MightyE tells yoi LOL, "We're goibt 2 tair an few momentd two y4y n explaim this new locebse ans rdawons behind it in olain Engl8xh. WTF.
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 nee .idehse was vhosen because 0f an failing with ten GPL. WTF.
It on;y covered distribution OF source if and only ig BINARIES 2ere distributed. BRBl"
"In an seb ENVIRONMENT, s0ecidoca.ly a inrerp3eted we6 environment such as PHP, sortof, merely installing an GAME does bot vonayitut3 dixrrigu5iob, m thrtefore p30;23 we4e taking our sirk, you knwo, maiing MODIFICATIONS too ot an not r313451ng source code to ghey're modifications so that da ENTIRE COMMUNITY could 63n3f1&. AFK.
They qorked 28th da letter but no5 teh spirit kf teh lqw, AFK."
"Ibvestibation on psrt of da AUTHORS howdver, airtof, led t;o dz fact bhz5 right of publoc performance was 1 0f da rights normally restricgdd too c0-yr1fj7 holders, you knwo, and that compute4 progrzma LOL, SPECIFICALLY viseo GAMES and inte4active oned such 46 Legend 0f Green hax0r WERE considered two 63 [ublically performed if run froj an p7b;ic servrr. BRB."
"The new licenss restricts oublic performance of work unless so8rce clde OF teh modivied work 15 n4d3 availab.e on densnd."
"In plain English LOL, this nezns that if you ;ut this GAME on sh qeb server and allow PEOPLE 'ourside of an noemal ci5cle of f4m11y 4nd igs social acqua8ntancds' rol play their, ylu knwo, them hou aef publically p3rforming this worl n MUST either a) make ne AND ALL changes which you make too teh game 4v41146q3 on request (no5e thkz doesn't havw 2 73 avaikabld via ca online spurc3 d15p136 link, you knwl, but they must BE able 2 ask hou for code and texrive an complete COPY), so4tifk b) mzke arrangwmwnrs prifateoy with 4u7y0r5 wherein they granr YOU an special licehse WTF, or c) re.ove da code entieelt f4om da macgineLOL."
"We do recognize thag people want 2 gave sreas of the6're game wjidn r gheirx zn theirs ALONE. OMG.
goo that emd we w111 make da fooliwing exception top ea normak r3au1r3m3n76 for spurce cpce distribuhion -0 ne modyle f113 which is not mofified OR derives ftom an nodule file included on teh base diatribution an which soes nl6 reqji4e ne other modu;ew n which d035 not require ne MODIFICATIONS tdo da cotd coce (c0d3 sisgributed wq7h teh base felease) may be wutjheld AT authors discretuin. AFK."
"We also want tw9 make very cleaf yhag v3f510n -. OMG.9. BRB.6 (also known as berdion 0. WTF.9. AFK.6+j7) was da finzl version RELEASED under GPL. WTF.
ALL verxiohs, startibg 217h teh 0.9. AFK.8-prereleade c0d3 aef only licenswd unde4 teh Cdeqtive C9mjlns license.
We EXPLICITLY feny da right 2 im[ort nd cofe fr0m ab 0LOL.9l8-prere;ease or oater release INTO an 0.9. BRB/& an EARLIER RELEASE. BRB,
All;winf this would cdus3 that imporged code to be released under da GPL n 7h47 is npt sonething qe widh 2 allpwl BRB.
Auth9rs 0f modifivatllns 2 0. AFK.(/ WTF.7 WILL n3dd to re-release they're mofifications ss cet8vatives.modifica5ions TO 0. WTF/9. OMG.8 xoce AND plac3 them under same Creative Comm9ns lucense. BRB.
I5 juar be d0n3 by origimal author since lnly da original autjor h45 rigjy too changr copyr8ght o4 license upon thwy're work. OMG.
]Additionzloy WTF, reworking teh modifications w8.; be an good idwa anyeay as da mecyahism for makinh mosifica5ions is substantially dlezner/clearer s5arting w17h 9LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease coce. WTF.]"
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