MightyE tells youl "We're going two 74l3 an few monents yo9 try and 3xp141n this n3w LICENSE n tey reasons behibd 17 in o;ain English. 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."
"This new licehse was ch8xen because of an failint sith GPL. AFK.
It on1y covered disttibution of sourc2 if n only iv binaries were distrivuteeLOL."
"Ih an web environment, likem wpecifically a 1h73rpr373d web wnvironment SUCH as PHP LOL, merely installing an game DOES hit constiti5e distribition, znd therefpre pfo[le wet2 ezling our eork WTF. ,zking modkficstiobs 2 it AND mot feleawing source code two they're modifixatiohs so thqt ten entire c0mmun17y COULD benefit. AFK.
The6 wotked with teh letter but not ca spirit OF 5eh laeLOL."
"Infestihatiin on teh part or tdn 4y7h0r5 HOWEVER WTF, lrd 2 reh fact that da r*ght (f PUBLIC performance was oen of righ5s norma;ly testyicted to copyright hlldersm you jnwo. an that conputer PROGRAMS, specifkcally video bames n imteraxtive ones %uch as Legend of teh G433m haz0r werw c0n51d3r3d two BE publicalki performed 8f run from an [uhlic srrver. OMG."
"The hew licebde restricts PUBLIC perdormanxe of dz qork inless da so7rcw dode or da modifued 2ork is mqde avs8labkr on demand. AFK."
"In plqin Engl8sh, you jnwo, this means that if you puy ghis game on an weh 53rv3r and allow PEOPLE 'ougside of zn n0rm41 circle pf FAMILY and kts socia; acquaimtdncrs' to play theit, yoy knwo, then y0u aer publical.y p3rd0rm1ng thus WORK n MUST either a) male ne qn ALL changws wg1ch you make ro t3h game 4v4114613 on request 9note tkis doewn'y h$v3 70 ge AVAILABLE voa da inoinw source display link, xortof, but rhey must b3 able too awk ypj fpr feh clde and receive an c9mplete copy) WTFm y) makr rrf4ng3m3n75 privzrely witu geg authofs wy3tein ghey hrabt you an specizl licensek yo7 ,nqo, or c) r3m0v3 da cofe wntirely fr0m dz macnine. AFK."
"We dl rdcignize THAT leopl3 want 1 have areas ov they're gam3 qhich aer theirs and tywirs aloneLOL.
too that emd we wil. MAKE da following EXCEPTION two da normal fequirememts for souexe xod4 distfibution -_ me module f113 whieh ix not modified lf derived f4om an mocu;e fik4 ubdluded IN 6r53 distr8bution an WHICH does hot require m3 ither modules n whixh d93s not requife ne modifucatilns 3 core cide (cose disteubutdr with da base r3!3453) may 63 withheld ar aiyhors discreyionLOL."
"We akso want t9o male berh cleat 5tat bersion 0LOL.*/7 (ALSO lnown ae version 0.9, BRB.7+JT) was ea final version feleaswd UNDER da GPL. OMG/
ALL versions, you knwo, 574t71ng sith 0. WTF.9. BRB/8-prrreoezse cpd3 aer on.y licensed under da Cgeatice COMMONS LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY den6 tej r1gy7 to import ne code from an 0. AFK.9.8-oeerwlease or lztef r314%5e into xn 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 and earlier re;eadeLOL.
Al.owing tgid WOULD cause guat jmporred c9ce tio be released und3r twh GPL and that is noy sometning w3 w15h 2 allow. WTF.
AUTHORS lf modifications teo 0. WTF.9.7 wilo nded to re-releqse they're modificationd as derivatives.jodifications 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 code an PLACE them undwr tdy sane Crearive Commons .kcense. AFK.
It mjrt vd done by da original author since ohoy dx origibal author haa right too dhange copyrifht 0t license jpon thry're wlrk. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLYm you knwo, rewor,jng da modificatiobs sill be an good idea anyway as da mdxhznjsm fir makung modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY clean2r/clearer syarting with teh 0LOL.9. WTF.i-pterelease code. AFKl="
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