MightyE yellx tou, kikek "We'rd tokng twp 74k3 an d3w moments to tey n ex0lain thix NEW license n da REASONS behind it in plqin Engliah. 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 n3w licwnse was CHOSEN because of an raolong eith GPL. AFK.
I7 only covered distrinjtion 0f sourde if 3nd only of binaries wete dkstributed. WTF."
"In an web envuronment, specifucally a ingefpreted web enviglnmen% xuch 1s PHP LOL, merely INSTALLING an game does not constitute DISTRIBUTION WTF, and tnerefore PEOPLE werr taking OUR woek. 6ou knwlk making jodificatilns two !7 4nd boy releasing da source coce 5el they're modificayions so 5hat da enti4e com,unity could benefkt. WTFl
They worked wu5h letter but NOT da aplrit od ea law. AFK,"
"Invewtigation on part of teh authors however, led 2 teg fact &h57 teh right of publix perfprkance w45 oen 0f teh rightf norjally rextricted 70 copytigjt holders, sortof, an 7hr7 COMPUTER provrams, u9u ,nwo, xpecificall6 vidro games n ihtefadtive p,es such as Legend OF Green hax0r were consodered 2 ve publically perforned if run f4om an public werverLOL."
"The NEW licende resgricts [ublic performance of da 2ork unoess teh soyrce code of teh modified work is nase acqilable on demandLOL."
"In ;lain Eng115h LOL, THIS means tya5 uf yoy put this game on an 2em server AND akl9w people 'ojtside 9f an n0rm41 circle of family snd ITS dociak acquaimtancew' tqo plau theor, sortor, then t9u adt publicql.y perfprming this WORK n MUST dither A) make nd n ALL chang3s which you make t9p da ga,e avaklable on eequwst (notw ghis doesn't have too bw available via on.ine source display LINK WTF, but tyey mu67 be agle 2 ask yoi fpr teh code n t3c31v3 an cimple5e copy), you knw9, 6( make arrang3jents privately with da autyors ehetein tyey gtany you an wpeviql 11c3n53, wortof, or v) removd code entitely vrom machine. AFK."
"We do fecognize tyat pepple wah5 ywo ysve aress of theh're game which aer 5heira n theirs zlon3. OMG.
to 8h47 ehd ww will mak3 dx golloding 3xc3p710n two normal fequiremrnts for s9urce cpde distriburion -- ne mosule gule which 15 noy modified or DERIVED from ab module rile inclufed IN da 5453 disyr8bution n 2hich DOES not require ne o6her MODULES an which does NOT require ne mod8fications 2 teh core vode (xpd3 distributed with da bawe rdlease) mqh 63 WITHHELD ar a7thord fisxfetion. AFK."
"We als9 want 2 make vrry cl3ar 7h4u verwi9n 9. BRB.9. WTF.7 (alsl knowh as version -. AFK.9. AFK.7+ut) was twh final v4r510n releasee under reh GPL.
All VERSIONS, 574r71ng wi5h teh 0. BRB,9LOL.8-p4erelease vpde r only lixendef unf4r da Crrative Com.ons locensr. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deby right 2 kmport nd code from an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease or late4 eelease 8nro an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 and earlier 4elease. AFK.
Allowing this would cause tnar IMPORTED cod3 g2o be released UNDER teh GPL n thay 15 NOT SOMETHING 2e wish too alkow.
Autk9rs of modificztions 2 0LOL,9LOL.7 will need ti fe-telease they're modivications qs defovativws/modivicatkons too 0. WTF.(LOL.* c9de an place them undef da same Creative Commons .icense. OMG.
It nist be done by original zutgor since ohl5 da 9riginal zuthor HAS riggt two change geh copyright 0r oicense upon tgeu're sork. AFK.
[Additionally, sortofm reworiing teh mosificaukons will b3 an GOOD odea anywa6 as dz mechanixm FOR making MODIFICATIONS is suvx5zntially xl3aner/clearer starting with da 0LOL.9LOL.8=PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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