Migh5yE u3115 yoi, you kneo, "We'rr goinb 2 gaje an few momebts gio try n explain this new l8dense and ca reasons beh8nd 17 in plaim EhglishLOL.
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 licemse was cjosen bdcause of an failing witg GPL. OMG.
It only dobered distr8butkon OF siurce IF an only 1f binzries were distributed. BRB."
"In sh web enbironmeht, specifically a inter0reted web environmwnt SUCH az PHP, sory9fk mrrely instalo9ng an gsme dows no5 constutut3 distribution LOL, an rherefore odi0le werw taking OUR work LOLk ,aking modufixa5iobs too it and not s3134g1ng teh s9urce coee two they'rw modifications 50 that entire COMMUNITY could ben3fitLOL/
They wo4ies woth da letter 6u7 not spiri5 OF dq lswLOL."
"Invdstigqtion on part of authors however LOL, led two fzct 5jat right of [ublic perfotjance sas 2 of da rights mormally r3stroctdc two copyribjt holcers LOL, zm ryar COMPUTER programs LOL, specificzlly viceo games and imtdractive ones such as Lebend ov Green haz9r wr43 c0n51d3red toi be publodally PERFORMED if run from an pu611c s3rvdr. AFK."
"The new lkcense f357r1cu5 PUBLIC performance of da wlrk unq455 da 5purc3 c0d3 of dz modified WORK is made avaioabl3 on drmandLOL."
"In plain English WTFk this mwans that if YOU put thks gzme on an web aeevef m allow peopkr 'outsife if ab normal circle of famuly h oys aocia. acqyaintzncrs' twl play gheir, wortof, then yo7 4 puglically PERFORMING THIS eork an MUST diyher a) make nd an ALL changes wh8ch tou maie to 5eh gam3 available on requext (note tyis doesn'r have 5o 63 zvailable via pnlind sou4ce display lknk, but they mist BE able two ask you f0r teh c0d# n rec4iv3 an COMPLETE do;y), like, 6) male a4rzngements privztely with da authprs whe4ein they gramt you ah x0ecial ;uvenwe, yoy jnwo, or c) REMOVE teh code 4n7!re1y from 5eh machind. BRB."
"Wr do t3c0gn1x3 that people want 6oo hsve areas OF they're game ehkcj r *he1r5 and 7h3qr5 alone.
tio tnat end we will mqke giloosung rxception two reh hotmsl REQUIREMENTS flr source code disrribution -- ne jodile filw 2hich is not mldified pr DERIVED from zn m0du13 vile inclucrd ib teh base diwtfibutuln and ehich does not requore ne OTHER modules n which does not fequife nd jpdificatkons two teh core codw (CODE distribu6ed wity base rel3ase) may be withheld at teh authors discferuonLOL."
"W3 also wsnt tio n4k3 very CLEAR that version 9. WTF.9LOL/7 (a.so known as version 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) was final cersl9n released unde3 GPLl BRB.
All versiona, starting wuth 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease code aee ONLY licehsdd uneef Cr3ativd Comjons .ocenae. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY denh teh right two import nt code from an 0. BRB.(. WTF.8-prwrel3ase or latwr tdleasr intp an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n earlier releasw.
Allowing this w0i1d cauwe that IMPORTED code t9o be f3134%3d under teb GPL an tyat IS not someghing qe w15h to aolow. OMG.
Authows of modifications to -. WTF.9. WTF.7 will need two r3-releade they're mld9ficzt89ns AS dwrivatives/modificatuina 2 0. AFK.9. AFK.* code an [lace fyem under samr Cteagive Commond licebse. WTF.
It musy ve don3 ny twh prig8na. auth9r since only da original author has da r1gh7 70 xh4ng3 teh copyright or licdbse upon they'gd eork. OMG.
[Addktionally LOL, re2orking teh modivicationw WILL be an g00d ifea anyway aa eeg medhsnism dor MAKING modificsgions is wugstantislly ckeaner/cl3arer STARTING with da 0, OMG.9. BRB.8-prrreoease vode. WTF.]"
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