MightyE tel.s you LOL, "We're going too ta,e an fe2 moments t9i try an ex[lain this new kicense n da reasond gehind ot in plaon 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."
"Tgis nes licende was chosen becayse ls an failing w17h da GPL. OMG.
Ir only covered d157rq6u7!0b pf sojfce if n onlj 8f binaries were distribited. AFK."
"In an web envirobment WTF, specifically a ohterpreted WEB envu$onment such qs PHP, 6oi inwo, merely install8ng qn hame d035 not cobstitute disteibution, an 5h3refore pwople were 74k1ng our work, MAKING modifidations 2 it qn not r313451ng teh source code too theu'4e ,oxifocat8pnd so THAT tdh entire cojmunity cou;d behefitLOL.
They wirued with teh !377er nu5 nor teh sporut 0f teh lzw."
"Invesr8gstion 0n teh part OF ca aythors HOWEVER WTF, 13e too fact that dz right of pibl8c perfo4mance was psn of trh rights normally restricted ti copyright holders, you knw9, n that compyter pr0gr4m5, specigicslly viseo gamws zn 1n73r4c7qv3 ones sucy AS Legend of da Gr3en hax0r were cpnsideref rlo b3 publucally p3rv0fm3d 2f run from sn [ub.ic SERVERLOL."
"The mew license restricts public perfo4manse of da work UNLESS da source coee OF dq m0d1f1#e w0rj is made 4v4114613 on d3mand."
"In pla8g ENGLISH, tlu knel, THIS neanw THAT 1f you put this game on an web server snd allow pe9ple 'outdide of an normal c8tcoe of FAMILY and ita social acquaintanxes' too play gneir WTF, then y0u aer publicqlly [erformihg rhis WORK and MUST EITHER a_ mak3 ne an ALL chabges which you MAKE to xa gaje 4v4214y13 ON requ3st (nore 7h15 d035n'7 habe two be available via 0,11n3 source DISPLAY link, you knwo, byt they muat be able 2 ask you for teh cldw n r3c31v3 an complete copy), b) mqle arrsngwmebts privately wktn da 4u7h0r5 WHEREIN yhey grany you an s[ecial l8cense, sorgof, ot c_ remove sa c0d3 entitely from mzchineLOL,"
"Ww do recogmize that peop.r WANT two h4v3 areas 0f the6're game WHICH r theirs ab 7h31e5 aloneLOL.
to yhat end w3 will make teh fooloeing excepgion two da normal 33qj1e3m3n75 fot source code didtrobution -- n3 module file which is not mosifidd pr drriv#f from am mocule file includwd IN base distribution and wjivg does n07 require ne ogher modu;es and whicn eoes not require ne midificarions too cprr code (code distributed with bas2 re.wase) may 63 withhrld ar ds amthors discre5ionLOL."
"Ww also WANT two make vety clear yhag version 0.9. BRB.6 (4150 known as veraion 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) was teh fina. v3rsion releasef under da GPL. WTFm
All versipns, stat%ing w8th 0LOL.(LOL.8-prereleqse cose awr only 11v3n53s UNDER teh CREATIVE Commlnq license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3nh teh RIGHT tao ompott ne CODE from ab 0l9. WTF.7-prerrlesse 0r later rrlease INTO an 0.9. OMG.7 n earlief release. AFK.
Allo28hg this would cause that i,[ort3f c0d3 2 be released under GPL an that is nit sometyimg we wixh rwo allow,
Authoew of modifications two 0.(l WTF.7 w8kl meed tso re-release they're modifkcations as ddriva4ices/modificati9ns rwo 0. BRBl9. AFK;8 coce 4nd PLACE thej unfer da same Crrative COMMONS 11c3n52. AFK.
IT must be dohe by sa original author SINCE onlh oribinal AUTHOR bas da RIGHT two chang3 da dopyright pr license UPON they'fe WORK. BRB/
[Additiobqlkym yo7 jnwo, re2prkunf teh modkficatkons w111 be an g00d idea anuway AS 5eh mechanism f94 makinh modificat8ons is subsyantkally cleane$/cleare4 STARTING WITH teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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