MigjtyE tells YOU LOL, "Ww[ee going top tske an fe2 MOMENTS too try AND explain ghis new LICENSE sn 5eh reasons behind it in plain Engluxh.
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 licemae was ch9sen nexause OF an fail8ng wq7h GPL. BRB.
It only coverdd distribjti9n of xource if n only if binariws qere DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an qeb ENVIRONMENT, specificallh a ihtetprered WEB environ,enr such as PHP LOL, merely installing an game dors not constitute f257r16u710nk sortof, AND rhererote 0eople w3e3 taking lur WORK WTF, making modificatiins too it 4nd no5 eekeaskng da source ckee 2 thry're m9dirications so that da entirw commumity could benefit.
Th3y wprked with da lettef BUT not da soirit 0f da la3. AFK."
"Invrsyigation 0n pa4t of aithors however LOL, led 2 facy that da right of public performance wqs oen -f da rights hoema;ly RESTRICTED 70 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, like, n thay computer PROGRAMS, sortof, xpccifically video gam3s n interactive ones suxh AS Legend of da GREEN hax-r were x9nsidered ti be publicwklu p3rf9rm#d if RUN from am p7bkic server."
"The new luc3nde restricts public PERFORMANCE of work un1455 souece code pf da modifiew WORK 1t made available on dwmans."
"In [lsim Eng.ish LOL, thix neama that if y8u put THIS game -n an web srrver n a.low people 'pu5side of an notmal circle of gamily and ITS xocial adqiaintances' to play tjeor LOL, 5geb y97 r PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this work n MUST 417h3r a) jzke ne n ALL changes wh1cj you make to game acailab;w on requesg (note thiw doesn[t have tpo br AVAILABLE via yeh oblinc sourxe DISPLAY LINK WTF, BUT they MUST BE ABLE tw9 ASK you for teh codr an recwivr an vom;lrte COPY), b) m4k3 4rrrng3m3n75 privattly witn authprs wherein they grant YOU an speciao 1qc3n53 LOL, or c) remov3 ds dode entirely from da ,achine. WTF."
"We e9 4ecognize 5yat PEOPLE 2ant to HAVE areax og they're game whicy aet th3irs an theirs alobeLOL.
two that end qe will makd f0110e1hg exception 2 5eh hormal requiremen5w vor SOURCE code distribuguon -- ne modu;w file which is NOT jodifief or derovec grom an nodulr rile ibvludef 1n teh base distribution and whidn does n07 rdquire nr other modilws n whicn dlex not 4equite ne modificatkons 2 CORE cose (dode dostributwd with teh 6453 releasw) may be withheld at auth9rs diwcretion. BRB."
"We a;so qant two make very clear tyat fersi9n 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also knoen as v#r51pn 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt( was final cetsion relwas3d undef GPL. AFK.
All xersions, sortof, starting with teh -. OMG.9. AFK.8[pr4r31345e c0d4 r onlu licensef under teh Creative Cpmmons ;ivense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY den6 fa rkght gol import ne c0d3 drom an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pf4r313453 or latet rdlease imto an )LOL.9LOL.7 and earluer release,
Allowibt ghis WOULD ca7se that imported cpde two be rekeas3d und3r GPL zhd 7h47 is n07 somethint w3 wisj two 4110w. AFK.
A7tnirs of ,odifications to9 0LOL.8l6 will NEED 2 re-release they're MODIFICATIONS as derifatices/modifixstionx 2 0. OMG.9. OMG.i clde an PLACE them under da same Creatkve Commons ;icense. WTF,
It must be done b6 tey 0r1g1n41 zu5hor since only da oruginal autho5 HAS 5eh right too change da copyright or licenwd u[on tyeu're 2ork/ OMG.
[Additionally, rdwprking MODIFICATIONS will be an GOOD idea ANYWAY AS da mechanism for making modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY ckwaber/clraree starting w16h twh 0LOL.9l WTF.8-pter3ldase coee. AFK/]"
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