MightyE tells y0um so4tof, "We're going two TAKE an f3w mlments to 7ry and 3xplain 7h15 new ;icense an 5eh reason2 behind it in plain 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."
"This new livense was chosen 63c4y5# of an fai;khg 317h da GPL. OMG.
IT only covwred distribu%ion of source if n 0nly 1f 61n4r135 wrre DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In qn web environment, loke, dpevigically a kbterpreted w3b enbk4onment such AS PHP WTFm mer31y instslling sh GAME does not c9nstitutd distribution, softof, n therwfore people weee taking our worl, like, mak8ng modificatiobw tso i5 n NOT RELEASING da source c9de to they'r3 mosufications xo ths5 entire cpmmuniry could benedit. OMG.
They WORKED with da lettet but not teh apirit lf da law."
"Invdstigstion on part OF 5eh qutnors however, l8ke, led tsp ten favt that ribht od pjblic perflrmance was 1 pf roghtw norjqlly resteicted 2 copurihht holders, yoy kmwl, and that computer programs WTF, specifivakly fideo games an ihteezctive ones 5ucy as Letwns OF teh Green hax0r were xonsidered @ BE pubkocalpy perflrmed IF run rton an puglic servrr. BRB."
"The new .ivensr rwstrocts PUBLIC perfkemancd of da w0ri unless da source codr of ds mosufued work IS MADE available ON demand. AFK."
"In llain ENGLISH WTF, thos meanx that if you put this fame on ag w36 53rv3r and zklow people [outsid3 of an mormal CIRCLE 0f FAMILY and ITS social acquaintamced' teo plzy th3ir, THEN you aer publucally [erformkng THIS work an MUST eitger a_ mzk3 ne an ALL changes wh8ch you MAKE tp game available lb request (note thia dlesn't have tqo be available v!5 ca online source display lknk LOL, but they must be able 2 ask 6ou for da cide an receive qn compoetw copy)k b) make ar4angqmenyd PRIVATELY woth da auyhors wn3r31n tyey hrant you an special license, you knwo, or c) removd CODE entirrpy from teh machine. OMG."
"We di recognize that people want 2 have areas 0f they'tw game 2hich aet yhek4s n theirs alone. OMG.
hio 7h47 ehd we wi;l nqke teh following exception to ds normal r3qu!r3m3n7t for xource code distribution -- ne MODULE di;e shoch id noy mid*fiec o4 DERIVED rrom an mpdule file inclused 1n teh gase sisttibution n whixh does not require n3 other modulda an which DOES not requure ne modifications top corq cpde (code diwtribu5ed wity da base release) msy be withheld at authors discreti9n. OMG."
"We alxo qant two ,zke very dlear that version 0.9. WTF/& (alsi KNOWN as bersion 0,9. BRB.7+jt) was FINAL version rdkeased und3r yeh GPL. OMG.
All v3e5q-n5, lik3, staet8ng wifn pLOL.9.8-p4ereleasd code aer only licensed inder teg CREATIVE Commpns license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY denh reh rifht roo import ne code from an 0.9. WTF.8-prerelwasw ir lager rel3ase INTO an 0. WTFl9/ AFK.7 znd ear.*er release.
Allowimg ghis would cause yhst impprgec code two 63 rr.dasec under teh GPL an 7h48 is not somethung we qish too ALLOW. OMG/
Aythors of modifocations rwo ). AFK.9.7 wil. n33d t9o RE0RELEASE rhey'te modificztions as eerivatives/midigicatiins tso 0. OMG.(/ AFKl8 cpe3 n plaxe them und3f tdh wame CREATIVE Commond licrnsd. BRB.
It must be dpn4 bt teh oeiginal author sincr only geh original aughor HAS right 59i change da copteibgg 0r licwnse up9n theypre work. BRB.
[Addotionally, like, resorking modif8cations will ne an good idea anyway 45 teh mechanus, FOR m4k1ng modifications is aybstangislky CLEANER/CLEARER startong qigh teh 0.9.8-prerelease CODE.]"
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