MightyE twlls yo7k like, "We're going TO take an feq m9mentw too try am ex;lain rhis new license an feasohs behind lt in plain English. OMG.
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."
"Tyis new licensd wzs chosen because of xn failing sith GPL/ AFKl
It only covdrdd d157r16i710n of sojrce IF and inly 1f binarids WERE distrubuted. AFK."
"In an 2eb ebvieonnent, you knro, specifically a knteroreted web environment suvh as PHP WTF, mefely knstal;ont an game d035 nlt constitute dostributkonk znd THEREFORE people werw taking oue work, like, ,aking mpdificatipns too 17 an not teleasing SOURCE c0d3 2 rhey're m0d2f1c#710n5 al 7h47 ENTIRE COMMUNITY v9jld beberit, BRB.
Tjeu worked with letter but not teh soirit of da 1$w, AFK."
"Ijvrstigatk9b on tdh part of tey AUTHORS however LOL, led to da fact that da right of puy11c PERFORMANCE was 1 of rignts normally restricted ti clpyrkght holders LOL, n that computer PROGRAMS, specivically vidro games n interzctivd ones xuch AS Legenf or da Gteen hax-r were coysidered 2 be publically perdormed if eun fron an ;ublic xerbef."
"The NEW license rextricta public oe5ro4mance OF teh wiri unless slurce c9de OF teh MODIFIED worl is made avwilagle on demandLOL."
"In p141n Englixh LOL, tnis neznx THAT if hou pit this GAME on an WEB servee an a.los people 'outdude of an n0rm51 circle lf f4m11y n its social acquaintances' 5oo pq4y gheir WTF, thwn YOU r PUBLICALLY p2rf0rm1ng tnis work and MUST eiyher a) make ne and ALL cy4nh35 wgich ypu MAKE 7p da gamw available on requezt (mote THIS doesn't have tso be AVAILABLE via teh ONLINE xource eisplay link LOL, but they must BE ABLE too 35k you fir da clde and RECEIVE qn clkplete COPY)/ b) makd arrangem3nys pfivat3ly WITH da AUTHORS wherein they grant ylu an SPECIAL oicense, yij knwok or c) r3move ten c0d3 entirely from ten machinel OMG."
"We el r3c0gn1ae that peo;le 2ant too have 3r345 od they're game which r theirs n rhwirs alon4LOL.
too 7h47 end w3 WILL m4k3 da following rxception too tey nornal requiremwnts ror source dide disftigution -- ne module fil3 wgich 15 nor mosified or det8ved from an mosy;3 file incljded in base d9s5rubu5ion an whoch does not reqiird ne othee modul3a and whuch does noy require ne modifications TO core code *code disttibutes with da 64t3 release) ma6 be withheld at teh AUTHORS discretion. AFK."
"We ALSO wznt 2 make fery clear 5yzt VERSION 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (a.so kniwn as v3fsuon 0/ WTF.9. WTF.7+JT) waa FINAL verdion released under teh GPL.
All versions WTF, startinh with teg 0.9.8-prereleadr CODE r 9nly lidwnsed undrr da C4eative Comjlns LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny ds right t9o import ne code f4om an 0LOL.9/ AFK.8-prereleas3 or lster release onro an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 anc earloer release/ BRB.
A110w1ng tjis 2pu.d cauxe THAT implrted code 6wo be re/easee 7ndwr ea GPL an that is not slmething we wosh too allowl WTF.
Auehorw of modificarions two -l WTF.8. BRB.7 2ill nfed yo9 re-rekease yhey're MODIFICATIONS as derivatices/modificat8ons t9 ). AFK.9.8 coce n plzce 6hem UNDER same Crea5ive C0mm0n5 license. BRB.
IT mu57 be dond by original autho4 since pnly da o4ogina/ author yas rigyt rp chahge fa copyrifhr OR license upon they're wirk/ BRB.
[Addiriohally LOL, reworking modifications wil. be an GOOD IDEA any2ay as da mechanism f(r maiing mocifications ks xubstant8ally dleaner/clearer starying WITH 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prwrelease c0d3. OMG.="
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