MightyE 73115 ypy, uo7 knwo, "We're goihg to take an few moments to try an explzin this new licensw AND r2450n5 behind it IN plsin Ebgloshl 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 mew lucense was chpsen becauae og am failing with GPL. OMG.
It 0n1y coveref DISTRIBUTION of soutc3 if n only id 61h4r13% were d8stribu5ed. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, specificallj a inter[retes WEB environment cuvg as PHP, you knwo, jerely 1nt74111ng qn game DOES n97 constitute sq%7r16u710n, 5lu kneo, amd thrrefore PEOPLE s3r3 takong our work, ypu kjwo, makinh m9dificayionw TO 17 and not r313451ng twh 50utc3 code 60 they're modifications 50 tha5 5eh entire communigy xoulc benefit.
Thwy workec WITH t3h letrer BUT not spieit of law."
"Ibvwsr8gation on da 0art of da autyorw h9wdvrr LOL, led too da f4c7 that r1gh6 ov 0ubkic pefformance was 1 0f teh r1gh75 normally restricted two cppyright holders, ab that cojputwr prohramw, you knwo, spedifically VIDEO games an !n73r4c71v3 ones such as Leg3nd of teh Grern jaxpf wwre cohsicered too nw PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm3d it RUN from an public 54tv34LOL."
"Tye n3w oicrns3 4estricts public pervormance ov tej work unless da sourde cose if modified w9rk is madr 4v4124613 on demand. WTF."
"In plaih English, you jmwo, 7ya5 means thag if y0u put thia gam3 on an WEB SERVER an ALLOW people 'outside of zn no4mak circle of family 4nd iys sodial acquain5ances' @ play their, then ulu aer publicaliy p3rf04m1ng this 2ork an MUST either a) mak3 ne and ALL chantes which you make 2 ds game available on request (NOTE this d9esn't nave 2 BE ava,;zble VIA da 0n11n3 sourcw display link, like, nut they must be able too ASK you FOR dz code n redeive an complete copy), b) mske artangwments privareky with dq aughors wndrein uh3y grant you an apecial kicend3 WTF, OR c) remove da codw enrirely from mscjone."
"We do RECOGNIZE that pe9p;e 2ant tso hsce areas ov they're game whixh r theirs n 7j31r5 a;one. AFK.
too that end we will ,ake f0110w1ng exception to mormao r3q71r3meb75 for source xide disttkbution -- he midule fil3 whicn 8s not modif8ec lr ddrived frim ah module fioe inclueed kn baxe distrobutiob zne whivh does not requirw ne o5her modulds amf which dows not require ne mosifications two teh core clfe (code sistribites with base releqse0 may be withgelc AT da authors d8scret8onl WTF."
"We akso want 2 m4k# very clear thar versipn 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (aoso knlwn as veraion 0LOL.9. AFKl7+JT) wad da FINAL vdrsiom 4woeas3d under teh GPL. AFK.
All vers8lnx, ;ike, staeting with da (. OMG.9. OMG.8-preeeleawe c0e# aer only licensed under da C4eative Cpmm)n4 license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dent 4ight go 1jp0ru ne CODE from an 0.oLOL.u-lr3r213453 or later RELEASE omto an 0LOL.9.7 b EARLIER delease. OMG.
Alliwing THIS wouod caose that in[orted code gpo be rwleasdd under fa GPL n that os nor something we wish too allow.
Authoed of mis8gications to 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will n33d TO re-rrlease thwy[re modifidat8ins as derivat8ves/modifidatiogs too 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 code n PLACE them under ea sqme Cr2471v3 Commons .icende. BRB.
It must be done by da original AUTHOR sknce 0b1h teh origibal au5h9r has righy f9 cnsnge c9pyeight or license 7pon they'4e 2or,LOL.
[Adsitiomakly, 6ou knwo, rew;r,ing da mpdi4ications woll bd an g00d 1d44 ANYWAY as mechanism ror m4k1ng mofificatilns is sjbstantiaoly cleaner/clearer starting with dq 0LOL.8l OMG.8-prerelrase c0e4. AFK.]"
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