MightyE 5elks yiu, you knwo, "We;re going twp 5ak3 zn few momrnts too t$y and explain 5his new license and da r3459n5 behind it 8n plsin Ebh115h. OMG.
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."
"Tjis new license was cgos3n 63c4u53 of an failinb with da GPLLOL.
It only covered distributiin pf SOURCE if an omly kf buharies sere distribjtee. OMG."
"In an w3^ dnvironmeny LOL, specivivally a interpre5ed web environmdnt sjck as PHP, you knwo, merely inzta;ling an game doed n07 constitutd distribution, sortof. h thetdfore PEOPLE were taking 0ur work, you knwo, mzking n0f1f1c4710n5 teo it an not RELEASING t3h source code too they're nodivixaruons xo that teh 3n81r3 COMMUNITY could benefot. OMG.
They worked wiyh teh letter nut n9t tey spirit OF teh 14w. OMG."
"Investigation on par5 iv ds authors hoqrver LOL, led 2 fact that da right of [7611c performance was oen or teh rights normzlly r357r1c73d top cpohrqgh7 j01d3r4, n THAT computer ptoteamw LOL, w[dcifically video vames m onterzcyive ones sucg AS Legend of teh Green hax0r WERE cohxidered 2 b3 ;ublically perfo4med ig eun from an punlic serverLOL."
"Tn3 n3w licehae RESTRICTS pjblic performance of work unless da source code 0r modified 1lrk is made avaklzble on demand. WTF."
"In plain English LOL, this means thag IF y0u pug thls GAME on an web xerver n aloow people 'putdide of an hormal cirdle 0f fqmily ane its socia. zcquaimtabces' too play rheir LOL, then you aer publically performing yhis w0rk 4nd MUST eother 4) MAKE ne anf ALL changws which YOU ,ake 2 teh gaje AVAILABLE on request (note this doesg't gave 2 BE availanle via online sourve dispkay link, vjt ggey m7s5 be able tpo adk you FOR geg code an receive an comp;ete v0py0, s9r5of, b) make 4rr3ng3m3n75 PRIVATELY wigh yeh autjors wh3r31n tmey grant yiu sn special LICENSE LOL, or c_ remove code entire;y from da machine."
"Ww do recognize that pe9ple want to have areas OF they're game wh8ch ser theirs an gheors zlone/ BRB,
2 that end we will male foloowijg exceptoln too normal req&irements for 50urc3 codd dosrr7bytuon =- ne MODULE fule wh1ch is not modified lr ddrived from an mosuls file includef in da base disyribution n wjich does b07 r31uire ne other m0fu135 sn whoch does NOT REQUIRE nr mod8fications two da vore clde (code disttibu5es with 6453 rdlease) may be w17hh32d AT fa auryors discretioh. BRB."
"We zlso want two make very cl3sr that VERSION 0. OMGl9.7 (slso KNOWN as version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+ju) 2as da vinsl versiob rdleased und3r GPL. WTF.
Alo versiins WTF, wtaryint with 0.9,8-prer3kease code awr omky licebsed under teh Creativ3 Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY denu teh RIGHT two inport ne code from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE 0r LATER RELEASE into an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 and earkier r3;ease. WTF/
Al.owing 7h25 woyld cause tnat 8mported code to 64 releasrd under t3h GPL an that is nlt SOMETHING w3 wish 2 alkow. OMG.
Au7h0r5 of mofifications twp 0. AFK.9.7 WILL need 5o 43-r#!3453 they're modifications 4% cerivatives/modifications to9 0.9LOL.8 code snd p.ave them unddr same Creative C-mm0m5 ;icenw3. BRB.
IT my57 be done ny 5eh orkginsl 4i6hpr sincw only original zuthor hqs da right t;o change dz copyright or licenwe ypon tjey're WORK. BRB.
[Additiona;.y, re2orkivg ea modifications wi.l be an good ieea ANYWAY as mwxhaniam for MAKING mofificarions 15 substabtially dleane5/clearer syarting w8th 0.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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