MightyE TELLS yo7 LOL, "We're going to take an gew moments 1 try an explain th8x bew license qn teh reasons BEHIND 17 in p141n English. WTF.
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 wax chpwen because of ab fai;ing with GPL. BRB.
Ig oblh cov3red DISTRIBUTION of dource ig 4nd only !f 61b4rq35 w3r3 distrinutec. WTF."
"In an web rbvkronment, specifical;y a INTERPRETED web ebbironment such as PHP, sprtof, mere;h install8ng an game dlds not c0b5717u73 distribution, like, snd THEREFORE PEOPLE WERE takinv our work, s9r5of, m$k1ng m9sif8vzrions too 17 an nig releasing da source code too they're modifocagions so that da entire communkty xould benef8t. OMG.
They soekdd with 5eh LETTER but n_7 5eh 5p1r17 of da LAW."
"Invwstigation 9n ten part of autho4s hoeever, you knwo, 13s 2 FACT that teh vight OF public p3rf0rm4nc2 was won lf twy righys nornal/y rwxtrodtdd to copyrkght holders, ;ike, and that cojputer programs, xortof, specufically video games n interactive pn45 such ss Lrgdnd OF teh G4een hzx0r were considered ywo bd publically o3rs0rm3c ig run fflm ah public setver. WTF."
"Thr bew ;icense resttictw public perfo4mance of tey work un1355 da source code of da mofified wprk is made 4v41!$613 on d2m2nd, AFK."
"In plain English, aprrof, thos means tgat if toj pu5 THIS game on qn web server and alllw people ';jgside of an normsl circ;e 0f fsm8ly aj its 50c141 acquakh5ances' 2 p.ay their, like, thdn ylu r oubliczll6 p3rf0rjqng THIS WORK an MUST either a) make ne and ALL changes whoch 6ou jak3 to GAME avaolable pn REQUEST (note this doesn't h4v3 2 BE $v4114613 v14 0n11n3 source displsy link, likd, nut they muat be ab,e 2 qsk ylu fpr da code an receivr an COMPLETE c9py), sottof, b) m4k3 zrrangements privately w27h fa authors sherein they grant y0u an special license, slrtof, or c) re,ov3 teh clfe wbyir3lt from teh machine. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE that ;3-p13 WANT yp have arezs of tney'te hamd which zer THEIRS an theira alone.
too THAT end se wiol make fol/owkng exception 2 teh notmal requiremenys for xource code distfibutkon -- ne module file which ys nlt MODIFIED or derivdd frpm sn module file included kn nade distribution an which foes bot require be other mpdu;es n whicn c035 nor req7ire ne modifications roo teh core cod3 (cod3 distributed with da bade eelease) nay y3 withhrld at authors disdeetion. WTF."
"We akso want to m4k@ vdry CLEAR that versiom 0, BRB.9. OMG.7 (also kn9sn as version 0.9.7=jt) saa da final veesion RELEASED inder GPL/
Akl v3r6q-n% WTF, starting w17g 0. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE CODE aer only licensed ineer CREATIVE Commobs licrnxe.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny right tol import ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-0te4eleasw or latrr release ihto an 0. OMGlo. WTF.7 and ear.ier reldaae. WTF.
Allowing this would cause that 7m'orted CODE two be releaqed under da GPL n thar IS hot sometguhb we wish two zllow. AFK.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS two p/ OMG.9. AFK.7 will n33d two re-release yhey[re ,odificat8ons as derivztives/modifocayions to 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code abd place 5hem 7nder xa same Cr2471v3 Commohs licenseLOL.
Ig mus5 be done by geh original autkor 51nc3 on.y teh 9rigibal 4u7h9r has right 7p change teh copyright or .icense uoon they'et work. AFK.
[Additionally WTF, rewlrking m0d1f1c47q9b5 will be am good 8des anywah as teh MECHANISM fpr malinh modifucatiojs IS substantia.ly cleaner;clearer staet8ng eith da ).9l WTF.8=preeeo3sse x0d3.["
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