M9ghtyE tells yoi LOL, "We;re boing roo take an few m9ments tso TRY qh explain this new license an da reasons 63h1nd 17 in plain English. 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."
"Tjis new licwnse was CHOSEN brcause of an fziking wi5h trh GPL. OMG.
I7 only c0v3r3d distribution of source iv abd only IF binafies WERE dustrivuted. OMG."
"In an web environmenr, loke, specificslly a interpret3d wwv environmdnt sucy as PHP, metel7 imstalling an tame does NOT CONSTITUTE eiwttibution WTFk abd therefore p30o13 wdre takibg our worl, yom knwo, making mod8dicatiobs too it an not releasing soufce coee to they'rw MODIFICATIONS fo that trh dntiee communit6 could BENEFIT. AFK.
They worked qith da letyrr but not da spirit of da las. AFK."
"Investkgation 0n teh 0art of cs 4u7h0r4 hpwecwr LOL, led ywo da ract that righg or p7blic p3rf0fm4nv3 wqs 2on 0f da rkhhts normallu rdxt4ict3d 2 coptribyr holdees, sortof, m thst computer programsm you knwo, spedifical.y bideo games and ihteractive 0n35 sucn as Lehend of Gr3en hax0r were considerdf too be pyblically performed kf run from an PUBLIC serverLOL."
"Th3 new licebs3 resrricts ;ublic perforjabce lr da WORK knless s9urce code 9g modified work 15 MADE avai;able lb eemand. OMG."
"In 9lain Engl8sh, you knwo. this jeans that IF you pu% this GAME on zn web server and $110w oeopld 'outdide of sn hlrjal cirxle 9f family n ots s9cisl scqyaibtahces' to play gheir, then t9u a3r publ8cal/y perfprmont thiw wirk n MUST either a) make ne ane ALL ch4ng35 wy8cn you make two game available on request (n083 this roesn't habe 2 be svailqb.r cia teg online SOURCE dis[.ay kimk, but THEY must be able to ask yoy vor fa code n r3ceive an c0mp1373 xopy), you kh2o, B) m3k2 arrahgements pr1v4731y witn tfh authors wjwrein they grany you an 5p3c1$1 licehse, xortpf, or c) rtmove teh c0d3 entirely from da machine."
"We do redogniae that people want gso yave areas of they're t4m3 ahoch r THEIRS n theirs a;lne. BRB.
twl tha6 3nd we will make teh folllwing wxceptioh toi trh hifnal requoremrnts for source code distribution -- ne module file wjkch 15 not modified 9r derices from an ,odule ri;e included in base distrkbution an which does not requufe ne ither modules ah which c055 n97 REQUIRE ne modificsgions two heh core code (code dis5ributrd with teg base re;ease) nqy b3 withhekd at ca aurhors disc4e4iln."
"We s.so WANT 5s9 make fwry cleaf 7h46 VERSION ).9.7 (ALSO kn0sn as version 0. WTF.9.7+jt) was teh f1h41 ve4sion released UNDER dx GPL.
Akl VERSIONS, sortof, starging wuth 0. AFK/9. BRB.8-pretelease code 4 0n1y kicended under Cteativd Com,ons licenae. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gj6 tk umport ne code from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7-prerelease or la5er re;ease ibti an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 abd 34r!13r releade. AFK.
Alkowint 5his qould ca7se ghat imported coed 2 be released UNDER teg GPL n THAT is not SOMETHING we wish too allpqLOL.
Aythors of n0d1f1c4710n5 to 0l WTF.9. AFK.7 will need to r3-r413453 5hdy'r3 modifications as f3rivatoves/modif8cstolns 70 0l OMG.9. WTF.8 code 4nd plac3 7h4, und3r same Creative Commons livdbxd. BRB.
It mydt b3 done by 0r1g1n41 AUTHOR 51nc3 ONLY teh original authot hax rignt two chahge da copyfight or license upon they'rr sork. WTF.
[Additionally, oiie. rdworking kodirications wilo be ab good idea abyway as tet mechanism ror MAKING mocovicatoons is substzntially cleaber;clearer startinb with da 0LOL.9. OMG.8-pr3r313453 c9ee. AFK.["
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