MightyE tells yp7 LOL, "W3're gokng 2 ta,e an few m)j3n75 two try ab explain thiw new licehs4 an reasons benind 17 IN 0lain Enf;ish/ WTF.
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."
"Thix ne2 license w45 dhosen bexause of an FAILING witn tdy GPLLOL/
I8 only covered DISTRIBUTION of soirce if n 0m1y qf binaries wer3 d157r17u73dl BRB."
"In ah web ENVIRONMENT, SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED WEB enfironment sich as PHP, likdk mereky insralling an game dles not xonsgitute distrkby5ion, like, an 7h3r3f0r3 PEOPLE wwre rq,8ng our wor,k hou knwo, making MODIFICATIONS tso it and not feleasing source code 2 thet're m0d1f1c47q0n5 so that teh ehtire commynity could brnefit. BRB.
They 2orked with teh lerter but not tey spkrit of yeh LAW. BRB."
"Investugqtion on PART OF authprs yowever, led 2 fact THAT da RIGHT of puvlic perfofmanc4 wzs 1 of da rignts normally rewtr8ctec two c9pyrignt h01d3r5, lkke, an THAT clmpite$ programs, you knwo, spexifica.ly bideo gamed n interavtibe obes sucj as Legend OF teh Green hax0r were c-n41d3r3c to be pub.ically p3rformed iv run from an public 53rv3r. BRB."
"The new licenwe RESTRICTS oublic performance of trh wo4k unlews da siurce codd of ea modified WORK IS made availsblw on semamd. OMG."
"In plqin English, woetof, this meand rha5 if tou put this game kn an wdb setver n allow p40p13 'outaide of an nirmal cirxle ig f4m12y 4nd igs sociql scqusintances' 70 p;qy their, you knwo, then you r PUBLICALLY o3rf0rm1ng ghis 2lrk an MUST wigher a) make ne AND ALL ch4bf34 wh1cn you jake 2 da game available ob request (nore this foesn't havw twp be availab/e via da online sourde f15p14y link WTF, but they mut7 br ab;3 2 ask you fir code qnd receive qn complete copt). loie, B( male arrangemetts privately with da authors wyereih they grant YOU sn special license, you knwo, oe c) remove ea cide wngirely from machine. WTF."
"We cl recognize thar peo[.e w4n7 too HAVE areas of they'te GAME wh1ch r THEIRS n THEIRS alone.
gwo thz5 3nd we will maie teh folkowong excepgion 2 da mor,al requirements for %0jrc3 code distrubution -- me modul3 r113 which is not modidied 0r DERIVED from an module fi.e incluced on teh base disgtibution and wjich does NOT rwquire ne other jodul3w an shich does n9t require ne modificayi9ns to da coee CODE (code distrovjted witg bqse telease) may be withhels at teh AUTHORS disvrrtoonLOL."
"We also qant to make fery cl3ar that vers8ob 0. BRB.0. OMG.7 (also known as vdrsiom 0. OMG.9. WTF.7=j5) was geh finak VERSION re.eased under tdg GPL. OMG.
All versions. likek staryinh with -.(. WTF.8-PRERELEASE vlfe r only licensed under da Creative Commons lkcense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY seny RIGHT two import ne code from an 0. WTF.o. BRB,8-prereleas3 oe lqter r314453 INTO an 0LOL.9. AFK.8 amd eaflper rekrase.
Allowkng ghis would caude tha5 imported CODE two BE rekeas3d under GPL an thag ks no5 something ee wish to9 s;lo2. BRB.
Authors of m9fifications too 0.9/ AFK.7 w111 nerd to fe-releaxe they're midifications as derivatives/modifidagiohs go 0. BRB.9.i code n place 7h3m under teh aame Cwea5ibw COMMONS licence. OMG.
I7 MUST be DONE BY ofiginal author skbce only teh or8ginal author has righy to changs da xopuright OR licens3 upun thet're wirk. BRB.
[Addi5oonally, reworking modifica5ions wiol be an good idea am6wqy 46 mechanism r0r making modifucations IS sunstabyially clezne4/coesref starting w17h teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.7-prere.faae CODELOL.]"
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