MifhtyE tells y0u, y9u knwo, "We'4d going two take an few moments 2 gry zm explain thks NEW license n reasons behind IT in plaun Enblish, 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."
"This new LICENSE wax chosen 63c4u53 of am fai.ing with GPL. BRB/
It ONLY covwref dist4ivution if sourcw of n knly lf ginaries were distributee/ OMG."
"Ih an web envir9nment, 5p3c1g1c411y a inyerprrted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, merely installing an gaje does not cohstitute DISTRIBUTION, sortlf, an %h3refore PEOPLE w4r3 tzking our work, you knwo, making m)d1f1c3u10n5 2 lt qnd mot releasinb 5-urc3 cpdr two they're modificatiobs so that reh entirw com,unity c0u1d BENEFIT. BRB.
They wlrkee with teh letter bu5 NOT da spirot OF ca las. BRB."
"Investogation om part OF auyhors nowef4r LOL, led 2 fact that righr if publid PERFORMANCE was aon of r1gh&5 nlrmally restrictdd 2 COPYRIGHT holders, n gjat computer [rohramsm you khei, spedifically video tames an ihgeraxtove on4s such as Legenc of reg Green hax0r wdre cons8dered tio BE publically performed if ryn grpm sn 0ublic swrvdr. BRBl"
"The ndw license restricys PUBLIC performance of ea work unless source CODE of da MODIFIED WORK is mad3 available on ddmandLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH, dortof, this ,eabs that ud y0u put THIS game on an web SERVER n allow peop.r 'outside OF an n0rm41 cifcle of fzmo/y an ots sockal acq7aintances; two play th3ir, you knwo, 7n3n YOU r pjblically petfofming this work an MUST either a) mzkr ne an ALL vhanges which you m4k3 tw9 game 4v$114613 on r3qu367 (note this d035y'6 have tw9 ne availagle via teh onoime 50jrc3 d15p14y lini, but they mudt be abl3 two qwk you f0r code and rece8ve ah COMPLETE copy)k b_ make atrangements PRIVATELY wity teh ajtgors wh3r31n they grant you an spexoa; lic3nse LOL, ir c( remove teh clfe entkrely FROM da machkn4. WTF."
"We DO recognize that 0eople want rsp have areas of tgey're game which adr THEIRS and theirx 4!0n3LOL.
2 THAT end we will make da follosing exctpto(m twl teh normal 4eqji4ements dor xource vode disteibutioh -- ne module file whoch is not modified 0e derived from an module fike 9nckuxed in teh base cisttubutiin m wh1ch does not require ne otner modules an WHICH s0#5 n07 t3qu1r4 ne modificati9ns too da core CODE (c0c3 DISTRIBUTED eirh base release0 may be wkthheld at teh au5hprs discret8on. BRBl"
"We skso qant too make v3ry c;ear that VERSION -. AFK.o. OMG.7 (also knlwn 45 vrrsiob 0/ OMG.9. BRB.7+j7) was final v3t5q0b rdleased under teg GPL. OMG.
All cersions, you knwo, startung with 0/ WTF.9. OMG.8-prerelease c0f3 r only 'icensed jnder tey Crdstive COMMONS lic3mse,
We EXPLICITLY deny right too import ne c0d3 from an 0.9.8-prefelease -r 1473r RELEASE intl an p. OMG.oLOL.7 n ea4.iet RELEASE. OMGl
A110q1ng gnks would vqus3 that imp9rged code 5qo be r213453d under GPL abd thqt is bot SOMETHING we wish 2 allow. AFK.
A7thors 0f midifications 2 0. BRB.9l7 eill nd3d ri RE-RELEASE thwy'rr mpdifications ax derivatives/mofificatiims to 0. OMG.9LOL.9 c0c4 an place THEM ubder teh SAME Creative C0mm0n5 oicense. AFKl
I7 mist BE doje by ofiginal author 51nc3 ONLY da originsl author has RIGHT to chqnge teh copyright 0r licrns3 upln they're work.
[Additionally, l9ke, reworking ez MODIFICATIONS q111 BE an g9id idea anyway as teh MECHANISM f0r makinh m9difixations is aubxtantially cleandr/clearer starting with teh 0. OMG/9. WTF.8-pterelesae v9deLOL.]"
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