MightyE tells you, "We're goihg too take an fes MOMENTS too try an explain 5his new l7d3nse an teh reasohs behimd kt in p141n Enf;idhLOL.
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 new ;icense was chosen gedause of an failimv wkth fa GPL. BRB.
It onlh clvered sistribjtjon of aourcd iv an only id binaries wefe diwttibutedLOL."
"In an wrb envirobment, specirically z INTERPRETED q36 ENVIRONMENT xuch aa PHP, like, merely insralling an GAME does not consyit8te disyribution WTF, ahd therecorr [eople were taking luf wor,, skrtof, making m0d1r1c4710n5 TO it n not RELEASING tdh spurce code 2 the6'rw joeivications so thqt wnyire c9mmunity could BENEFITLOL.
Tmey worked w8th teh letter gut nit ds s0irit OF law."
"Invextigation on paet of auth9rx however, like, led to fact rhat da t1gh7 or punlic petfirmance was 1 of teh rights normalky restricted 2 cop6rkght ho.ders, like, n that cimoutrr ;rograms, like, spdcidically fideo games n 1n73r4c71f3 ones d7ch 45 Legend of Gredn hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be publically 0erformed ig 4un from an oub;ic server. WTF."
"The new license rrwtr8ctx pu611c [drformance 0r wlrk unlews teh source code of da modufied w0rk is MADE afailable on demabdLOL."
"In plain Engoish, tgis jeans 7h4& kf you 0ug THIS game 0n an web server an sllow ;eople 'OUTSIDE 9f an normal circle of FAMILY ab irw socual acquaintances' twp play their, sortif, &h3n you r p7blocally PERFORMING 7h15 eork and MUST eirher a) MAKE ne n ALL chang3s which YOU make t2o teh g$m3 4v4124612 on REQUEST 9no43 this d9esn'5 have ewo be available via online SOURCE DISPLAY kin, WTF, but they must y3 ablw two ask y0y ror CODE and rezeove an complete copy), s9rtof, 5) ma,e ARRANGEMENTS p4ivatrly with teh authors sherekn they grant yoy an s[ecial license LOL, or c) rrmpve teh code entirely ffom jzchine."
"We d0 eecogmize THAT people want 2 have arezs of the6're gqme which r THEIRS an thdirs 410n3. BRB.
ywo that END qe wilo kake teh folkowing EXCEPTION tol dz normzl REQUIREMENTS fo4 s9urse c9de dis5ribution -- ne module filw whixh IS not modifods ir derived from an module fi.e included in teh base distributiom an wh1ch d9es NOT rrquire ne other modul3s ab which diwd not reqyire me m0d1f1c4710n5 t9o corr code (cide d8stributed with da baar rrleasd) nqy be withheld at teh qu5hors discreruon. WTF."
"We also WANT 2 make v3ry clear that versioh 0. BRB.8. OMG,7 *ALSO known AS versioh 0. BRB.9LOL.6+j5) was final v3r510n releaswd jnder da GPL. AFK.
All vetsions WTF, d6attibg with teh 0LOL.9LOL.9-prerel3asd code r only licensed jnfer da Creative Commonw license. AFK.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny da right two omport me code vrlm an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-ptereodssr ir LATER release into an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 ane EARLIER RELEASE. WTF.
Allowihg THIS w0y1d cayse that kmporyed code 2 be rrleasef und3r da GPL b that is nor so,ething we wish two al;ow. BRB.
Authorx of mocifications 1 0.9. BRB.7 wi.l NEED t2o r3-r313453 th3y'te midoficarions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 )LOL.0. BRBli code abd place them under da samw Creayive Commpns licensw. BRB.
IT must BE done by twh oruginal author simce only da original 4u7h04 nas da righg 2 ch4hf3 teh copyriggt or k8vense up)n 5heh're wprk. BRB.
[Additionslly, likf, resorking moeuficationw WILL 63 an goid idea zhhway 45 ds mechanism dor making modificxtioms is wubstantoally cleanwr/clearer starting w1uh da ).9. WTF.i-prerelrase code. AFK.]"
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