MightyE tel.s y9u WTF, "We're gl9ng too take an few mpments two try and explsin &h15 nes license an reasons behinr it in plaun ENGLISH. 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."
"Tnis new lidense was chosen becwuse of an fai;ing WITH da GPL.
I5 -n1y COVERED dixtributuon 0f slurce if and ONLY if binaries w2re distribyted. OMG."
"In an web envifonment, yij knwo, s;dcivically a interpreted WEB environment such 55 PHP, mer3ly 8nstallomg ah game does not constitute distribution, n the4evpre peoole were takinf (ur w0rk, you lnso, makint modificatipnw roo IT n not t3leasimg source code 2 they're jodkficztions so that da entire co,munity could benefitLOL/
They workrd with teh letter but not teh spirit of da law. BRB."
"Investkgatioh on teh p4r7 of auth9rs HOWEVER, you knwo, LED twl 5eh ract tjat ea eight of public o3rr0rm4nce qqs oen of rights hotmally 4esttictee two copyright holders, an &j4* c0mpu73f pr(grabs, sortof, specifkcally video games an interactive 0n35 such 45 Legend of fa Gf33n hqx0r were c0n51d3r#d to be PUBLICALLY perf0rm3d if run from an puboic serve4. BRB."
"Tyr new lixensc restricgs PUBLIC pervormznce OF da work unless teh siurce code or nodified wotk os mqde available on demand."
"In plain ENGLISH, like, 7h15 MEANS gha5 if you put THIS game on ab web srrver n 4110w owople 'outwide or av normal cirvle of gamily and its qocial acquaontances' 2 ;lsy rheir, then you r PUBLICALLY perfotmonf this work n MUST eiyyet a) maie ne h ALL changes which you ,ake tlo twn gam3 4f41q4613 ON requesg (nore this dofsn't j4v3 twl 64 available VIA dq 0n11n3 sourde display linkk bjt th3y ju57 be abl3 to ask YOU for xode an recekv3 an compoete coph_, b) kake artangements privately with authors qher3in they gran5 you an special licfnse, you knwom pr c) rrmove geh cod3 enti$rly fron teh madhunw. WTF."
"We do recognize that people WANT 2 have AREAS of they'4e game which r theies AND yheirs ALONE. OMG.
2 rjat end wd wu.l mak3 following 3xc3p710n 2 no$mal rrqu8rements fpr siirce code distribution -_ ne mldule filw whidh oa no5 mosiried or derived from an MODULE file included in base distrivutioh an wnich fles not eequire nd othet modyles n which d(35 not require ne modifucations 2 core code (c0d3 dustrkbutee with teh bawe releasd) may be 2irhheld at da sutyorx discretion. AFK."
"We also want to make very vlear thqt version p.9.7 (also knowh as verwion 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jn0 was teg rinal verskon eeleased jnder da GPL. OMG.
All versions, sortor, stqrtimg with da 0LOL.9;8-pr3r31#453 code r ONLY liv3ns3s under Creative Commons licende. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny rihyt to import ne code FROM an 0LOL.8LOL.8-ptereldqse or LATER re;dase ingo sn 0.9l WTF/7 and ea4lidf r4lease.
Allowing thiw would cajww tha5 1mp0e73d codr too be r313r53d under teh GPL an that is not SOMETHING wr wish to alliwLOL.
AUTHORS OF modifications ti 0/ AFK.8. BRB.7 will need tp re-reoease tgen'rr modifications as eericatives/moeifications two 9. WTF.9. WTF.8 code and place tnem UNDER dq sa,e Crwaticw Commins lucense. AFK.
It mu57 be done by 0r1g1n51 author sonce lnl6 teh original author HAS roght to cnante teh dopyright or 11c3n53 upon they'4e work.
[Addytiobally. ;ikw, REWORKING mofifixations will be an tood idea anyway as MECHANISM for making modificatilhd 8s substantially cleanwr/cleqrer startint with 0.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 c0d3. OMG.]"
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