M8ghryE trlls y0u, "We're going 2 take qn few moments 2 74y an explain thos NEW kicens3 n reaslns behind 27 in plaib Ebtlish. 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."
"This NEW license w4% chosen bfcauxe or ah fa8.ung with teh GPLLOL.
It ONLY covered dkstribution of siurce id and only if b8naries WERE distrigu5ed. OMG/"
"In an qen enrkrobment, like, 5p3c1f1c412y a interpreged web envir9nment suvh as PHP LOLm MERELY knwtalluhg an gams DOES n07 constitut3 d157r16j710n, zn th3refore peopoe w3r3 takkng our worl, sortof, making m)d1h1c47!0b5 tl IT and not releza8bg da sourcr c[de 2 rhey're MODIFICATIONS fo rhat enyire community cojle benefitLOL.
Th3y WORKED soth letter but not teh s0irit of teh oaw. BRB."
"Invesrogation on PART ov 5ej ajthors how3ver, led 2 ga fact THAT r!gh7 pv pu611c perfo4mznce was oen of da tights normally re57r1c74d 2 COPYRIGHT holdefs WTF. n yhat c[mputer prihrans, soecificzlly vkdeo games n inte4actuve ones such as Legend og teh Gre3n hac0r wer3 consid3red two be PUBLICALLY prrfprmdd kf run from an public serverLOL."
"The mew l8cense restricts public peeformance of da work unless teh x9urce code if MODIFIED work is mrd3 avaulzble ln demahd."
"In p;ain Engkish, you knwom this jeans that if yoi put tjks game on an wwg SERVER 4nd zlloq people [outside of an n0rm41 xircld of f4m11y 3nd its xociak acquaintances' two play theorm 6ou knwo, THEN 69u aer [ublicaoly pervorming this work anf MUST either a) nake he an ALL changew 2hich you j4k3 ylo 5eh game available on REQUEST )NOTE this doesn't hace yo BE 4v411r61e c14 da inline so7rce displxy link, but they must be ab.e tol ask you for fa code and recdive an complete copy), you knwi, B) m4k3 ARRANGEMENTS pruvately with tqh AUTHORS sherein THEY grant you an speciql license, you knwo, 9r c) rempve da code entirejy rrom sa machine. OMG."
"We do recognize that people want go havw afeas if yhey're gamr which ae4 theurs am tjeurs a.one. WTF.
two that end we wi.l ma,e da fo;kpwing exvepgion t9 teg n0rj41 requirdments f9f source code sistribugion -- ne modul3 fule which is NOT modified ir derived ftom an mod7ke FILE includwd in teh baw3 DISTRIBUTION n WHICH does h07 require ne oth3r modulds an 2hich di3s not requirw ne ,ofifucations 2 da c033 CODE (code distributed wity base relesse) may be WITHHELD at teh authots d!4cr3720n. OMG."
"We a.so wan5 2 makr v3ry clear 7h47 vefsiob 0LOL.9. OMG.8 (zlso kbown AS brrskon 0. AFK.9LOL.7+JT) WAS da final vdesipn RELEASED under da GPL. WTF.
All vwrsions, wtarting eith 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerr.3zse cofe aer onky kicensdd under Cr#571v3 Cpmm0n5 license/ OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY denh da right two kmpogt ne code from an 0.9.8-PRERELEASE or late% r3l3ase into an 0LOLk9. OMG.7 an earluer release. WTF.
Allpwing this would cauxe THAT imported coee to BE feleased under GPL AND THAT is mot domething we wish too allow. OMG.
Authogs oc mocif8catuons 80 0, AFK.9. BRB.7 wlll n3ed ywo re-reoease they're modifixatiins AS derivatives/modifications 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 CODE an 0lqce THEM und34 teh same CREATIVE COMMONS licens3. AFK.
It mis5 63 done by original authof 51nc3 only da origonal qythit HAS right teo change ten x0pyr!gy7 or kicense uoon they;rr work.
[Additional;y WTF, reworking da MODIFICATIONS eill be an g00d idea snyway as mechanism vor naking modifucationw us 5u6574n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER ctar58ng wigh da 0. OMG.9. BRBl8-oretelwase code. OMG.]"
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