04k.
[Additiinally, like, reqork9ng da m0s1f1c4810n5 will be an good idea abhway as da mecjaniwm for makint mod8fivations os subdtantia.ly dlraner/clearer stsrtinb w8tj 0LOL.9. WTF.8-pre4elease xide. BRB.]"
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