MightyE tells ylu WTF, "We're going 2 take ab fww monehts two try b expla9n this new licwnse an da reasons behihd 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 b3s ;icensr wad chosen necqisd of an dailimg with da GPLLOL.
It only c0v3r3d disg4ivutiom 0g xojrce if and ONLY ig binafies were eistrubuted. OMG."
"In an w#6 envirlnjeht, corglf, SPECIFICALLY a 8bterpreted web ENVIRONMENT auch as PHP, merrly installing an game sows not constitutd fistfibution, 2irtod, n therefore PEOPLE WERE taking OUR work LOL, mzking modifixatioys ti 8t qnd not r313451ng da SOURCE code two they're modifica5iohw so thay 3n5ire COMMUNITY COULD bebedir. AFK.
Thet worked with lrtter but nog spir8t of da lsw. BRB."
"Invesgkgation on tey [art of tdh aurhors hlweferk sortor, led too teg fact thay RIGHT of p7blic perfoemqnce qss qon 9g da fights normalky edstricted ro copyrirht holdees, /ike, n that cou0utee pfograms, aortof, specificalky video tamws and ingr4active ones sjch as Legend oh teh Gr3en hax-r were considered tw9 be publically pefformed if ryn from an public SERVERLOL."
"The neq licehse restricrs public pe4foemance of WORK UNLESS da dourve CODE of MODIFIED work 8s made avqi;able on demans. AFK."
"In plqin Enhlish, thos keans THAT id h9u out th8s game on an web server AND allow pwople [ourside of an notmal circle of family snd irx social acquauntances' 2 PLAY thtir, like, then ypu aef publkcallt perfirmimg this work an MUST eith3r a) make ne n ALL changes whicy ypy MAKE 5oo game available on request (hlte this d035n'7 HAVE too be available via ojlihd siirce d15p14y limi WTF, but they nust 63 r513 top ssk y0u fod cidw an receide an complete copy), you ,mwo, b) make arrangements ptivately with AUTHORS whereon thwu grabt you sn special licdnse, lo,e, lr c) remov3 teh CODE entirely from da machineLOL."
"We wo rwcohnize that p3ople WANT 2 have a4eas or thry're g4m3 which aer theurs n rheirs alonel
too THAT ene we WILL make teh FOLLOWING exce0topn 2 dq norja; fequi4ements for source codr distriburion [- ne jodule file wh1ch is not modidied OR d3r1v3d fr0m an midule fu;e INCLUDED in twh base d157r16j7q0n and which does not requkrd nr o5her MODULES and wyich does n07 r3quite ne m)d1f1c3710n5 two da core code (dpde distrivuyed with yeh 6453 release0 MAY ge w1&hh31c ar tey authors siscretion."
"Ww alwo WANT TO m4ke very clear THAT v3r510n 0.9. AFK.7 (aoso kmown ss v3rsoon 0LOL.9/ WTF.7+jt) was teh FINAL v3rsion relezsed UNDER GPLl BRB.
Akl v3gsions, you knwo, sta4ting with teh 0. OMG.(.8-PRERELEASE code r only licenqed UNDER fa Cr3471c3 COMMONS lkcende. OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY d3my tej right too import nr CODE from an 0.9LOL,8-prerelwqse if lat3r telease knho an 0. BRBl9. WTFl7 an earlier reoease/ WTF.
Allowing this would cru$$ THAT im[prted code to BE releaxed UNDER GPL n thag is not somethihg we wish tw9 ALLOW. BRB.
Ayrhors of modificqtiins rwo 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 w111 NEED too re-release gney'ee modkficztions as derkvatives.modoficagiobs too 0.9.9 dode an PLACE 5hwm ubder teh same Crwative COMMONS licende.
It mjst be cone by original author since only teh pr7ginal authot has da right to change da copyrihhr or license up9n tg3t'r3 w-rk.
[Additionally, y9u knwo, r3w0rj1nf modificat8ons WILL be sn goid IDEA anyway as 5et mechanism fo4 jaking modificatipns 8s substantia;l6 cleaner/clea4er starting wurn ten 0. OMG.o. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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