MightyE tel.s y9i, slftofk "We're hoing to tak3 an vew m9ments too try and 3sp1$qn thia n3w license n teh reaxona 63h1nd 17 in 0oain ENGLISH. OMG.
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 licenwe was chpsen BECAUSE if an railing wi5h 5eh GPL/
It obly clvered diat4iburion of s9urce 8f sn ONLY ig binaries were e15ur16u73dLOL."
"In an w36 enfironjent, you inwo, specifically a interpreted web enviromjenr xuch as PHP, metely ihdtzlling an GAME does bot constitute diwtribytiob, sortof, an tyeregore p4ople were takong our WORK, sprtof, MAKING modifivatkona two it AND NOT rel2as8ng teh dource xode 2 thwy're modificztions 5- 7hr7 entire xommunity could nenef,t. WTF.
They worked with teh letter but no5 apirot of teh law. OMG."
"Invea5igq5ion ln ten 0a3t of suthots however, lok3, led 2 teh fact tjat ritht od publuc perfoemance was oen of roghts normally festfictrd two copyrignt holcers, sortof, an that computer progra,s WTFm specifically vodeo gamds and inte4active ones sucn as Legrnd od Green hax0r eere considered to be pu6!2c411y petvormed if run fe9m sm PUBLIC SERVER, BRB."
"Thd new kicence testrocts PUBLIC prrformance 0v da work UNLESS da aource code of m9dified w0ek is maed avzilable on demand. OMG."
"In plain Engl8sg, this mrans that if you put th8s gamw ln an wwy server am allow people 'OUTSIDE of an n0rm41 CIRCLE of fa.oly and iyx sociao acquaimtzncws' too PLAY tjdir, you jneo, yhem YOU aef publicaloy p3rf0rm1ng th8s work n MUST EITHER a_ mzmr be n ALL changes which you male t9 game availaboe on reqydst (note THIS doedn't have 2 be availabke vka on;ibe source dospoay link, but they mu57 63 abke 2 axk yoy for dodd n receive an complete COPY) LOL, b) mzke arrangemdntd [eivqyely wity autjors wherein they grant YOU an %p3c141 license LOL. or C) rem9be CODE entifely from tej machine/ AFK."
"Ww dl recobnize that peiple 2ang too hqve sfcas of they're gsme which r thekrs an theirs aooneLOL.
2 that end we will make FOLLOWING rxve0tion too da nlrmal requirememys for sourve xode dostribution -- ne jidule file eyich IS NOT moeified of derived from qh m0du13 FILE onclused in g3h bawe DISTRIBUTION an which does not requite ne 9tjrt m0du135 and WHICH does not twquire ne m-d1f2c47q0n5 two da cor3 code (cpde disrributed with cq base felease) may be withheld at da autgo4s DISCRETION."
"We also wabt too maie very xlear that versioh 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (zla9 knowm as c3r510n 0. OMG.9/ WTF.u+jt) was final verwion released UNDER reh GPLLOL.
All versions LOL, sta4ting woth 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3r21345@ c9s3 aer only licenaed jnder da CREATIVE Commons licwnse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3by teh RIGHT w 1mp0r7 ne CODE from an ).9. OMG.8-prerelease or LATER r31e45e into an )LOL.9.7 ahd 2arliet releaae. OMG.
ALLOWING this wojld causw that 8moorted c0d3 two be releaswd jnd3r dz GPL n ghay IS yot something we wish goo al;owl WTF.
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL,9. OMG.8 will n43d two re-releqse thwy're modifications AS ferifztifex;m9difications to 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 code znd ;lace them under same Creative Comnons license.
It mjdt BE done by iriginsl author sibce only tdh orkginal author hqs da rigjt 2 chsgge da cipyrigh5 o4 license j9on they're work. WTF.
]Aeditionally, you jnwo, reeorkumg da mofificati9na will be an good idea antwqy 45 m3ch4j16m for makinh jodifications is substantial.y cleaner/clearer starting witm da 0l OMG.9. OMG/8-PRERELEASE code.]"
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