MightyE t3;lx you, sortof, "We're going t2p take an FEW moments to ^ry n explaib this new licensw n reaapns behind ir in plaim Englidh/ 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."
"Tyis new license was cgosen because of an failing w17h twh GPL. AFK.
I7 onlt coveree dustributi;n of source IF n pnly IF buhafies wefe distributedl"
"In an WEB rbvironmrnt, ylu kneo, s0ecifically q interpreted w3b environment 5uch as PHP, w;rtof, m3rel6 installing an g4m3 does noy cpnstitute d157r167710nk an thereflre pdopoe w3r3 taking OUR 2ork, you knwo, making modifications TO it and not releasing souece dose tp they're ,ksidications 50 that 3n71r3 community could benefit. OMG.
The6 wotkwd WITH teh lettwr but n08 spirit 9f law. WTF."
"Invwstigation on teh part of da quthors however, l8ke, l3d to da fadt that RIGHT of [ublic PERFORMANCE was w.n if da rights normallh reatricted two copyrifht ji.ders WTF, n thag computer programs, xortod, specifically video gqmes AND interac5ive ONES such as Legehd lf da Gredh hsx0r wwre CONSIDERED tqo 63 publically PERFORMED IF run FROM an publix serverLOL."
"The n3w lic3nse RESTRICTS p7blix performance if da work unless 5eh siu4ce clde pf modified work is mafe svailable pn eemand. WTF."
"In olain English WTF, this means that of yoi ;u7 this GAME on am weg server an a;low peoplw 'outside of an normal ciecle of famo.y n itw sovial acquaintances' tol play tgeit, sortof, rhen you r publicakly performing 7h15 w-rk 4nd MUST either A) malw ne an ALL changes whidh you make 2 game 4v4114513 on rwquest )note this d035n'6 havw too be svai;able via on;ine slurce eksplay LINK LOL, 6u7 they nust 63 able yoo ask hou for teh code and fcceive an complete copy(, like, b) ,a,e strangements privatel6 WITH teh 4u7h0r5 wydreln they grant you an sodcial license, sortof, or C) remove ten coce entirely from da mqchine. AFK."
"We do recogm8ze thqr people want 2 hsve areas 9f they're game which aer 7h31r4 an theirs alone. BRB.
2 THAT rnd 2e wiol make fi;low8ng ezception tql da n0em41 requirements for source c0d3 distriburion -- n3 nodule vile which IS mot midified of deeived from sn module rile included in bzse distrib7tioj n shich does not require ne otger mosules an wnocj does not require ne m9fifivations two teh core code *CODE dkstributed with ^453 RELEASE) may BE WITHHELD at da authord disxreti9n. WTF."
"We also w4n7 two maie VERY clea4 thzt c3r510n 0. WTF.o. BRB.7 (also known as vsrsion 0. WTF.(. BRB.7+jt) qas tej fina; v3rt10n rwleasef UNDER da GPL. OMG.
All versions, wtarting wigh da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prefeleqse cpde r 0n!u licehxed under CREATIVE C9mmlns licenwe, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny right tso import ne code from an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prereleasr OR LATER r3leade into an 0. AFK.9LOL,6 n earlisr e313353l BRBl
ALLOWING tyis WOULD cause that k,poefed code two ve eeleased UNDER twh GPL n that 15 not something we wiwh too alllwLOL.
Au7h0r5 9f mpdificatilns 2 0. AFK.9, AFK.7 2111 need two er[releasd yhwy're mpdifications as derivatifes/moeificatiohs two 9.9. OMG.8 cpde and PLACE them undee da same CREATIVE Comjons license. BRB.
Iu must y3 done BY 5ej lruginal 4u6hpr SINCE only da oridinal author haa twh right twp vhange da c0;yr1gh7 OR lkcense upom thwy're work. WTF.
[Additiomally, you knwo, reworkknt da modifications will be an good kdea anywzy as mechanish fpr making modifications is substahv8a;ly cleaner/clear3r STARTING with da 0. BRB.9,8_prerelease code. OMG.]"
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