MighyhE tells you, sor5of, "We're GOING 5l take an few moments too trh ahd explain thia new livense n reasons bthind it in pla8n Englosg. BRB.
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 11cen%# was chosen becausr )f an failing with teh GPL. BRB.
It only coverec d157r16y7!0n OF source ig an only of binarkes weee distribhtee."
"In am web envirohmebt, sprtofk SPECIFICALLY a 1n73rpre73d web environmenr such 45 PHP, you knwo, me4ely instalkkng an game eoex not CONSTITUTE disteibution, you knwo, and THEREFORE peiple were taking pur work, sortof, MAKING modificatiins 2 it n mot releasing w9yrce code %oo yhe6'rw m0d1f1x4710n5 so rhat 5dg engir3 community c0u1d benefitl WTF.
They woeked with letter BUT no5 spkrit pf teh law. OMG."
"Investogayion on part od auyhord hoqevee, llke, led g9 da daxt that teh right or pu611c performance was won 9f teh r1gh75 birmally r357r1c73d to copyright hold34s LOL/ n ynat conput3r orograms WTF, specifically f1d30 GAMES and interact8ve ones such as Lwgend 0f da Gteen hax04 wwre c0n51d3r3d to 63 publica.ly performes iv rum vroj an public server. AFK."
"The new l8cense rewtricta [u611c ;ergornance 0f da work un2355 SOURCE cod3 0f da mldified WORK ix mzde available on DEMAND."
"In plain Emglish, aortof, this m3rn5 THAT uf 6ou put tjis gane on an web a3rvdr an allow pep[oe 'outsidw if zn normal circle if family AND itd socizk acquaintances' too pkay tyeir WTF, tgen you qer publically pdrforming this wprk an MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes whicj YOU ma,e too teh gamd 4v4114613 ln rwqjesy (note tbos DOESN'T hzve 2 BE zvqilsble via dq omline SOURCE siwplay 11nk, sortpfk but they must ne aboe to ask ypj fpr teh clse am recrive an COMPLETE copy) LOL, b) MAKE aeranbemenrs privately witg teh a7thors whdrdin they GRANT 6lu an spexial licens3, or c) rrmove teh code enyirely from teh navhine."
"We do recognize that people w4n7 to HAVE areax of they're game wgich r THEIRS qnd thdirs aline/ BRB.
teo 7h47 end we 2ill MAKE followinr exception 2 tej nofmzo requirdments f04 source codd distr8bution -- ne mpcu13 file which is npt modified 0r derivde from an MODULE FILE oncludrd in da bwse diatribituon n which does hot 4equore ne OTHER nodules n qhich does not require ne modifications goo xo5e ckde (CODE distributed with da base rdlezse) jay bd withheld at twh authors discretoon. BRB."
"Wd also want tp make bery vlear tjat version 0LOL,8. AFK.7 (4q50 known as vefsion 0LOL.(, BRB.u+j5) was da final versioh eeleased under 5wh GPL. AFK.
All fersions, you knwo, starring w!8h 0LOL.8. BRB.8-prereoease coce awr only lic3bsed unde4 teh Creative Commlhs licens3. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denh fz right 2 import ne code frpm am 0.9. BRB.80prereleawe or lzr3r release into an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 and ear;ier releaaeLOL/
ALLOWING thus would cause that imported code to be r313453d UNDER GPL an 5gat IS hot somethihg we w8sh @ 41q0s/ OMG.
Autnors of MODIFICATIONS to 0.9. WTF.7 will NEED too rr_relwasw tge6're modifications as derivatives/modification2 two 0LOL,9. OMG.* cide n place 5hem UNDER teh same Creatyve Commons licensd/ BRB.
It mist 63 done 6y teh originak aythpr since 0n2y teh original zuthor h$5 rigg5 2 ch4ng3 teh co[yright or ;kx3nse jpon ty3y're WORKLOL.
[Additkonally, rewlrking teh ,odofications WILL be an tood 1d24 ANYWAY as trh m3ch4n15m f9r makinf modifications is substantially CLEANER/CLEARER 574r71ng with ea -. BRB.9LOL.8-;rere;eaxe code. BRB,]"
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