MightyE 74115 yo7, dortof, "We're going too take am few moments 2 tey n explaib 7h15 me2 licenxe n teh reasons nehond it ih 0lain ENGLISHLOL.
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 or an failinh WITH 5dh GPL. AFK.
It onlh clvered disgributiin pf source if n onlu 8f bibarkrs w3re dos5ribiyed. WTF."
"In an web environmfnt LOL. 5p3c1d1c411h a int3fpreted w3b environment such as PHP LOL, mefe;y instsll8ng an game d034 hpy cons5itutr distribjtion, spr5of, n THEREFORE pe(ple WERE takihg 0ur work, yli knwo, jaking modifucations 2 it n npt eeoeasyng da dource code tp they'rd MODIFICATIONS so tyay sa entire COMMUNITY could benegit.
Th36 w0rk3d witj teh letter but not teh spirit 0f da las. BRB."
"Investigstion 0m p3r7 of teh autjprs howev3r, sortof, led two teh facg that teh rihhn of oubliv performance qas 1 OF teh r8ghts NORMALLY reatricted 2 copyright holders, sortovk an 5hat clmputef programs, sort9f, dpecidically video gam3s an interacfive ones sich AS Lefend of da Gfeen hax0e were c9nsidered to be publically performed IF run from an pjblic SERVER. WTF."
"Thd NEW licensr resyrixts pu621c PERFORMANCE 9f sork unlsws da dourxe xode OF da mlduf8ed work 8s made AVAILABLE on d3m4nd. OMG."
"In PLAIN Englixh WTF, this ,34n5 THAT if you [u5 this game on qn web serber AND zllow people 'ou5aide OF an m9rmal ckrclw of famiky and its woxial acquaintanced' too play their, sortofk then ypy aer PUBLICALLY performihg thuw w0r, sb MUST eithwr 5) makd ne an ALL vhanges WHICH you make 2 teh gqme available on request (nore thus d[esn't yav4 two be AVAILABLE via teh ONLINE xiurce d15[14h link, aoryof, but they mjst be able two ask you for teh code an receive an compleye copy). loke, b) make arrangem3nts privste.y with da aithors wherein they grzng ylu an special licenae LOL, or c) remive CODE entirwly FROM machinr, WTF/"
"We fo recigbize 7h47 peopke want t9 have AREAS OF they'ed game 2hich aer thrirs an theirs 4!0n3.
2 gjat end we wiol make da following ecce;tko, to teh mormak requieements for xource c9de distribution -- nr nocule file which os not modigied oe DERIVED from an module fi;e 1nc1ud#d 8n base distrobution and which DOES not require ne other modules n which DOES not requure ne modirocatiohs to core code (code d1t6t1^773d eith geh baae RELEASE) msu b2 withjelr AT aurhors discrwtion. AFK."
"We also wsnt 2 make VERY CLEAR thst vefs8pn 0. OMG.o. AFK.7 (als8 known as version 0. BRB.9LOL/7+j50 WAS da vina; version feleased unf3r da GPL. AFK.
All v3rs8ons LOL, STARTING witj teh )LOL.9. AFKl8-prereldase codd r only licensed uns3r da Cr3471v3 Cpmmons licenxw. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny 4ihht TO impprt ne code rrom an 0LOL.9. WTF/8-pterelease or later releaae into an 0. BRB.9.7 ahd earlidr releaqeLOL.
A110w1ng this WOULD cause tyat imported code too be released under GPL n THAT is not somethong we w,sy 2 4110w. BRB.
Authors of m9dificatuons tlo 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 wi;l n33s 2 re-release theu'ee modifications as deribatives/,odificaroons 2 0, BRB.8,8 code AND place tgem under da same Creative Commona lix3nse. OMG.
IT must ve done bt otohinal autnor sknce only teh oeigina; author has da right 2 change da c0pyr1fh7 or lucendr uppn they're wo4kLOLl
[Add1710h413y, you jhwo, reworking modigicationx WILL be an good idea amyway as da MECHANISM flf making nodificatiobs is subsgangially cl3zner;cleare4 starting WITH da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prere;eaae code. BRB.]"
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