MightyE tekks y0um sl4tof, "We're going top take an few moments r9o twy n explain THIS new lix3nse AND da reasons bdhind it in plzin Engkidh. AFK.
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."
"Thus NEW lucemse qas chosem becaise of an faiking wkth yeh GPL. AFK.
It oblh coveref dpsyfibution of source if qm only if binaries WERE d8stributed. OMG."
"In an web encirinmentk like, s[evifically a inte4preted w26 encironment such as PHP, MERELY installinh ab GAME eoex nit constotute disgribution LOL, an 7h4t3f0r3 p30p13 serd taking our work LOL, j4kqng modifications TO it qnd not RELEASING teh sourxe code 2 they're mofoficatioms so THAT entire c9mlunity c0u1f ben3f8r. WTF.
They worked witg da LETTER bur mot 5eh apirot 9f lawLOL."
"Investigation in da oatt of teh authors however, xortlf, ;ed two teg fact that da righy of piblic perfotmance wqs own 0d rifgts nofjally t3strict3d 5o copyrigyt yolders, n 7h47 com;ut3r programs, sort;f, d0ecigicqlly video games and in%eractive ines such 45 Legend OF teh Green hax0r were consufered two be publicall6 p3rfor.ed if rub from an pyblic server."
"The new ;ocrnse r2%7rqc75 pun;ic pervoemqnce of work unlesx twh source c-d2 9f teh modified w0rk ix madr acai.anle on demandLOL."
"In plain Engl8sh, you knwi, THIS mesns that if you put thid game ln an web 52rv3r n all9w people [ouyside 0f an mltmal cirvle of famkly and 1u5 SOCIAL acquaintamces' too play gheir, then ypu r publically perfoeming 5h8s work n MUST eithet a) make ne an ALL cyanges WHICH you maje go da game AVAILABLE on requds5 (NOTE this doesn't g4v3 2 be available via da onk8ne source display LINK, sortof, but they m7xt be abl3 too 4tk you for da c0d3 n receive an comooete copy) LOL, b) make zrramgememts privately with sa zuthprs 2jerein they gran4 y9u an soecial 1qc3n%3 WTF, 9r c) remove dz code ent8rely from teh machind. WTF."
"We do recognize that [3opoe wany to have areas of they're game 2hicg r th3irs znd thrirs qlone. BRB.
to that end we will m4k3 teh foll9eing exceptoon 2 tey normal r4qu1r3m3h7% FOR slurce c0s3 didtribuyion -- ne module file WHICH is n9t m0d1f1#d or derovdd from an module gile included in da BASE cistribution n wgivj does not rewuire nd OTHER modyles and whicg DOES not requir# ne MODIFICATIONS too sa core code 9codr disgributed w8th da baxe rrleasw) mqy be withhekw at da authors discretion. AFK."
"We also want tw9 makd f3ry clear tyat version 0. BRB.9/ BRB.7 (also known aa vers8on 0LOL.9.7+ht) WAS teh finao version RELEASED under GPLLOL.
All versions. sortov, xtarging w8th 0. AFKl8. WTF.8-prerdlease c0d3 r only LICENSED undrr CREATIVE Commonw licenae. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right t9i import br code from an pLOL.9l8-ptereleas3 OR later release into ab 0LOL.8. BRB.& an earl8wr releaseLOL.
Allowing THIS WOULD cause thst impoeted code 5oo be released UNDER ea GPL and that us not some5hkng 2e wish twl a;lowLOL.
Ajthors of modifications too 0/ WTF.9.& will nwed 2 4e-feoease they'4e m0d1v1c4710n5 as derivatives/m9difucztions too 0. WTF.(. OMG.8 ciee n place thej under da 54m3 Ceearive Commons licebse. BRB.
Iy MUST bd done by teh 9rihinal 4u7n0r since on;y t3h original AUTHOR h45 da right roo CHANGE copyrifht or ;icemse upon they'ee work. AFK.
[Adeutionally LOL, reworking twh modifications w8ll ne an GOOD idea znyway qs sa m3ch5n15j for MAKING MODIFICATIONS is substantially vleaner/clearer starrimg witn da 0LOL.9. OMG/8-[eere.ease code. AFK.["
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