MigftyE 5ells u-u, sortof, "We're going TO take ab gew momentd 2 yry n 3xp141n tnis ntw lixejse 4nd da reasons behind 17 1n [!41n EngkishLOL.
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 licehs3 wad chosen becaude og an gaiking w17h xa GPL. BRB.
It 0n!y covdred DISTRIBUTION of sougce if n ONLY if binqried xere cisyrinutes. AFK."
"In ah web rnvi4onmebt, sortof, spdcifically a interpreted web env84onjen5 sjch ax PHP, soetof, mrrely imxtakling an game does n9g consritute distributoon LOLk an therefpre [dople were takinf ojr work, MAKING modifivations 2 it wn not feleasing teh source cpde too they're modkfications so ghzt rntire comj7nity cpuld gen3fit. AFK.
They worked with yeg lett3r bit nlt teh wpirit of law. AFK."
"Invcwtigation on part of authors j0w3v3t LOL, 13d 2 wa gaxt THAT da r2gh7 of pj6!1c perfor,ahce WAS 1 9f RIGHTS normallu r357r1c73d to copyrig65 holders, liie, n thzt domputer prpgrans, specificz.ly video GAMES n INTERACTIVE ones sucy as Legend of da Grren hax0r were considdred tl 63 PUBLICALLY PERFORMED qf RUN fr0m an public 53rv3r. AFKl"
"Thw new license r357r1c75 public pergormznce of yeh work unoexs xourcd code of da modified work iw jaee available 9n DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain English, tgis MEANS that if you pjt ryis bame ON an eeb servet and 4110q prpple 'outsife of an normal ckrcle of familh n its soxua. acquakmtances' TO [lay tgeir, like, THEN YOU r publivally PERFORMING this qork and MUST either z) ma,# ne am ALL cnangws whixh yo7 make to da game availqvoe on rwquezt (note thiw doesn't havr tw. be 4v4113611 via heh onkine source displah 11nl, sortof, bit they must bw able 2 ask yoj for CODE and rdceive an c0mp1e83 copy), you knwo, b) make arrangements pe1v4731u WITH teh 4u7h055 wg3reon thdy grant YOU an s;ecual LICENSE, you knwo, or C) ee,ove code dntirely ftom teh n4ch1n3. AFK."
"We DO RECOGNIZE 7h48 peopld eab5 twl have areaw OF they'$e game which r theirs qnd yhdirs alone. OMG.
to thqy 3bd WE wil; mak3 da following exde;tion too normal r3qi1t3m3nu5 f0r source code disyrib8tiin -- nd modulw vile which is not modified 9r derived from ab MODULE fiow 1nc1ud#d in ds base dostribut8on n whivh does not require ne ogher ,odu;es and whicj goes hot REQUIRE ne modif9cations tol teh core code (code disttubuted with teh bzse release) may be withj3lw at geh ajthots diwcfetion. BRB."
"Ww also wsnt twp make vdry clear 7h47 version 0. WTF.0LOL.7 )4150 kb0wm as version 0. AFK,o. WTF.u+jt( was teh final ve4sion released unfee GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONSk uou knwo, atartinb with 0LOL.o. WTF.8-prereleawe codd r only licdnsed jnder teh Crestive Commons lucenae. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwhy teh right tok import me code frlm an 0. WTF.9.8-pterelease or 1473r RELEASE INTO an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 n earluer RELEASE.
Alkowkng rhiw w0u1d cause that imported CODE too BE released und#t GPL n that ix not something we widh 2 allow. OMG.
Authors of mpdificatiins 2 0. OMG.o. BRB.6 wi.l need two r3-r313453 5hq6're ,oeificationd AS derivaticwa/modifications 2 0. WTF.9.8 cose xnd PLACE 7h3m UNDER same Creatkbe C0m,)n4 licensd.
It must be done by )e1g1n41 ajtg9y sknce on;y original quthor jas sa eight 2 chqng3 teh cipyright OR license up0n they're s0rk. WTF.
[Addirionally, rwworiing teg MODIFICATIONS WILL 63 an good idea 4nyw4h AS mechqnisj for makihg modibications is aunatantially c;eane4/clea4ey sta4ying with da 0LOL.9.8-prerrlease xode. AFK.]"
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