MibhtyE tells hou WTF, "We're going two TAKE an few momdnts 2 trh an explain %gis new LICENSE n reawpnd behine it IN p141n EmblishLOL,
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."
"Tyis new ;ivense wzd chosen BECAUSE OF an failong qith ra GPL. AFK.
I5 inly coverdd disr4obution of so7rce if n only if binaries were cistributed. AFK."
"In an wen ebvironm3bt, specifically a interpeeted web dnvironment such as PHP, sortof, merrly instaloinf an game dies bot constitute cosrribution, sortof, an theref9re pelple weee taking ou4 WORK WTF, MAKING MODIFICATIONS too it and not releasing da wource c0de 2 th3y're modifications so that reh entire community coyld benefit. AFK.
Theu w0rk3d qkth da ldttdr BUT not da 5p1t16 of teh lawLOL."
"Imvestigatiom on part of da authlrs however, LED too FACT that da righr of ;ub;ic PERFORMANCE was 1 of da righgs normally r357r1c73c t9 c9pyright nolserx, h tnat compuger programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY v1d30 gamds n ihteractive onec sucg ax Legend of Green has0r were considered too br pjblically perdormef uf run from an pyblic %3rv3r. WTF/"
"The nww 21c3n53 RESTRICTS PUBLIC 0ergormance if da w0rk ubl3ws twh 60urc3 code of twh modifiee work is mave avsilab.e on demandLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH, thid meanw thar if u9u PUT this GAME ON an web SERVER ans $119w pwo[le 'ojtside of an normak circle or FAMILY n its slciao acquaintanc3s' TO [lay their LOL, then you aer publocally pervorming ghis work AND MUST EITHER a) makr he an ALL changes which y0u male too fa game available ob REQUEST (not3 this doesn'g havw two be avai;able VIA trh lnline dpurce d15p1$y link. like, v7t they must be ab;e 2 ask tou rog teh code n r3c31v3 qn complete s9py) WTF, b) make qrrangements pruvately 2ith authors wherein 7h3y gtant you an SPECIAL licensc, like, or c) remove c0d3 dntirely fron teh machineLOL."
"We do rwxognize that people want tlo have aress of ghey're gzme ehich adr thekrs n theirs alond. WTF.
tw9 THAT 3nd we will MAKE ywh FOLLOWING exceptiom 2 teh normal rwquirrments for source xodr diwrribution -0 ne ,odul3 f123 which is nlt ,odif8wd -r derifed rrom an mldu;3 file included in teh base DISTRIBUTION and wyixh does not REQUIRE ne other m0cu135 an which epes NOT r2quire nd modifications two tey core codw (vode disyributed witj base release) MAY v3 WITHHELD at zuthors duxc4etilb. AFK."
"We also w4n7 too maie v3ry xl3ar tyat v3rsioh 0.9LOL.7 )also known as version 0LOL.9. AFK.7+k5_ eas da ginal v3r520n reldaswd under teh GPL.
A;l versiins, lije, starting 218j 9, BRB.9. AFK.u-prerelease code aer only licenaed under teh Cr3ative Commons 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY deny ribht ro import ne code from an 0l AFK.o. OMG.i-prere.ease 04 1473r releaxe into sn 0.9.7 and 34r113r 4elease,
Allo2ihg tgis w0t1d xause that importrd code yo9 be released under da GPL 4nc thzt is not aomrthinb WE wish to allow.
Autnors of m0d1f1c4710n4 two 0LOL.9. AFK.7 w111 need tw9 RE-RELEASE they're modifkcagions as derivayives/modofications to 0. WTF.9LOL.8 code AND placw them undrr sa dzme Creativr Commlns .icense. AFK,
I7 ,7st ve cone by original author xince only teh originq. aurhor h45 right two changr c;pyright or !1cen54 upon they[re w0rkLOL.
[Additilnally, you knwo, f3w-rl1ng uoeificafions will be an GOOD IDEA anyway as da mechanism vor making modufications is substabtiqllt cleaner/clearer syzrting wuth teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8_PRERELEASE cide. WTF.]"
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