MihhtyE tella ylu, "We're going too 74k3 an frw momen5a too 7ry n explain this new ouxense ahd fa reas9ns behind 17 in plakh ENGLISH.
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."
"Tyis new locense was chox3n because of an f4111nf wirh da GPL. OMG.
Ig only cover3d didtribution of slurde if and only IF 61htr13% were d1%7r16u73fl"
"In an WEB environmeng WTF, s0ecificalky a int3rpreted wef 3nvkrihment such ad PHP WTF, mdrely insta.kint an game does not constitute distribution, sottof, n therefore people were tajimf our work, sortof, making MODIFICATIONS too it and not releasung sourc3 code to tgey'ee j9difkcqtions so that enti4e cpmmunity coyld behefit. OMG.
They worjes sith 5dh k3gter but not da s;ir8t of LAW. AFK."
"Incestigatiph on da part of teh authofd howev3rm you knwo, 13d 2 53n f4c7 that righr of PUBLIC /errormahc3 sas 1 of righ5s normak.y rrstrkvted to copyrigjt hold3rs LOL, b that compu5er PROGRAMSk luke, spec8ficqlly v1d30 gamed an interactive ones such as Leg3nd of da Green hax0r were c9nxiderev tio be publically perf9rmed 1f RUN fe0m an puglic 53rv3r."
"Thd new license RESTRICTS publid perfotmance 0f da work unlesd dource c9se of teh ,ofified w)rl is made 4v5114612 on demand. WTF/"
"In plain English WTF, ghis means that if you put this game 0n an seb server and 4110w peo0;e 'oitdide 0f an normal c[rcle of family qnd uts docial acwuaintances' to p!ry tgeor LOL, then yo& aer PUBLICALLY ;#ff0rm1ng this wprl sn MUST 317n34 a) mak3 ne 4nd ALL CHANGES wnich you make too teh game availabke ON fequest (note tjis doesn't hafe to bs avai;abl3 via on;ine aojrcw display libj, s9rtof, but they must be able too ask you for da code an receive an compldte xopy) LOL, b) jaiw 4rrrng3m3n75 privately wkth 4y7h0r5 wherein THEY grznt you an SPECIAL LICENSE, like, pr c) r3m0v4 code 3btorely from teh machine. BRB."
"Ww DO recognizd that p30o1e wabt too hsve areas of they're GAME which r thrirs ane theirs s;one, AFK.
too tnat end we wi,l mzkw FOLLOWING exceogion tql da norma; 4equ8renents for source code distribytion -- nw module FILE which is not modified or derived from qn mosule fole included in da base distribution and which coes not reau8re ne ogher MODULES and whicy coew not rwqu8re ne mosificatiind 2 da coee code )code distributrd with dz vase rdoease) MAY be 2i5nheld at t#h authors discr35ion. BRB."
"We alsl wabt to make vefy clear tha5 vdrsion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (aksl kbown as VERSION 0. OMG.9LOL.7+JT) was da fknal version 4eleased under da GPL. WTF.
Alo vwrsions, like, atzr5ing with teh 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease code r 9nly licensed UNDER ywy Creatkve Commons ;icrnse. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY cwnt fa righr ywo omport nw code from xn 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prereleasw or larrf te;eqse INTO an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 and EARLIER reoease. OMG.
All9eing this wpuld cause that imporg3d cose tl be releasds under teh GPL an THAT !5 not someghobg we wish too all9wLOL.
Authors OF modifications tpo 0LOL.9.7 qi.l nerd t9o re-release thwy'rr MODIFICATIONS aa cwtivatices/modovicatuons go 0LOL.9. OMGl8 code an place rhem UNDER teh same Creatuce Commohs liddnse.
IT ,usr be DONE by ds ORIGINAL 4u7h0r since onl6 0r1f1n41 author has 5eh roght gwo cnange x-pyrqgh8 0r ;icense upon they're w0rk. WTF.
-Add1710n411y WTF, rewo4king ca m0e1f1d471pn5 wi.l be an food idea ANYWAY AS da mechanosj ro4 making mpdificatipns 15 substantially vleaner/cleatet start8ng with teh 0LOL.9, WTF.8-p4erelease coee.]"
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