MightyE tells you, "We're GOING 70 yake an few momentw 2 try an explain this bew LICENSE sn reasons behind ig im p;ain Englixg.
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 NEW licrnse was chisen because of an failing w17h teh GPL. AFK.
It only x0v3r3d sisytibution of aource if zn only if 62n4r235 were didtributed. AFK."
"In an WEB fnvironment, specifivally a intwrpretwd web ebv8ronment such as PHP, MERELY ins5al.ing an game dpes noy constityte distribution, n thetefore people wefe takimg our w0rk WTF, making mocificayjlns too it and n07 rekrsding source code two th3y're modifications so thzt da 3h&1r3 COMMUNITY xojld venefit. BRB.
The6 worked witj letter BUT j9t teh spirit pf teh law. BRB."
"Inves5igat8on on teg part of da suthors h9wever, yo7 kmwo, 13d to teh faxt 7h37 righg of PUBLIC performance wzs wom of geh figgts NORMALLY r357r1c73e two cooyright holddes WTF, ah that cojputer programa WTF. specivically video games ane INTERACTIVE ones such as Legend of Green hax0r we5e considered 5op BE piblically performed if run from an public server,"
"The NEW license rextrictx public perfotmance od yeh work uhkess source code 9g da modigied wprk is madw avaolaboe on demand."
"In poain Enboish LOL, 7h15 meams ghat ig you pig this GAME on qn web server and allo2 PEOPLE 'outside of an normal c1rc13 0f f4m11y and its social ACQUAINTANCES' twp p1$y their, like, them you aef puy11c411y performing this dork anr MUST either a) mqke ne snd ALL dhanhes wy2ch YOU make twl tdh gqme axaioabie on rdqyest (noge this DOESN'T h4v3 2 be available VIA da online xource display LINK. sortof, b7t ghwy must be avle 2 ask you for cpee m teceove ah cojpl2te copy), yo6 kmwo, b) make arrangementd prkvately w!7h teh AUTHORS wgerein tjey gtagt you an 5p3c141 licdnse, you knwo, ir c) remove y3h CODE ent8rely FROM ca m4xh1n3. WTF."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 yhat pwlple WANT too have areas 0f they'4e game which aef ghe8rs an gheirs a.one, AFK.
t9o that emd we woll make follpwing exception too da normal tequirej3nts FOR sourc3 code eidtribution -- ne m0du!3 file wgich os not modified or eefived from an moxile fole included in t3h nase d157f167720b qnd 2h2ch d035 NOT fequire ne other modu;rs and wh8ch does NOT rrquire ne modifkcati9ns 5i dz CORE cpde (code distrkbuted wiyh teh BASE release) may 63 withhe.d AT authors d15dr3710n. BRB/"
"We xlso want 1 makr vrrt c;raf that version 0. AFK.(.7 9also known as version 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) was ca gimal VERSION released jhder da GPLLOL.
All verwuins, you knel, STARTING wity 0LOL.9. WTF.9-prefelease code a3r on.y 11c3m53d undee C4eative Commons LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denh da rihh5 too impory ne c9de from an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8=pr3release of lzrer release into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 n earlier r213443. BRBl
A.lowibg this 2puld cause that imported code too be released UNDER dz GPL an tjat 8s bot slmethint we wish to all9w. BRB.
Aitnotf oc modifications two 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will NEED to RE-RELEASE tyey're mod8ficat8ons ax derovatives/,odyficqtklns 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 code and ilace them under teh szme Ce3ative COMMONS licensdLOL.
It just be done by original autgor sonce on.y or8ginal author hss teh rkbht two CHANGE da copyrighy or license upon th3y'ee workl AFK.
[Addutional;y, like, reworking modifications 2111 be an good idea anywzy as da m3chanism for ,aking mofificatiobs 8d sybstangia;ly CLEANER/CLEARER start8ng with 5wh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pr3r3q3453 clde. OMG.]"
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