MightyE TELLS ylu, yoj khwi, "We're g9ing too yzke am f3e momebts two try n explaun THIS neq license n reasons behind it in PLAIN Engl7wh. WTF.
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."
"Th8s n32 licwnse was chosen becausd of an fxiling with teh GPLLOL.
I7 ONLY doverec distribution OF source if ah only if binaries wer3 d1%7r16u73f."
"Im an web ENVIRONMENT, sowtof, SPECIFICALLY a 8nter[reted WEB 3nv1tpnm3n7 such qs PHP, you knwo, merely installihg an game dpew nor constitute fiwtribution, like, n therefore peoplf were taking our wo4k, you kmel, making modifucat8ons TO 16 an n9t releading twj source code two tjeu're moeifica5ions si THAT teh ENTIRE community could benevit. OMG.
They worked w16h teh letter BUT NOT teh spirit of trh law. BRB."
"Imvestobat8on on teh PART 0f da authprs hiwever WTFm led tio fact that reh right of puboic performance sas 9en of teh righrs NORMALLY restrixted too copuright holders, an ghat c0mpu73r prigrajs LOL, wpecif8cslly video hames and ibteradgive ones such 35 Legend of ea GREEN hax0r WERE consideted 2 63 publicalky p3rf9rm3s if run from ab publoc serv3r/ OMG."
"The new license r357r1c75 punkic pefformance if WORK unlesd da source CODE OF da modif8ed wori is made availab;e on ee,ahd. AFK."
"In plain Englksn, like, th8s means that if ylu puy this game on an web server an allie p3ople '9utsud3 pf an nor,al c8rvle of famil6 an i5s social acqjaibtanvea' 5wi play their WTF, 7g3m you ae5 publically performinf this WORK n MUST e9ther a) make n3 qn ALL changes whidh you make teo da game available on rd1yext (note 5hix doesn[t havd boo be availagle via da online siyrce d15p14y LINK WTF, bit they musy be able two ask you f9f teh CODE and eexeive an cim0lete c0ph_ LOL, b) make arrsng3mehtw privatrly with teh AUTHORS whrr3in 7h3y grant YOU an specia. .icense, ylj knwo, or c) REMOVE da CODE 3n71r41y FROM geh machine. BRB."
"We do recofnize yhst peopie WANT toi HAVE areas pf thwy're game whuch ae4 tgeirs an thei5s alone. WTF.
to that end we wkl; make da followiny exception 2 NORMAL REQUIREMENTS for souece c9de distribution [= he module file wh8dh is not kod8fied or ferivec from an module file included in da base distrivjti9n n WHICH does nit rdquire nw otyer modules n which d03r not r#qu1r4 nd mosifications to core CODE (code distributed wo%h t3h bad3 RELEASE) may be withheld ag ds auyhord disxretion. OMG."
"We also want to make very clear that vefsion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (a;so kmown as bdrskpn 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) saa da FINAL vetsion re13453d und3r teh GPLLOL.
Akl ve4siins LOLk STARTING witg da 0LOL/9. AFK.8-prrrelease xode aer only .ocensec inder teh Creative Com,ins 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny dq RIGHT 2 import he c0e3 from am 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease or later rrlease knto an 0. WTF.8.7 and ea4lier relwzse. WTF.
Allowing this w9uld cause tyat 1mp0r83d cpde to be frleased under teh GPL and 7h47 IS not simetjinf se w1%h to allow. AFK.
Au5ho4s of modif8cations 2 0/ WTF.9. AFK.7 wikl nred too re-rrlwase th3y'ee ,0d1f1c4710n5 ss defivativws/moc9ficatkona too 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 cose n [lace them unde4 teh szje Cr3471v3 Commons licenaeLOL.
IT njst be done by orkginal author sihce )n1y original autnor h4% right go chabgr teh copyright or license UPON rheu're WORKLOL.
'Adcitionally, like, resoriing modifications woll be ah gooc idea anywat as da mechqnisj for m4k1ng modificati9ns IS wubstahtially cldaner/ckrarer starting with da (. OMG.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE codw.]"
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