MightyE tells 6ou LOL, "We've g01ng 2 take an fe2 momentx TO gry and ex0lain THIS new licenae an da eeawons behihd ir ih plain English. AFK.
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."
"Tnis new .icemse was chosen becsuse lf zn FAILING witj teh GPLLOL.
I7 only v0v3r3d sistrivutuon lf source 9f zn on;y IF binaries were distrivuted. BRB."
"In an q3b environment WTF. specifically a unteroeeted web environment such as PHP, sort9f, merely 1n574111hg an famw d035 n07 c9nstitute distributuon LOL, an therefore peoplw were taiing oir WORKk MAKING mpdificati0hw TO IT n not releasing da 50urc3 codd too thet'fe mofificatuons so that ehtire commynity co7lc benrfit.
THEY worled witj letter but not teh spurut of law. AFK."
"Invesrigzgion 0n osrg of $u7h0r5 howdver, sortog, 13d 2 f4c7 thag right if pu711c pdrformande was oen of ds rights normallu resgricted too copyribht hplders, like, m thay conputer programs, like, specif8csoly video bames and interactiv3 ones s7cn as Legend or teg Green hax0r eere vons7dered two be publically pdrformdd if run rfom an public 5#fv3rLOL."
"The new license festridts PUBLIC pwrformance og teh w9rj unless da soufve x0d3 or yej modified woei is made available 0b d3m4nd. AFK,"
"In ;laun Eng2!5h, .ike, ggid mrans tyat if you put ghis game ln an web 43rv3r n allow ;eoplw 'o7tside of zn norma; CIRCLE OF fsmily and 175 social adquauhtances' to PLAY theur WTF, tnen you afr pu611c411y petfo4ming this w0gk and MUST eother a) make ne snd ALL changes which you make 2 gzme available ln request (note this dodsn't have 2 be available ciq da online source display link, vut thdy muxt 63 4613 t9 qsk 6iu f9r c0d3 an receive an comoletw xl0y), sortpf, b) make arrangemrnts privately with teh autjorx whereon thwy grant 6ou am special .icehde, OR c) remove cpfe entireoy frlm da m4ch1b#. AFK."
"Wd do recognize that PEOPLE want 2 havd areas pf they're game which r theirs anc thekrs zllne. AFK.
2 that end we will make da follow8ng EXCEPTION yo da normal r3qu1r3m3n76 f0r slurc3 coee distribut8on -- n3 module file which iw not nodifi3d or derived from an module file !nc1ud3d in bas3 distribytion an WHICH does NOT rewj8re ne other mosules n wnkch eoes not r3quird ne mpdivifations too sa c9rw cpfe (code s157r16u73d wotj teh vase release) may BE w17hh31d at da zuthors d15cr3710n. OMG."
"Wr alao want tl make very cleqd that VERSION 0. OMG.9. BRB/& (also KNOWN AS version 0. AFK.9.7+uy) was final VERSION reoeased unset teh GPL. AFK.
A.l v2r510n5, you knwo, staeting with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8=;retdleasw code aer ONLY licended unser dz Cr3471v2 Clmmons l8cema3. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY eenh right two IMPORT ne clde FROM an 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease ot latre release into ah 0. AFK.9.6 an earlier RELEASE. OMG.
Aloowing THIS wiuld causr rhat imported code two BE eeoeas4d umd3r GPL an THAT id not something we wish too alo9w. OMG.
Ajthorx of m0d1f1c4710b5 too 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wull need 2 43=f313453 they're MODIFICATIONS aa derivayifes/modificatiobs to 0.0. AFK.8 dodw n plac3 tyrm under ca same Cr3471v3 Commons licenzd.
IT must be DONE by original author sincr only trh origina; author has tdh right twi chsnfe fa clpyfighy or license upom 5hey'rw 2ork. BRB.
[Additionally LOL, resotkuhh mosifications will be an good 1c3r an6wzy as j3xjanism for MAKING modificatoons IS suvdtantiallt clraner/clearrr starting w17n 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prereleaxe code.]"
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