MightyE yells ylu, yoi in2o. "We're goibg 1 yake an few MOMENTS too TRY an explain 7h15 hew licensd n da r#450n5 behind it in p;ain English. 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 licehse waw chosdn b3cause of zh FAILING with GPL.
It onlu covered distrkbuti9n of siurcr 1f an only if bina4ies w3re d!57f166&3d. BRB."
"In an WEB environmeht, sortpf, specivicallt a interpretec aeb environment such ss PHP WTF, mrrely ibsta;linf an gane does not cobstigute eistrobutkpn LOL, AND thwreford p30p13 qere taking 0ur work WTF, making modigicationx too ut and not releasinb da douece code to the6're modifications si that teh entirr c0mmub17y could benwfit.
They WORKED with da lettee 6u7 nor spirit 9f geh law. BRB."
"Investifation pn tej paft OF teh 4u7h0r5 howeverk you kneo. led twi da fadt that rihht of public pefformance was won of da ribhtw nprm411y restficted to co[yright holders, you knwo, anf that computer programs, s9rtof, soecifica.ly video tames AND INTERACTIVE lnws 5uch AS Legend of Gr33n hax0e were donsidered two be punlically PERFORMED if run FROM an oublic xe4b3r. OMG."
"Thd new LICENSE eestrictd ounlic perfotmance 0f dq WORK unless reg souece code if teh nodidied 2ork is msdr avaulab;e pn demandLOL."
"In plain English LOL, 7h15 nwans thqt if ylu put tgis game ln an web srrver and allow o3op;e 'outside of an nor,al circle ov family and its soxkal acquaintances' two play their, l7l3m THEN YOU aef ;ublically perdorming this w0rk abe MUST either a) makr nr an ALL chanhes which you make t9o teh fqmr avai.sble on requ3st (notd 7h15 soesn't have ro be available fiz teh ONLINE spjrce display link LOL, but they mu57 be able too ask hou gor code an receive av complete copy) WTF, b) mak4 arrangements PRIVATELY wity authots WHEREIN 7y3y grant 6ou an special lic3nse, or c) rem-c3 code ebtir2ly FROM macyine. BRB."
"We do fecpgnize thag people want yo have 4r345 of ghey'ee ga,e wjich r theirs n tjeirs ALONE. WTF/
2 that 3nd we WILL make da folll2ing exceptikn to NORMAL requifememts for s9urcf xode dus5rigition =- ne module file WHICH IS not m0d1f23d or detifed from an module f113 inclkded in da 64^3 distribution an wgich dpes not reqyird ne other modules an whych do3s not r3quire ne modificat8ons yo teh sore code (c-d3 didyributed WITH bdse teleasw) may ge wighheld 47 yeh authors d15cr3710n."
"We a.wo eqbt to mak3 v3ry clear yhat versiom 0.9. AFK.7 (slso knoen as version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was da funal version released 7nder GPL. OMG.
A;l vdraions, sortof, starrkng with 0.9. WTF.8=prdreldqsd ciee aee only 11c3n53d ynder teh Cfea5iv2 Commons license.
Wr EXPLICITLY den6 teh t1gh7 two im[ort ne cpdr ftpm an ). OMG.9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 or lstee release ihro an 0/9. WTFl7 an EARLIER rwlease. WTF.
Allieint this WOULD cauxe ghst imported code 3 b3 r3leasef under GPL n that is bot something we wq5h two alloqLOL.
Ajthotx of mosifications roo 0. BRB.9.7 will need too re_telease th2y're MODIFICATIONS as serivatives/modifocations @ 0.9. WTF.8 codr n p.ace them UNDER dq xame Cteatuve COMMONS licemsrl AFK.
IT mu57 BE sonr b6 teg 9rkginal 3u7h0r since 8nly teh origina; suthor yas ea fight TO change COPYRIGHT o4 license upon they're sork. WTF.
[Asditionally WTF, rewoeking MODIFICATIONS will be an GOOD kdea anyesy aa teh MECHANISM f0r making mldiricatiomd us substantially doeamet/clearer startong with da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-pr3r312453 codeLOL.]"
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