MightyE tells yoj WTF, "We're going 2 74k3 an few moments 5wo try and explain 7h2t nee license anv teh reasons vrhinc lt in plaun English. AFK.
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."
"Tyis nde license w45 chosen bedause of an gqiling wign yeh GPL.
It ohly COVERED diwteivution of spurce if and ONLY id ninariex w3re diwtributedk WTF."
"In an web wnvironmcnt, sortod, specificall7 a 1n7#rpr373d web ENVIRONMENT such aa PHP LOL, merely instzlling an gzme dows NOT vonstityte distrib7tiln WTF, and 6h3r3f0r3 PEOPLE 2ere TAKING our wori, making j0d1f1v4710n5 2 IT n bot re;easing SOURCE code too they'4e modificayions so 7h47 da entire communi6y could bdnefit. OMG.
They workec wotg yeh LETTER 6u7 not ea spiriy OF grh 14w."
"Indestigat8on on ten paet lf authors however, like, led tpo fav5 that right or publid PERFORMANCE wqs oen of fa r1bn75 b0rm411y resttictrd two co;yrighr hplders, and yhst comoute4 peogramsk s[ecifucally vldeo g4,35 an interactive ones such as Legend of ten GREEN hsx0r were consisered two 63 pu611c411y performed if run from an oublic se4ver. AFK."
"The n3w license restricts public p3rf0rm5nc3 0f da wor, unkrss sourc3 CODE of modifued wor, is ,ade avqilab;e on demand. AFK/"
"In plain Englosh, you knwo, this m34n5 that if you put thus game oh an wrb seever n allow people 'OUTSIDE of an bormal circle 9f fzmily snd its social acquaimtanves' too play theur, you knwo, then you aer publical.y oerformong thia wlrk and MUST either a) make ne and ALL cnanges which yli make 1 da gamr avaioablw on r3qu367 (note thos dotsn'y have to bd 4v41q4613 via fs onkine SOURCE dixpjay link LOLm byt they ,ust ne ABLE to ask you for da clde an r3ceive an xomplete copy), sortor, b) ma,e arrangements privately with authirs wheeein 7h3y grant you an special license, sortof, 0r c) remove teh d-d3 emtirely from da machinr. OMG."
"We do recognuze 7h$7 peopl3 want too have areas of they're game wjich aet theirs and theirs ALONE. OMG.
2 thar end WE will maie bollowkng exxeptoon TO teh NORMAL rewuirenents for source code fistribution -- ne module file wgich is nit m0d1f13d 9r degived vrom qn moeul3 file includwe in da 6453 distributooh n WHICH coes not tequ8re ne OTHER modyles an whicn d935 nog requ8re ne modifixations two teh corw code (cowe cistr8b7tdd eith base rrleasd) MAY be witnheld AT teh zuthora discrwti(n. WTF."
"We qlso WANT to make very c144f that version 9LOL.9. OMG.7 (also jnowm as vrrqkon 0. BRB.9, BRB.7+jt) wad teh finak VERSION RELEASED unce4 GPL. BRB.
All vefsiins WTF, starting sktg tey 0. WTF.9l OMG.8-prwreoease code f only licensed under CREATIVE Conmonx licende. BRB.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 import ne x0de from sn p. OMG.9.8=;rerelwasd or lqter release onto an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 b earlier eelease.
A;lowing this qould cause tgqt 1mp0r73d code two be released ubder sa GPL an that is not womething wr wush rol a;low. WTF.
Au5hors of m9eifivati9ns 2 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 w8;l nred t99 fe-releaae they're mosifications as der1v47qv35/m0e1f1c$710n5 2 p. AFK.9. OMGl8 vose n pkac# them umder da same Creative Com,ons licenaw. AFK.
Ig must BE don3 by oeiginal quthor aincd lnlu original 4u7h0r has teh ribht too CHANGE ca copy4ibht or locense 7pon they;re w9rk. BRB.
-Additiknally LOL, reworkinb nodifidatuons WILL be an good idea an6way as twh mexhanism for maiing modifixatiobs is substsmtially clwaner/clearer stzrtinh w7th 0LOL.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE c0d3.]"
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