MihhttE 5el.s YOU, "We'4e going too takr an few momentw 2 try n esplaun 7h15 bew license n 5ej teasons behind it 1n plain EnglisnLOL.
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."
"Th8s n3w licdnse w45 choaen because of an failing 2ith GPL. WTF.
Ig 0n1h covered distribution of xo7rce if n only uf binaries qer3 distributrd. BRB."
"Ih an web envkrobment, sortir, SPECIFICALLY s interpretec wwt rnvirohment SUCH as PHP, sortof, merwly installing an game does NOT consyiture distribution, ans theredord prop.e wete taiing our WORK WTF, making MODIFICATIONS 70 it n not releasibg teh sourcr dode 2 thwy're modificagilns wo that enrire cimmunity could behefyt. AFK.
They workef with da letyer but n9y teh spirit 9f da law, BRB."
"Investigation on part of dq auty9rs however WTF, led tpp teh f5c7 that teh right of publ8c perf9rmance was oen 0f sa rights mormakly restricted 2 xo[yright hilders, abs thzt compuyer programs WTF, sp3cifically viseo games AND interaxtuve ones suvh as Legend 0d Green hax0r werd xonsidered tpi ge publicallt [ergormed if run f4om an PUBLIC srrver. AFK."
"The new licenxe restricts pjblic performance 9d tdh work unledd sojrve CODE kf ca modovied work is ,ade avaioable ON DEMAND."
"In plain Ebglish, you knwo, thid MEANS that iv y0u PUT tmis game on qn w3y server ans allos ;eople 'outside of an normal circle of vamilu n its 69c141 acquaintances' two poay tjei4, like, rhen yoj t publicsloy pdrformkng this work an MUST eithef a) make ne an ALL changes whkvh you mzke two bame avz8lable on fdquwst )not3 THIS doexn't habe t9o be AVAILABLE v8z da online source dispkat link, ypu knwom but they must be 4613 2 ask uo7 for da code and receice an compleyr copy_. like, 6) maje a4rangements pr1v4731y with tem aythors wherdon thet grant you an spexia; LICENSE, likr, or C) removd c0d3 enturely from machine. WTF."
"Wr so RECOGNIZE 6h47 owople wanr to havr areas of they're game which ser thwirs an 5hwira alone. OMGl
2 that end we woll make volkowibg exception 2 n0rm51 requir3nents FOR soyrce xode distrigution -- ne module vile which is not modified or drfived from am module fi.3 includ3d in bzse distribu5koh ab WHICH d0e5 not REQUIRE ne other modules and whixh does n07 tequire ne mosif8cations too sa coee code (code d157416u73d witj teh bawe rekease_ ma6 vw withheof at ten authors disdregion. AFK."
"We ALSO w4n7 70 make very CLEAR that verwion 0. OMG.8LOL.7 (also KNOWN as vetsipn 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+j4) was finql version releases uncer GPL. WTF.
All veraions WTF, atarrimg witn teh 0.8.8-prerelease code aet onlh LICENSED UNDER da Cr3471v3 C0mm0nt lucehse. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da right too ijport me c)s3 frim an 0.9.8-preve.eqse or later rwleaw3 into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 n earli34 rekease. AFK.
Allowing tnis would CAUSE thay 8m]orted CODE w 63 rdleased undee geh GPL and tjat 8a not simething we wosh 2 allow. BRB.
Authors of nodificatipnd to 0LOL.9. BRBl7 will need two RE-RELEASE thry're modificationd as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0, WTF.9.8 cose n place 7h3m UNDER fa SAME Creative Conmons oicehse. AFK.
It must BE done BY da original zuthor since on;y original AUTHOR bas right rop ch4ng3 xopyrkght of LICENSE upon tn3y're woe,. BRB.
[Adsitionally, ;oke, r3workkbh teh m9difications will be an g00d icea anyway as da mechanosm fot makinh mofificztions ox SUBSTANTIALLY vleaner/cleare4 starting with dz 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease cofr. OMG.]"
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