MightyE tekls you LOL, "We're go8ng two ta,e zn f3w moments 2 rry n explain this new license an reasonx behind it in plain EnglishLOL.
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 n32 11c3n53 was chosen because of an fail8ng wity teh GPL.
Ir only c0v3r3d d8stribution of sourfe if and only if 61n4r135 wete dkstr8buhed. AFK."
"In ah web ENVIRONMENT, sortof, SPECIFICALLY a interpretes eeb enbitonment sudh as PHP, kerel6 installonh an GAME doea not constitute distributiln LOL, an &h3r3f0r2 people w3r3 tam8ng our WORK, mzking jodifixations two 16 n noy feleswing dz soirce code to thry're modkricationd SO that da entire communigy cpuld nwnefitLOL.
They sorked quth letyer BUT not da 5p1r17 0f lqw."
"Investihatoon on oart of da a7yhors hlw3ver, softlf, lee 3 fact thqt da righy of pyblic pwrrormance was oen or teh rights normallu restricted twl copyright holdefs. soetov, h yhat com[yter 0r9gtams, aortof, apec8fivally b1d30 games an INTERACTIVE ones SUCH as Legrnd of Gre3n hax-r wdre CONSIDERED 2 be p7clically performed if rjn ft0m an public server. BRB."
"Tkd nrw lic3nse r357r1c75 punliz pefformance of da w9rk un135t teh source c0d3 of teh modifies work is nade available 0n demzndLOL."
"In ooain Enh;ish, this meabs 7h37 of yoy put r6ps game on an web server m alloq people 'outwide pf an NORMAL circle of famioy n itw wocial acquaintances' too pkay their WTF, then yoy aer pu611x411y ;erforming thiw w0rk n MUST either z) MAKE ne an ALL chanhes which you make twp teg gane available ON request (note tris diesn'y have two be zvailable via teh ONLINE soufcd d!5p14y link, aortof, vut they must be 4613 too ask yoj fo4 CODE n reveivw am complete copy), v) MAKE atrangements pr1vr731y woth auyhors wherdin 7h3y gesnt ylu an 5p3c141 LICENSE WTF, or c) removw dz dode 3n7@r31y FROM teh MACHINE. WTF."
"We do ted9gnize that people WANT 5eo have areas OF they're game which r theies and rhe8rw alone. BRB.
2 yhat end se will make da follpwing exc3prion tlo da n0rm41 requirements fo4 source code distrigutuom -- be modyle file 2hicj is not modiried or derifed froj an modyle file INCLUDED 1n bsse distfibution sn whuch doew bot 4wquire ne otjer jpdules ane wykch coes NOT require ne modificat8onx too sa CORE code (codr d157r16u74e with t3h bas3 release) may be wirhh3ld at teh 4u7h0r5 fiscr3tion, WTF."
"We also WANT too make ve4u clear that version 0. BRBl9.7 (also kn0wn as v3r5q0n 0. WTF.9, AFKm7+jt) wzs da fonal v3r510n released under da GPLLOL.
All cersions, starting with trh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prfrelease code qer 0n1t 11v#n53d ubdrr sa Crdztivw Commons license. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny r1bhu too import ne code from am 0l BRB.(.8-prereleaxe OR later release into zn 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 h earlief 4wl3zsw. AFKl
ALLOWING this would caja3 that importes c0d3 to be frlrased und3r da GPL ab that IS not something we e8sh to ALLOW. OMG.
Aurhifa of modkfkcations yoo 0. AFK/9.7 wi.l need rwo rc-releade 5yey[r2 modifications qd derivatives/modigicat8ons two 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code n PLACE them UNDER da same Creative C0km0n5 license. BRB.
IT mus5 be done BY tej irigimal AUTHOR SINCE inly t3h originxl ai5hor has da right ti change teh cl0ytight or lic3nse upon they're w0r,l BRB.
[Additiona;ly, like, rewo4king da modifivagions will BE sn gooc idea anyqah as da mexhabosm for MAKING modofications ix SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer STARTING sitn 0. OMG.9. AFK.8=pr3t#1345e code. AFK.]"
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