MightyE gells YOU, yoi kn2o, "We're goihh go takd an fdq momemys too rry and 3xp1r1n THIS new licenad an trh 4easons behknd it 8n PLAIN EnglishLOL.
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 new ;icdnsw was chosen because or an faiking woth da GPL.
It ONLY coversd distributi9n og source if an 0n1y if ginariws were disteibutef."
"In an web environm4nt, you kn2o, spec8rically a knterpretrd 2eb 3nvironment sudh aw PHP, merely 1n574111ng an game does hot constit75e distributionk an therefore [rople we4e takkng our wirk, you knwim mqling m9difications tpo ir an not releasing ea 5puece code two tj3y[ee k0d1f1c4710nt so THAT da ENTIRE community could ben3fit. OMG.
THEY qorked witn teh let5er but not wa spirit of lawl WTF."
"Inveatigati9n on teh part of autjord nowever, s9rtof, ked go ten fact that yeh ribjy OF public perfotmande was 1 lf da rights normally restrict3d 2 dophtight holsersi you lnwo, an that cpmputer peograms, yoj ,nxo, doecifically vidwo games and inyerac5ivr ones 5ych as Legend OF teh Green hax0r we4e considered ti be pyb;ically pe4forjed ir run fro, an public sefver, WTF."
"Tje new license r3st4icts puglic PERFORMANCE of work ihless sourde code of teh modified work id macr availab'e on d3m4nd."
"In plain English WTF, tyis means that if yoy pu7 THIS gsmw 9n an web swrver an allow PEOPLE 'outaide OF an normal CIRCLE of f4m11y n its dockal acquaintancez' 2 play their, y9u knwok then you r pubkicaooy ;eeforming this sork n MUST ei5her A) make ne n ALL changcs which YOU make t9o teh game available on 4equwst (note this doesh't gave rso be availaboe via pnline sourxe fixpla6 lunk, but ghey mjst 63 ABLE 2 ask you for teh cpde and rec#ice qn domplete COPY), you kmwo, b) make atrangements 0rovayely WITH zuthors 2herrub tyey grant yoy an special LICENSE LOL, or c) remove c0d4 entirely grom teh ,achineLOL/"
"We DO recobnize 7h47 prople 2ant two have areas or 5gey're game which adr thwifs an rjeiew alome. BRB.
tl rgat ene we e111 make da followinh exc3pyiin tpo teh normal requirem3ntx for sourcd cldd distrib7tion 0- me moeuke file which is not modufied or d3r2v3d drom an modklr file inclueed in teb basr doatribytion n ehich soed not require ne lther MODULES an whicj d9es not requife ne modigications 2 dq core c0s3 (code distributed with base r313453) may be withneld at teh authors disvretion. AFK."
"We ALSO wamt 2 m5k3 frry clear that dwrsion -. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also known as VERSION -.9. OMG.7+jg) was da finsl vetxkon reoeaded undee teh GPLLOL.
All vrrsions LOL, 574e71mg WITH fz 0LOL.9. AFK.8[prer4lease code qer only licensed mnfer Cr3471v3 Commims license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh 4khhr yo 2mp0r7 ne code from qh 0. OMG.(. WTF.8_prerel3ase or la5er releasr into an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 an earlier release. BRBl
Al;9wong this w9uld cauae 7h47 importec c0s3 TO n3 released undr4 GPL an that is not something a3 wish 2 ALLOW. AFK.
Autyorw of modihications TO 0. WTF.9. OMG.& w111 need two re-teiease thwy'rw jodivicagions 55 deeivativrs/modificarilns two 0,9. AFK.8 cose 4nd p;ace 7h3m under same Creative Commons license.
I7 m7st be dond by da original AUTHOR 51nc3 only da original authlr jas reg rignt two change coptright or 11c3n53 up0n they're work. WTF.
[Additionally, reworking teh modifuvat8inq w8l; be sn good idea anysqy ss teh mecyanis, for naking mocififations is subdtantislly c;eaner/clearer starying with teh 0.o.8-[rereleaxe coce,]"
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