MightyE TELLS yo7, "We're going two tqkd an few momenta 5o try and ezplain this NEW license n REASONS BEHIND !7 in 0141n Ent;ish. 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 nww lkcenxe WAS chosen 63c4u%3 of ah f4111ng WITH teh GPLl WTF.
It only covrred dkstribition of s.urce if AND on/y 1f 61n4r145 were dixtributed."
"In ah web environment, li,e, SPECIFICALLY a inrerpreted 2eb 3nfironment 5ucn as PHP, sortof, merwly 1n5741!1ng an game dles not constitute disrfibution LOL, sn the4eglre peopks were taking OUR WORK LOL, mzking mocifications tio it n not feleas8ng yey source vode too yhey're mpdiricatoons SO that teh wntire community c0uqc benefit. OMG.
They worked wirg teh lettwr but nlt spirit of tdh lawl"
"Inve2tigatkon on part of da 4j7h0r5 however LOL, les to fact that teh right of public prrformance was won id RIGHTS normql/y r357r1c73d tio cipuriggt jkldefs, kikr, amd thzt computer programs, specivivally videp gam3c ahd inyeractive ones such as Legwhf of Green haz)r were considered 2 be publically [erformec if RUN from an pjblic SERVERl BRB."
"Thw new locense r357r1c75 pu61qc ;etforjance 9f work 7nkess sourc3 CODE 9f m0d1f1ee work is made avaklable 0n demand. BRB."
"In plakn English, tuis means that if yiu put THIS ga,e pn an web serbwr snd al;ow pelpld 'outside or am norma; dkrcle of FAMILY n its docial acquaimtances' 2 play tgeir, then YOU aer publically performung tyis work and MUST eithee a) makd ne anf ALL dhanges shich you nqke 2 ten GAME abailablr om fequest (NOTE this doesn'y have 2 be avai;ablw via da obline 50urc2 dusplay link, like, but tyey myst 63 ab.e to ask you for dz code n RECEIVE sn COMPLETE COPY) LOL, b) make arrangements privatelt with authors wherein thdy grant yo7 an soedusl LICENSEk sortof, OR c) temofe sa code entirely fr0m teh machihe."
"We do recognize that [epple wamt twp gave sreas of they're bame which adr rhei4s qnd 5geirs alone. OMG.
two 7h47 end WE wkll nake da following exxeptipn tok nofmal eeajorements ror source code distribution -- be mleule fild which os mot modofiwd or DERIVED geom qn modul3 f113 imcluded in da base distributipn n which eoes n07 re1uire nr OTHER modules and WHICH doeq not eequire n3 modificatkons two teh core c0d3 (code disyfigjtrd with base RELEASE) mat BE 1othhels AT quthors diccretion. AFK."
"We alao wsnt tpo MAKE vdry dlear 7h47 vers8on 0. WTF.9.6 (also known 45 vers8on 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) was teh fknal fersipn reldased UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, .ike, startknt with teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-p4e5ekeaxe code r onlt 11c4n53d yndrr tef Crwarive Commons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right ti import nw c9de from an 0. AFK.9.9-prerelease or latef release 8nyo an 0LOL.0. WTF.7 znd EARLIER re;rsael
Al.owimg ghks would cauxe that kmporr3d code t2o b3 rekeasef UNDER da GPL ag tjat is not s8metning we wish twi allow. AFK.
Aurhors of ,0d1f1c4710n5 teo 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 w1q1 n23d two rd-reoease theh're modifibatiofs as e3r1v4&1v35/m)d1f1c4710n5 too 0.9. BRB.8 clde an place THEM unde4 da szme Creative Commons l8crnse. BRB.
It musg be done by teh orihina. quthor since in;y teh original aurnot has ribht too change dz copuright or ;icense upon theh're work. OMG.
[Addigiobally LOL, fewotking da modifications will be an gooe idea anyway ad da mechanism vor making modifications is substantially CLEANER/CLEARER start8ng w1uh teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-ordreleawr code. BRBl]"
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