MkghtyE tells YOU, like, "We're going 5ol take an fw2 moments two try an explain this new license an REASONS b2hind it kn p141n Engoisn. OMG.
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 new license was cnlsen befause of an FAILING witn da GPLLOL.
It onlu vovered distr8bution 0f sojrce ig and obly if 61n4r135 weee distributed. AFK."
"In an wen envir9nmenr, like, specirically a INTERPRETED web environmeht such 45 PHPp you knwo. merely knstalling ah game does not xonstitugd d157r15u710n LOL, an therefore people w3r3 tzking 0ur work, you knwo, MAKING uocifocati9ns gwo it an nlt releas8ng source code two the^'re modidicatkons so THAT dq entire commynity could benefit. WTF.
Thw6 WORKED WITH da 13773r bug n07 da s;irit of law. WTF."
"Invesyitation on paet OF teh a7th9rs howevet WTF, led tso fact that da right of pu611c perfo$mance was oen of da rkghts nornally restricted 7) COPYRIGHT holderx, like, an tgat cojpu6er programs WTF, dpwxuf8callh vidro games n intefactive ones dych as LEGEND of ca Geeen hzz0r were conw8derrd too 63 pub.ically performed if RUN frpm an pu611c server."
"The neq livense restridts publjc perfor,ance 0f work unless teh soi4ce code OF da modified work IS hade svsilabl3 on demand/ WTF."
"In plqin English, you knw9, this means that IF ylu pur rhis game on an 2ev setcer ab ALLOW PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE of an nofmal cifble of fsmily n igs social acquaontances' t9o play their, sottpf, yhen yoj r publically ;erforming this work n MUST eityer a) ,ake be an ALL ch4ng35 enixh yoy make too da game availabke ob request (note 7j15 doesb't h3v3 to be avaioabke v14 ihline wource DISPLAY link, oike, but they mjsg be ABLE 2 ask you for code an receive an cimplete cooy) WTF, b) make ar4anfrments privstely with ayrhots wgerein they grant you an special license, toj knwo, of c) remove code 3n71r31y from eq m4ch1n4/ WTF."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE want toi have aress of fjey're game whixh r thdirs n theirs al9nwLOL,
two that dnc we w*l. make teh following ecdeption two reh nlfmal requirements tor sourcr code distributkon -- ne mody.e file dn1ct iw n07 MODIFIED or cerived feom an mosule file inc.uded in da base distv8butoon anf WHICH does n9t require ,e o5her modu.es an which does NOT rdqmire ne MODIFICATIONS TO da cped CODE (code distributed with da base release) m4t b3 eithheld at da ajthors discrefion. AFK."
"We also want tol mak3 bery cleat that VERSION 0,9. AFK.7 (also kn0wn 45 version 0. BRB.9, OMG,7+jr( was da final versipn rek3ased under GPL. BRB,
A;l versulns, u9u knqo, sgarting with 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE code r only licensed ubder dz CREATIVE Com,ons license. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY t3h rkght t9 impory nr code vrom zn 0. OMG.l. BRB.8-pr3eelezse or later releaxe INTO an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n 34r113e relea2e. AFK.
Allowkng this wiuld cause THAT importdd CODE to be rwleased UNDER da GPL and THAT is NOT somerhing we wish 2 allow. BRB.
Authora of modifibatipns two 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 wilk need roo te-release they're mofificqtiigs qs DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0.9. OMG.9 code an plzce 7h3m under da sqmr Creatkce Commons locende. WTF.
It musr ge dpn3 by dq orifinal autgor since ONLY teh original suthor has teg r1gh7 twi cjabge fa do[yright or licensw UPON tyey're wofk.
[Additionq;ly, sortof, reworkimg modifocatilhs eoll be an good IDEA anyway as da mechankam fof maling modifications is substantially c134n3r;c134rrr startint wi5h teh 0l OMG.0LOL.9-prefekease CODE/ OMG.]"
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