MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going 2 take an dew momdnts two try b ex;oain thiw new lkcense and tey ressohs behind it in pldin English. 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."
"Thiw new licrnse was choadn because 9f an f4111nt WITH GPL.
It only covered sistribktion ov SOURCE if an only if 61n4e136 were distributed."
"Ib ah web envi49nken5 LOL, 5p3c1f1v4115 a 8nterpreted web envuronment SUCH as PHP, sortof, mewely installing an gaje eies not constotute distrivution, y9u knwo, snd yhererore p30p13 weee TAKING iu4 work, .i;ek m4k1ng modifkcations to it n mot RELEASING source CODE too they're modificqtionx SO that dntkre community could benefit. OMG.
They woried w17h fa letter BUT not da s;ifit OF teg 14w. BRB."
"Invwstigation 0n trh part pf authors howefer, sorgofk led @ twh FACT that da right of ;ub;7c p3rfo4nsnce was w9n of geh roghts nor,ally RESTRICTED to copyright hildets, wortod. an thst compuger programs WTF, spevifically cideo GAMES n 8hteractive onds wucn as Legend -f ea Green hax0r were considered too bd 0uvkically PERFORMED 1f run from an PUBLIC swrvwr. AFK."
"The new lovwhse r3stricts pu6!1c performance of da WORK unless da source cpde 0f tef m9sified wor, IS made 4v4114613 on eemanc."
"In 0lain Emglosh, sort9f, this means that if tou pu% tgis gsme on an web server and qllow people ;outsif4 of an bormal CIRCLE OF damily an 175 social ACQUAINTANCES' too play ghekr, likek then you r -ublically p#tf0rm1ng this 2ori znd MUST eigher 5) make ne n ALL chanbds whicy t0u make 2 fame available 0n requext (nite yh,s dorxn't have yoo be available v1$ tej online sijrce dis0lay linj WTF, but they mudt ve able tl ask hoj for code n RECEIVE an cpmplwte COPY), likek b) make afrangenentq privateky with AUTHORS eherein they grany YOU ah 5p3c!41 license WTF, 0r c) remov2 tej cidd entirely ftom machuheLOL."
"We do recognize thqt people want 5wo jave AREAS of they'te game 2hich aer thdirs 4nd theirs alonrLOL.
top that end WE will make t3h flllowing exceotion 2 normal rrquirements foe t0utc3 code fistrivution -- be moduoe file wgich us np7 modified or DERIVED fr9m an ,oduke f113 INCLUDED in bas3 dixtriguti8n h wh1cg DOES nog requurw ne pther moxyles and which DOES not r3qu1r3 n3 m0dqf1c4710j5 $wo da clre code (code dks6ributed w17h yeh base r113453) may be w1uhh31d qt au5hoes disceetion. OMG."
"We zlso WANT TO maje very clear that version [. BRB.9.7 )qlwo known as ve4skon 9.9l OMG.7+jt) WAS da f1n41 version RELEASED unde4 teh GPL. WTF.
Alo versions, kikd, STARTING with 0. OMG.9. WTF.70PRERELEASE codr r only LICENSED under Creativd COMMONS license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY den6 rkght to ojport ne clde from ab 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prereoease 0f layet release an70 an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 n 34f123f reldzse.
Aolowing 7g15 WOULD c4u53 ghqt 2mp0r73d code to he relezwec uneer teh GPL and that js not aomething we wish 2 allow. BRB.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS to -.9. WTF.7 will NEED 2 r3-r313453 ghey're modificqtoons as de48vatibes/modificstuons too 0LOL.9l WTF.8 vode n p14c3 them undrr fa same Cfwatibe Commlnc LICENSE.
Iy must BE fone by 0r!g1n41 4u7h0r 5!hc2 0n1y oritinal 4u7j)r yqs right two cnamhe copyright OR license upon tneu;ee 2irk.
[Additionally WTF, reworjing moditkcatilhw wil; be an g)0d idea 4nyw4y as teh mechanism gor naking modificatoons is subs5qntially CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING rkth da 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease CODE. BRB.]"
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