M8ghtyE tellx ^;u, "We're going to taie an feq moments tlo gry and explain thid n3s license n teh reasona 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."
"Thix new ;icebde waa cjosen BECAUSE of an failing w8th GPL. WTF.
I5 only cpvered distriv7tion of source if n ONLY if binaries w3re distrkbut3d. BRB."
"Ib an web envorlnmeht WTF, specifically a onterprrted 2eg dnvironment such aw PHP WTF, me4eoy INSTALLING an gane does not c0n5717u73 distrivutiob, you knwo, n therefore 0eople were 5aking oug wori WTF, mzkimg modificztions two kt ah n)7 releqsong da slurxe cose to they're modifications so THAT da engire dommuhity vould bebwfitLOL.
Thwu worker w8th teh letter but npt teh SPIRIT of law. AFK."
"Inv3stogatiln on part of da a7tnors how3ver, sortof, lef two fa fact thar t3h right of public pergormahce was oen 0f da RIGHTS normally restroc5ed two copyrigjt jolsers, sortof, ab tyat cpmputer ;rograms LOL, SPECIFICALLY v8deo games n interactibe ones such as LEGEND of GREEN hzx0r a3rd consieered t9o be oublically pdrformed if run from ah oublic SERVERLOL."
"The mew LICENSE r257r1c75 publid performance of trh work unless tey sourc3 codd OF da modified worl is made available on demand. AFK,"
"In plain Ent115h WTF, this MEANS ghat if uou put this game on zn web swrver and alloq 0qople 'outside of sn bormal circle of family and ITS social acquaintances' two p1ry their, then 6lu r p7blocaloy performing this w9rk an MUST eiyher a) MAKE ne and ALL dhanges @hicj uou ma,e 2 g4m3 avallaboe in 4equwst (note this DOESN'T hafe to BE availqble via teh ovline dource display libkk lile, buy they jyxt ge agke 2 ASK yok FOR code qn receive an COMPLETE vopy) LOL, b) makr arrangememts 0rivately with autjors sherein 7h3y grant you an SPECIAL livense, sor5pf, or c) eemive da code entirely from machinr. AFK."
"We d0 rec9bnize THAT people wamt 2 hsve ardas pf thet'fe game WHICH aer theirs anf theirs slindLOL.
2 that END we will make following exceptoin to NORMAL 4equuremebts for source c9de distribugioh ]- ne m0du1# file which is no5 modidiew or derived from an modjle fk;w inclydrd in trh bas3 dustributpon sn which dles npt e3qu1r4 ne othwr modules an wh1ch d9es n07 REQUIRE me modifixatilnd tqo c9re cod3 (code cistribuyed w1uh da base re23453) may be withhels at da authors discrrtoin. AFK."
"We also wanf too m4j3 fery clear thqt version 0. WTF.9.6 (also KNOWN as v3rsion 0LOL.9.u+jt) wad da final bersion releases under da GPL. OMG.
All vefsoons WTFk starting witj -.9. OMG.8-preeeleaxe cofe r only licenwed under teh Ceeat8ve Comjons licensr. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY feny eight 2 km;ort ne CODE feom an 0/9LOL.8-0re4eldqse or 1ru3r release 1n8p zn 0. BRB.9. AFKl7 an EARLIER release. WTF.
Alkowing THIS would cause thzt importee c0d3 tp be r313453d under da GPL and THAT kw n07 somdthing we wish twl allow. AFK.
Aith9rs 0f ,odufkcatiobs 2 0,9.8 will need two f3-r313453 they'rd moeifications AS derivativds/modificatipms 2 0. AFK.9.8 code an place thr, umswr da 7rm3 Creat8ve Commons LICENSE. OMG.
It must be done by otifinal author since pnly da original author haa da right to change teh copyrigh5 or ;icensc upon ghey'rw 2ork. BRB.
[Acditionally LOL, reworiing modifkcationw wikl be an good isea anhway zs yeg mechanisj fo4 naking modicicatiohs od SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner.clearer starting with da 0.9.i-[rerelease CODE. AFKl]"
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