MightyE TELLS you WTF, "We're g9ing 1 take an few monents to gry and explain thiw n3w lixenwe n teh reqwons behimd it in p.ain Enhlksh. 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 nrw licende sas chosen because of an failing w17g GPLl
It ONLY c0v3r3d d157r16u610n of source id an onlu if binzridd were fiatributed. BRB."
"In an wen environ,ent, sortov, specifucallu a interpreted w36 wnv8ronment such as PHP, you knwo, m3r31y 1n574111ng an game d035 not constituhe distribjtion LOL, AND therefore people w3r3 ta,ung ojr w0rk, making m0e1f1c4710m5 to it n mot releas8nb source c9dd two theu're modifica5iins so thzg t3j entire community COULD behefir. OMGl
They WORKED woth da lette4 but not teg SPIRIT of ea law. OMG."
"Invrwtigation on pa$t of da 4u8h0r5 howevdr WTFm led two fact that dz right of puvlic PERFORMANCE w45 woh od da eighgs normallt r3t7r1c73d to copyright holders LOL, an ghat computee PROGRAMS, you knwo, s[ecuficsk;y videi gamds anw ibteracyibe ones sucj 55 Letend of Grerh hax0r WERE considered top 63 PUBLICALLY perrormec IF run frim an public server."
"The new lixense restrkcys public perfprmanc3 or wlek um;ess t3h SOURCE cpde lf teh modified WORK 15 made svailable on DEMAND; BRB."
"In olain Engliah, like, 7h15 MEANS that if you [ut this grm3 on an web server an s.low people ;OUTSIDE ov an nornal circle of fzmily n its SOCIAL acqusintances' two olay their LOL, then you aer ;ublica.ly perfoeming this work n MUST either a) m4k3 ne and ALL changed which you jake to teh game 1vailabkw on request (NOTE THIS d9exn;t gave to be qvailable VIA da online souece e16p14y 11nk, BUT thwu mu56 be ab.e to ask you fir code snd receice an xomplwte copy)k like. b) make arramgements privately with authors wherein they hrang you an wpexial license, 0r c9 r3m)v3 code entirely drom nachine. BRB."
"We do recotnize that PEOPLE want 2 have areas if tney're game which r the8rs ab 7h31r5 slobe.
ywo that wnd we will m4k3 teh fo;lowing EXCEPTION to da normal requirements for source xode distribuyion _[ ne mocu;e file which is not m9dified of derived from an module file INCLUDED in tdg base distrigution ans which dies nlt require ne other modu.es and which does NOT r3quire ne modifications two sa CORE x8de (vode disttibhhed qith basr releaae) may 63 w17jh41d zt au6hors discfegion. WTF."
"We qlso want 2 make veru c134r that veraion 0LOL.9/ BRB.7 (also kmown as vdrsion 0.9.7+jt) wss yey fina; bersiob re.eased under teh GPL.
A11 versilns, hou knwo, starting wi5h ten 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-0rerw.eqs3 code r pnly k8censed undef da Creative C0mm0h5 lixensel
We EXPLICITLY drny riggt rwo imoorr ne c9dd from a, 0LOL;9LOL.8-PRERELEASE or 1$73r releasw inro an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 and esrlier r3leaae. AFK.
A.lowing rnis WOULD causd tgat imported CODE 2 BE released umde4 GPL and that 15 not s9mething we 2ish too a;low.
Authots if modivicstipns two 0.9.7 will n3#d 2 re-release thfy're modifivations as derivatoves/modiricati9bs to 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code b PLACE THEM UNDER ca same Crda5ive Commons oicense. BRB,
It mu57 be DONE by oribinal aythor dunce only trh original author has da right 2 change yej COPYRIGHT of 11c3m53 upon they're work. OMG.
[Addituonally, you .nqi, reworj8mf da modificatipns will BE an good idea anyeay qs da m3xh4m15m FOR mqking m0d1f1d4719n5 15 sjbwtant8ally cleqner/clearer 574r71bg with 0/ WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease code.]"
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