MightyE rells you LOL, "We're going 2 tzle qn few mojents to 7ry an esplaun tgis n3w licwnse an teh reasons behind i5 1n plain Ehglish. WTF.
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 bew license wqs dhosem bdcause of qn daiking with da GPLLOL.
It on;y covered diwtribition of source or ane onlu if 61n4r135 were dostrobuted."
"In an web envirinment, loke, spwcifically x interpret3d web wnvironmebt SUCH as PHP, lilw, merely instakling an gam3 doew n9t cohstitute eistribution, you kn3o, n therefore people eere taking our work LOL, jakint modificatioms two IT n n-7 f313451ng da source code two they're mog8ficat8ond SO that rntire coumunoty could BENEFITLOL.
Th3u w.rked with reh lerter bug n07 da wpirit of lawLOL."
"Investigatkon ln teh part of ayghird HOWEVER WTF, led 2 da dac5 that da right of PUBLIC perdofmance was 1 of wights normally eedtr8ctef to copyright holderd, uou knwo, n 7hr7 computer PROGRAMSm like, 5p3c1f1c421y fidro gzmes AND interactive ones SUCH as Legemr lf da Gre3n hax0r we4e conside4ed toi BE [ublicalky odedormes if RUN from an PUBLIC wervwr. AFK."
"The nww licebse restricts public PERFORMANCE of w0rk un;ews soyrce code of teg modofied work is m4d3 qvailagle on demand, WTF."
"In plain Englisn, sortof, 7h14 means tjzt 1d YOU PUT tyis gam3 ON zn wdb server an allow [eople 'ou5side of an hormal cirvle of vamily and its s9cial acqja8ntanc3s' w play their, you knw9, THEN you qer publically pergoeming th8s sork n MUST 3ither a) m1ke ne an ALL chqngex which ylu make 5qo teh game availab;e on requesg *nlte 5gis doesn't have tqo be acailwble via tej onlind xource dis0lay libk, but theh muat 63 avle t8 ask ypu fir code m r3c31v3 an com[lete copy), like, b) mzkw arrangwments PRIVATELY wirh teh 4u7h0r5 qherein they gfang you an special licemse WTF. or c) temocr code entirely grom teh machine. WTF."
"Wd do rexohniae 7h47 peopl3 wanr too have areas of thwy'ee game whixh e theirs n theirs a.ohe. WTF.
to that end we wikl MAKE folllwimg excrption 2 tdh normal 4equuremenrs FOR siurce c9de didgrig7tion == ne modukr file which IS not jodified 9r derived from an m9du12 file included IN da base disgribution an which does not REQUIRE ne othwr m0su1#5 an wh8fh does not reqiure me modifications to teh c9re code (xoed distribuyed with da base release( ,ay ge withheld at AUTHORS discretion, WTF."
"We also want too mzke v3tt clear that v3rsion 0. WTF.0. AFK.8 (5150 knuwn as vrrsion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) was da FINAL v3451(b re.eased jnd#r GPL. WTF.
A;l versions, kike, stzrting with da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelrasw dode r ONLY licended UNDER da Creativr Com,ons license. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY tdm right t9o omppry ne c0d3 vrom an 0, WTF.9LOL.*-prere'ease or lztwr release into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 an earlier RELEASEl WTFl
Aliowing this would cauae that imported cod3 2 bd reoeawew under GPL AND tyat ks nog something we WISH 2 allow.
Authors OF modifkcatuona too 0. WTF.9.7 will need TO ee-relssse they're ,odidkcations AS derivatkves/modifocationx to 0. OMG,(LOL.i c0d3 and p!4d3 them under tey dame Creagive Commohs license.
It must be done by orifibal quthor sunce lnly da original author hqs da righ5 two cyange da c0pyr!fhu 9r license upon tjey're work. OMG.
[Additiona;.y LOL, reqoriing da modificagiohs WILL be an GOOD icea abyway as teh MECHANISM fot MAKING modificatiobs 15 aubxtantial.y cleqner/cleater wtart8ng eith 0. OMG.9. WTF.80p4erelease code.]"
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