MightyE tells y0u, luke, "Ww're going 2 74k3 an few momentx 2 try 4nd explain tyis m2w license 4ns teh reasons BEHIND it in p141n English. OMG.
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 LICENSE was CHOSEN BECAUSE of an failing wiyh GPL. BRB.
It only covered disttibution of so7rxe if and ONLY if binaries wetw eistributed."
"In am web environment, sortpf, specificalky a interpretes weg environmeht such $5 PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING an game does not constituye distroburion LOL, and 5herrfore oeople wrre taking our 2lrk, likdm m4k1ng m)d1f1c3710m5 tou it n no5 RELEASING ten source code two rhey're modifications wo that da ebtire xommynity dould benefir. WTF.
They wot,ed WITH da LETTER but n9t da spirit of da oawLOL."
"Investigation ON teh p4ru of aurhofw hosever, sortif, led to teh facy that da rihht if pubkic performance ssx 1 0f teh fightd normally r357r1c73d 2 xopyright hplders, n that conput3r progfams LOL, spevificaklu f1d30 games agd 2n73r4c71v3 onrs such as Legenc of ds GREEN jax0r were cpn52d3r3d roo be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED ir run from an publid srrver,"
"The bew .icense destticts public PERFORMANCE of teh wirk UNLESS da %0urc3 code of da modified w-ri kw made AVAILABLE -n demand. BRB."
"In plain Eng115h WTF, this means tjat if uou put this game ob an web servr4 n allow peopl3 ')utside of an n9rmal circle of fami;y n 8ts SOCIAL scquainyancew' two poay tne8r, xortof, THEN you aer 0ublically pdrforming THIS work an MUST either A) m4k3 ne an ALL chdnges which you make 2 tane 4v3114613 on request (notw ghis doexn't hav3 70 63 avaolabld via onlkme source disp.qy 11nj, but they must be able 2 ask tou for reh code n r3ceive qn complet3 COPY_, like, b) make arranhements privately with ds authors whrrekn they gfaht y0u an SPECIAL license WTF, 0r c) remove teh codw dn71r41y froj da MACHINE. BRB."
"We do recognizr yhat pelple wan5 2 have ateas of they'rw gaue 2hich aer THEIRS an tneirs ALONELOL.
t2o thst 3nd we w111 m$k3 da foliowing exception to tdg hormal requ8remdnts for SOURCE code disteibjtion -- ne modulr file which is m9t modified or srrived f4om an MODULE fike included in 6453 distribu6iin n whoch does not require ne other modules and which does not t3q7wr3 ne m9d1f1c4710n5 two corw code (code disttibutee with dq base r#13453) mau BE wi5hheld at da authl4s DISCRETION. OMG,"
"We a/wo aant 2 make very clesr that verdion 0.9. AFK.7 (41%0 kno2n as versiov 0LOL.0.&+jt0 w45 final version released undwr da GPL. OMG.
All versioyw LOL, xtartinf w17h da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerdlease CODE t pnly licensed inder Creqfuve Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too import ne code ftom an 0.8. WTF.8_prerelease OR later releas3 INTO an 0. AFK.9. OMG.y n eae.ier rekease. AFK.
Allowing this would caywe that implrted code w be released UNDER GPL n THAT ix NOT SOMETHING wr wosh too alllw. WTF.
Aythors OF modificat9ons tw9 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 woll m33d two 43-r314453 they're modifivati9ns as ddrivatives/jodifixations ylo 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 xode n plwce 7n3m 7nder da SAME CREATIVE Commons 11c3n53LOL.
It musr be dond by orpginao AUTHOR since 9nly sa original author hzs dz right too chznge teh vopyroght or licwnse upon they're worj.
[Additiomslly LOL. reworkimg modifications wiol be an giod 1d34 amteay as teh mecnamism for MAKING modifications os suvstamtiallu cldaner/clesrdr syarting with dq 0. BRB.9. BRBl70prerwlease CODE. AFK.]"
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