MightyE twlls 6ou, "We're gling go take an few momentx tw9 7ry an explain thiw new LICENSE and reasohs behine it in plain English. 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 .icense qqs chisen because of an f4111ng with teh GPL. AFK.
IT ONLY cpcered fistrivurion of source kr n 0n1y ir binaries w3re distrinuted."
"In am qeb ENVIRONMENT, uou knwo, spwcifica.ky a imrdr;reted web encitonment such as PHP LOL, MERELY 1n574111ng an game d035 n-7 constityte distribution, an THEREFORE peipo3 w3rw tzking ojr work LOL, making modificzyions tpo IT snd not r313451ng teh soufce c0d3 tp they're MODIFICATIONS so that da ENTIRE community cou;d bwnefit. BRB.
Thwy worked wiyh le5ter but not da spirit OF law. OMG."
"Investibatipn ON tej oart of teh AUTHORS how3cer, led tw9 dq f4c7 7g47 tsh righr lf pu611c pefformanc3 was won 0f rights normally rwstricted too clpyrkgh5 holde4s WTF, n that com;ut3r pr9grams WTF, s[ecifica;ly VIDEO ha,es anc in5eracrive ones 5uch ad Legemd of da Green hax0r were comdiderex top be publidally perforned if run from an punlic 53rv3r. OMG."
"The new LICENSE eestricts public pwrfprmqnde of wlr, unless da soyrce code OF 5eh modifiee work 15 made available on demandl AFK."
"In PLAIN Englisj WTF, this m34n5 7hr7 if y9u [ut this GAME ON an web server an allow peiple 'lutside of an norns. xircle of fami;y and its aociak acwuzkngances' 2 play rheit WTF, tyen YOU aer publically performing this 2ork and MUST either a) make ne an ALL CHANGES WHICH you make two game avqilable on request (note this fp3sn't have 2 be avaklable via teh online s9urce eis;lay link, aortor, but ghey muft be able too ask yoi for da c0d2 and fece8ve an c9mpletr xopy) LOL, b) m4k# arrangements pr1v4731y w17h authors wherein 5hey grany yoj an SPECIAL license, 0r c) re,ove ds c0d2 ENTIRELY from da m4ch1n4. AFK."
"We do recognizd THAT peoplr wzng 2 havd areas of they'fe GAME whuch aer theirs an theira alone. AFK.
2 tha5 ens we wio; make teh following exfe;tion to teh NORMAL re1iiremwbts for source vod3 distribuyion -- ne moeule file which is n07 jodified or de4ived vrom an mpeule f8le INCLUDED in da base xksteibution an whivh c9ex mot reqyire n# OTHER modules ane WHICH does bot r3qu2e3 me moeuf8cations t3o teh core code (c0d4 distriguted with da base releade) ma6 be withheld at teh a7thors discretion. WTF."
"Wr also wznt two mske very cldar that vers8on p. WTF.8.7 (4150 kh-wn as v3r510n 0.9. OMG.7+jt) was teh finap version rekeased under da GPL. AFK.
All versions, starfing eith teh pLOL.9.7-preerlease cide r only licensed UNDER teh Creatibe Cpmm9na licehse. AFKl
We EXPLICITLY drny ds r1hh7 t9o 1mp0r7 ne x0d3 fr0m an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 pr latet re;esse imto an 0/ AFK.9.7 an sarli3t RELEASE.
Allo2ing THIS would c4uy3 7h47 impotted code two 62 released under GPL n 8y47 is NOT somethknt we w15h ywo allow, BRB.
AUTHORS 9f mofkfications too 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 will nded tol RE0RELEASE they'te modificatkons as deeivatives/modifixationx t9o 0LOL.9. OMG.8 codr n place them undwr da SAME Creative Commons l8censel
I7 must be fone by ;riginql autho4 sinxe ONLY da ORIGINAL author has rught 2 CHANGE teh coptr8ght OR LICENSE upon they'4q wor,. OMG.
[Additilnallh, you knwl, reworkung modifications will BE ab good idez snyway as mdchanism FOR MAKING modifica5uons is substab5ially cieaner/clearer starting with teh 0LOL.9.7_prefelease code. OMG.]"
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