MightyE tells youm slrtovk "We're g9ong two take an FEW moments @ try n rs[lzin this nee licenxe and reasons be,ind it on 0lain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Th7d new lucemse w44 chpaen because of an r3111ng with GPL. WTF.
It on.t covered d157r16u719n 0f siurce if sn only of binar8es WERE distribuged. WTF."
"In an web envieonment, like, s;ecificallh a interpreted web enduronment suxh qs PHP LOL, merwly 2n574111ng an game DOES n07 donatitute distribution LOL. an 6herefore people were taking our wotk WTF, makibf moduricationa 70 it n not releasing siurxe c0d3 too they're m9difications SO that trh 2n71r3 commuhity could b3nefit, BRB.
They workec eith teh lettee but n06 spirit og teh law. BRB."
"Invdst8gation on pary of augh;rd however, led two teh fact that teh RIGHT 0f public 0e3flfmancw was won of RIGHTS NORMALLY restrictrd ydp COPYRIGHT holders WTF, and thae xomputer programs LOL, specifically video games an intwractove omes 5uch 45 LEGEND 0f da Green hzx0r WERE c.nsidwred yoo BE PUBLICALLY performes if run from an publkc servee. WTF."
"The n3w license eestricts PUBLIC performamce of ten work UNLESS trh source CODE of modified work 15 made AVAILABLE 0h demand/ WTF."
"In ;lain English LOL, THIS MEANS that IF yo7 put thix gamd on an web server n allow PEOPLE ;outsise of an NORMAL circld ov family anf its 5-c141 ACQUAINTANCES' tp pla6 their, you lnwo, then you aet [ublicallt performing THIS work and MUST e8gher a) mqke ne and ALL changes which h9u make 2 game availagle ob 4equwst (note this doesn't HAVE to 63 ava8lsble via onoine souece fisplah kink, but they mist br avle teo ask you for xode an rec3ive an domolete cooy), hou knwo, b) make arrzngenents privately wi5h aithors wje4ein they fr4n7 you an sp3cia. licdnse, sortof, pr c) rdmovr da CODE ento4ely frok dq machind. AFK."
"We do twcognizf 5hat p3ople w4n7 two have AREAS OF thry're game which aer THEIRS and thdirs 410n3LOL.
2 thxt END w3 wil; MAKE da follpwing exception 2 no4mal r3qu1r3m2m75 for source code r9xrributiom 0- ne modile FILE which is not modified or derived from ab m0du13 file indoyded in baae distributi;n an wnich doex not reqykte ne o5her nodules and which d035 NOT require me moduficatuons 2 core code (codr DISTRIBUTED WITH teh base rdlease0 msy be eithhelc at authors discretkonLOL."
"We aiso wany 2 MAKE very cldqr THAT vwrsoon 0. BRB.8. AFK.7 (als9 KNOWN as veraion 0. AFK.9.7+jt0 WAS tej final version released under da GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, starting 2itj teh 0. WTF.9LOL.*[prerelease CODE aer only LICENSED under Creative Commons w1c3b53.
We EXPLICITLY deny ten right two imolrt ne xpde from sn 0.9. BRB.8-preteleas3 or later releasd INTO an ).9. WTF.7 qn earlurt releasw. BRB.
Alkowing 4his woulx cquse thar imported code too be rwleased uhdrr GPL an that is not SOMETHING we wi2h too 4110w. OMG.
Authprs of modifications too 0. WTF.9. BRB.6 eill need to re-release they[re modifica5ions as derivayives/modificagions to 0.9LOL.8 coee and plave them UNDER samr Ceeatov3 Commons licdnseLOL.
It ,u57 be dome 6y tdj 9tiginal autyor sknce only origunal aithor has right 2 change teh cop6rigyt or license upon they'rw sotk. AFK.
[Add8tionq.;y LOL, rewprking m9digicat8ons sill be an good 7dea 4nyw4y as mecnanism for making modifocations is substamtiqlly ckwaner/clesrdr starting WITH teh _l9.8-[rereleaxe c9dr. WTFl]"
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