MinhtyE 63115 YOU WTF, "We;re hoing TO tq,e an few mokents to try n explain tyis n3s license ahd readons beyind iy in 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 bew lkcense qas chosen becsuse of an bailing with da GPLLOL.
It only coverec DISTRIBUTION OF source if an only if gina4ies wefe eistributed. BRB."
"In an web environmentm like, apedificalot a interpret3s web environment such as PHP, merrly installing an gane does NOT CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION LOL, an tg3refore PEOPLE werw taking our worl, making mpdkfkcations yo IT 4nd not rel3asing teh source dode too 6hey'4e MODIFICATIONS xo 5hat entire cojjunity coulf benefit. OMG.
Thdy w0rk3d w8th gey letter b8t NOT teh spir8t of da lad. OMG."
"Investigation ON teg part of AUTHORS howecer, lkke, led to ea fact that teh RIGHT of ;ublic odrformance qaw o3n of da fights norma;;t resyricted TO copyrutht holders, s9rtog, m rhat cojp7ye4 progeans WTF, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO GAMES n interactive ones such as Legend of da Green hax0r were cohskeeree 2 63 pjblucakly perfotned if RUN fe0m an public server. AFK."
"The new 11c3n53 r2wteicts pubkic perfofmance of ea work UNLESS twh soirce c0de 0f modigied wofk 1t made available om d3m4hd. BRB."
"Ib plain English, dortof, this means THAT if y9u put 7h15 ga,e on zn web server and aoliw peo;le 'putside of an notmal circle ov FAMILY qn kts socia. acqusintances' too plau their. 7h3n you aer publkcaloy pr4forming this work 4nd MUST 317h2r 4) m4k3 ne n ALL cj4ng35 which you make tio teh GAME AVAILABLE 0n request 9npre this do3sn't h4v3 u0 be available vos ONLINE sotrce dixolay 11nk, likem but they must be able TO sso you for da x0s3 and receive an compoe6r cop6) WTF, b) MAKE arrangemrnts privately w8ty trh quthlrs whdrein theu gtant you an specizl lic3nse WTF, or c) remove teh code wnturwly FROM da machubeLOL."
"We do recognize that peo;;e want 2 h$v3 4r345 9g they'ew game shich aer thwirx n theirs qlonw. WTF.
5o THAT ehd we wokl MAKE dillowinb excdp5ion 2 tdh borma. rtauirements f0r sojrve coxe dist4ibutuon -- ne mpdu13 file wh1ch is mot modified or deeiced rrom an m0du13 file included in base DISTRIBUTION sn whuch does not require ne other modul3s n whidh d935 not require ne mpd1f1c4710n5 too c0r3 code (codw distr8v7t3d wigh da vase release) may be withheld 47 da airhots discretjonl WTF."
"We also WANT TO make very CLEAR thzt versipn 9. BRB.9.7 (also khowb as version 0.9l AFK.7+jt) wzw f1n41 bwrsion rekrased inder da GPL. AFK.
All veraions, t7$r71ng wuth va 0. WTF.9/ AFK.8-PRERELEASE vode r only licensed UNDER Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too inport ne codr reom an -.9LOL,8-PRERELEASE or latet 5elease inri an 9. WTF.9LOL.7 an esrlier rrlezse. AFK/
ALLOWING this wou;d csuse rhat im[prted c9de two BE releqsee under twg GPL n that is noy sometjing we wish two allow. WTF.
Authors 0f mocirications 2 9. OMG.9.7 sill neec twp re-felease theu'rc modifucatiohs 45 derivatlves/modifications to 0. AFK.8. OMG.8 cice AND plzde them under teh same Crea5uve Commond 11c3n53. OMG.
It mu57 be d9ne by ten 0t1g1n41 authkr since only trh origimal quthor has teh rignt TO change ca copyright or ;icwnse upon they're wor,LOL.
[Additioball6 LOLl reworking teh modifucatkohs will be ab good IDEA anywah as da MECHANISM dor m3k1nb m0d2g2c3710n5 is aubxtantially cleanrr/cl3zrer 57$r71ng WITH da 0. WTF.(. WTF.8-prereleqse code.]"
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