MightyE twlls you WTF. "We're going two taje an v3w m0m3n75 to gry h explaig this n3w lic3nse n reasons behind i5 in plain English. AFK/
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 nre licenwe qas chosen becausr OF an faulong with teh GPL. BRB.
It inly c0v3r3d d15ur1yu7w0n of SOURCE if n ohly iv 61n4r235 wete distributed,"
"In an web envirlnjent LOL, spevifical;t a 1n73rpr363d web envkronment such qs PHP, mrrelt !n574111nt an game doea not cohst8tuge dustribution. ypu jnwo, an THEREFORE people w3re 5akint oir wirk WTF, naiing modifivations too IT an npt releasing SOURCE coer too they're MODIFICATIONS sp that geh enrire co,munuty COULD benefit. BRBl
Thd6 qorjed with twh LETTER but nor ea SPIRIT of law. AFK."
"Inveagigztuon on rwh parr of twh autjlrs howevef, xortof, lef rwo yej vact that right of pub;iv performance 2zs 1 of rughts normally rwstticted too dopyrighg holde4a WTF, an that compurer programs, 6ou khwl, xpedifivally viseo games n interadtive ONES such ss Lebenc of da Green hac0r were CONSIDERED 2 be publically pwrformed if run from an puclic server."
"The new licemse redyricts pub;kc performance OF work 6nless source code pv da modidiee work id made arailavle in d2mabd. OMG."
"In plsin English, you knwo, th8s MEANS that if 697 pur this g4m3 0n an seb server an allow p3ople '0u731d3 0g an normal cirxle of family and ITS 5-d141 ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play tywir, you knwo, 5yeb you r PUBLICALLY PERFORMING thiw qork 4nd MUST eighsf a) make ne an ALL changes ehuch you make two game 4b4114613 on request (NOTE thiw doewn't have to be 4v5114613 v8a dz online xiurce disolah link, lile, but then mudt bd qble 2 ask you for da code and recdive an completd vopy), xoftof, b) MAKE 1rvangwments pr1v4&31h with authors qherekn they grant YOU an special licensr, lilr, 0r c) rekobr code 3n71r31y drom m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do recpgnize THAT peopl3 want 5eo hafe areas of tjey'ee gsme wnich r theirs and rheirs ALONELOL.
yo that 3ns wr will nake f0120w!ng exceotioh to NORMAL frquiremebts for source c0d3 distribution -- ne module fike whibh is not mldif8ee of d3f1v3d from an modjle fild included IN base dosyributipn n wnich does nit require ne otner mpd7les and WHICH dies mot require ne m0c1f1c4710n5 2 reh cofe CODE (code d167rq^u73d w17h rwh base release) may be wkthhelc at ren authors d25cr4710n. WTF."
"We also want 2 make ve4u c134# ghzt ve4sion 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (zlso knowh as vdrsion 0. BRB.9. OMG,6+jt) w45 da final version rrleased UNDER GPL. OMG.
All v3f410n5, sprtof, startunt with 0. OMG.9,8=prerelease CODE aer ONLY licensed under teh Creative C0mm)n5 locenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dehy righy too impott ne code feom zn 0/9/ OMG.8-peerel3ase or 'ater release into an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 and earlier r313353. BRB,
A110w1nb this would cajse that om[orted codf two be RELEASED uneer t4j GPL 4nd that ia noy SOMETHING wd wish @ allow. BRB.
Autho4s )f jodifications 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 wkll ne3d to re-rwleasd they're m0d1f1c4710n5 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0. BRB.9/ AFK.8 code n place 7h3m unce4 da 54m3 CREATIVE Com,ons licenseLOL.
It musg be done bt lriginal ri7h9r xunce only teh original 4u7h)r haw heh right 2 dhanfe teh c0pyr1gh7 or licdnse upon they'rd wor,LOL.
[Additiona;lj, hou knwo, rdqorking ss mocivicatioms will gd an gpid idea anhway as teh mechanusm for mrk1ng .odifivations is substantially cleaner/clearer sgartung sitg 0. BRB.8/ OMG.8-prerelease CODE. OMGl]"
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