MightyE 73114 you, "Ww're going to yake an few mo,ents toi try n explain this nww LICENSE n rdasons behind it ih plain English/ AFK.
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 mww license wqs chosen becsuse of an failing 2uth teg GPL.
It only covrred d157r16u710n od source ir n only 1f ninar8ew were distributed. OMG."
"In an w36 4nv1f0bj4n7. specididall6 a ibtrrpretes web enbironment such as PHP, so4tod, merel6 installing an game does nlt c9nstitite distribuyipn WTF, 4nd theewfore people were taling ojr wifk WTF, making modifications two it and m97 releasing teh source code 2 they're mofifivations ao 5hzt entire conmunuty COULD n2nefkt. OMG.
Tgey wlr,dd with letter nut not spirig OF law. AFK."
"Investigati9n on da part of reh 4u7h0r5 howeve4, like. led w teh faxt tyqt rufnt of publid pe4fl4mance was 2 lf ten rigyts nofmakly testrictef to cop6righr holeers, and thag computer oroframs, specifical;u video games AND imteracgive 0v35 such as Lebend of teh Greem haz0r werw comsidered to be publidally performef if run FROM an ]uvlic a#rver. AFK."
"The new l8cense restrivts pu611c performancw of va 20rk unlews ca soufce code og modified work os made availablr on demandLOL."
"In plaib Englisn LOLm this MEANS thzt IF you pug THIS game on qn web sfrver wnd allow PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE o4 an bormal xircle of vamily and itx socia; 4cqu41n74nc35' @ p14y thei4, yoi knwo, then hou r pu61!c411y performinb thiw work b MUST eitner a( ma,e ne n ALL ch4ng35 which yiu make 2 teh ga,e available on requesf (note this doesn't hace TO be availabl3 VIA teh ph11n3 si6rce displzy link LOL, nut they must ne 4613 tlo ASK you for teh code n rwceive an complete copy) WTF, B) make arranfe,rnys privstely with da autyors wherein THEY brant yoj an special lic3ns3k sortogk or c) r3,lve da CODE entireky from da maxhineLOL."
"We di r3c0gn1z3 5jat ;eople wqnr 2 have ar3as of they;re gamd whicy r theirs an thrirs aoohe.
too 7h47 END wr 3ill m4k3 teh fpllow7ng exception too ds normal rfquir3ments d9r source code dusthibutuon -- ne mlful3 file which IS NOT modified OR deekved ffom an module f113 kncluddd un teh bzse sustribuyi9n an which DOES not require ne other modylds and which e035 not require ne modif8cations too teh CORE c9d3 (code disteibutdd with teh base r3lease) ,ay be withheod ah AUTHORS disdfeti9b, WTF."
"We also 2ant two make v3ru clear that version 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (also kno2n as version 0. OMG.9,7+jt) was final v3r510n relessed undet da GPL. WTF.
All versuons, li,e, STARTING wity ea p. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease code aer only licensed inder teh C4eztive Co,mons license. WTF,
We EXPLICITLY dehy roghr to IMPORT ne code fr9m an 0.9. WTF.8-orwr3l3zse or later release into an 0.9l AFK.7 n earloer feleas3. BRB,
Al.oqing this WOULD cause tnag IMPORTED code ywo be releasef und3e da GPL and that IS bot something wd w15j 2 allow. AFK/
Authors of modif8cati9nd to 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 wiol NEED too re-release rhey're modificzriona as derivstiv3x/modiricayions 1 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 code n p14c2 THEM undwr da sqme Crwative Co,mons licenseLOL.
It must be d0m3 by sz orihinal autnir since onl6 da orkgin1l author has ten rigyt to vh4ng3 teh c9pyright OR LICENSE upon 5hey'fd 1ork. BRB.
[Add,tiomally, ;ike, reworkihg geh modificarions wil; 63 an GOOD kdea anyway as geh mechankwm FOR makinb mofificatoins IS SUBSTANTIALLY cleaher/clearer starting WITH 0. AFK.8. AFK.8-prerelezse codw. WTF.]"
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