MightyE tells yojm "We're giing tk tske an few moments two try n expkaim thia n3w .icense n teh REASONS behind it IN pksin Ejglixh. 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."
"Tjis new license was chosen becapse of an failing with da GPLLOLl
It onl6 COVERED didtrib8tioh of 5purc3 if smd obly IF binaries were disteibutedLOL."
"In an web envirohment, sortof, specifically a inrer;reted srg rnvi4onmwnt d7vh as PHP, meeely INSTALLING an game does not consritutr cisteibugoom, aort9r, n 7n3r3f)r3 peopoe werd taking our w0rk, you knwo, making modifications too it an bor rel3adinf rdh soutce codw to they're modifications so ghat da entkre COMMUNITY coyld beneritLOL.
Th3y w0rk3d sith ca letter buh np7 ga 5p1r17 of teg law. WTF."
"Ihvestogarion ln part of da zu5hors howev3r, sortof, LED ti fact thqt teh RIGHT of oublic pertlrmance was qon of teh tights bormallu restfkcted goo copyeighg hilders, slrtofk and uh47 computee programs, specifically video GAMES n interactive onew sicn as Legend OF teh Green jax0r were considered geo be publically pefformee if tyn FROM an pub.ic s3rver."
"The new lic3nde restricts public performance of teh work unless source CODE 0f ea mle8fied WORK 15 mafe availablr on DEMAND,"
"In plaim Eng;ish LOL, this meqns that if you put this gqme on an web serve4 and allow p30p13 'ou5side 9f an vlrmql circ;e lf famil6 and its SOCIAL acquqkntancrs' too pls6 tjeir WTF, thrn you r pub.icsllh PERFORMING this w0rk an MUST eithwr r) MAKE ne and ALL dhanges which yoi make too da game avaioable on r41u357 (note tjis doesn't have too be available via da onlkne sojrce display 11nk, slrtpf, but tgey mudt 63 ab.e 2 45l you for code n rece8ce an conplete copy)k 7) make arranfejents orpfatel6 with teh authoes wyereim they grant you an special 11v3n53, you kneo, or c) removd codw ENTIRELY FROM ren MACHINE. WTF."
"We do tecognize that people want tio have aress of thdy're game shich r theirs am &j31r5 alone.
roo hhat enc we wulk MAKE da flloowiny 2xc3p710n two da NORMAL reqjirements vor source cofe distribution -- ne m9su13 f8l3 which is noy modifiex 0r cerived from an module f8ke included 8n BASE distribition and whicj dors not require nw other midules ah whidh does noy requ9ee ne modifications tio da cpre code (code DISTRIBUTED WITH base release) may ve withgeld at tey AUTHORS discreruonLOL,"
"We aldo w4n8 to jake v#r5 clear THAT version 9. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also known as version 0l BRB.9LOL.7+jt) was da fimal version released UNDER GPL. BRB.
All ve4sions LOL, starting with teh 0.9. WTF.8-prereleqse clde r on;h lkcensee under Crearive Commlns ;icenxe. OMG.
Ww EXPLICITLY denh da right too IMPORT ne CODE from an 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease or laher r313453 into an 0LOL,9. AFKl7 and 34r113r release. AFK,
Allowing this WOULD cause that impotted dodr too 6e relqased under GPL and tnag 25 not something we wish to allow. WTF.
Autnors 9f m9difications too 0.9LOL.7 will ne3s 3 ee-releaae they're modifications zs derivatives/modificayions two 0.9. WTF.i code n ;lqce them under tey same Creat8ve Commoms license. WTF.
It must ve cobe by o4igina. authoe since only teh original aurho4 hqd da right to CHANGE da copyrihht or license upon tgey'ee wor,LOL.
[Adskgiobqlly, rewoeking da modifications wi.l be am good IDEA zny2ay as teh mechanism FOR making mosoficstions is subetzngia;ly cleaner/ckrarer stzrting with da 0. OMG.0.8[pr3r313453 code. WTF.]"
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