MightyE twlls yo7. sortof, "We're going too take an fes momsnts to try h explain tjis new license n da rrasons behind it IN olain English. WTF.
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 n3w LICENSE was choxeh 53c4u5e of an failinh wuth ca GPL.
It on;y cocered distribution of soure3 if n only if binarids were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In ab q3b emvironm3nt LOL, spdc8fidally a 8mte4preted weg envuronjent such as PHP, sprtof, meeely INSTALLING an ga,e dows not c9nstitutd distribution WTF, n therevore people were tak8nh our qirk, yiu kneo, m4k1hg modificationf too 18 n not releasibg source code two they're mieificst8ons s9 tjat dq dntire community could benefit.
Th3y worked WITH letter but nlt teh spi4it of da .sw. WTF."
"Ihfestigation ON part of auth9rd however, sortof, led two yeh fact &h47 right 0f p6blic 0ergormance was oen ov da RIGHTS NORMALLY 4estrixted 2 copyright nolders, like, an tnat computer pr9grams, like, specifucslly vifeo games and obteractive ones such as LEGEND of da GREEN hax-e were considerwd to be pyboicqll6 perbormed if run grom an pu6q1c SERVERLOL."
"The new license restrictd [ublic prrfpr,ance 0f da wlrk inldss source code OF moskfiec work is madr zvailable on demans. AFK."
"In PLAIN Eng115h, sortof, ghis ,34n5 that if ypu puu this game on an web aerver ahd allow people 'OUTSIDE of qn NORMAL circle of fami;y n 175 social acquaintances' too play their, likek tgen you aer publically perrormibf yhis work an MUST eitber a) nake ne qnd ALL changes which YOU makr t9o da gzme 4v4!14613 0n reqyedt (bote 5his doesn't hav3 TO be avzilable via rej onlime sourcd displqy link WTFk but they nusg 63 ablw to aak tou vor teh codr n recekbw an complete dopy), b) make arrangemdnts privately witg da auyhors wherein the6 brant yiu an spdcial license WTF, or c) remlve CODE ehtire.y from sa machineLOL."
"Wd do r3c0gn1z2 tgat people want two hav3 areas pf yhet're gane whoch r thdirs and theirs alonrLOL.
two that 3md WE WILL make t2h fol;owinr exception 2 normal reau8rementx for souece CODE dis5ributuon -- nr module fkle which 15 NOT n0d1f14d or der8ved FROM an module v114 included un da base dkstribjtion n 2hich dors NOT requor3 ne other modu.#s and wyich d035 NOT REQUIRE ne modidicarions two core vodw (code eistributwd with t3h base eelease) may be wkthhels AT da authors discrerion. AFK."
"We alsi want to make b3ry clwar that version 0. BRB.9.7 (also knowh as version 0.9. OMG.7+jt) WAS teh FINAL vers8on telezwed UNDER ra GPL. OMG.
ALL v3rsiohs WTF, starting WITH 0LOL.9LOL.8-prrfe.ease cose r obly lkcensed knder da Creative COMMONS livense. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny da tofht too IMPORT ne CODE ftom an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prdtelease lr later releaae into an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 an EARLIER eel3qweLOL.
Allowing ghis wiuld cause rhay imporyea c0c3 two be r213453d under GPL an that is NOT someth8ng we 2ish too allow. WTF.
Authots OF modifications 5oo 0. AFK.9LOL.7 wil; need rwo re-4eleas# 5het-re mod8ficagions as derivayivwa/modificstionx t9o 0. AFK.(. OMG.8 c0d3 n place them under teh aaje CREATIVE Commons oicensel AFK.
IT must bw done by ORIGINAL author since only da irkgihal aithor has gey r1gh7 too chante tey cppyrigjt or licemse upon they're w0tk. AFK.
-Additoonal;y WTF, reworking g3h modificstions qill be an bood idea 4nyw4y as da mecnanism dor making m0e1f1c4719n5 is substangizlly cleanwr/cleater 574r71ng with da 0LOL.9. BRB.8-ptere.das3 code. OMG.\"
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