MightyE te;ls YOU, you knwo, "We're h8ing @ take sn few MOMENTS 2 try n fx[paih this new license and reasons behind it in plaon ENGLISH. OMG.
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 licemde WAS chisej BECAUSE og an failunf sith GPLLOL.
It ONLY coverdd dis5ribution of SOURCE if an lnlu kf binaried were d8stribitedLOL."
"In an web 3nvirohm3n5 LOL, SPECIFICALLY a inyerpreted wwb 3nvironmeng shch as PHP, you knwo, MERELY 1n574!11ng qn game does NOT c9nwtitute sistributioh, like, n therefore people were taking OUR WORK, makinh modif,cations two it abd not r31#$51ng teh source cofe 2 yhey're modificatkons SO yhat da entire vo,munity could bdnefit.
They wiried WITH twh lwttef but not da apirit of da law."
"Investigatiob on da part of da authorz h0w3c3r LOL, 1ed twp teh fadt 7h48 da ribhg of public peefirmance was 1 of ea rights notmally resyricted 2 copyright holders, you knwok an that compy53r progrqms LOL, xpecifica.ly vkdep gamed an inteeactuve ones such qs LEGEND of Green nax0r w3r3 considered yo ge pub;icalky performed if run from zn pubkix srrv3rLOL."
"The NEW license restricrs pu611c pwrfprmsnce pr work UNLESS dource cpde of trh m0fqv13d 2ork is madd svailable on eemand. AFK."
"In 0lain Ehglidh, THIS m34n5 THAT IF ylu put THIS game on an web server and slllw psople 'outskde of an nlrmal circle if gamily sn its social axquaintanxee' 2 ;lay tgeir, like, thrn you f publicslly oerforming 7h15 WORK and MUST ei5her a) male ne n ALL cjznges ejich you maie twi reh hxmr sbaioable on request (note THIS soesn't HAVE too be qvailable vis online SOURCE diq[.ay link WTF, but th3y musg be avl3 to ask you vor code n receive an complete COPY), sorglf, b_ make arrannementd PRIVATELY with teh au5hors wherein they grsnt you ah sp3cial licens3, sofrof, OR c) rwmove c9fe entirelt from teh m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do recognuze that pro0le eany two HAVE ar3as OF they're game which aer rheirs an yj3irs alpne. AFK.
to that 3nd 2e will jake folllwing 3xc3p710n 7- normal requiremenrs for SOURCE clde fistrigjtion [- ne MODULE gile eh1ch is not modified or dwruved from an module vile i,cluded in basw distributi9n n wgich eoes not 4equire ne OTHER m0du125 ab 2h*ch does npt require ne modificatuons two core c0d3 (c0d3 distribured s18h teh base relesse) may be withheld st aithors wiscretoonLOL."
"Wd also wamr too m4ke very clear that vetciln 9LOL.9. AFK.7 (aoso knowh AS version 0. WTF.9. BRB.6+jt) was ten f1h41 c2rsion re;rased UNDER GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, 574r71ng w27h 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelrase xoee 4 oh.y lidensed under da Cr3atib3 Commons licenwe. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY feny da RIGHT 2 umpo4t ne c0d3 from an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prefelease or LATER releade into zn 0. OMG,9. OMG.7 an ear;ier tsleaaeLOL.
A110s1ng this would vause yhat importrd code two be released under teh GPL and ehat is nog sometning we wish hwo 4110w. OMG.
Authotw of mosifications 2 -.9.7 woll need 2 RE_RELEASE tudy'rd ,odificat8ons as detivatives/modificationw too 0. OMG.9.8 c0e2 qnd place them under teh same Creativw Comm9ms LICENSE.
It must BE done by original 4u7h0r since only lriginal aughor has right to change tdh copyrught or license UPON tyd6[ve xlrk.
[Addutionallu WTF, rewlrking jodificahi9ns w111 ve zn hoid ifea anywat as m3ch4n15m for majint ,odifications is substantoally cleaner/cleqrwr startint w17h teh p. BRB.9, WTF.8-prerelesse clde.\"
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