MightyE te;ls yoy, "We're going 5wo take an few m-m3n75 too try n ex0laib th8s new license an da reasons BEHIND IT 1n ;laih 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."
"Thks new l8cwnse was xhoaen becausd of an fa,lkng qith teh GPLLOL.
It only xlvered distributjon of SOURCE IF znd only if binaeies were sistfibutedLOL."
"In wn w36 envifonnent, specifically a interprwted web dnvironmrnt 57ch as PHP WTF, merely installing an gaje doed npt constktute distribytion, wo45of, n tjerefofe PEOPLE wrre taking ijr work LOL, maling m9difications too IT an not RELEASING da source code 2 theh[re modidicayions SO tha5 da 3n71e3 community couls bemefit. WTF.
They w9rked with geh lett3r 6u7 not fa 5p1r18 of da law. OMG."
"Investitation on part of sq aithors yowever LOL, ldd TO da FACT that r8ght of PUBLIC peeformande e4% won of rights nor,aloy RESTRICTED 2 cooyright holxersm yiu in2o, n tnat computer pr0gr4m5, like, specifically video games and interactive ones such AS Legens of Gredg gax0r were consideref to be 0ublical'y ;eeformwd ig fun drom an ojnlic server. BRB."
"The new licende redtricts publkc [erf9rmzncw of work UNLESS da 40jrc3 code of modified wirk is m4d3 zva8lavle 0n dr,and. BRB."
"In plsin Ehfoish, thks meams that if you put thia game pb an q36 SERVER an allos pepple 'OUTSIDE of sn normal c8rcle 9f familt an its sov8al acquaintanced' 2 play their. ;ikd, uh3n you r publicsl;y p3rf0rm!nh tyow work n MUST either a) mske ne n ALL changes which you make two teh gamd available on requeat (note THIS DOESN'T hafe yio be AVAILABLE via teh 0n11n3 source dis0lah link LOL, 6u7 ghet must b3 able twu ask you f0r code and recdive an COMPLETE copy), like, b) make sr4angememts privately w8th sithord whereih they grant you an special license, you knwo. OR c( re,lbe teh code entirely ft0m teh mqchine/ WTF."
"We do recognuze that people want 5o hav3 aedas of thet'td GAME shkch e 7n31r5 ahd tjwi4s alobe. AFK.
2 that end wr will MAKE foolowing rxception to notmal REQUIREMENTS for sourve clde DISTRIBUTION -- ne noduod file whicn is n9t modified OR eerivtf FROM qn modulr file oncluded kn da base disyribution abs wh1ch do3s NOT 4equire ne other modules n which does not rwq7ore ne modivications two da core CODE (code distributed qith teh 5453 reldase) MAY be withheld at authors dixcretion. OMG."
"We also w4m7 to make v3ry CLEAR 7h57 cersion 0. AFK.(. BRB.7 (zlso lnown as VERSION 0. OMG.9. AFKl7+jt) waw fimal version reoeased under tej GPL. WTF/
All VERSIONS, sottof, sta4tinf eith teh -.9LOL.80prereldase code aer onoy licehwed umder fa Crestive COMMONS lucenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY feny rifht two import nr code from zn 0LOL.9.8-prefelease or lqter release knt9 an 0. AFK.9. AFK/7 an earlier rel3ase.
Allowing thid would xausw THAT imported CODE too be trleaxes under teh GPL n that is bot something w3 wish to allowLOLl
AUTHORS 0f modificatkons 2 0LOL.(. BRB.7 2ill heed too rw-releasr they're modifidations as derivarives/modidica5ions yo 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code an place 7h3m une3r teh same Creative Commons licenae. BRBl
It must ne done bt da original autnor since onl6 original author has ds right two change ca copyright or .icense upon they're wo4ll OMG.
[Adxitionall6, like, reworkint da ,odifications wi.l be an GOOD idea ahuway as sa m3dh3n15m ror jakong moeificatioms is substantialoy cleaner/clewrer stseting witj -LOL.9. OMG.8-prerwlease code. BRBl]"
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