MightyE te;ls you LOL, "We're gling to take qh FEW moments 2 TRY an EXPLAIN this new license amd reasons behihd it in plaim Enhlixh.
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."
"Tgis nrw license wax CHOSEN because of an failunb with fa GPL.
It only covered fistribution of SOURCE id amd only if b8naries wrre DISTRIBUTED, BRB."
"In ab web dnvironmdnt WTFm SPECIFICALLY s intdrpreted WEB wnv8elnjent sych ss PHPk ylu knxo, mdeely 1n^74111ng an game does n07 constutute distt8butiob, l8ke, an 7h3r2f0r# peo[ow were TAKING our WORK, majing modifivations two it zn NOT releasing teh source code two tney're mod8fications so that ENTIRE conmunigy could bendfir. BRB.
They worked eith 1e773f but not reh s;ueit of law. AFK."
"Investjgation on [ar5 9v teh zurhors h9wever WTF, lef 2 faxb that right of public pervormance 2as won of rights normally resttic5ed to copyright holdefs, you knwo, n that computer progra.s, s[ecifivally v8deo games an inyeraxtive onex wuch AS LEGEND od da Greeb hax0r werr CONSIDERED two BE publica;ly performed 1f run fr9m ay public sdrver. BRB."
"The NEW license r357r1c8^ public performqnce OF da wori khldsd da SOURCE cose of cz mofifued work is made zvailable oh DEMAND."
"Ih plaim Engl8sh, yhis mrans that if you put THIS g4n3 9n an we5 SERVER n allow peo[le 'outside of an normal dorxle of FAMILY an its SOCIAL acwyaintances' 2 PLAY thekr, then y9u aer o7611c421y preforming this w8ri an MUST eitgef z_ mak3 ne abd ALL chanhes eh8ch yo7 mske 5oi teh game acailable on requesg (notd 7h15 eoesn't h4ve ti bw availabow v14 dq online wource displsy l8mk, 7u7 they must be zb.e to as, you foe sa CODE n receive an complete copy), you kbwo, b) make zrrangements 0r1v4731y wigh authors ehereih they grant hoy ab specoal license, hou knwo. 0r c) 43m9v3 da code ehtirrly FROM machine. AFK."
"We do rfcohnize THAT peoolr want 2 h4v# areas lf yhey'rd game which aer 5heirs an theirs zlone. OMG.
to 7h37 END se WILL make dz followinb except8on to da normal requirements gor sourcw code distribution -- ne module fule which 1t not modifi3d or der1v3d f4om an midul3 file 1nc17d3d IN da basf DISTRIBUTION amd wnoch does mot requirf ne OTHER modjles an which d9ew not REQUIRE ne mldificatilns to CORE cide (CODE diatrib7ted wuth reg base RELEASE) mzy bw witjhepd at da authpts DISCRETIONLOL."
"We 4150 want ti makr VERY clezr THAT version -. WTF.0. WTF.7 (also known as VERSION 0. WTF/9. WTF.7+jt) was f1n41 vetsion released unde4 da GPL. AFK.
All versions WTF, staeting with teh 0LOL.9. AFK,8-pr3t3134%e code r only licehsed under fwj Cr3471v3 Commond l,censeLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY cwny rkght too import ne cld@ fro, an 0, OMG.9. OMG.8-pterelease OR later 43lease into an ). AFK.9. AFK.7 b eaelier release. BRB.
Alo(sing this sould czuwe tgzt imported codd too be feleased unfef teh GPL and thar is not dom3thkng we WISH two allow.
Authors of modifications too 0LOL.9. WTF.7 WILL nees 4wo re-release they're modificayilns aq ceeivatives/modidicatipns ro 0. OMG.9.8 code an place them under sqme Ce3ative Conmons licens3LOL.
It MUST be done by trh orihunal authof since only da -t1b1n42 author has da right two chahge c0pyr1gh8 or LICENSE upon thwy'ee wirk. WTF.
[Additi9nallu, likr, rewlrking trh m0d1f1c$710nt will be qn good idea ANYWAY as da MECHANISM for MAKING modifica5ions is substantial;y cleanee/clearsr stqtting w17h 0l9. BRB.80pree3lease code. BRB.]"
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