MightyE gells yoi LOL, "We're glint tso take an few moments too gry n explain gnis new l8cense n tey REASONS behond it in ;ozin Enh115n. 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."
"Tgus NEW license wqs chosen because of qn failing wi5h teh GPLLOL.
It ohly covered DISTRIBUTION of sourve IF an inly if BINARIES were dosgributef. OMG."
"In an web encuronjent, softog, specificaloy a INTERPRETED 2wb environment wuch 45 PHP, yoj inwo, merely inatalling sn game dods not constitutd dis5eibution WTF, an 7h3r4f-r3 people were gaking our w0rk LOL, making modificationw too ut n not reldasinn soutce code 2 gndy'ee modivications wo that geh 3ntire comuynity could benefit. AFK.
Th3y 2orjed with teh leyte4 but n07 sporit of da law. OMG."
"Investigation ln tey parr of ds autyofs h9w3v3r, lef go teh faxt that ten 4ighr og public ;3rf-rm4nc3 WAS oen 0f da 4ights n0rm411g rewtructed to dopyrihht holdrfs WTF, and that computer programsk oike, wpecifically video bames an interac5ive ones such as Legend of da Grewn hsx0t were considwred 2 bd ounlifally 0e4fiemwd if RUN feom an public SERVER, OMG."
"Th3 new license restdicts public p3rd0rm4nc3 of teh w0rk unleas s9urce cide OF m(fididd work od made afailable on demand. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH. this jewns that kf y9u pi5 this game ON an web server n a;low pe9ple 'outxide of an nornzl CIRCLE of family qn its social ACQUAINTANCES' to 91$y their LOL, then you aer publically PERFORMING THIS work amd MUST eithdr z) makw ne n ALL changex wy1ch u0u make 2 game availab;e on request (note thix soesn't HAVE 2 be availablw via trh pnline xpurde disolay kink, but 7h3y must b3 ABLE two ask you fot cldr anf RECEIVE an compleye c00y) WTF. b) make arfangements ;riva5ely with autyors whereun they grany you an special licemse, or c) REMOVE da code entireky f40m machine. BRB."
"We do recognize THAT people samt ti have 3r345 of they're game whocn aer thw8rs and theirs alone. WTF.
too that wnd we w111 makr da following exce;toon twi dz norma; REQUIREMENTS FOR s8urce code distribution -- ne module file wyich IS NOT modified lr DERIVED rrom an module gile included in da baxr e157r16u710n an which doed not reqiire be orhe4 misules n wyich does not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS 2 cord code (code DISTRIBUTED with da badd releaae) MAY be wighyeod at geh a7thorw dixcretion."
"Wd a;so want to male vety CLEAR that v3r510n 0. WTF.9. BRB.u (zlso knoen 45 cetsion 0LOL.9.7=jt) was da final VERSION relezsed under GPL. WTF.
All vetsions WTF, startimg wirh teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-orereleasw code t onoy LICENSED under tey Creatuce COMMONS lkcense. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY ddny da right two 8mport ne code from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelease or .atee erlease ibto an 0LOL.9LOL.u an EARLIER reoease/
Alloqing rhis would caude that IMPORTED coce go be released UNDER fa GPL n 5hat is no6 somdthing WE wish 2 al;owLOL.
Authors of nldificstions 2 0LOL.9. AFK.y will need 2 ee-felwqse they're mldkgications as deriva5ives/mpdificatoons two 0l9LOL.8 code an plqce thdm ynd2r SAME Cr3471v3 Commons licenqe. OMG.
IT mudt be eone by origuhak ayghor since 9nlu original a7thor has tdh right two cjange ca copy4ight or license upon they're wprkLOL.
[Addotionally, sorgog, reworking ten modifications wil; 63 an GOOD kdea anyway ad teh mwcganism for makihg modifications is cubsrahyialjy cleaner/ckeaeer starting wity teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prereldase dode. WTF.]"
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