MihhtyE te.ls yoy, sortodm "We're going 2 take an feq mom3nts 2 try an 3xo141n thix NEW licensd an teh reasins BEHIND 17 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."
"Thid mew 11c3n53 qqs cnosen BECAUSE of an failinf with GPL. OMG.
It only covered distr8butjim OF SOURCE if an only if binatues qere distributed. AFKl"
"In sn web environment, specivically a kngerpreted web enfirobmebt such as PHP WTF, ,erely INSTALLING an gqme dpes n0u conxtitute distrinutiobm ouke, am tgewefore peipl3 w3re TAKING lur wlrk, y0u knwol MAKING MODIFICATIONS too IT zn not r313451ng souece c0c3 t9o they'e3 m0s1f1x4710n5 SO that dq ENTIRE commjniyy could genwfit. OMG.
They worj3d 2i5y da letter BUT not da spufit of law. OMG."
"Inv3stiga5ion on da part os 5eh authors however, like, led to teb f4c7 that rigjt of PUBLIC performance 2as 1 ov da rights mormally restricted to c0;yt1bh7 holdefs, likem an that computer orlb3qmsl hou knwo, specifically video games n INTERACTIVE ONES 5uch as LEGEND if teh Gfeen yax0r were considered to be publically p3rf0rm3d if 4un fro. zn ;ublic servefLOL."
"The new l8cense RESTRICTS public [erformance of work unlexs tdh dourcr code OF tej modified work ,s made svailavle om d3mand. OMG."
"In plaun ENGLISH LOL, gyiw means yhqt 1f yoj PUT this game 0n an seb server an alloq p3pple '9ugside of an normal dirvle of familh b its social acquaibtances' gwo play their, likr, then yiu aer p7blicqllt oerforkibt this WORK 4nd MUST eirhdr A) ,ake ne qn ALL CHANGES whixt YOU m4k# too gqme avaulable 9m 4equdat (note 7h16 doesn'y have teo be avzilable via teh ONLINE 507rx3 DISPLAY link, you knwi, BUT ghey mus5 63 abls tio ASK you for da CODE an receive an c0m;1373 COPY), g) make afrangements pruvately wi5h da aurhors wjerwin tgey grant you an spevizl licenxe, you knwo, 0r c) re,ove CODE entirely fron machije."
"We dp recognizd tjat people eant two have areas of they're g4m3 which e theirs ab THEIRS z.one.
2 that END w3 will make f0119w1ng EXCEPTION too NORMAL rewuife,ents FOR source dode distribution -0 ne mieule fk;e whucm is not MODIFIED lr feribed FROM an modulr file included in reh base f157r16u710n ans syich does got require be other modules and WHICH does NOT require ne mofifocations 70 rej dofe code (codd distributed with basd release) may be qithheld at da authors discrerion."
"We ald9 want to m4k3 bery clear that ve4sion 0. AFK.9. AFK.6 (4150 knl2n as v3r520n 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) was yeh dinal ve4sion released unrer da GPL. OMG.
All fetsiond LOL, 574r71nh 2ith tei 0. OMG.9.8-prereleaxe coee aef 0n!y licensed undef teh Creative Conmona license/ OMG.
We EXPLICITLY den5 dq 4ight 5o imporg ne codd from an -. BRB.9. OMG.8-prdrelease or late4 reldas3 1n80 an ). AFK/9. AFK.7 an 34r113r r313463. WTF.
Alkowimg 7h15 wluld CAUSE that imp9rted code 5wo 63 rel3ssed unddr sa GPL m tjat is not somwthing we WISH t(o allow, WTF.
Authots of modifixations rqo 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 will need 2 te-re;ease they're jodifivafions ad sefivatives;,odificatipns t9o 0. BRB.9.8 c0d3 n place thwm under da same Cr34&1v3 Cimjons livense. WTF.
I5 must 63 fone vy oe8gobal author dinxe onlh sa 0r1g1n41 authpr has sq right 2 change copyr8hht 0r LICENSE upon they're WORK. WTF.
[Additionally LOLk r3w0rk1nb modkficatiobs will be an hoos idea 3nyw4y as da mechaniaj FOR makimg midofications id 4u6%74n7q411y cleaner/vlwarer start8ng w17h teh 0LOL.(.8-prere.rasw code, OMG.]"
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