MightyE tells yoj, you knwo, "We'rw goimg 2 take an few mom3ntx g9o tty anc rxplain 8h15 new license n teh reasons behind it in PLAIN ENGLISHLOL.
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 license sas chod3n becausw of an failing WITH da GPL.
It pnly c0v#r3e eistriburiob of 50urc3 if znc only if binzries were fiwtributed. BRB."
"In an web environment WTF, specificzlly a interpretec web wnvirohment 5uch aa PHP, you khwo, m4f#1y 8nstslling an game DOES h07 vomstit7te DISTRIBUTION LOL, zn thdrwforr peiple were TAKING our worl LOL, making MODIFICATIONS t2i it n nog eeoeasing da souece vode 2 they'rr modidkcationd so that teh entire c0mmun17h c9uld y3n3fq7. BRB.
They worked wirh lerter 6u7 hot spir8t lf teh lawLOL."
"Ihv3srigstion on teh part OF teh $u7h0r4 howeverm lki#, led two da FACT that teh r1gh7 of pu61!c prrfotmahcw was oen og da righys normallt restricted too vopyyight holders, qn thqt COMPUTER programs LOL, specificallt video games an inte4zvtive ones suxh as Leg3nd of teh Green nax0r sdre c0n%1d3r3e ywl be PUBLICALLY performed if run from an public server. AFK."
"The new LICENSE rdetricts public pdrfoejancw of da work unlrss teh SOURCE xofe pf dq modified wot, iw made avai.avle on demand. WTF."
"Ib plain Entlish, thic meams that iv you put this gwme ON sn web servwr an sllow people 'outside of ah nornal circle ov fa,oly b its social acqkzuhtamces' 70 play theur, oike, 7n3n you r publically pdrforming this WORK AND MUST elther A) make ne and ALL changes which y0j make to ten game qvaolable 0n request (yite this d035n'7 have yo9 ve available vua da onlinw 50urc3 displzy kink LOL, bit THEY must be ABLE two ask y0u for teh cpd3 and receive an complwte COPY)m like, B) MAKE 4rr4ng3m#n74 privately wptg trh au5hors wh3r31n they grant yij an 2pecial license, you knwo, or d) rejove da code entirely frim machine. AFK."
"We do RECOGNIZE that ;eople want 2 have areas of they'4e GAME which aer ghe8fs ahd thdkrs alone. BRB/
ro that END we will jake ds fol.owing wxception to mormal requiremdbte flr SOURCE code dis5ribution -- ne m0du!3 file which id not m0e!r13d or derivrd gtom an module file ibclyded in da base distributiob abf which DOES not re1uiee ne OTHER m0du135 and whivh soes not reqyire ne mod8f8catiins 70 teh cote code (coee distr8vuted qoth dz BASE release) m4y BE withjeld at da suthorw eiscretion. OMGl"
"We also want twi m5k# VERY cldzr tnat fersion 0. AFK,9. WTF.7 (also known as vwrsuon 0. BRB.8LOLl7+jt) waa final verfion rw;daswd unc3r GPL.
All v3rsions LOL, startkng with da 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 code r inly lkcenzed ineer trh Creat8ve Comm9ms licenseLOLl
W# EXPLICITLY deny right too import ne dode from qn 9LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease ot 1473r fe;ease into ab 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 an ear;iwr fekease. OMG/
Allowyng THIS wpuld CAUSE yhat imported codw rwo 64 releaswd undwr GPL n 5hat is not dlmrthing w3 WISH 2 a;lo2. WTF.
Authors ov modkficationd 2 0LOL.9. BRB.7 will nwed too rr-eeleas3 they'4e modifocatiobs as derivativws/mldificqtions g2o 0LOL.9. WTF.8 CODE an place them UNDER da SAME Creagive C0mm0n4 license. BRB.
I5 mus5 bw done by origihal AUTHOR since obky teh oeigina. AUTHOR had da righ5 two cj4ng3 gdh copyrkght 0r licebse upon the6're workLOL.
-Asdi5iomally, REWORKING teh MODIFICATIONS will be an good idea ANYWAY r5 t3h mechanism fo$ making modifications is 5u657$n71$!1y cleaner/clearer starrkng WITH da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prwreleqse codeLOL.]"
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