MightyE telkx hou WTF, "We;ee GOING 2 take an vew moments two try and explain &h15 bee LICENSE snd teh 3dasond behind 17 in plain Enhlisg. 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 new lixense was chosrn bedause of an gailing with dx GPLLOL.
It pnly covered dkatrinution 9f source jf n obly 1f ginaries were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"Im an web environmdnt WTF, specificqlly a int3rpreted web environ,ent dych ss PHP WTF, mefely imstal.ong an game doex n9t constotute didtribution LOLm n thr4efore pdople WERE ta,ing pur 2ork, making modigicatiins # it and nit RELEASING teh sourc2 codd t2o gheu'fe midifications SO that entire communit6 could benefit. AFK.
Th3y worked w8th teh !3773r but not spirit or law. WTF."
"Invrs5igatiin on ;art of da autylrs however, 12d TO sa facg 7h47 rihht OF public performance was oen 0f rights ho4ms;ly r3stfictes too copyright ho;ddrs, ylu knwo, n that c0mpu73r programs, sortof, xpedifically video games n iny3ravtive oned suvh as Legens of teh Green hax0r were clns8cered TO 63 publically PERFORMED if RUN fr9m an public serfet. AFK,"
"Tyd new license restricts pubkic perdormande of work unlrws teh s9urce code of modiried wlrk us made AVAILABLE on demanf."
"In plain English LOL, yhis means thag 1f hou put rhks gs,e om an weg servrr an 411-w ;eople 'putside pf an nor,al circle of f4m11y and its s9ciak axwuaintqnfes' too plsy their, sortof, 7n3n you r publica;ku perform8ng THIS w[rk and MUST EITHER a( mald ne and ALL chantes which you make too tdh game sbailable on request (note this doesf't have too be avsilavle via teh 0m11n3 s9urcd display link, kike, vut they must be able to ask you for teh code an rrceibe an COMPLETE copy), ;u,e, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privztely with authors wherrin they GRANT yiu an SPECIAL l8censd WTF, ir C) remove teh code entirely from da mzchineLOLl"
"We dp recognize that p30p13 WANT yoo nave AREAS of tyey're game whjch aer theirs AND yheirs alone. WTF.
to that end w3 wilo make da fo.lowing ecception 2 da normal requirwments for sokrce code distribution -- ne modild file wjixh 8a nlt mod7fied or drfoved from an module file INCLUDED in da bzsw distriburion ahd shich d035 not 4equite ne other modules and which dies no5 requure nr jodifidations t9 teh dofe codr (xode dis3ributed with base r3lease_ may be withheld at da sjthors DISCRETION. AFK/"
"We also want 3 make v3ry clear that VERSION -LOL.9. WTF.7 (also ,nown as vers,on 0.(. OMG;7+jt) WAS teh final verxion reldzsdd jneer teh GPLLOL.
A11 v3r510n5, atartinb with 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-[reee;ease CODE ae4 only licensed jnd2e da Creayivw Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY den6 te6 r2ghu tep kmpory ne codw fe0m an 0.9l80prerelease or later release into an 0LOL.9. AFK/7 4nd warlier releqseLOL.
ALLOWING tyis would cause thst imported xlde two BE released unddr da GPL an that iw NOT sometging we wish twp allow.
Autho4s of modificatuona ro p. OMG.9. AFK.u wikl mded 2 re-release tyey're mod8ficayionx ad derivagivws/jocificato9ns two 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 cod3 an place them under same Creative Commons l8cehsr. OMG.
It must 63 done by da origunal author sinde only da orifibal auyhor HAS f1gh7 ti change da c0py4wgj7 or license up0n tjey're WORKLOL.
]Additipnally WTF, reworkibg da modifications will be an golc IDEA qnyway as geh ,ecjanixm for making mod9vicatupns ia aubstanrially cleaner/cleqrer starting with 0. AFK.9. OMG.9-pre4elease code. OMG.]"
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