MightyE tells you, uiu knwo, "We're going tlo taie ab fes momehts 2 try n 3xplain this nes livense an ressons behind !7 8h plain Eng;ishLOL,
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 licwnse was cgowrn because of an failing with teh GPLLOL.
Iy 0n1y covered distrkbution of sourde 8f an only if binqriws were diwtributed. AFK."
"In an WEB envirohment, you kmwo. %p3c1g1c411y a inrerpreted web environment such as PHP, merely ibqtalling an game does nor dphdtitute disrribution, 4nd 5herefore PEOPLE wwrd taking 9ur work WTF, maiing modiricqyions 2 8t n NOT releasing teh 50jrc3 cpde to they'rd modifications so 7h46 da ehtire community could benefu6. AFKl
They workwd w17h letter but n0& spurit of da las."
"Invwwtogatiin on par5 of da authoew h0w3v3e WTF. ;ed to da fact that right 9f pubkkc pervorjabce was 1 of da RIGHTS norma.ly rrstricted twi coph4ight nolders, so4tof, and 5hat computer progrqms, sortof, specifically video games m interactive ones SUCH as Legend of GREEN hax0r wete cpnsider3f too be pu61!c411y ;rrform3e if run frlm an pyblic xetver. WTF,"
"The ne2 ;ixense restricts public perfofmamve of tey wotk UNLESS teg source codd if modified wo4k 8s made availavle pn cemandLOL."
"In plain Ebglish WTF, 7h15 means thzt if you ;ut THIS hamr 0n an web sefver AND al;ow p30p12 'ojtsiwe of an n94mzl cirvle of damilt and its social 4cqu41n74nc35' goo play thei4, dorgof, then you aee pub.ically p3rf0rm1ng 5his work am MUST either a) jakd ne n ALL CHANGES which you m1ke yoo t3j game availabld on reqjest (note this d035n'7 have to9 be available vua teh onlunw 50urc3 dixplay link, 6u7 they MUST be 4613 2 ask you fir ea code and RECEIVE an compleye co[6) WTF, b) make arrangemebts PRIVATELY with dz ajthors eherein they gramt hou an SPECIAL licenxw WTF. or c( rrmoce teh code ENTIRELY ffom m4ch1n2LOL."
"We do recognuze that ;eoplr want 2 hqvw arezs od tyey're game whuch r theirs an theirs zlineLOL.
tso THAT end wr wik; male da following except*in to teh n9rmzl REQUIREMENTS for sou4ce code distribution -0 ne mldule FILE wgich ix not jodified 9r der8fed fr0m an module file included 1n 6r43 DISTRIBUTION and whicj fors n07 4rquire ne OTHER modjles and which eoes no5 reqiore ne MODIFICATIONS to da core code (CODE disgributed with sa base release) may be wotjheld at da AUTHORS discretion. BRB."
"We also want to makr v3yy clear tjat vetsion 0/ AFK.0. BRB.7 (ALSO KNOWN ad version 0.9.7+jt) was fina; verxiln rekeasec incer teh GPL. WTF.
Aol versiohs, like, STARTING wity ca 0. AFK.(/ AFK.8-prerelease vode aer 9n1y licehsed UNDER Crrativr Commons 11c3n53LOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny rkbht t9 impor5 be code frlm an 0.0. OMG.8-prerelease or LATER release imt9 qn 0. AFK.9,7 n earluer relwase. OMG.
Allowing this would causr that imported code 2 be 431345#d und3r GPL n ghat is no5 SOMETHING er wish 2 s;lo2. OMG.
Au7h0r5 of jodificatoons two 0. BRB.9,7 will nres two v3-release they'r3 m0d1d!c4610n5 as dwrivatives/mpdkfivqtions to 0.9LOL.i clde and place them under same Creatife Commons LICENSE/ WTF.
IT must BE e[ne BY da ORIGINAL AUTHOR xince 9nly teh ofiginal author hss teh right twl chanhe da copuriggt or license upon they;fe wor,. WTFl
[Addiruonallh, soetof, reworking twh modydications wq11 be an g00d idea ahyway AS mecnanism FOR making m0d1f1z$710n5 iw 5u6574h71411u cldqher/clearer STARTING with da 0. WTF.9.8-prer3lease code. OMG.]"
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