MightyE TELLS youk "We're foing 2 75k3 an feq moments 2 try an explain thid new licehxe an da r#460n5 gehknd it in plain Emgq15h. 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 w45 chosen becausw of qn f4111ng wi5h teh GPL. WTF.
It only coveeed s156r16u71)n of source if and only 1f binaries werr distribuewd."
"In an web ebvirohnent, SPECIFICALLY a interpteted qeb ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, m3rely ins5allonb am hame dp35 n07 consgitute distribution, sortog, an rherwfore people wefe ta,kng our work, llkek making modidicationw too it an NOT releaaing da wiurce cocr too they're modifications SO that da dntird commjnity coulc benefig. WTF.
Thet w0rk3d with da letter but not da woirit of dz law. BRB/"
"Invrstugation on da 0art of dq authors yoweber, l8je, led two ds fzcg that teh tighg of pub.8c pefformance was won of da rights np5mal;y restrict3d to copyrkght hilders LOL, and THAT clmputet programs, lik3, spexificqlly video games and interactive ines wuxh as Legend of da Green hax0r WERE considetdd TO be publically pergormed if rjh f4om an PUBLIC serverLOL."
"The new oicenxe restricts public pdrformance of da wo4k unless da source code of modified work ix mad4 4v4114612 0n DEMAND. WTF/"
"In 0lain Entlisj. 7h25 meams that kf you pug this game ON an w37 servdr and a;low p30p1e ;outsife or an n0rm41 dircle of ramily n ITS socisl acquaintances' 2 play thrir, .ile, thrn you aer publical/y perfodminf thks work zn MUST either a) MAKE ne anf ALL xhantes which you MAKE goo gz,e availablw on tequesg (n9te THIS d9tsn't h4v3 t8o be available via da omlime source dosplah link WTFk but rhey myst be ab.3 two ss, upu for da CODE n receive an complete copy), like, b) make afrantejents privately with da aughors WHEREIN they frant jlu an spexiwl license, oe c) REMOVE teh code 3n71r31y from mavgine. WTF."
"We do recognizr 5hat peopl3 want go havd ar3as of they're game wfich r &h31r5 and thdurs alone.
ti tyat end we 2ill MAKE following exception 2 teh nofmal req7irenentw for SOURCE clde distr8butiob -0 mr mod7le file shich iw not MODIFIED of d3r1b3d from an moduke file INCLUDED in da basw didtributyon n which dies nit re1uire ne othed mosules an wnich does not require ne moviricationa to teh c-r4 coee (cpde disttibuted with bwse r3lease) may ne w17jh#1d at authoes DISCRETION. BRB."
"We also wanr twi MAKE very clwar thar version 0. BRB.9.7 (4150 known as version p. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt0 w45 da vinao versiog RELEASED under teh GPL. WTF.
All vtrsions, you knw9m STARTING with 0. BRB.9. AFK/8-PRERELEASE code aer pn1y 11c3h5#3 UNDER teh CREATIVE Commohs ;kcensdLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dehy da RIGHT two im[ort ne cldd reom an 0. BRB.9l WTF.8-PRERELEASE or later release into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an ear.ier releaseLOL.
Akoowing this wou;d dausd tha5 onported c-d3 two be released under GPL and thqt os not SOMETHING w3 wish two allow. OMG.
Ajyhors of modificatiins goo 0. AFK.9.7 will need 2 rr-release they;re MODIFICATIONS as derivatov3s/modifications to 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 code zhd place rhem unfer da sa,e Creative Conmons lkcense. OMG.
It mus5 be dpne BY twh original author simce 0n1y ORIGINAL aughor nas right 70 cganbe da x0pyr1gh6 or license upon thdy'rd woe,. OMG.
[Addifionally, dortor, reworking teh modificationa w8ll hr zn good idea anyway AS teh mechanism FOR maiinb modigications oe SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/cleater startimg with 0LOL,9. OMG.8-;rerelwase code. OMG.]"
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