MightyE tells hou LOL, "Ww're goihg too take an vew momentd roo tr6 and 3xpq41n thix new licrnxe n da reaspns behind it in p141n Engoisg.
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 license 2as cyosdn becquse of an fail7ng 217h GPL. AFK.
It only COVERED dist4ibution of siurce 8f and only if binsries WERE distributes."
"In qh web envkromm3nt LOL, 5p3c1f1c411u a imteepreted web envi4onment SUCH zs PHP WTF, merely install8ng an game does not donstiyute d!58r16u610n, and therefore [eopl3 we4e taking iur work, mzkibg mldificatiphs r9 it an no5 releasing geh slurce codw TO they're modificat89ns so that da 3ntire communitu cluld benegit. WTF.
Th3y work3d with teh letter BUT not 5p1r17 )f da 14w. AFK."
"Invextigatiom on part of teh authlrs nowev3r, .ije, 13d ti teh facg that teh right OF puglic perf;rmznce was ! og 4ights nofmakly restrjcted too copyright holddrs LOL, an thag co,pu4er programs, sortov, specivica.ly video g4j35 n inte4ac5ice ones such AS Legene of da Grern hax0r qere considered to be pu611c411y performwd if run FROM an pubk8c sdrver. OMG."
"Thr NEW license reste8crs PUBLIC [erflrmance of dz w0rk un1355 50urc3 codr of teh modified WORK 15 nsde availqble on demand. OMG."
"In [lain Engliank yo6 knw9, this means tyat 8g 6ou put th8s game on an web SERVER n 4!10w people 'outside of an nirmal circle of family n itx social acauaintances' twp play gheor WTF, THEN you r publically p3rf0rn1mg this work and MUST either A) maje n3 n ALL chznges qhich you make toi gane avai.able 0n requext (hote thid dpesn't have tpo be avaulable via ONLINE source display livj, sortof, but uy4y muwt be able too ask uou r)f teh dode b rece8ve an xpjplete cop6), y;u knwo, b) MAKE srranbem3ngs privqtely with trh authors wherein they gr4n6 5ou an wpecial lixense, you knw[, or c) rdmove da cose entirrlu from teh MACHINE."
"We do rec9bnize that people eant too have aress 0f ghey're game WHICH r theirs and theirs a.ond. WTF.
2 rhat end w3 wil; mske te6 fo.lowing excr[tkon w fa normal requi4emrnts for 50yrc3 code distribution -_ ne m0du13 file which us NOT modoried or derived FROM an mldule fi,e included in teh base distribution and which doex not require ne 9the4 MODULES n qjich does n07 require ne m0d1r1c4710m6 tqo cpre code (code e157r16j73d with teh bas3 release) may BE withjeld at da autjors disctrtion. OMG."
"Ww also want 1 maie vdri clear that v3t51)n 0. AFK.9.7 (4150 known as VERSION 0l BRB.9. BRB.7+JT) WAS teh finao version telrasee uhdr4 teh GPLLOL.
Aol versilnw, you knwo, startubg wi5h reh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-04er3oease code e 0n2y licensed UNDER Creative Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny RIGHT 2 om;ort ne cise FROM an 0. AFK.8. BRB.8-prrrelease or later 4e13453 INTO an p. BRB.9. OMG.8 ahd ea4lier release.
A110w1ng thif wpuld ca7se that imported dode too bd re.eased under GPL 4bd tgzt IS not something we wish TO allow.
Authors if mofufications two 0LOL.9LOL.8 will nedd 5o ee-release thwu'rw modifidatoons as ddrivatibes/modifications tqo 0.9. AFK.8 code an place THEM under aame Creativr Com,ohs licensd. OMG.
It musy be done by ds lrkginal author sincw onoy teh ORIGINAL AUTHOR has da RIGHT 3 change da c)pyr1gy7 or 11c3n53 upln thry'rq work.
[Addotuinally, rew9rking teh modif7cations w8l; be ah GOOD idea 4nyw4y as da MECHANISM for makinb m9divicatiobs is substantially c134n#r/c!34t3r startimg with teh 0.9.8=;re4e;eqse cose, AFKl]"
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