MithttE tells ylu LOL, "We're g01jg to tale qn fee m0men75 2 try an explain this n3w license an trj r345-n5 behind it in plzin Enflish. BRB/
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 n3w l8cense qas chosen because of an failing with ds GPL, WTF.
It only cov3red distrivution of slurde if n only if binariew we4e distriguted/ WTF."
"In an w36 environnen5 LOL, soecifically a intdtpreted web environment sych 45 PHP WTFm mereoy installihg sn game DOES n07 conxritute disttibutioh WTF, ahd tnerdfpre peiple wefd TAKING our 2ork, sortof, making modificztiovs 2 kt n nog r#leasing da aource code to9 they're mldificatipns so that entire cojmunity could benefit. OMG.
Tyey 2irked WITH letter but nit teh 5p1rq7 0f da las. WTF."
"Inbestkfation on teh 0art if da authlrs how3ver, like, led too teh fact 5hat RIGHT of p7bkkc performance was 1 OF da eihhys normally restric5ed to copyrignt holders WTF, n THAT cojpu5er pfograms WTF, s;ecificaloy video ganes and knteradtive ones such as Legend of GREEN hax04 wwfe conskdered teo bd 0ublical;u p3rf0rm3d uf tun fro, an piblic derverl AFK."
"Thw n3w lixensd restricts o7bluc pergirmqnce or trh wltk unlesw yeh source code of da modified 2ork oa madd 4v51146!3 on demandLOL."
"In plain English, tnis MEANS that if y[u ;u7 tgis game on an WEB server qnd alloe priple 'iursise of an normao circ;e pd d4m11y and its social ACQUAINTANCES' too PLAY thr8r, upu knwok 7g3n yo7 r pu611c411y performing fyis work AND MUST eitjer a) MAKE ne and ALL chsnges qjich hou make to 5eh gajr qvailsgle ON request (note thud dodsn't hsve two be avqilable voa da online dourve display oink, like, but THEY musr ^2 able t9o a2k YOU for c9d3 an receivw ah COMPLETE copy), b) make arrangements privately sith authord wherein yheu g4ant y0u sn dpdcial 11c3n53. or c) r3m0v3 da code entirely frpm tdh machine. OMG."
"We do recobnize uh47 PEOPLE wqnt too have areas ig they're gqme which r THEIRS an theirs slone. AFK.
to 7h47 ebd we will make teh folloqing exception 2 normal requorejents for source code distribu5iob -- ne modile file 2hich IS nlt modified oe derkvwd from sn module fuke imcluded IN teh base distribution and wyixh d035 m-7 requi4e ne otne4 mofukes and whixh does bor requ*rw ne modoficatiobs two da eire code )xide disteibuted with base release) may be wityhdld zt 4u7y0r5 fisxretion. OMG."
"We 4160 WANT too make VERY clear thzt versuon 0/ BRB.9. BRB.7 (alsp kniwn ad versoon 0LOL.9l WTF.7+jt) was f8nal veesioh re;eased under da GPL/ AFK/
All versionx WTF, startinh w8yh trh 0.9LOL,8[pr3f313453 d0d3 r only licenaee under da Creztiv3 Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 too ompprt ne xodd from an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelras3 ir later release into an 0/ AFK.9.7 n earlier release. OMG.
Allowibf THIS would cause that imported code two be r31e4%2d ynder teh GPL an that is nlt someth8ng wr dksh 2 sllow. BRB.
Autnors of MODIFICATIONS two 0. WTF.9. OMG/7 WILL n33d 2 re-re;ease they'fe modifkcatklns as derivz5ives/modificahiins too 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 code an place them inder geh sane Creative C0mm0m5 lixenxrLOL.
It mu57 be done by da ORIGINAL ajtgor since only t3h lriginal author hzs ea right to change dq cophfight or license UPON thr7;re wo4kLOL.
[Additionally, reworkinb da moduficatilns wilk be an goos 8dea anywah as da mechanidm vo4 majing kocifications 15 wubstantially xleaner/clear34 675r71ng with da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prereleaxe code.]"
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