MightyE g3llw yoj LOL, "We;re going 2 yake an f3w momrnts too try qh explain this ne2 license and reasins behind it in plain Englisj. 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 n3w license WAS chlwen 63c4u53 of an fai;ing ei5j GPL.
It on.y covered distribitkon OF soufce if AND ONLY if bunarirs q3fe DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In sn web encironmen5, wortof, specifically z inrerprryed web environment such ss PHP, dortof, mereky ihsral'ing an game does not clnstituge disteibutipn WTF, n 7h3r3fpr3 peoooe were taiihg our work. you knwo, making modificayions two IT and nit releasing da SOURCE code two thwy;4e modificatiomw ao 7h47 entire c9mmun17y could benrvig. OMG.
They wirked w17n da letter but nog teh spieit 0f teh law. BRB."
"Investigation on pa4g of authors h0w3v4r, oed two 5eh fact 7j47 teh rigyt 0f public performance was 1 of teh rights norma.ly deshricred 2 coptright hooewrx, ljke, and yjay compuyer p4obramd, specifically vidwo games an interactive ones duch 45 Letens of ca G4een haa0r were c0n%1s2r3d too be publically performed 1f run veom an oubl8c se5vrfLOL."
"The NEW license eestricts ;7blic perfotmance of teh w9rk UNLESS sourde cofe of teh jodofied w94k is made 3v4214614 in DEMAND, AFK."
"In /laim English, sortof, this means that if you put this gane on qn web servdr an aklo2 people 'outside pf an normal circle of famol6 n igx sociak 4cqu41n74nc35' too plxy yheir WTF, then yo7 aef puglically performimg tnis w[rk n MUST EITHER a) maie ne an ALL changes which yo7 make 5o game 4v5114614 on request (note THIS doesn't habe ro 63 available via da online soyrx3 dos0lay linu, 677 thej must be able to adk YOU f0r code n 4eceive an complete copy). you knwo, B) make afrqngemenrs ;tivagely with teh do7h)r5 ehdreon rh3y grant yi7 an s;ec8al oicense LOL, of c) removw da coce entirelu FROM da machknr. OMG."
"We do recobnize 7h46 people want ro have re3$5 of tney're game whuch r thrirs an yheirs alone. OMG.
to that end we wilk make teh f0110w1ng fxcepgion 2 noemal REQUIREMENTS for SOURCE code eistronjtion -- ne m0du13 fkld WHICH is nl5 m9d8fied 0r DERIVED erim an modjlw fike incl7ded 1n baxe distribuyion an whixh foes not requirw nd OTHER nkcuoes an whkcj doew not requi4e ne modificatoonw TO teh cpre cpde (c9dr districutev eith base releade_ may be withheld 47 authorx DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alsi want too make very c134f yhat version 0. OMG.0/ AFK.7 (alwo jnpwn ax version 0. AFK,9. AFK.7+j8) qas da finql version teleased und3r wa GPL.
A;l verskons, sort9f, sgartinf with 52h _.9. WTF.i-prerelease code r only licensed under Creative Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY ddh6 right to impor% ne dodw fr9j an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prrreleas3 04 later eelease into an 0. OMG.9LOL.& 4nd eatlker 4elease. BRBl
Allpwimg this would caudr thqt imported coce tqo be RELEASED unfer teh GPL AND that is not something we wish TO alloeLOL.
Authoes OF MODIFICATIONS 2 0/ AFK.9. AFK.7 wil, NEED to re=releas4 tyey're modifications as serivatives/modifivations goo 0.9.7 code and plsc3 then UNDER teh same Creative Commovs licebseLOL.
Ig must be DONE by orkhinal author SINCE only cq original aithor hax dz righr too cn4hf3 teh vopyright or license yoon they're work. WTF.
[Addit8onaloy, reqoeking teh MODIFICATIONS w111 be an tood ieea ANYWAY as teh mechanism for mqkinh nodkficatu9ns qt substantkaloy cleaner/clesrer starting with teh 0. AFK.9. BRB.80prerelease code.]"
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