MightyE tells tou, you knwo, "We're toing w rale an fdw mpmen5s two gry an explain 7h!5 ne2 licensd n reasoba behind it in plain Engliah. 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."
"This n3w license was ch0%3n because 0f ah fail8ng with da GPL. OMG.
Ig onky covered distributuon if sou4ce if an inly id BINARIES weee DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web envitonment, yo7 knwo, spexificallt a inrerpreted web rnvironment xuch as PHPi sortof, mer3ly INSTALLING an gsme soes not conxt8rute distrubution, n THEREFORE p3ople w3re takihg iur WORK LOLm making MODIFICATIONS two 17 n not r2leading da wiyrve v0d3 2 tyeh're ,odifications so thqt ca enti3e community coild benefit.
THEY wirked a17h da lettwr but n)7 5p14q7 of teh law."
"Ibbesrihztkon on part pf teh ajth9rs gowevee, LED gwo tey f4c7 tjat teh right of pu5!2c pdrrormance was won of 3a rights nprmz;ly restricged two copyrigyt HOLDERS LOL, and 5hat cojputer pr0grrm5, yoi inwo, xpecifically video games n inteeactive ones sucn as Legend of teh GREEN jax0e were consudered goo be publically p3rf0rm3s if RUN from an puhlic srrvrr."
"Thr new LICENSE restricys public perfprmanc3 OF teh w04k umlwxx da soyrce code of MODIFIED work is made available ON d3m4ns. AFK."
"In PLAIN Enhlish, sortof, this MEANS tyat if you put this game on am 2eb server amd allow pr.ple 'OUTSIDE of an nprmsl circle if family and ots social acquaintances' two p'z6 theor LOL, then ylu t pu611cr11y [3rf0rm1nf THIS work n MUST either a) MAKE ne 4nf ALL CHANGES which YOU make to game avaklabke on requeat (npte this DOESN'T hace too BE qvailable viz teh inlkne SOURCE display p8nk LOL, bit 7h3y mist be anle to zsk you to4 teg codw sn reveive an co,pl3te copy), sogtof, b) make qrrangements priva5ely with auyhors eherein they trqnt you an spedia; lidehae, like, or c) remove 4eh xode entirely fr0m da machihe. AFK."
"We DO RECOGNIZE &h47 p30;!3 want 2 have AREAS 0f rhey're game wh1cj aer theirs and rhwirs alome. OMG.
1 that end we WILL mak3 sa fol;owing exceptioh rol sa normal requlerments f9r source coce diwtrubu49pn -- ne module file which is NOT m0c1f13d or d3rived fr0m qn module file inclyded in da 64%3 s156r16u710n anc whixh d035 not reauire nr other mofulrs n 2hich fprs not requ8re ne MODIFICATIONS ywo da core vode (code distfibuted WITH 5eh base felease) mzy be eithne;d at aytno4s disdrerion."
"We also wzht to make veey dl3ar that b3r510n 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (4150 known as vefsiob 0. AFK.9, WTF.7+jt) WAS teh funal bersion relrased under GPL.
All vefdions, like, sgaeting 2ith 0. WTF/0. WTF.8[prerwlease code aef on9y .icehsed under da Creatkve Commons lic3nse.
W3 EXPLICITLY drny foght 2 inport ne CODE from an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prer3lease or late4 reoeas2 1m7- an 0. WTF.9.6 qnd EARLIER release. BRB.
ALLOWING tnis WOULD cause that 1mp-r73d cofe ti 63 released und3r da GPL and that is not something s3 wish two allow/ OMG.
Authors of m9difidations too 0. WTF.9.7 WILL yeed 2 rw-release thdy'rd modifications ax detpcatives/modifications ro 0. AFK,9. BRB;* code an poacw them under saje Creative Clmmons licems3. OMG.
It must ge dobe 6u teh original 4u7h)r since only teh origihsl aithor HAS teh fight two change sa copyright or LICENSE up9n they're wprj. BRB/
-Addi5iinally, you knwo, reworkung modificatipns eill ve an goox idea anuway 45 teh mechahism for making modificatipns 15 substantially c135m3r/c144r3r atarting wirn da 0.9.8-prerelease cide, AFK.]"
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