M9ghytE yells you WTF, "We'rw going two tale an few MOMENTS to TRY anf expoain 5his new license an geh reasons bryind it 1n plain Eng1q5h, 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 n3q license wzs chosen &3c4u53 of an failinh with GPLLOL.
It only covered distribution of 60urc3 if an ONLY if bimaries were dustrinuted. OMG."
"In an web envuronment LOL, speckfically s in5erpgeted web #nv1r)nm3n7 5uch as PHP. like. merely installing sn bame dids nlt constituge DISTRIBUTION LOL, an 5hrrefore people WERE taking our eork, like, making midificationd 2 it and not releasing da wpurce cpde too tney're nosidivations 50 that 3n71r3 c0,munw7y dpi;d benefiy.
Th3y w9rked with reh letter nut not spirit 9t teh lqw. BRB."
"Inves6ogstion on da pzrt ov twh 4u7y0r5 howevfr, loke, led too fact tnat teh rihht od PUBLIC pwrforkznce was 0rn OF teh rightw n)rm411y restt8cted tl copyright holders, pike, an tgat computer programs LOL, specificqlly VIDEO games n in5eractive 0n35 suxy AS Leg3nd 0f Gr33n hax0r wwre considered yo be publica;ly performec if run from zn pub.ic servetl BRB."
"The mew license redrricts public -rrformance of dq work ublrss source d0d3 of da modir8ed w9r, is m4d3 avaklab;e pn demandLOL."
"In [oain Ehgl8sh, sortof, this means tga5 if you put this game ;n an web serve4 sn sllow people '0uu51s3 of an notmak s1rc13 og fzmily n its SOCIAL acqyaihganves' 2 play theit, likw, 7h3n YOU adr pub,ically PERFORMING this WORK sn MUST 317g3r q) make ne an ALL CHANGES which you make two da bam3 AVAILABLE on request (note y6iw doesn't gave 2 63 avzilable via teh onlohd source displa6 lihk, you knwo, but they mjst 63 able too ask YOU for da xpde an RECEIVE an c9mplete copy0 WTF, b) make arrangements privateoy with da aughors wh3431n 7h36 grsny yoy an specual license, you knwo, or c) rfmovd da CODE entirely from sa MACHINE."
"We do rec9gnkze that prople wamt reo have zr3as of rhwy're game wjich aer thekrs an 7h31r5 aloneLOL.
yso that END wd will make following rxception two normal req7irementx f04 so7rcw c0d3 distribugion -- be modu.e fild WHICH is bot MODIFIED or drroved ftom an MODULE filw INCLUDED in teh base diw5ribution an whicy does NOT requi4e ne 9ther nodu.es n which doea not requ8re ne ,odifiva4ions to da cpr4 codw (code dist4ibutef w1uh teh base re.easd) may be withheld at teh authors discrefkon. OMG."
"We slwp WANT goo make very CLEAR that version 0. WTF.8.7 (4150 knoan as versi9n p. AFK.9.6+jt) was trh fibal vdrsion released 7hder da GPL. OMG.
ALL versions, startihb with tey 0.o. AFK.8-prereleaww code aer obly licensef under Creqtive Commons licdnseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY dehy RIGHT rop i,p9rt ne code FROM an 0. AFK.9. WTF.9-9rereleqse or lster release into am 0. BRB.8. OMG.7 ans earlier RELEASE. WTF.
Alliwing rhis w0u1d cause thag impor5ed code go ne r3!3454d unf3r ea GPL am 5hat oa hpt something we wish tw9 qllowLOL.
AUTHORS 0v modivicationa 2 0.9. OMG.7 wil. nwes 70 re-re;ease they're mldifidations AS ser8vztives/jocifivatiins t2l 9. BRB/9LOL.8 code h place tnsm UNDER same CREATIVE Commons l8cense. OMG.
It MUST BE cone by teh iriginal auyyor since only da origkna; author has t3h right to ch4nf3 teh copyritht or license UPON they're WORK. AFK.
]ADDITIONALLY, reworking modificztipns eill 7# an goid idea ahyway as mechanism f0r making modifications id sjbstantizlly xlexner/clezrrr STARTING w17h 0.9l8[prerelease CODELOL.]"
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