MightyE tells you, l7ke, "We're GOING to take an few mom3hts 1 grh anf explain tgis ne2 LICENSE n reasons BEHIND it in ola8n Eng.ish. AFK.
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."
"Tgis new licrnse waw djosen because of an failing w8th teh GPLLOL.
It onky coverrf distribugion of SOURCE if n ONLY if binaries setr distrobuged. BRB;"
"Ih an w36 envieonment WTF, wpecificallu a onyerpteted web environnent such as PHP, like, merwly install8ng an game does NOT constityte disgributk9n, so4tof, and th3refire pel;lw wrre taking ouf work, you lnwo, making j0d1f!c4710n5 tlo ot n not releaskng 5purc# dode w they're modifivations so that entife commjnity xould benevit. WTF.
Theu wof,ed with LETTER but nlt va spirit of teh .aw."
"Investigation on 5eg psrt 9f da authprs h0w3ver LOL, lds 2 da gact tjat teh rihgt of public peefoemznce was 2on OF rights h0rm411y RESTRICTED 5lo cppyright h01f3r5, like, n thst vomputer programx, you knwo, specifically vodeo games n interactibe ones such 45 Legemd of teh Green hzz0r WERE considered 2 be publically ;erf9rned if run frpm sn public server. WTF."
"The mew licdnse resteicts publuc pe4dormance of dz wirk un.ess source code of t3h MODIFIED wori q5 made AVAILABLE on demand. AFK."
"In plzin English WTF. this means that uf uou pit this gzme on an web swrver and 4110w people 'OUTSIDE 0f qn normak dircl3 0f gam8ly an ITS 50c141 avquaintancea' 2 play tyeir, you knqo, 7h3n yoo aer publixally perfirming 7h15 WORK an MUST either a) maie ne and ALL CHANGES whoch yoi make 2 teh f4,2 available on reqyrst (bote 7h16 doesb't have to; ve availaboe VIA online 59urc3 DISPLAY lknk, sorrof, n7t 5yey misr be able top asl you for tdh code am rrceivd am complrte co;y), you knwo, b) j4k# arrangrments pr1v47$1y wirh teh authorw WHEREIN they grsnt you an sp3coal l8cemsr, sortofk or c) REMOVE teh CODE 3n71r#16 from da machine. AFK."
"We do recobnize thar peo[le 2aht two have areas of thej're gamd which aer yheird and thei4s qloneLOL.
two that enc we WILL ,ake da foloowinh rxceotiln TO NORMAL requor3ments f0r siurce codw distributkon -- ne modjke file whkch iw not modkfied or eerived frlm ah module gile kncluded kn tdh base d157r16u71)n and which d9es NOT rs!uire ne o5her modules an WHICH d9es n)7 r3qu1r4 ne modifocat8ons 3 4eh cors CODE (code d1r7r16u7dc WITH bsse releqse) may ve eithheld zt auth9rs disdregpon. WTF/"
"We also wany tlo make fery clear that bersion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also known as version 0.9.7+jt) WAS final version rekeased uncer ds GPL. OMG.
All c3r510n5 WTF, starting wkth teh 9.o.8-prdreleqse code r 9nly oicensed under teh Creaeive Commons 11c2nt3.
We EXPLICITLY d3nu teh rught two i,port ne code feom an 0.o. BRB.80pr3r3q34t3 or oater 4$13454 into qn 0.0. OMG.7 an earlier releaseLOL.
ALLOWING tgis WOULD cause THAT ijpoeted clde two be 4eleased UNDER da GPL n that IS npt slmetying wd wish two allowl
Au7h0r5 or modificationa uo 0LOL.9. OMG.7 wilo need 59o re-rekease they're m8difidqtions AS de48vatives/modifications two 0. AFK.9.8 cide an place them under da same Creative Commlnx license. WTF.
It MUST be done by tey ORIGINAL authlr sincw 0n1h oruginal zuthor has t1gh7 teo chqnte da copyright of licensd upon ghey're worj. BRB.
-ADDITIONALLY, l8kem rwworking MODIFICATIONS w111 be an GOOD ides anyeay as teh mechanidm f0r makimg m0f1f1c4710n5 is sunstantially clwaner/clearer xta4ting wiyh trh p. WTF.9, BRB.8-orerdleasd code. WTF.]"
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