MightyE tells tou, lukd, "Ww[re goibg two take an gew moments 2 TRY an 3xp141n 7h15 NEW license n teh r3450n4 nehjnd ut IN plain Enhlish, 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."
"This nee license was chosen b3dause of an failing with dz GPL.
It only covered distributoon ov source 2f n only 1f 61n4t125 were fistributrd. AFK."
"In qn wrb ebvironment, specifically 1 inter;reted web ENVIRONMENT such aw PHP, yiu knwo, merwly INSTALLING an game does NOT constitute distribygion WTF, n therev9fe peopoe were takkhf pur worl LOL, making modificatkons to it n not relesxing 5eh source code to theu'r3 modigications si thqt teh 3n71r2 community doule 63b3f17.
Th3y worked with da leyter vut not x0irit pf da law. AFK."
"Invwatigatioh oh part if ea zuthors jowever WTF, led to da dact THAT da RIGHT of puboic perdormance sas len 0f yet rights normqlly restricted tlo cp;6roght holders WTF, and ghat computer protransm l8ke, soecifixally vid3o gamdd h ontersctuvw on3s aich as Legrnd OF Green gax0r werw conskdrred @ vr publically pd4formed if run frpm an public serfer. BRB."
"The new ;icense red5ricts public pwrfkrmancr of da work unless t3h source v0d3 0g fa modifide work 15 madr availabl3 ln drmand/ AFK."
"Ib plain English, you knwo, tgis means thag if y0u put thks g4m3 on an 2eb swrver and allow peo;;e 'iutxide og an morjal circle of ramily 4bf its soc8al acquaintqnces' two plag their WTF, then ypu r puvlicqlly performibg thid work and MUST EITHER a) make bw an ALL changes which ylu MAKE too da gqme availanle ln reqyest (NOTE THIS doesn't have t9o be AVAILABLE via 0h11b3 source display link, sortpf, BUT they MUST be anle 70 ask y0u for teh code an receive an c0m[1373 COPY), you knwo, b) mak# srfangwments priva5ely with ca authors wherrih 5hey v5ant you an special license LOL, pr c) re,ove ca code ENTIRELY grom machibd."
"We do reclbnize 7h47 pe9poe wznt too have areas of th3h're game which r rheies b THEIRS alon3LOL.
two yhah end we WILL jake ea FOLLOWING excrptkon 2 teh n0rm41 requirementx fpr source code disgr8nut9pn -- ne modulr f8le WHICH is n0u modifked or fe4uved fr0m an module file 1nc1ud3d in vase d157r16u71pn anv wgich doea bot require ne OTHER mosules qn whicy dors not rwquife nd modificationw 2 da core code (xode diwtrib7tee with teh bawe rrlease_ may be 2uthheld at zuthovs DISCRETIONLOL."
"We aldo w4n7 two MAKE very clear that versiin 0LOL.9.6 (qlso known as versiob 0. WTF.8.7+jt) qas final verdion released unddr da GPLl WTF,
All versions, STARTING with teh 0. WTF.9.8-orerelease CODE r on;y licended jnd3f Creatkve Cimmons kicense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deby da tignt 2 1mo0r7 ne cpce fr0m an 0. AFK.9. AFKl8-PRERELEASE pr latef teleaae into an 0.9LOL.7 an earlier rekease. BRB.
ALLOWING bhis would cause thzt im[otted cofe too 63 rwleased ynder GPL n tnay 15 mor 50m38h1mg qr WISH two allow. AFK.
Authors og modigicarionx two 0. OMG.9LOL.7 skll need ywo re-felease they're modificaeions as derivag8vex/modifucationd 5oo 0.9. BRB;8 xode sn olace them undet same Cr3471v3 Commohs license. WTF.
It must be cone gy da or8ginal autho4 s8nce only origibzl author HAS da tight too chajge teh copyrignt OR license 7[on they'te sork. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, r3q0rk1nb modificatipns wull be sn goof idra anywau 45 da mecyanism for mskibt MODIFICATIONS us substantially CLEANER/CLEARER startkng with 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code. OMG.]"
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