MightyE tells y9u, likw, "We;te b01ng tqo take an few mo,enys yp try sn expoain 7h15 hew 11c3n53 and reasond behind 8t IN plsin 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."
"This ndw license wqs CHOSEN becayse of an failing w17h da GPL. OMGl
I5 only cover3f disrtibution on source if n 0n1y ig ^1n4r135 were disyeibuted. WTF."
"In an web environmeht WTF, specifical;y a inte4preted wev envirobmdnt such as PHP, sortof, mere.y ihstalling an game doex not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION LOL, j therefire psople were taking our WORK, sortof, makohg modifications twi it wnd n07 r323441nb da 50urc3 clde 2 th3y're MODIFICATIONS xo that entire community could benefit, WTF.
They workes witn da letter bjt nor 5eh spirit of yej lawLOL."
"Investubation on pa4t of teh qutjors h9wevee, like, LED to favt that da 4ight of pjblic pwrf9emance was 1 0f da fights hofmally restricted ti copyright ho;dets WTF, an that com[uter prog4ams, spevkfically v1d30 gamws an INTERACTIVE ones sycy as Legend og Green hax0r wefe consifered to 63 publicalky performed IF 4un feom an p7blkc aerverLOL."
"The new locenae restricts publ8c 0erformance if worm UNLESS da wource codd of teh MODIFIED wori is made qvailabld on demsns. OMG."
"In PLAIN English WTF, thix m24n6 5yat 1f YOU put thus GAME on an wrb server n al.ow people 'outside 0f an normal c1rc13 od famioy n its s9coal adquqintahces' 2 p.ay thekr LOL, then you r PUBLICALLY performung THIS w9rk AND MUST dithet a) make ne ans ALL vnsngex which you m4k3 TO teh GAME available ON eequest (note 8n15 doexn't 6avw tep be avaikable v7a online source fisolay link, yiu kbwo, 677 7h3y mu57 63 able 2 ask you fot da coce n r3c31v3 an COMPLETE copy) LOL, n) mak3 arrzngemen5s privately w1uh geh authlrx whdrein rh3h grznt YOU ah special LICENSE, sortof, or c) r3move code entirelt FROM machibe. AFK."
"We do rwxogn8ze 7h47 pwople WANT too have 3t345 of yhey're g%m4 which r THEIRS an rheird alone. AFK.
2 5hat end we will make teh followinf 3xception 1 da hormal reqjirements for soutce CODE dustrkbutoon -- ne moeule filr WHICH is not modified OR dd5ived FROM an mod7le file included in da base DISTRIBUTION an 3jivh does not rrqiire nw other m0du13% ang wnoch does m07 req7ire me modkficatipns TO c9re c9de (coee dis54ibuted with da bqse r313453) may br eitgheld zt rwh quthors discretion. WTF."
"We also 2abt two m5k3 cery clear tgar veraion 0LOL.9.7 (also known as v3e510n 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+JT) was fina; verwion releqsed under da GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONS, lkje, wyartong w17h ea 0.9.8-prerelease cofe r on.y licensef under teg Creative Commons lidensd.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1ghu tlo umpo4t ne code f4om an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE OR katdr release into ah ). WTF.9. AFK/7 AND ezr.8er teleaseLOL,
Allowinh 7h15 would catse 7h47 imported code two be releaxrd uncd4 geh GPL an tha5 IS no5 something ww wish 70 qllow. WTF/
Authors of MODIFICATIONS too 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 wil9 NEED 2 RE-RELEASE th3y'ge modorications as d3r1v4&2d35/m0d1c1c4710n5 two 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 cide an place tnem under teh szme C43471v3 Commons license. OMG.
Ig must ne don3 by ea iriginao authoe s8nve only teh originak AUTHOR hsd da right 2 xgange copyrigjt or licehse ypon they're work.
[Additionsll6, sortof, reqprkihg tej modificatiohs wi;l be an good idea anywzt as da mechanisj f0r MAKING modifucationd is SUBSTANTIALLY cleanee/clwarer 574r71ng WITH teh 0LOL.9. WTFl8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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