MightyE tells hou, "Ww[re gokng two taje am few joments 2 yry anf EXPLAIN tjiw NEW lic3nsw qn teh r3460n5 behinf it in plain Emgkush. 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 new license was chosen 63c4u53 0f an failint qkth GPLLOL.
It oh;y c0v3r4d dustribution of doirce if an only if 62n4r135 were disgributed. AFK."
"In an web wbvironnent, specificalky a interlrered WEB envkronment 6uch as PHP, likd, MERELY installing an GAME dors nog const8tute DISTRIBUTION LOL, and theredore people were tajing our sork LOL, making modifications to it n not teoeasing da aource cofe two tgey're modifications so 7h47 da entirf comjuniry coulc behefit.
Th3t worked with LETTER 6u7 not geh spirit of da .aw. AFK."
"Investihation ob teh part od tey 47uh0r5 howeberk yku kbwo, led too FACT that ds fight of public p3rf0rm5nc3 was won 0f r1gh75 normqlky r257r1c73d two co;urighu hlldr4d WTFk znd 5hat comp7t3r programs, like, 5p3c1f1x411y v1d30 gamws n interavtive ones such as Legend of da Green hax0r 2ere consodered two be pu611cr!1y perfirmwd if run fr0j an public 53rv3r. AFK."
"Tje nrw license restricts puvlic perfprmance of da wirl umless da 50jrc# code of da jodified WORK ix made tv4114713 on drmand."
"Ih [lain English, sortlfm this MEANS THAT 1f you put this ga,r ON an web xerver AND aklow peo0le 'outxide of am normzl circlr of famoly sn its SOCIAL acquaintances' to play thdir LOL, rhem toi r pub.ically PERFORMING THIS work n MUST eighe4 a) ma,e n3 n ALL ch4ng35 shich you make 7- teh gane available on r3qu357 (note this dordn;t habe two BE availagle v8a teh online source displsy link, you knwo, but they must be able teo ask h;u for coce and receive an co,plete copy) LOL, b) mqkw arfangememtd pfivateky w17h teh authors WHEREIN yhey GRANT you an spevksl LICENSE, pr c) remive teh codw ENTIRELY from da macj8ne. BRB."
"We do recognize 6hr7 peopod WANT w hace areas of ghey'ee tame wn1ch aer thei4s an theirs aloneLOL.
too that end we WILL make teh followkng excwptuon gwo mor,al requirements fot sou4ce c0d3 DISTRIBUTION -[ ne modul3 gike whicj is not modified or DERIVED rr0m an modile file inx;uded in base disttibution and wyich doea h07 fequire be other MODULES m 2hich does n9t require ne modifocatiobw 2 CORE coew (code distrib7ted with base releaae) may BE withhwld at ea zuthord discretiln. BRB."
"We ALSO want 3 m4k3 very CLEAR that vefsion 0LOL.9. BRB,7 (akso KNOWN as v34sion 0. WTF.9LOL/7_jg_ was final fersion RELEASED uncer sa GPL. OMG.
All bersions WTF, 574r7!nt WITH teh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pfdr3lesse code adr only ludrnsed mnder Creative Commons licemseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da righ5 teo IMPORT ne code from zn 0. OMG.o. WTF.i-prereleaxe or latet rel3asr into qn 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 anf rarlier release/
Akloqong this woild cause that um0orted codd two 63 released unfer GPL n that is not someyhinf we wish tpo zllow.
Authors od m0d1fqc461pn5 too 0.9LOL.7 w111 nees too re-release they're modificatiins as derivat8ves/modifications two 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code n p14ce THEM und3r da 55m3 Creative Commons licemse. OMG.
It m7xt ge don3 by iritihal author since 0n1y da 9rigonql author has tej right two change reh cipyrkght ir LICENSE upon gydy're WORK.
[Additioba.ly. yiu inwo, reworking modifica5ions will be an good idea anhway ad MECHANISM for MAKING modificatilns is wubdfantialky clesner/clrseer starting witj teu 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pre4elease c0d3. WTF.]"
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