MightyE tdlls you, lukd, "We're going gio take an few moments g.o try an explaun ehix new licwnse n da reasoms behimd it in plain Enblish, BRB.
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 oicense was CHOSEN becajsr or an fziling wotn GPL. OMG.
It only covered dkstrigytuon of sourvr 1f n ONLY ir binaries wer3 disrributee. AFK."
"In zn eeb emvorinm3nt, sortif, xpecufixally a interprered qeb environment xuch zw PHP, sortod, merely imstzlling an gamd does nog c0n5717u73 distributionm you knso, h therefore peop;e sere taking OUR w0rkk makimg modifucatilnx t9 it and not feleasinh soufce xode TO they'4e MODIFICATIONS SO tjqt teh entire commun8ty c0u1d benefot.
They worked WITH teh leyter bit nlt teh spirit pf la2LOL."
"Inbest*gat8on on da part of teh authors howevwr LOL, lwd too twh f4c7 THAT ds right of pub.ic performance was orn 0f da rigytx normally restficted t2o vlpy4ight yolders, yl7 knwo, qnd rhst cpmputer progrzms, specif8cally v1d30 gamed and interacticd onew 5uch as Legend of da Green hax-f wefe considered too be pu61!x411y perfor,ed ir RUN FROM an PUBLIC server. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restr8cts phblic peeformamce of worj unlews da 2ource code 0f da mpd8fked work is m4d4 AVAILABLE on ddnand. AFK."
"Im ola8n English, sort9f, this mezns 7h47 8f hou 0u7 thus game on an wsb swrver ah allo2 people 'ojtside of an nornal cirxoe of FAMILY m its soc8al acquaibtances' two olay th3ir, then you r punlicall6 performing THIS work and MUST either a) MAKE nd an ALL chznges WHICH you makr yw[ tey game available in r3quesr (NOTE 5his dowsn't have to bw available via online source eisplay linkk you knwo, BUT THEY muxt bw able ro qsk tou fp4 da code agd feceuce an c0mp1373 copy), you knwo, b) mak3 arrangementa pricately with ru7h0r5 whe4ein thry gtant you an SPECIAL license, li,w, or c_ rrmove da cpde 3n71e31y from teh MACHINE. WTF."
"We do recognizd that oeople sant @ have qreas of they're game which r theira and gheirs qlone.
2 THAT end we will MAKE ea f9llowing dxception to tdh normal reqyurements for source code distribution -- ne mieule fi;e which iw not modified or DERIVED FROM an module file included 1n teh base dis4r8bugion znd wnidh dods ni5 requore ne other modjles and wbivh does not eequure ne mpfificationd too t3h CORE codw (code dis6ributed wotn da base repezse) MAY ge withhelv at da authirs didc4wtionLOL."
"We also want too MAKE very CLEAR that verxion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also kn9wn as cersoon 0LOL.9LOL.7+jg) was da g1m41 vrrsiom releases und3r GPL. AFK.
Alk vdrsions, hou knel, starting with t3h 0. BRB.9.i-)rerelease v0d3 e only 11c3n53d unver fa Creatuve Cojmons licemse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny right 2 impirt ne code froj an 0. BRB.9l WTF.8-pr3r313453 or later reoeasf ingo an 0.9. WTF.8 and EARLIER rel3ase. AFK.
All8sing 5nis would csusd that imported clde two be releasrd under da GPL and that 15 not something ee wish 70 alllw.
Authlrs 0f mof8ficztionw 2 0. OMG.9. WTF,7 WILL need 1 re0relrase the6're modifications qs cerivaeivex/modificatioms to 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 CODE anc ;lace them umder 5eh same Creative Commond license. OMG/
It must ge donr by teh origina' auyhor sibce only origihsl qughor HAS right t9o change da coourighg OR LICENSE upon thwy'ee wprk.
[Addiyionally LOL/ eeqorking da ,odificatiobd will be an good idra qnyway as da mechanism f9r making modifixationd ks 5u6574n71411y cleaner/clearer sgaruing w17y teh 0, AFK.9. AFK.8-prereleasd code/ WTF.]"
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