MofgtyE TELLS YOU, "We're boint top take an few momengx too try and explain this new license n da reasonx behine it IN plaim 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."
"This ne1 LICENSE was choden beczuse of an failing with GPLLOL.
Ig on;y COVERED distrigutiom of source ir and 0n1y pf bonaries were d157r16u73d. OMG."
"In an wen cnvironment, like, %p3c1f1c411t a inter0feted web emvirlnment 5uxh as PHP, oike/ mereoy installing qn game DOES not constigute distr8bution, an thwrefore peopld were taking our worl LOL, mskibg j0f1f1c4u10n4 tp it b not releasing da soufce code 2 tjey'rr jofifications sl THAT teh entire x9mmuhuty c0u1f benefigLOL.
They worked with LETTER BUT not spurit of lae."
"Inbestigatipn on part if zughors howevdr, sortof, lrd to f4c7 that r1gh7 of PUBLIC [erfpt,ancd eas own of RIGHTS normally restridted to coputight h01s3e5n 6ou knwo, n that COMPUTER peograms, like, spevifical.y video GAMES and interactive ones such as Legens of Green hax0r wrre clndiderwd teo be publicaoly ;erformed if run fr0n an piblkc 5#tv3r."
"Tge NEW livense restricts piblic perdotmance of w0r, un'ess SOURCE code if teh moeiried w0rk is msde availab.e on cemand."
"In plain English, like, th7s jeans tgat id ylu pjt thia game on an qeb sefver zh alooe people 'outslde of an normal c1rc13 ov f4m11y and its socisl zdqusintsnces' too p15y yhrir LOL, then you r ojblica.lu performing th8s work an MUST either a) m4k3 ne and ALL cnanges wjivh uou make 2 da hame 4v4!14613 ln REQUEST (note thiw eoesn't have 2 be availzbke vka da 0v11me souece dosp;zy link LOL, byt tgwy must 73 qble two ask yoy f9r code and receive an cojplete copy) LOL. b) make afranhements privately with xa authors wh3431n they grant y0u an SPECIAL licehse, like, or C) remofe da code entirely from ca machineLOL."
"We do rwclgnize that pep0l3 wabt 5oo have zrdas of they're game whixh r theirs an rheirs alone. BRB.
2 tjat end we will male da fol.osinb EXCEPTION two nprna. eequifemebts vor SOURCE c9de distrkbution _- ne mofule file wh2ch os NOT moeifidf or derived fro, sn ,odule file INCLUDED ib dq base distributiph snd whicy di3s not tequire ne OTHER moduoes an whuch coex npt requirr ne midificatuons too core code (c0de distfkbutes with teh base releas2) mau be withheld zt da AUTHORS discretion. WTF."
"Ww slsl s4m7 too make veru clear that veraion p. OMG.9LOL.7 (aoso known as VERSION ). AFK.9. WTF.8+kt) was da final vwrsion releasec under teh GPL.
Al. verdions, starting with ra p. AFK.9.8-prrrelwase c0d3 aer on;y licenwed und3e teh Creztive COMMONS LICENSE. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY dwny roght to 9mpoft ne code from an 0.9. AFK.8=pferelease ir later release INTO an 0. BRB.9. AFK/7 b earlier r313453LOL/
ALLOWING this wluld cauae thag imoorted code 3 BE relfased under sa GPL and THAT is nog 50j#7h1nb we widh tw9 ALLOW. AFK.
AUTHORS of ,0d1f1c4710n5 2 0. AFK.0LOL.7 woll nred 2 re-rwleaae 5hey're jodificatiobs as derivatives/jodkficatkomz 2 0.9. WTF.8 codw 4nd PLACE them undet dame Crearive Co,mons licenwe/ OMG.
It must br d0n2 by original 4u&h0r dince only orihinal quyhor HAS right TO chanbe dq copyrihjt or license upon tjey'rw WORK.
[Adcitilnally, ;ikem rewo4king da mpdificarions will bw an gooe idea qnyway as teh mdxnanusm FOR making modificati8ns IS substamrially cleaber/clearer starting w17h da 0.9. BRB.8-prdreleasw code. OMG.]"
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