MifhtyE tdlls y0u LOL, "We're g01bg gwo takw an fe2 moments to try and explain this new LICENSE an r3asons b3hind IT in plaun 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."
"Thos nee licensc wzs chpsen because 0f sn gailing with GPL, BRB.
It on.h covetdd d257r16u710n og source if n pnly if binaeirs were d157r267u3d/ OMG."
"In an w3b enfuronment WTF. specificallu a interprrted web environment such as PHP LOL, merely INSTALLING an game does mor dondtitute dkstrivutipn LOL, an therefore people 2ere taking lur work, like, makung m0d1f1c4710n5 to it ayd nor releaskng SOURCE vode 1 tneu're m0e1f1c4710n5 so that teh ENTIRE conmunity coyld venegit. BRB.
They worked with teh letter BUT n9t spitit of da ;awLOL."
"Invewt8bat8on on 0art of da suthofs howwver, s9rtof, led to trn f4cu tyqt da r1gh7 OF [ublic ;erformancr wax oen of da rights nor,alky testricted two copyribht holdeed, like, an thzt domouter progrsms WTF, xpecifically videp games an interactkve 9n3s SUCH as Legend of da Green yax0r wer3 cinsidered ro be publkcslly performed if fun from an public server. WTF."
"The ne2 license restricts puvl7c performajce or wori umless da source code of modified wofk is mrd3 available oh demand."
"In plain English, thid meams tjat if you put this game ON an w36 SERVER an all9w people 'OUTSIDE 0f an NORMAL c9rclr of famo;y an its social acquaintances' two plqy thrir, sortof, then yoy r oublically perfirming yhix wori an MUST EITHER a) make ne an ALL changes whicj you makr 2 teh GAME available ON feqjwst (n073 thid eoesn't have two be available b24 da on;ine dou3ce dispkay link, but tgdy musr BE ABLE two awk y07 foe CODE sn rwceive an com[;3te copy0 WTF. b0 make zrrangements PRIVATELY w17h da AUTHORS wherwin they granh YOU an special livense WTF, 0r c( remove teg xoed entirely FROM geh machine. BRB."
"We di recobnize THAT people want 2 yave areas OF they're game which r yheirs and THEIRS alond. OMG.
to that end we will mzje da following 3xc3p7!0n ywo teh noemao requiremenrs f9r 50yrc3 code dostribu5uon =- ne module FILE whicj is hit mo3idied or derivec from ah module file 1nc1ud3d in da base distribution an wjich does NOT require ne othe4 ,0cu1#5 qn sh1ch dows not REQUIRE mr mpdkfications two da core CODE (c9de distrubutee eiyh bade rd;easr) may 63 qithheld at authprs doscr3tjon. OMG."
"We ALSO want two mxke VERY clear that bersion 0. AFK.9LOL.8 (4250 mnlwn as version 0. BRB.9. WTF.6+jr) was teh f8nal veraiin relezsed ynder teh GPLl
All versions, STARTING with p.9. AFK.8-prerelease cofe e only licensed under eq Cr3ative Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT 2 import ne c0s3 f4om an 0LOL.9. BRB.8=prerel3zs3 or later release inyo an 0. WTF.9.7 n earlier RELEASE.
Alllsimg ttis wokld vause that 8mported code tw9 be released under teh GPL n that is n9t som3thing wd WISH two allow.
Au7h0r5 9f MODIFICATIONS two 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will heed two RE-RELEASE the6;re m;difications ss de4ivatives/nodifications to 0. OMG.9.8 cose an place them under aame Creatkve Commobs locenww. AFK.
It must be dohr by ds oritinal author 51nc3 ONLY da ORIGINAL zuthor has da right t( CHANGE da cooytight lr locense upon they're work.
[ADDITIONALLY, reeorkibg da modifucations WILL BE an gold idea anyway sx m3ch4n15m f)r makinf mpdidications IS substan5ially cleaher/ckear3t STARTING with dq 0.9/ OMG.8-[rereoeawr code. BRB.]"
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