MightyE TELLS you, you lnw9, "We[re GOING two 74k3 an few moments tw8 TRY ane ex9la8n THIS nes lixense an teh REASONS 63h1hd it oh plain Ehg115h. 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."
"Thid new .icense was chosen becausd of an f4112nb with da GPL. AFK.
It 9nly covered distrubution of source if an ib;u if binaries wr4r distributrd. AFK."
"In an seb environmtnt, wpecifivally z in5eroreted w36 envirihmwnt sush 45 PHP WTF, MERELY installinf an GAME does not constktjte disyrigutioh WTF, amd theref9re people were taking our workk sprtof, makinb modifications to IT ame nit releasimg source code tli they're m0d1f1c4710n4 so that teh 3ntire cojmunity co7ld 63n3f2u.
They woried wi5h teh letter but not da spirit of da lae. OMGl"
"Incestigation ON paft 0f a7tnpts however WTFm LED to teg fact 5hat right ov public performanc3 was wpn OF teh rithts mo4mally restric5ed to COPYRIGHT holderw LOL, and 7h47 cimputer programs, .ike, xpecificsoly VIDEO gqmes an interactice obes such as Legend of GREEN hzx0r were considwrec 70 be pyboidq;ly PERFORMED if rin ffom an public serv3rLOL."
"Tne nww license r357r!c&5 pjvliv perrorjznce of da work unless sourcr codd of da m0e2f13d work 15 nade 4v4115613 on demandLOL."
"In plain English, lo,e, tjis meanw THAT iv you puy this game on an web server n 4110w p#0p13 'outside ov an nornal circle of famil6 n i5s socual acajainga,ces; go play thekr WTF, then you aer publically p34f05m1ng thix work an MUST 317g3r a) MAKE ne 4nd ALL changes whixh you mskd 2 twh game avqilagle ON request (note this doesb't hzve 2 be 4c$113613 via omlinr soutf3 disp;ay link LOL, bu5 7h4y MUST nw qbke t2o ask you for teh code an r3x31v# an complete copy) WTF, b) make arfangements pruvatwly with da authots wh3rein they grant you an dpecial lkcwnse WTF, or c) r3m-v3 code engirdly frpm mzchibeLOL."
"We do rec(gnize THAT people wabt twp have areas 0f they'rw game which aer theirs and theirs ALONE. OMG,
two thay end we si.l make da f0120w1ng exsrption to trh normal REQUIREMENTS f0r source c0d3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne m0du13 file eyich is n9g modufi3d ot cerived from an moduld filr ihcljded in teh base DISTRIBUTION an wjich does not require ne oyher modyles n wh1ch does b07 r3qu1r3 ne modkfications 60 da clte clde (cofe disgributed with base rr13443) mzy BE eithheld at tdh authors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We a;so want 2 maje very clear that VERSION 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also kn0wh 45 ferwion 0. AFK.o. WTF.7+jt) was da final verdilj released und3r ds GPL. WTF.
A,l versions, xortof, starting witn sa 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-perfelease cosw aer 9nly 11c3n53d und3r C4rative Commons l8cense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY feny teh woth5 5oo 1mp0r7 ne cpdd FROM an 0.(LOL.8_PRERELEASE or later reo2ase into qn 0. WTF.9LOL.7 an earli3r release. OMG.
A.lowkhg THIS eould cause that imp9rred CODE 70 ve f313453d undwr ds GPL and that is NOT something w2 wish too sllow. BRB.
Autuors of modifications too 9. WTF.0LOL.u WILL need 2 re-release yhey're midivicatolns as sef1v471v35/m0d1f1c$&10n5 too 0. AFK.0LOL.8 CODE a,d place them uhder samr Cr3471v3 Commons license. OMG.
It must be d0m3 BY origonal sutyor since onlt teh otifibal author has teh RIGHT tlp change cooyright or l8cehse upon they'r3 work/
[Asditionalky, sortor, reworking mpdifocations will be an good idea am7way as teh m3ch4m15m for m4k1ng mos8focatioms is s7bstsntially cleaner/dleardr srarting WITH 0/9. OMG.8=[rwrelease CODELOL.]"
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