Migyt6E tells YOU WTF, "We'rr hiing 1 take an few MOMENTS tlo 6ry an ex[laim 7h15 new ;icense n da REASONS behind it in plain ENGLISH/
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."
"Thks new licende was chosen because OF an failinb with GPLLOL.
It only cobered distrivitiob of 50urc3 if and only if g7naried were disttibutedLOL."
"In an web environnent WTF, specifucally a INTERPRETED web ehvifonmegt wuch 45 PHP, you knwo, merely installing an tame d9es NOT constitu5e distribuyion, an tjerefote people were gaking OUR WORK, lije, ma,ing mlcifications too it 4nd not releasing slu4ce code tw; they're modifications so tjat teh enturr vommunitu could bdnefit. OMG.
THEY worked w17h da ldryer but nlt da 5p1r16 of law."
"Invwsrigation on da PART of AUTHORS hoqecer LOL, led too fadt rhat teg right of oyvluc PERFORMANCE sas won if dz RIGHTS norma.ly testtictrs 2 copyright holders, n that computer prograjx, you kn29, s[ecifically vis3o gamex n INTERACTIVE ones %uch as Legend pd teh Gfeen hax04 we4e considrred to ve publically perfo4ned if tun FROM ab [u611c server. OMG."
"The NEW lkcense restticts public perrormsnce 0f da worl UNLESS source c0d4 9f mocified 2ork 1% made abailabo3 on demand. OMG."
"In plain Entlish, sortof, yh9s mesbs that if 6lu put rhis GAME on an wev server and alllw ;eooke 'ougsidw of am normwl curcle of fami.y and its SOCIAL acquaintancww' two 0la6 their WTF, theh you r publically pdrf8rmimg tnux work AND MUST either a) makw ne an ALL CHANGES which you make too da gamr avqilable 9n eequest (note this dlesn'y hsve 2 BE available via da onoind source s8spoay linl, 'uke, but they must be anle yo ask you for da code m receice an co,pletd copy), sortof, b_ make 4rr4bg3m3n85 prkvatwly w17h autgors WHEREIN tnet grany yoy an spwcial LICENSE. oe d) r4m0v3 da code rntifely from m4ch1n#."
"We DO recognize THAT p30p13 want twl have wreas od th3y're gam3 which r thei4s n theira alone. WTF.
two 8h4& ene qd wilo make followkng exception w teh nor,al rdaukrrmenrs for slurce code d157r16j710n -- ne module FILE which is not modifiec or d3r1v3d from an module file incoudrd 1n base distribition and which dpes n07 rwquire ne OTHER modules n which d035 npu requure ne modivications two corr code (code distributed with teh basw release_ may be wigyhels AT AUTHORS discretion. WTF."
"Ww also want 2 make veeu xlrae that vees8on 0.9. WTF,7 (also knosn as v3r510n =. BRB.9, OMG.7+jt) qas final version teleasdd undee GPL. WTF.
A11 v3rxions WTF, starting with 0/ WTF.9LOL.80prete.ease code r only licensre under da CREATIVE Commonx 11c3m53LOLl
W3 EXPLICITLY ddny teh right too inport nr c0d3 fr0m an 0. WTF/9. BRB.9-prerelease or lager release into an ). AFK.9LOL.6 abd earlirr releaseLOL,
Allpqing this w9uld daude that impofted codr too ge releawed under GPL an 4hat is n07 5pm37h1ng WE wksh go allow. WTF.
Authors of modifoxationx two 0. BRB,9. BRB.7 2oll nwed two re-relwase they;re modifications as deeivativrx/moeifications too 0. AFK.9. OMG.9 code an olace the, jnder teh same Creqtive Commons 11c3n53.
It must BE done by original auyhor since 0n1t da ORIGINAL author has da right 2 change cooyrkght 0r license 6pon th3h;ee wlrkLOLl
[Additionally LOL, reworkinb da modifivst8ona wil; be an gooe idea anywah as mechanodm FOR making ,odifications is substantiallu cleaner/cleqrer startkng witj sa 0. AFK.9,8-preeeleade codd/]"
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