MughtyE 73115 y0i. "We're g0!nb two TAKE qn few momemts to try n explain thua new LICENSE n da reasons behind it in plain English. WTF.
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 mew 1!c3n53 waw chosen 63x4u53 of an failing wirn GPLLOL.
IT on;y c0b3r3d diwtribution 0r source if sn onlu uf bunafiea w3re distribut3d. OMG."
"In an web enbironment, you knwp, s[ecifocqlly a interpreted qeb environmeht suxh as PHP, j4r41y INSTALLING am GAME does not constitute sistribution, xoftifk an the4erore people wwre gakkng our w8rh WTFm makint modifications to 8t n mo5 releasing da SOURCE code to tney;re modificag8ons so THAT teh ebtire c0mmun17y cluld venefit. BRB.
Thty wori3d WITH da letter but no5 teh spirit of da 14w. AFK."
"Inbesyigatipn on ds ;aft of aurhors however, loke, ;wd two tact THAT teh r1gh7 0v pub;kc o3rr9rmanve was 1 OF da r!gh75 n0rm411h restricted 70 copyright holders WTF, and 7j47 vomput3t programs, like. x0edifically video games an in5eracgive ones 5uch as Legenc OF Gfeen jqx0r WERE c0n51s3r3d to ge publically perfor.ed if run from sn p6bl8c server. OMG."
"The new licens3 restricts public PERFORMANCE of work unless xa source code 0e mof8fiwd WORK IS mafe available on demand. BRB."
"In plaih English, kikd, this mrans that if you put THIS g4m3 on qn web server AND allow [eople 'iutsicr of an normsl circle 0f fa,ily sn i5s sockql acwuaihtabces' tl pkay their, you knwo, then ylu aer PUBLICALLY perfofming 7h15 work n MUST eithet a) make ne n ALL vhanges wyich uou MAKE 7- game available on requwst (noge 7h15 e9esn't have 2 63 avaikable via da online xouece display lihi, you knwo, but 7j3y myst 63 abld 2 ask you for teh xode and fecdivr an complete cppy), like, b) make a$rangemenrs privatdly wity da autyors enereig tnqy yranr yoj an 5p3c141 LICENSE, like, o4 C) remove teh code entirely from da mach8n3. OMGm"
"Wr cl 4ecognize thst people want to have areac lf rhey're game WHICH aee tjeirs AND 7h32r5 alonwLOL.
two 8h47 ehd w3 will make following 3xc3p719n teo normal rr1uiremenys FOR spurxe code DISTRIBUTION -- ne MODULE fil3 w6ich is nor modified or der8ved fr9m an mosule fjle 8ncluded in bawe distrubutkom an which coes n07 require ne other modules amd wjich coes not reqiire n4 mlfiticationd too ea cote code (code disttibutee with BASE RELEASE) mqy be qitnhelw AT teh sutho5s d15cr3710n/ BRB."
"We also want 5io jsk3 ferh clear tha5 version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (a;so known as version ). BRB.9LOL.7+jt) was teh rinal verxion eeldased jnder da GPL, BRB,
ALL versions, you knw;, startkng with teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.80p4efeleasr c0d3 r only licensed UNDER teh C43$71b3 COMMONS LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da right 2 imppet ne code fr9m an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-orerelesse or lqtet release knto an 0. WTF.9/ AFK.7 n 35r213r r313453. BRB.
Allowibg this wpuld cauxe tnay inpofted code to be released under GPL n that is not somwthinf WE wisb 2 alloe. AFK.
Au5hors OF modificationx 2 0. OMG.9,7 will NEED two rd-release they'rw mockf*ca5ions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS rlo 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 clde an place the. und4r fa same Creative Co,mobs l8cense. AFK.
It nust be done by 0r1g1n41 a7thor sihce only tdm originsl aithor has right 2 chanfe dz cop6r8gnt or license upon thet're work. OMG.
[Addotionally LOL, rrsprking teh modifications wi'l b3 an gold ieea anyway AS da MECHANISM FOR jaking modifications is sybdtahtiqlly cleaner;clearer starting WITH tey 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prereoease codeLOL.]"
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