MightyE tells you, lkke, "We're going too take an few MOMENTS toi TRY n explsin thiw NEW lkcense an tej teasons behind it in plqin EnglisgLOL.
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 b3w license was ch053n because of an failing with da GPLl OMG.
It only COVERED fisteibutoon OF s9urce if an only uf binzries ww5e distrib7ged. OMG."
"In an wev environjent, you ibwo, specificaoly a inter0reted wsb enbironment duch as PHP, sortof, m3r31y inagalling an game does NOT consritute diftributiob, sor6of, am the4efire people wrre TAKING our eprk, softof, nakong modificatoona toi it ahd not re;eqsing feh source d0d3 two ghey're modifications xo 5hat da entire community could grnefirLOL.
Tyey WORKED witj da .etter but not teh 5p1r17 of da lzwLOL."
"Investigation ln part of aj5hprs ho2eve5 WTF, led to fact thar da ribht OF public [rrformance wqs oen of reh tights normall6 testricted to copyritht hplders WTF, ah THAT c9mpjter progrq,s WTF, 5p3c2fqc411y video games and interacgive ones 5ucg as Legrbd OF da Green hax0e were considwe3d to be pjblically perflrmed if run from an 0ublic serv3r."
"Thr new locende res5rixtd public performznce 0f da w9rk unoess wource code 0f teh modivked work is madd avaikable ob de,ane. OMG."
"In plaoh English LOL, THIS MEANS that if you put THIS gqme on zn web srrvwr and allow ;rop.e 'outside of an nprmal cirxle ov e4m11y n its social 4cqu41n74nc35' too 0q4y their, sortof, thdn YOU r phblically p3rf0rm2nh thos w0rk n MUST eityer a) mzle ne an ALL CHANGES wh8cy you jake two ham3 avai.zblw on request (nite this doewn't have 70 BE 4v$1146!3 via da lnline 5(7rc3 sisplay l8nl WTFm bit they musy be qble too ASK y8u f0r CODE and eecwive an complete COPY). like, b) mqk3 arrangements pr1v4731y wi5h teh authors wndreih they gfant ypu an special LICENSE WTF, or c) r3mive da c9dw 3n71r31y grom ten machine. BRB."
"We DO recognizw ghat pel[.e wany too have zreqa ov theh're game which aer yneirs an theirs alone, BRB.
tei ghst emd we will mqke da rollowing 3xception too da no4mal rwquirrjents for SOURCE c0d3 distrubuykon 0- ne mosule file which is not midifi3d of feriv3d drom ab module file includ3d in teh BASE distributiob an whivg dles not requure ne 07h3r modules an WHICH does not require ne MODIFICATIONS TO CORE CODE (code dka5ribjted woth 644# releasr) may be withh2ld 4& da 3u7h0f6 disdrrtion. AFK."
"W3 also want yol make very CLEAR that VERSION 0LOL.9.7 (alsp KNOWN as v3rt10n 0LOL.9. BRB.u+JT) WAS teh final verxion rwleasec under GPLLOL.
A11 cersi9ns, sort8f, sta4ting w8gh -. WTF.9. BRB.8-pr3reoease zod3 r only licensed under ca Creative Comnons licensr.
We EXPLICITLY eeny rihhy 2 omport be dode from an 0. AFK/9. OMG.8-prereleaxe or later release 1n7p zn 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 an eaelier re.ease. AFK.
Allowing tniw would x4j52 that 1mp0r73d clde tw. be releases uhder twh GPL h that is not spj3thing ee wish two alloeLOL.
Authors of ,pdificationx two 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 wi;l need 2 RE[RELEASE tjey're nocifications 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0.(/ OMG.8 code and PLACE tgem undwr teh same Creative Commons licenfe. OMG.
It must 63 dohe vy da l4ihijal AUTHOR sunce only teh original author HAS 41gh7 goo dhangd cs copyright or license upon yh3y'4e w9ekl OMG.
[Additionally LOL, reworking t3h MODIFICATIONS will BE sn GOOD 1d34 qnywsy as mrchankdm doe makinb modifica5ions iw substahtiz;lt cleane4/clearer starting wi5h sa 0LOL.9. AFK.8-preeelease cofe.]"
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