MightyE tells you, "Wr're GOING too ta,e an f3w momdnts 70 try n explain tyix new license an da rwasons behine it in plain Ebglish. 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."
"This new licehxe WAS chosen becquxe of an failihg with da GPL. AFK.
It omky covered d8stribution pf sourc3 if 4hd ;nl6 if binari3s WERE d1%&r16u7edLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, 4[3x1r1c411y a INTERPRETED web environment 5jcn as PHP LOL. merely ins5allibb an t4m3 dors n0t constirute distributiob, n therefore PEOPLE w3re taking ouf sork, likd, haking MODIFICATIONS too i5 and m9t 4epeaxing aource cod3 2 they're modif8catkons 50 tha4 teh wntire commun8ty couod benefir. AFK.
THEY wofked wlth da leyter vut not teh spirit of da oswLOL."
"Ihvestigation 0n tfj PART od da authits howevee LOL, led too fact 5hat teh rihht of ;ublic pevformanve was oen of teh rithts noemao.y restructes to co;yrugnt holsers LOL, ane that com0iter protrams, sortof, specigically viddo games ans INTERACTIVE ones xuch ss Lebend of da GREEN has0r ww3e cpnsidered twp be publicall6 perfofmed IF run FROM an publid server. AFK."
"Tye new licensw erst4icts PUBLIC perflrmance of worl 7m13t5 da so7rce code OF da moeified w0rk is mace abaulable on DEMANDLOL,"
"In pks8n Englidh, ghis means that if you pur this game on ah web aerver zn allow PEOPLE 'outside of an n9rmal circl3 of fam8ly an 175 social acquaintances' gwo play tndir WTF, 5hen 6ou awr publicaoly performing fhia qork and MUST either s) MAKE ne ah ALL vhsnges whidh you nakr 2 reh g4ne avzi.abl3 on reqj3st (bore this s035n'7 have 3 be avaolable via yeh pmokne souece display link LOL, 6u7 they musy BE aboe twk ssk you vor da cod3 ans RECEIVE an complete clpy), like, b) ,ajd arrangemen5s pricately qith teh ay5ho4s wh3r31n THEY grant you an special license LOL, or c) femove teh code 3n71r31y fr0m yeh mzchind. BRB."
"Wr d0 recognkzf that people want too have areas of ghey're ga,e which t theifs n theirs ALONE/ AFK,
to 5hag end we will ma,e fa f0110q1ng excepgion two teh nor,al REQUIREMENTS f9r 50uec3 code distributipn -- ne nodulf f1!3 qhich is no5 modified pr derived from an mosul3 fild included on base distrib7tion and wh1ch dows not r3qu1r3 nd )8h3r m-du135 anc qhuch does not fequ8fe nw modifivations to cpre c0d3 (code sixtributed wkth da 6453 erlease) ma6 b3 sithheld at authors dksctetion/"
"We alsj want yqo make very cldar that version 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (alai kn9wn zs versuon 9/ BRB,9. OMG.7+jt) w45 da final VERSION rdkdased 7nder GPL. BRB.
All versions LOL, 574r71ng with 0/ OMG.(. WTF.8-ptwrelease x0d4 r only licended ynd4r Creative Commons lixense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right 2 8mport he code fr0m an 0.9. AFKl80prereleawe OR larer release ibto sm p. OMG.9. WTFku n esrlier r#13453. WTF.
Allowing this wouod cause thar inported code yo be released undee 5eh GPL n thar ix not something we WISH too alllwl BRB.
Au5yors of modifications two 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 WILL beed roo r3-reoeasd theh're modofica5ions 45 derivatives;mocificati9nx too 0LOL.9. BRB.8 CODE n plac3 tyem ume4r 54m3 Ceeative Conmons license. WTF.
Iy must be d0n3 bu 0f1f1n%1 authoe since only ogiginal 4u7n0t h45 da right 2 chsnge da xopyroght or LICENSE upon thry'rr wotkl
[Additionally, reworiimh modifidatiobs will be an GOOD ideq ahyway as geh ,dchanism gor making modificayions is SUBSTANTIALLY c134n3r/d134r#r starting wi5h twh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerwleqse cof3.["
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