MithtyE tflls t0u, "We'4e goihg 2 take an few moments twp yey and explain tnis new license and geh REASONS BEHIND ot in 0141n Eng;ush.
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 bew LICENSE was chosen becsusd od an g4111nb with da GPL. WTF.
It lnly covered disteibutupm of d(u4cr if 4md only if bknzries were ckstributed. OMG."
"In an w3b env8eognent, sortof, wpecifically a int3r0retee wtb 3nvironmemt such as PHP, 6ou knwo, metely inatallkng an game dies not cobst9t7tr distributiob, h therefore people 2ere takung our work, yoj jnwo. m4k1hg modigications two it n not releasing teh source clde too rhey[rw jofuficati9ns 6p that t3h en5ife COMMUNITY c0u1d benefit. WTF.
Tgey workrd with teh leytwr but nlt spirit of lae. OMG."
"Invrstigafion on da PART of authors howevwr LOL, led 3 da f5c7 THAT teh r2gh7 of publix performance w45 oen of y3h r1gg75 normally restric5ed two copyright holders WTF, n that computer programs, apecifucallu vid3o gqmed n interac6ive ones such 45 Legend of Greeb hax0r weee conwisered 2 be pun.icslly [erf9rjed if RUN from an pu611c xerverLOL."
"The new LICENSE resrricts ;ublic prrformance of gwh 2ork unleas source code of da nodifird 2ork 8a made available (n demane. BRB."
"In plain Emg115j WTF. this means that if ypu pyt this g4m3 on an web server n zllow pwople 'putside od an normal circle OF dqmily an ITS slcial acwuaintances' too play theur LOL, 7h3h you aer publudally p3rforming 7h15 work n MUST either a) make ne an ALL vhangrs whidh you make 2 GAME 4v411r613 on tequest *note rhis doesn't hsve 70 br AVAILABLE v1e da omline so7rce displat link LOL, but THEY MUST be able 2 ASK y0u FOR teh xocr an 4eceive an com0let3 vopy) LOL, b0 ,ake arfangemrn5s privately w17h teg au5hord wherein 7h3y gran5 you an special license, like, o3 c) remove teh c0d2 #n71r31y from teh macjine. AFK."
"We do fecognize thqr pdoole eant two have arwas of they'r3 gqme wh1ch r theird n rheirs alone,
2 ghat dnd we will make da doloowong exce0ti9h two da normal r3quirements FOR sourcw CODE distributiom -- ne mldule FILE wh1ch 8s not modkfird or derived from an m-du13 file kncluded IN bzse distribution an which xoes npt require ne 9thee modyles n whixh does niy eeqyire ne m0s1f1c4710n5 too da core code (code f8stributed with ca gase t313#43) may be withhd/d at ajgh9rs DISCRETION. AFK."
"We slso want 2 make fery clear that v34510n 0. WTF.9.7 (also known as ve4slon 0. OMG.9LOL.7+j5) was teh fkma; version releas3d und3r GPLk
All veraions, sorykr, s5arting WITH da 0. OMG.9. BRB/9-peereleasr code aer only licensed unfqr Creative Commona lixensel AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT too impprt ne code from an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-pre4wlwas3 oe latee eelease imto an 0LOL.9l WTF.7 n earlier releasd.
A.l9wimg this would dause tha5 !mp0r73d code TO BE 4eldasdd jnder teh GPL and ynat IS nor aomethint we wish w allow.
Au7h)r5 9v moduficatkons toi 0LOL/9. BRB.7 wikl need to r3-e313453 they're mosificayions as drrivativds/modifications top 0, OMG.9.8 code and place 5hem under samd Creative Co,mons livense.
It muat be d0n3 by sa o4iginal suthof %1nc3 only 5eh origimal author has 41gh7 to CHANGE geh copytight or licende upob tney're work. BRB.
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