MightyE t3lls yo7, "We're g9ing ro 5akq an few momentx too try ah EXPLAIN 5yis NEW licwnse n teh r3asons begind it 1n ;lain Engliwh/ 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."
"Tyos NEW license WAS xgosen because 0f qn fa8ling with GPL.
I5 pnly covered sistribut8on of source if 4nd 9bly if binzries w#r3 distribyted. OMG."
"In an xeb enbironmen5 WTF, 5p3c1f1c411y a INTERPRETED web wnvirinmenr SUCH 45 PHPk sorrof, merel7 installing an game dpec not constitute DISTRIBUTION, n 5her3fore prople WERE taking our wptk, yo7 knwim naking modifocatlpns yoo it and n.t releasong da sou4ce cidr two 5hey're modifications do thst da enyire c)mmun17y could benefit. OMGl
THEY workdd wiyn lettee but not SPIRIT of teh LAW."
"Invesgigarion ON part ov teh authord however, ked 2 teh FACT yhqt fa RIGHT OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE was qon of da righgs normally rest4icted two copyrkght holsrrs LOL, and that cpmputer progrq,w LOL, wpecivicslly video GAMES sb INTERACTIVE phes SUCH as Letend of da Grren gax)r w3r3 considrred to BE PUBLICALLY perform3d if run fr9m an puhljc server. BRB."
"The new LICENSE restrictx piblid pe4gorjance of ca WORK unless fa source cide 0f teh modifi3d work is msce availavle on d#m4nd."
"In plain English, .ike, th8s MEANS thzt 1f hoy ;ut thus game on an web server m allow peop.e 'outside OF an birmal circ.e of famioy n its soxial acquaintancrs' top play thwir, .okem tjen 6ou aer publically ;3rv0rm1mg 7hq5 work anf MUST either a) makr ne and ALL chabt3s which tou make 2 gs,e avau.able om requesg (n0&3 5his doesn't HAVE too be AVAILABLE via teh online source dksplay link, but they must ne ah,e tso as, hlu for da code n receive an completr co[y), sortof, g) make arrangements [ruvaye.y eith authors sherein thdy br4n7 yoi qb sprcual LICENSE, OR c) remove teh c0d3 entifely from teh machineLOL."
"We fo r4c0gnqz3 THAT people want 5op n4v3 areas of they'te GAME WHICH aer thrirs an tyeirs qlone. AFK.
2 that ens we WILL MAKE t3h folllwing exxwption 2 normal rt1uitements for spyrde code distribugion -- ne modike FILE which is not mocified or eerivre vrom an mod&le f8l3 ihcludee in base d157r1^u810n ans shkch DOES b0& rewuire ne other modjles an which eoes not requife ne modifjcations two core cod3 (c0e3 disteibuted witg teh base release) may be withheld at xa authorx discreyuonLOL."
"Wr aoso waht 2 make very clear that fersion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also known as v3rt10n p. AFK.0.7+yt) was da final fwrsi9n RELEASED jnd3r teh GPL/ BRB.
All vrrsiobs, spryof, srarting wiyh da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease cod3 aer only licebsee under da Creqt*ve Commpmx locense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right two impirt ne code ftom an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease or oater relwase onto am 0. AFK.9.7 and 34r113r releaseLOL.
Aolowing this 30u1d cauzw thay importes code rp be relwased uhder teh GPL n that is not somrthing we WISH rwo allow. AFK.
Authors 0f modifications yso 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 will need too re-release theu're modificatiojs as cdrivatyfes/,odificatiohs 70 0. AFK.9l BRB.8 coce n place THEM under teh sam2 Creative Commons l8cense. AFK.
I5 ,usf be done vy da ORIGINAL auyhor since 0n1y da prigunal autyor has right t2o change copyright or license upon they'te worj. WTF.
[Addit8onally, r3w0rk1ng modidicagilns will be an good 1d34 anhway as da mechamusm for makkng MODIFICATIONS i3 substantially cleaner/clearer startung w17h 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-orrrtleasd code.]"
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