MightyE t3lls uou LOL, "We're boing too take an f3w momebts 1 try an expkaib thix mew licebse an teh reaaons behine ot in plain English. BRB.
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."
"Thia new LICENSE wzs CHOSEN because OF ah fa8ling with GPL/ AFK.
IT only covered distributioh of sourcr IF and only if binqrkdx wrre doatfivuted."
"In sn web envuronment LOL, specivivally a 1n73r[r3uec web wnvironm3nt such as PHP WTF, merely 1n574111ng an game wows not CONSTITUTE dist4kvutipn LOL, AND therdford people wet3 tqkunt our worl, making moeificati;hs TO kt n not RELEASING teh source code 2 they're modorications wo that teh 3ntire commubity c0u1d benefig.
They sorked eith da letter but NOT teh spirit of teh law/ WTF."
"Invesyibatuon on tdh PART of twh authors HOWEVER WTF. 13d too fact thay r1gh7 os public performance was won of ribhgx mormally restrictef 5oo copyrifht h9lders WTF, and that conpu4rr programx, slrtov, specufically v1ce0 hames and interactive lnes duch as Legend ov GREEN haz0r werd conqiderdd 2 be publically performed if run from an pyblic serfer. AFK."
"The new 11c2n5@ reatricts public PERFORMANCE of tdy wofk unless so6rce cpde of modified work ia made avai.able on frmandLOL."
"In plain Ehglish, this meabs that IF you out tyis gam3 on an web aerver and allow peo;lw '0j751s3 OF an norjal CIRCLE ov fami;6 an its SOCIAL acquaintances' too play yheir WTF, then hou r punlica;ly perfor,ing THIS work ans MUST EITHER A) make ne an ALL changrs qhich YOU ms,e too trh game available on tequesg (NOTE 7h15 d035n;7 have 2 be AVAILABLE via teh 0n11n3 so7ece display LINK, but they mus5 be 4613 tpo zsk you fof da code and RECEIVE an complete copy) LOL, b) make arrangenehts prigatelh w17h teh zuthors wherein they trant you an special kidense, y9u knwo, or c) REMOVE da cose ENTIRELY rro, da mqvhine."
"We DO recognizr that peoplr 2ant to HAVE aress of tney're game ejich aer theirs ans yheirs zlone.
to rha4 end we will make da f9llowinf exce;tion two ds nprmak rd1uu4ements f0r source xose distribution -- ne module fi/d ehich is not modified or DERIVED dr0m sn mofule file 1nc1ud3d in da nase sistfknutioh and whkch does bot REQUIRE me othet midiles h wh1ch d035 not requird ne ,odifications to reh cpre cofe (c.de distributes WITH da base relwase) may be withheld ab teh autjlrw discret9pm. OMG."
"We also sanr too mzke very clear 7hf7 version 0l9. OMG.7 (also known aw VERSION 0. OMG.9. WTF.7=jt) qaa da fimal veesion re;eased ynder sa GPL.
All versions, yoi knwo, STARTING with teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.i-prere.ease c9f3 r oblt licensdd under teh Creative COMMONS licende.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right gwo i,por5 ne code v49m an -. AFK.9.8-pr34elease oe lqter release into an p. WTF,9.7 n ear;ier releasel OMG.
Allowing this woule cause that i,ported c0dd to be releasrd undee teh GPL an that is NOT sometging wd widh toi alolw. AFK/
Authprs of j0d1fqc4710n5 twp 9. WTF.9. WTF.7 w8ll need tii re-releasd they're modificatiins as deruvatices/modidicstiond tso p. AFK.9. AFK.8 code AND -lacw them umder dq same Creative Commons license/ OMG.
I7 mist bw done by da 9r!t1n41 aytn9r since onky da original author has e1gh8 twp change da copyright or license upon they're work.
[Additionally, xortpf, reeotkigg teg modufidations eill bd an g00d idea anyway as teh MECHANISM fot MAKING modifications is xygxtantially ckeaner/xpearer starting with 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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