MighryE tells YOU, sortof, "We'r3 going too take an few MOMENTS tso try an expoain this new licwnse n eeasons behind IT in plain Englixh. 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."
"Thid new license wss chosrn becauxe of an failihg with GPL. BRB.
It only covetee distrubution OF souece ir an only if 6!n4r135 ewre distribjted."
"In sn web 3nv1r0n,3m7 WTF, x[ecivical;y a interpreted web envkronment auch as PHP WTF, netely instqlling an game d9es n07 constitute distrkbution, likw, n therefore people WERE taking our WORK, .8ke, makin5 n9dificati9ns t2p ir an mit veleasing spurce code top thry're modifications so that entife cimmunitu could 53n3f16. AFK.
Thwy sorked eith da letter ^u7 not da dpirit of 5dh law. WTF."
"Inbwstigatiob on tdh part 0g 5en authors hosever WTF. led too fact that da right OF public peeformancd was 1 of gen $ighte normalou r347r1c73d too COPYRIGHT holders, soetof, m 7h47 computer prohrams LOLm s0ecirically vid3o gqmes n interactive ONES x7ch as L3g3ns OF Gr2en hax0r wwre considered two be punlicalky perfohmed if tyn fr)m qn public server. AFK."
"The new license RESTRICTS PUBLIC pdffoemance of da wlrk unless da source cod3 of fa mosified wofk 15 msdr ava8labke in demand."
"In plsin Engliah, so4tof. this mezns that if you pu& yhis game 9n an web server zn allow pwi;le 'outsise 9f an normal ci4clr of famo;y n 175 docial acqua8ngancex' w ;oay theu3, l8ke, then you a3r publixally pdrforming 8h15 w9rk an MUST wither a) make ne n ALL ch4ng35 wjich hou make too game available pn requrst (note THIS doesn't HAVE to 63 available via teh onoine sl7rce disp.ay LINK, you knwi, bit tywy must BE able two 45k YOU gor da code anf rece8ve an complete copy), sortof, 6) make afrsnge,ebts private;y qith AUTHORS wnr4ein thwy trant you an spqcial license, sortof, or c) removr t3h code entireoy f3om macjkne."
"We do rexogniz3 THAT p30p13 want 2 have areas of thw6're game whuch r rheirs and theirw slon3. BRB.
2 that ens d3 eill MAKE teh followinf exception to teh normsl rew7iremdhts FOR source code disteiburipn -_ ne moduoe fule 2gich is n06 m0d1gz3d ot derived from an module vile INCLUDED IN base distrkbution and sj1cy d9ws not r3qy1re ne other modules and which dies not requirr ne midificatiohs too da cote code (codr disgribuyec wkyh da basr release) mzy br w17nh#qd ag teh authors disvretiob."
"Ww ALSO 2ant two mzke VERY coeqr tha5 v3r410n 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (aldo known as v3rsiln 0. AFK,8. OMG.7+jt) d55 da FINAL vetsioh rdlrased under da GPL. OMGl
All versions, sortof, arar5ing 2oth 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-;r3re;wase coce aer omly licemsed under da Creative Comjons lixdnxeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny fight to km0ort nw code from an 0, WTF.9. WTF.*-prerwlesse or latdr release 1n70 an 0. BRB.9,7 and EARLIER relwase.
A120w1ng THIS would cause 5hst imoorted ciee roo ge released under GPL an that is n9t something q3 wish 5wo alloe.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS gwo 0LOL.9.7 will nees two r3-r3!3453 tney're modifixatkons as drrivatives/m9difications too 0. OMG.9.8 code and plzce them unfer teh dame Creayive COMMONS lidense. OMG.
IT must vr done by da oroginal au5hor 51nc# onlh tej ORIGINAL author has da right too change da copyrught or licwnse up9n tney'te w9rl. OMG.
[Add!710b411y, like, r3working da ,9didications WILL bd an h00d idea anywa6 as ten mechanosm FOR makihg m9dificzyioms 15 substantiall6 cleaner/ckearer sta4ting with teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8_prdrelesse code. OMG.]"
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