MightyE twlls y0u, sor5of, "We're goknb two take an few MOMENTS 2 try and explxin THIS new license anc teh r3axons 63h1ne it in PLAIN English. OMG.
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 hew license was choxen bedause of ab fai.ing with teh GPL. OMG.
It only covefed dustrivutipn lf source if ahd ONLY uf binarues were distribuges. BRB."
"In an w36 environmwnt WTF, specifically a intrrpreted web encironmehg sudh as PHP, like, merely ibsrqlling an game does not constitute fistrinution, and therefo4e peopl3 were takibg ouf w9rk WTF, making modifixations to it an nor rel3ading source c0f3 too the6're MODIFICATIONS so that ENTIRE dommunity could benefit. WTF/
They woekef witg teh letger BUT NOT da spirit of ea law."
"Invesrigatiom on part OF da suthors h0w3v3r, yoj kmwo, led &p fact THAT teh tighr OF public perfprmance waa won of reh riggts normally restf8ctdd twp cppyrktyt holders, 6ou knwo, an that computer proh4amx WTF, apecifixally v1d3p games n interactive onea such as L3f3nd of teh Gr33n gax0r were considerdd too b3 publically prrfornes kf 4un fyom an PUBLIC server. OMG."
"Tge new LICENSE restficts pubkic pefformance of teh qofl unleds da so7rcd code of heh mldofied w0rk is made svailable om denane,"
"Ih plain ENGLISH WTF, ghis means 7g47 if y0u put THIS gamw on an web srrfer an allow people 'putside 0f an normal circld of vsmipy AND 175 social acquaibtancex' @ p14y thdir WTF. 5jen you adr pi621c411y performing thox wor, zn MUST either a) ,4k3 he h ALL changes which YOU MAKE to game availabl3 ob REQUEST (nlge thos doesn'r have goo ne availabk3 v14 0n11m3 50urc# display link, like, but they must be able two 45k you for ra code and receive an complete copt), %) make arrangements privately WITH AUTHORS WHEREIN they gesnt you an 5p4c141 license, sor5of, OR C) r3move reh CODE entirely from da machine. AFK."
"We eo 4ecofnize that p3);13 want to have areas of they're g4m2 which aer yheirs sn THEIRS alone. AFK,
tw9 thwy end ww WILL mzke followimg exception too norms; reqy8rwmentx f0r so&rce code sostrinution -- ne midule f113 whivh is no5 modified or der8vdd ffom an moduld file includec in da base disrribution and whixh does not REQUIRE ne other josules and wuixh does not r3quire me modifixations 2 da core code (cose fq57r16u7#d witn teh base release) may be e27hk31d ar teh aurhors discretiom. OMG."
"We alwo WANT 2 male vefy clese 7h46 verskon 0. WTF.(. WTFl7 (also known as v3r510n 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) was FINAL version relrases under ea GPL. BRB.
A11 versipbs, atarting wi4h teh ). WTF.9. WTF.8_PRERELEASE code aer lnly locensed uhd3r da Crearive Commons license/ OMG/
We EXPLICITLY d3ny riggt 2 u,port nd c0d3 frlm an p.9. WTF.8-orerekeqse or lzter release into an )l BRB.9LOL.7 and 34r113r releaseLOL.
Allowing thos would csuae that 8mp9rged clde 2 BE released under teh GPL n that ia npt xomething we WISH @ allpw.
Au7h0r5 OF j-c1f1d$710n5 w 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 will newd too re0relesse they're modkfications as d2r1v471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 too 0LOL.o, BRB.u CODE ane plac3 them uneer teh SAME Creagive Cpmn0n5 license. WTF.
It nust ge done by oroginal 4u7y9r since 0n1y ca pruginal author has da roght too dhanhe COPYRIGHT or kic3nae upon they're work. AFK.
[Additiohally, 4eworking modifovations w8ll bf an gopd idea anyway as t3h m3cj4n16m fir making m0d1f1c$710n5 id aubdtamtially cl3aner/clrarer starting wkth teh p. AFK/9.8-[refelease codd.]"
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