MihhgtE trlls you, tou lnwo, "We're goigg tlo tale an few mimengs to try and explain this new locense n 5dh reasons BEHIND it in p1$1n 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."
"This new licrnse was chosen because of an failing WITH dq GPL, OMG.
It onlt covwred distribution of sourcd iv ab pn1y if binaries WERE distekbutee. WTF."
"In an web envueonmen5 WTF, specoficalky a interpreted web 2nvironment such as PHP WTF, merely 1n574!11ng an game does noy constotute d8sgrubut8on LOL, n therefore peopl3 wdrd tqking our work, you knwo, m4k1ng nodificationx two 8t an n07 r313451mg ten soyrce code reo tgeh're joeifications so that da entirw COMMUNITY COULD benefit. AFK.
They worjed wi5h da letrer 6u& not da spirit of da law."
"Investigation on da part of teh zuthors howeber WTF, 12d 2 teh fact thst right 9f pu611c performance was 1 -f da rightd NORMALLY restticred tso vop6right holdets WTF, an THAT c9mpuger programs, like, sp3cifically video gajes n interactive pnes SUCH as Lebend of Green hax04 were consiferrd two vw puvlicall6 petfotmed if rkn FROM an PUBLIC SERVERLOL."
"The neq licenae restricts 0ublic performance OF dz WORK unlesw 50irc3 xide of ten modifies w0ri is maee availablr on d3m4hd."
"Im plain English, yiu knwo, ttis mesns THAT if you p75 rhkx game ob an 2eb SERVER an allpw PEOPLE 'ougside og an n0rm31 curcle of family and ITS sociak acquaintancew[ two play their WTFm then ^ou r publicakly p3rf0ru1nt this w0rk an MUST either a) mak3 me h ALL chahgew WHICH YOU make tpi teh game 4v411461# ON rewuest (note thiw d045n'7 have 2 be availzbl3 bia 9nline 50jrc3 cisplay link, but thdy must BE able t9o ask you FOR da CODE an rdceive an COMPLETE copy), b) make arramgements privqtely wkrh t3y AUTHORS wherein uh3y gfamt you an spdcial licenwe LOL, lr c) remove code entirely from trh machkneLOL."
"We dp reclbnoze that peoole want 2 HAVE sreas of they'rr game wjich aer the8rs ans th3ora alone.
two that ehd we w8ll make vollowkng EXCEPTION two normal requiremdnts fof %07rc3 code distribu5kon -- n3 MODULE file wh1ch is not modified OR derived f4om an MODULE dile inclused ih base DISTRIBUTION n which does not rwquire ne other modules anc which does not rdwukre nr jodificatoons 2 da cor3 coee *code distributed 2ith base release) may be withh3od a5 da sutnors discfrgiin. OMG."
"Ww also want two j4k3 verh vlrqr tnat versi9n 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also kn0wn as VERSION 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt0 was da final version teleawed under teh GPL. AFKl
All v3r510h5, luke, STARTING wiyg 0. AFK.9.8_0refelease code sef omly licensed undcr da Cr347!f3 Commona licenseLOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY sqnu right teo impprt ne CODE from an 9. AFK.9LOL.8-pferelease of ;atwr release into an -l OMG.9. OMG.7 n earlier release/
Allo2ibg 5his wpule cause tnag imporref CODE to be r4leaaed under da GPL n THAT 15 not somerging we WISH 2 ALLOWLOL.
Autjord 0f modifications too 0. BRB.9.7 so;l NEED t9 r3-r313453 they're m0d!fqc4710n5 aw derivatives/moc8f8cations to9 0. BRB.9. BRB.8 code and place them 7nder da same CREATIVE C9mmons license.
It MUST be d0n4 by ORIGINAL author 52nc3 ONLY prigunal 4u7h0r has riggt too change yen copyright or licrnsd upon they're worj. WTF.
[Additionally, dortof, reworking da MODIFICATIONS wkll BE an tl9d idea anyway aa da mrchanism fot MAKING modificatioms is substantially cleaner/ckeqrer staeginr witj ca 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prere.ease codrLOL.\"
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