MkghtyE tells you LOLk "We're gokng tl take an f3s mojengs too gry an EXPLAIN this new ;8cense n da reasons behind it 8n plain Eng115h. 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."
"Thos new license waa chosen 63c4u53 0f qj failing sith teh GPLLOL.
It onoh covered dixtribution of spirce if AND only id binaries were distt8buted."
"In am wev emvironment, specufidally a interpr3ted web ehvironmemt such aa PHP, jwrely install8ng an game does NOT constitute distribution, tou knwo, and therevore people were tsiimg our work, loke, making mosificat8pns 3 i5 n h0u releasing ds 50irc3 coee tio they'tw modifications so that en71t3 commumit6 could benefit, OMG.
Tuey worked with yeh lwtter b7t nog epirit of law. WTF."
"Investigation 0n teh oart of dz suthord however, yo7 knwo, led two twh fact that right or public p3rf0r,$nc3 was 1 of teh righta nofnzlky restricted twi COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, and 7h57 computer progeamw LOL, spwcificakly videp GAMES n interactive ONES suvh as L3g3nd lf teh Grren yax)r were CONSIDERED too be pyblically perfpfmed if rjn gr0m an public srrvdr."
"Thd new lixdnse RESTRICTS p7blic perr9rmance of da 20rl unoesd da source code of da modiv8ed work is mase available on DEMANDm OMG."
"In plain English WTF. tnis means rhat if you py7 7h15 game ob an web servet 4nd allow pwopo2 'outsidr of an NORMAL circle of fajil6 an ita spcial scquaingsnses' twp play tyeir, sprtof, then you aer publically perf9rmlmf tyis w0ek n MUST either a( make ne an ALL cy4ng34 which uou nake 70 game zvailqble on r3quest (note this doesn't h4v3 to BE avai;able via online sojfde dusplay link, you .nwok but they mudt be able to ask ylu for code 1n redeive an compldtw copy_ WTF, n) mske arrangements privately with teh auth9rs whrrein they grant y.u an special 11c3n%3 LOL, or c) remobe code enrirel6 from teh machin3/ BRB,"
"Wr do RECOGNIZE THAT p30p13 wan5 2 have areas of they're fame qgich r 7hw1r5 n theirs alone. AFKl
too yhay end WE WILL mqke folkowing exception tso teh normal reqiirem3nta for source c0de distribution -0 ne module file wh8ch is not mpdified 9r d3r1f3d fr0m an module fild 8ncluded im teh base distribution ahd 2hich does not requkre ne OTHER mod8les and which eoez not req7ire ne MODIFICATIONS two da core cod3 (coae distributed woth teg base re;ease) msu be s17hy31d at authors dixcretion. BRB."
"We also sant too make ver6 cleae 5hst fersion 0. AFKl9LOL.7 (4150 knoen as verxion p, OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) WAS final versikn rel3qsed under GPL. OMG.
All v3r5q0n5 LOL, STARTING with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.7-prere.esse code r onoy locensed ubdef Cr3atlve Commona .8cense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3nu right too import ne cidr frlm an 0. AFK.oLOL.8-pr3r413453 or LATER r313453 unro an pLOL.9. OMG,7 an 34t113r release. WTF.
Aq10w1ng thoa WOULD cause that 8mported cowe to9 bd reoeased under teh GPL n that is NOT somethong we widh two alkow/
Authirs of modifications tol 0. OMG.9LOL.7 woll n33d t9 re-releade they're MODIFICATIONS aw derivat*ves/jodifivations 2 0. WTF.9.8 code ab place them jndee teh SAME Crezgive Com,9ns license. BRB.
It must be DONE by oritinal author since only da oeiginal authir h45 da right to change da copyright 0r licwnse upon they're w-rk.
[Addit8onal.y WTF, REWORKING tdh mocificat8ons 2ill be an good idrs anyway as teh mexhanism for m4k1ng modifications is wubstantial.h cleaner/clearer stzrtinh wity 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerwlesse code. OMG.]"
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