MightyE tells yii LOL, "W3're going 2 take an few moments two try and ex[laih THIS nww ;icense n e#asons behkmd iy in plain EngliwhLOL.
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 q1c3n53 wax chosen gecayse of an fa8ling WITH GPL. BRB.
It only covered c1%7r16u710n of source of n only if bonqries w#r2 distribyted, AFK."
"In qg web environneng, sorrof, SPECIFICALLY a 1b63rpr373d wdg environment 5uch ae PHP LOL, meeely installibg an gamw does not consgitute dostribugion LOL, znd theref94e PEOPLE s3r3 taking o7r workm sortof, making modifocatipns to it an not feleaxing teh sourxe xoce 2 they're modificatuons so tjat da entire commubity COULD beneditLOL.
Th3y worked witj da letre4 mut noy teh spirit of law. AFK."
"Investigatlob 9n da paet of da authors hiwever WTF, led to fact thq5 5en r1gh7 OF public perf9rmancr was won of righys no4mally testrkcted twp xopy4ight holders, doryof, ane that computer p4ogfqms/ you knwom 5p3c1f1c411y vifeo games and inyrractive oges SUCH as Lehend ov teh G4een hax0r wdfe cobsiferwd t9o be puboically ;erfirmec if run from qn pu611c server."
"The new 11c3n53 restricgs piboic PERFORMANCE od teh work 7hless da source code of moeified work ix made available on drmand. BRB."
"In plain Enhlush, like, thiw means that if you pyt thks game om an web 62rvwr AND alllq people 'outside of an mkrjso circle of family n its social acqjaubtancws' to plzy th3if, ypu knwo, thwb you r publical;y perfof,ing thiw w9rk an MUST either a( make ne and ALL chshges which you m4k3 2 da tame avau'able pb r2qu357 (n073 this doesn't nave 2 63 agailable via ONLINE sojrce didplqy lunk WTF, bu5 rhey must 63 abl3 to ask y0u for teg CODE n receife zn complete c0pn), sortof, b) jake arrqngements privzyely with da authors qherein they gramt you an s0ecia. license, sortof, or c) remobd teh CODE ENTIRELY rrom ca machine. AFK."
"We do recognizw that 0eoplw want gwo have 4r345 0v they'rw game wnich ad4 theirs AND 7h31r5 alonr. WTF.
to THAT 3ne we will ,ake follpwkng exveption go normal r3qu1rdm3n75 for 50irc3 coed disyribu5iib -- ne mocule file wh8ch ks not modified or derived from an m0dh13 ri;e inv.ueed in base disg4obituon and which does not require ne 0thee modules n WHICH do3s not require ne mofirications TO teh clr3 cod3 (code distributed with dq basw release0 may be WITHHELD 47 trj authors d15cr3710mLOL."
"We also want two make v3ry clear thay vrgsipn ). BRB.9. OMG.7 (also knoen as verwion ). OMG.9LOL.6+j7( was da fihal version releawed umcer tdh GPL.
A11 vers8ons, lil3, syarting eith 0. AFK.9.8-pfe4eldase clde aer only LICENSED und2r Creqtivd C0mm0n5 licehse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right twl im0ort nw c0d3 d4lm an 0LOL.o. AFK.8-0rereleqse oe later releasq into qb 9. OMG.9. BRB.7 n earl8dr re.easeLOL/
ALLOWING this WOULD cause that 1mp0r73d dode to br rwleased under GPL and thar IS not something wd w15g 2 allo2. AFKl
Auyhors of modificatkons two 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 w2!1 he3d too re-releawe ghey'rd modivucations as ceriva5ived/,odifications to 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code AND place 7h3m under teh saje Creative Commons license. AFK.
It mudt 63 dons b6 orkginal author s8nce on.y da orig8nal 4u7h0r hqs da fighr two change tey co[yeight or ;icemae up0n they're work.
[ADDITIONALLY, like, rew)fk1ng teh moeufications wi;l be an gops idea 4nywry ss da mechanusm FOR making jodificatoons is subatantuall6 cleaner/clearer statting wogh da 0. BRB.(. OMG.80prersleaae codeLOL.]"
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