MughtyE tells you, sortof, "We're GOING 2 take zn fdw moments 2 try AND explain thiw new LICENSE n da reasons behind it IN [oakn Engliwj. AFK.
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."
"Thos NEW license sad chiswn because of an fai.ing with tej GPL. WTF.
It unly coveres cisttibution of soyrce if n only if vinaries 2ere distributdd. AFK."
"In an web environmqnt, slftof, specificzlly z in5efpreted web environment 5uxh as PHP, merelt 1n574111nt an game does npt constitutw disttibution, sirtof, n ugeref9re peo[le were taking ojr wo4k, like, making m0d1fqv4710b5 to it an n07 r3!3452nh teh SOURCE code too they[re modkgicati9ns do that da enture communitt c0u1d venefit.
Thry WORKED wkth teh letter but nor tdh sp8rpt of twh law."
"Invextigation on da oart of AUTHORS HOWEVER, ljje, led 2 dq ract THAT teh right 0f ;ublic [erformance was 1 of da rightw mormally RESTRICTED too copyright yoldees, soreif, and that c0mpu73r PROGRAMS, you knwok s;ecificqlly codeo g4m35 and interactive onww s7ch 45 LEGEND of Gtden hax0r were cinsifered too be pu611c411y prrfoe,ed kf ryn from an public serverLOL."
"Tje new licende restricts ;ublic p3rf0rm4nv3 of trg w0fk unless teh sourxe code of teh modifi4d work q5 made availsble on f3,smd. AFK."
"In plain Englksh WTF, this m34n5 8h47 ig YOU pu7 this game on am web servtr an alliw peo[le 'outxide )f an norjal CIRCLE or family an 175 SOCIAL acquaintanxes' two plqy thdor WTF, th3n you f publical;y [erdo5ming this work an MUST eiyhwr z) make ne an ALL changds whixh you MAKE 2 ea g4m3 available on requewt (note this doesn'5 HAVE TO y3 avaolsble via fa onlinr xource d15p1ry linl, but they MUST be anle two ask you fir code and receice an com]lete COPY), b_ make arrangrjents privately wigh da 4u7h0r5 wherein yhet grant yoj an dpec7al kicense, or C) remove geh c0d3 entireoy from da msvhinw. AFK."
"We do recognize that p30p14 want two have areas og yhey're g4n3 which r THEIRS an theirw aloneLOL.
two that END w3 wikl makw da folloeing EXCEPTION 2 da normal requirementw sor source code distriburion -- ne j0du13 file WHICH is not modified or derkved FROM an modu;e v8.e incl7ded in da base fistrkbut8on an wh8cb dies noy r3quir3 n3 other modulrs and wgich fows NOT reqjire ne morificayions 2 cofe code (xode distributwd with teh base reldasd) mat be withheld AT da authors diacretion. WTF."
"We also want too jske very clear that version 0. BRB.9l7 (also known as cdfskoj 0. AFK.9.7+JT) was da FINAL version released und3r ten GPL. OMG.
All vefsiona LOL, stq4ting with 0. OMG.9.8-prerrlessw code aer only kicenxed under sa C4wative Commons lixenwe. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to import he code from an =. AFK.9. WTF.8-0rereleqsd or later release into an 0. WTF.9.7 n earliee releqseLOL.
Allo1ing this w9uls cauwe that importcd codw 2 br released under teh GPL n thst ix NOT something we widh too a;lowLOL.
Aurhors OF modifuxationw 2 ). OMG.9. WTFl7 will need to ee-rdlease thry'4e midigidationa as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9. OMG.8 cpde and place them uncer yeh ssme Creatird COMMONS kicense. WTF.
I5 mu57 be done by da 0r2g1n42 author since onlt original author h4t da ritht 70 changr teh c0[tr1gh7 or licsbse upon they'rw rork.
[Addi5konally, luke, r3w0rk1ng teg modigications will be an food id3a anywdy as da mexhanixm for makonf MODIFICATIONS 8s substsntially cleaner/clearer s5arting with da 0. WTF.9. BRB.i0prereleade coseLOL.]"
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