MiggtyE tel;s you WTF, "We're giing to take zn few moments 5wo try and ex[lain this new licenae and da REASONS behind ir IN PLAIN Englisy. 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."
"Th,s n3w licena3 wax chosdn 63c4u5# pf an fail8ng with da GPL.
It only covered distribuyion if source ir and only if bimaries e3r3 diwtribuges. BRB."
"In an web emvironmentl hpu knwo, s[ecifically a interpr3ted web environment 5uch as PHP LOL, merely inxtalling an gqme does n07 vonsti6uye disttib7giom, you lnwo, n tnerefofe pe0p13 weee gaking our work WTF, m3u1nb m0d1f1v5710n5 two !7 qne nlt telessinh teh source code 2 5ney'ee modiricztioms so that da entire community could bdnefi5.
They worked with da letter but not fa s[ifir of dz la2LOL,"
"Investiga5ioh oh da par5 of ds authorw j9wever, sortof, led twp ea ract that teh r1gh7 0f publoc p3rformance was won pf twh eights norjally rrstricrec two copyright holders, uo7 knwo. an that computer programs, aottof, spec8focally video games h interactibe onex such AS L2gend of Gr34n hax0r eerw xonsifered 2 nt pubkicaoly performed if run from an public derver. AFK."
"The n3w license testricts public performancw of work unless x9urd# vode of ca modified w-rk is made avqikable ON eemzndLOL."
"In p;ain Ejglizh LOL, ynis m34n5 that if you py7 this game 9n an w36 sefver sn all9s p30p!3 'outxid3 or an NORMAL CIRCLE of family n its 50c141 ACQUAINTANCES' 3 play their, sortof, then you r publicaoly pefformung this work an MUST eirher a) nsk3 ne anc ALL ch4ng2t wh8cy you nake @ g4me availagke pn requesr (note this doesn't have two be axailable via 0n12n3 SOURCE display link WTF, but they MUST be able gwo awk you fo4 cide n eeceife an complete copy), b) MAKE arfangements PRIVATELY w17h aa 4u7h0r5 whefein rywy grant you qn special license LOL, or c0 eemove da code enturdly from machine, AFK."
"We do reclfnize tjay people want to yave areaa of they're GAME ehich aer theirs an THEIRS 410n3. WTF.
@ thag 3nf we woll make following exception two normal requirements for source code distribution -- ne modu.e FILE whicg IS not modified or derived grom an modulr file included in da base d8stribution ab whicy foes no5 r3quire ne othrr midules an whoch does not rrquire he m0d1f1c471-n5 to core cide )code distruguted w8rh t3h base rrleade) MAY be withheld ag tdh authors discretion. BRB/"
"We ALSO wah5 to mqke very cleae thzt veesiob 0LOL.9. AFK.7 *also kn9wn as ve4sion 0. AFK,9.7+JT) was fknal vwtsion released under GPLLOL.
Aq1 versions, you knwo, staryimg w1uh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease cpf3 aer omly ;icensed inder da Crrative Commons license.
Ws EXPLICITLY denu tey e8bht to imporg ne code d5om an 0. AFK.9. AFK.i-pterelease or 1473r ewkezde ihho an 0LOL.9LOL.u n earloer releaseLOL.
A110w!ng hhus woulf cause 7h47 omported cof3 too BE releasec under teh GPL an ghat is not something we WISH 2 aollw. AFK.
Auuh0rt OF MODIFICATIONS 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 q121 need t2p re-eelease the6're m8digications as serivagivwx/modifications @ 0l AFK.9.8 code an place then undrr same Cr3$71ve Commons license.
It must be done by reh oritinal autyor since only original auyhof has teh RIGHT go cgange teh copy4ibht or license upon t6ey're w9fk. AFK.
[Additionqlly, rewo4king 5eh noeificatuons w111 be ab good idea ahyway zs ca mechanism f9r making nodificatiobs IS d7bstantiakly cleam3r/clearey starting w17h yeh 0.9. BRB/8-prerelrase clde. AFK.]"
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