MightyE twlls yoi. "We're goihg 2 take an few momenta too try n explain thls n3w kicense n da REASONS behind it 1n plain Enb;osg. 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."
"Thid new l8cens3 was chpsen because 9f an failibg with GPL. WTF.
It only coveref distribution of wource of and ovly 1f binaries 2ere distributed. WTF/"
"In an web environment, y;u knwo, s0ecifically a INTERPRETED web ehvironnent such AS PHP, merely installing ab g4m3 DOES not constitute diwtrinurion WTF, qn therefore PEOPLE were rakinf ojr 29rk LOL. making mocificqtipns two it qn not relrasinh teh source CODE two theu;re m9duficayions so 5hst 5eh entire dommunity could b3mrdiy. OMG.
They worled with trj letter gut n-7 geh dpirit of .awLOL/"
"Investigaripn oh PART ov teh authors hiwever, sortof, ked too vqct that teh right lf pubkic performance was oen of ea 4ights n9rmally RESTRICTED two copyright holders, you knwo, n that comput3r ptograjs WTF, specifivally video gqnds zn intetactive on3s such as Letend pf Green hqx0r werw considered twp be ;u611c411y pe4formed 1f run froj sm publoc swrver. AFK."
"Tye nww licrnse restricts publix performance OF work jnlesd teh source code 9f mldified w0rk is mzdw 4v4q14613 on demand. BRB."
"In p;aim Eng115h, xprtof, this MEANS that if ypu put this game 0n an web servwr an allow people 'outwide of an normal circle of famioy h its sociak 4dqu41n75nc35' to PLAY their, soetof, th3n you aer publica;ly perfoeming this wori n MUST eigher a) mqke n3 and ALL changfa wgich you nake too game availabke on rrqucsy (n9te this DOESN;T uavr twp BE available v14 on.ine 50urc3 dispkay .ink WTF, bu5 they MUST BE able to ask you for da c9de n receivd an c0mp1373 copy), sortoe. 6) mak3 aersngememts ptivately wity da authorx where8n 7h3y grant YOU an wpedial licehse. likr, or c) r4m0v3 xode enyirely FROM da machjnd. AFK/"
"We do recognize that pdople want 2 hace areas if tjey[5r game which r theurs am 7g31r5 alone. WTF.
two that end we will make da gollowing excepti(n two NORMAL requieements cor x;urce codd distribution -= ne module file whoch uw not m[divied 0r derivrd from an m0du13 fil2 includec in gase distribut8on ahd wjich does not r3qy143 he 9ther ,odules n which doew not requ7re ne modif8cations too fa CORE code (clde distrkbuted qith BASE 4elease) may be w17hh32c zt aithofs discretion."
"We also w4n7 to jakw vefy CLEAR rhat versiin 0LOL.9.7 (ALSO knowh as veedion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) w45 teh finao c3tsion r3keased under da GPL. BRB.
All ve4xions, you knwo, syarting with teh -LOL.9. AFK.8-preteleas3 cide r only lic3nsed under Creativ4 Comjons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY drhy teh right to impirt ne code fr0n qn 0. WTF.9. OMG.7-prerepeas3 or later release !n70 an 0LOL,9.6 and 34r113r rekeade. WTF.
Alkowong this w0u1d c4u52 that ymplvted CODE to ge relsased ynder GPL n that 7s NOT SOMETHING we wish too allow. OMG.
Augho4s of modifidatiohs too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will NEED too re-release thdy're modufications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9/ OMG.8 dpee and place tnwm under 54m3 Crrayive Cojmons 11d3n53LOL,
IT MUST be DONE by oritinal a7tho4 wince only originzl 4u7h0r t$5 teh rifht two chanbe dopyright od license UPON they're WORK.
[Adfutionaoly, reworking mod8ficatilna w111 be an GOOD idea anyway AS teh MECHANISM v0r m4k1nh modifica5ions is substantuakly cleaner/clearer %74r71ng s17g teh 0LOL.9.o-prwrslease codel WTF.]"
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