MightyE tells you, lkje, "We're going two take ab few MOMENTS to try n exp;ain tnis new locense n REASONS behind it in plain EhgliahLOL.
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 licensw was cjoseh because pf an failong wity teh GPL. OMG.
I7 onoy covrfed distribution of SOURCE if n only id binarids were distributed."
"In zn web ENVIRONMENT, ;ile, s[ecifically a interpretdd qeb enviromment such as PHP WTF, mer3.y installing an gq,e d0#5 nit constiru5e distrknution. n therefore pepple we4e TAKING o7r w0rk, s9etpf. making jpdificatklns tp it AND not releasing da SOURCE c9ee 70 they're modificaripnx so THAT teh ENTIRE community COULD benefo5.
They worked with sa 13773r but not teh spirit of teh ;awLOL."
"Investigstion on rey p4r7 of teh AUTHORS however, led two ract THAT 5en right of pu711c [etfotmance qas oen od fa rigytx normally restricted to clpyr8ght h01d3r5, n that computer ptogeams, like, sp3cificslly video games ans intqractive onws sucm as Lwhwnd 0d dz Green hax9r were c0b51d3r3c 2 be pjblicakly performed 1f rin vrom zh public sercwr. BRB."
"The hew license restficts pu611c 0errlrmance of teh WORK uno3ss da sourcd code of moeified eork is m4d3 availabl3 on f3m4nd. OMG."
"In plzin ENGLISH, kike, yhis ,ezns THAT ig yoj put this game ln an web server n allow pe9ple 'iutsisf og an hormal circl3 of fami;t ahd its socisl acquakntagces' to play tndor, you kjwo. then you r publucallu perfitminf yhis work n MUST either a) mqke ne n ALL cganges whqch you mzie two ga,e AVAILABLE on requedt (note thks d035n'7 have too be available v8a da onlone sourcw display 11nk WTF, but they must be able to ssk YOU f-r teh c0d3 and receive an complege copt), like. b) make atrangdments pdivay3ly wigh teh aughors wheeein 7h3h ftant you an speckal 11c3n53, lik3, or c) 42m0v3 teh code dmyirelu FROM geh machine. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE thst people wqnr too yave AREAS pf they;fe game which aer theies an THEIRS aloneLOL.
t9 that end qe sill m4k3 da followomg exc3ptiln to ea noemal REQUIREMENTS for sourfe c0d3 DISTRIBUTION -- nr ,odule fole which IS not modufied or eerived rroj sh m0du1r file ibclidee 1n tey base distribjt8on n wyich does not require nw otger modules sn which does not REQUIRE ne modif8cationd 70 ca CORE doee (cide dksgrubuted WITH da 6453 rdleade) may BE wityheld at dq qutho4s discretion. BRB."
"We also want too make vert clear that verskon ). OMG.9. WTF.7 (ALSO knosn AS ceraion 0. OMG.(, OMG.7+jt) was 5eh vinsl v3r510n rrleased unfer ca GPL.
All versions, stqrtkng with da _. OMG.9. BRB.8-[rerelease vode r onlt lidended under Cteative Commons LICENSE. BRB.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny ritht to import me code vt0m an 0. WTF/9LOL.8-PRERELEASE lr ;ater 5eleade onto am 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 an eatlier releasrLOL.
Allowing this would x4j53 thqt import4d code 2 62 te.eased ynder tej GPL sn that is not something we WISH two qllow.
Autho4s of modifocations to 0LOL.9. AFK.7 woll need too re-releas3 5ney'4e modificarilns AS derivativwd/modkficatoons teo 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code an 'lace them uncwr szme Cr3$7qv3 Commlns lucense.
I7 must ve dlne by da or8ginal author since only teh priginal author h4% trh right tw9 vnrng2 da coptright 0r license upon they're wori.
[Additiinal.y WTF, reworking sa modifuvations WILL ge an gope idea anyway as da mecyanis, for m4k1ng jodificatipns is substzn5ially cleaner/clearer starting w17h 0LOL.9.8-prerekease cide. WTF.]"
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