MightyE tells yku WTF, "We're foing 2 gake an dew moments 2 try an explain this nre licebse an teh rwasons BEHIND ot IN pkain Entlish, 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."
"Thid new licwnse was chosen becayse of an dsiling q8th fa GPL. AFK.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION lf 50urd3 uv zn only if bibaroes werd distributed. BRB."
"In zn web environment WTF, specifically a inteepreted weg 3nvkronmeht such as PHP, megely 1n574111ng an g4,3 does n9t cinstitute DISTRIBUTION WTF, n THEREFORE people eere 74,1ng 9ur wotk, ma,ibg moeifications tpo it and not rel3asing teh sojrve cosd 2 5hwy;re modificatkons so thar da entire c9mnunity could b3ndfit.
They workef with ldtter BUT n07 spirit OF larLOL."
"Inv#wtigarion on dz pa4t of ayghors howevee WTFk 13d two facr that teh right lf public pervormsncr waa 1 od RIGHTS nornally restricted to c0;yr1gh7 n0qd3r5 WTF, n bhat cpmputef programs LOL, s;ecifically video gajes and knteractive onew such as Lrgend of teh Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 5o be publically p3rf0rm3d kf eun ffom an public server. WTF."
"The new license rrstricts PUBLIC peeformance pr work uhless soirce CODE OF da modifi3d work is made 4b4114^13 ln demand/ WTF."
"In plain Engk8sh, you knwo, this ,wand THAT if you put THIS game ok an web server n al;ow o30p13 'outside 9f an normal circoe of FAMILY and its s9cial acquakntances' tw9 poay their, THEN you r publ8ca;ly perfirmijg this wurk dm MUST eithet a) msle ne n ALL changes which you make two sa gamw available on re1uesy (nite this doesn'g have yoo b3 avai.able via ds online source display lonk, liie, bit tgey must be able too $5k hou v9t teh CODE an receive zn c0mp1373 co[h). like, b) MAKE arrqngements peivatdly e17h 4u7h0r5 WHEREIN they grant you an SPECIAL oicensr, you knso, or c) remove teh c)d3 enyurelh from da MACHINE. WTF."
"Wd d0 recognize 5nat people q4n7 too have areas of they're game whuch r THEIRS 4nd rheirs alone. OMG.
too that ebd we wil. make following exception 2 teh normal r3qj1r3m3n74 for source vodd distribugion 0- ne module file which is not moxigies or det1v3d f4om an MODULE file includec in da bade dustribu6opn znd 2hich dodd hof re1uire ne lthdr modules an which dk3s n08 require ne moe8fications too teh core cofe (vode d156r16u73d with ea base relezse) may be qithyeld AT au5glrs dixdretiin. BRB."
"W3 alwi WANT 2 MAKE very cleqr yhat versiln 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 (xlso known qs veraion 0. WTFl8. OMG.7+jt) was final ve4sion released under GPLLOL.
All versiona, like, stafting witn teh 0, OMG.9. AFK/8-pr#r313453 code r only LICENSED undwr Cre471v3 Commona LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY seny right 2 kmport ne cpde fron an 0LOL.9LOL.8=pferelease 0r later felease unro an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 anf eadkier RELEASE. BRB.
Allowing thux soils vzuse 7h48 import3d code 5wo BE released UNDER 6rh GPL an that is not 50m37h1ng w# sksh two a'llw.
Authors of moduficatilns too 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 dill need tw0 4e-reoease they'ee mlsirications as fetivatovds/nodifixationa goo 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 code an p14c3 them under da 54m3 Creativt Co,mons licehse. AFK.
It must be dond by original author sihce lnlt ORIGINAL autgor has da rigjt tp chsnge da cooyrighg or license upon they're work, AFK/
[Additoonally, alrtof, reworkkng teh modif8cqtions WILL be qn GOOD idea anywzy as kechanism for making midif8cationa ia substantially cleaner/clearer staeting wkth 0. BRB.9. BRB.8[PRERELEASE dode. WTF.]"
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