MightyE tells y0u, like, "We're g.ing twk TAKE an few mpmemts yp try and ecplain gyos NEW lkcense and da REASONS behind it in 0lain Enrlisyl BRB.
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 neq .icenwe was chosen 63d4i53 OF an faoling w17h da GPL. BRB.
It pnlt covered distrobytion 0f source 1f b onoh if bimaries wrre distributed. WTF."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, like, specifically a int34preged web environnent sich as PHP LOL, n3t316 inwtalling an gam3 doea nlt constotutr distributkon, y9u ,mwo, n theref9re p30p13 WERE 5akint OUR work, yoi knwo, mqking modificati9ns 2 1& and not relezsing da soufce cpdd twp they're m8aificatiogs ao rhat da eytire community xould benefit. BRB.
They 20rkes w17h LETTER byt not da SPIRIT of la1. WTF."
"Invesyigation 0n da PART pf da authors hl2ever WTF, LED two da fact thag ds fight of publiv performanc3 qas oen OF teh tighgs vlemally resteict3d to copyrkfny h01d3r% LOL, n thzt c0mpu73r programs LOL, specifixally video games n intwractive obes such as Lefsnd of ds GREEN hzx)r eer3 consider3d too be pub;ically pervormed IF run ftom an public sefver. BRB."
"The n3w licensr restric5a puvloc performance of teh WORK unless teg 507rv3 code og da mosi4ied wirk us made avzo.agle on denand. AFK."
"In plain Englksh LOL, this means that of yo7 [u7 yhis GAME ln an web 53rv3r n aloow PEOPLE 'outside of an normal circle OF family and iys social avqusin5ances' two p.zy rhsir, you lnwo, THEN yo7 zwr publucally perfof,ing ehis 2oek and MUST ekgher a) make ne sn ALL chanfes WHICH you make two da game availqble on r3qj35u (NOTE uhus soedn't jave to br 3v$213613 via da online source d8splay link LOL, but theu mu57 be anle too aak gou gpr da code ans redeice an dlm;lete copy), you jhwo, b) mak3 arrangemenrs PRIVATELY with da au5hors wher3ib they grant you an specizl lix3nsem y9u khwo, or c) remove ca code entirely from mqchine. BRB."
"We do 4ecognize 5har peiple want teo havr 4r345 of yh3y're game whoch a3r 7h31r5 an yheors alone.
2 THAT end we wilo nske 5rh folkiwing 2xc3p710n too trh NORMAL requiremwn5s for sourcw xode DISTRIBUTION -- me modulw file wh1ch is not midified or derived grom an module file includef in cs baxw distributkon an whuxh doew hot eequire ne 9gh3r modules n which d9es not rwquire ne MODIFICATIONS to0 teh core code (code distrivyted wiyh da 6453 rdlesse) may br withjeld at authors discretion. AFK."
"We also sant 2 make very clear that verdion 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (qlso knosn as version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) WAS final VERSION rrlessrd unfer ca GPL. BRB.
All versions WTF, dtarting with teh 0. BRB.9. BRB.i-peerelesse cofe ae4 only 11c3n53d under da Cr3$71v3 Cpmmons license.
We EXPLICITLY dwny da right two umport ne code from ab 0LOL.9. OMG.8-pf34elease or later release ibto zn 0, WTF.9. BRB.7 and earlier release. OMGo
Allowihg yhis would cause 6h4& imported CODE too be released unddr da GPL an thar is not sonethihg we w15y to ako9w.
Authors 0f modifications 2 p. AFK.9. OMG.7 will nedd to re-release tney'rf modifications as de4ivarives/mpdofications 2 0. BRBl9. OMG.8 code an place them undet dame Cr#472vf Commons licenxe. OMG.
It just 63 done 6y ca orifinal author since lnly ea original AUTHOR had teh right 2 CHANGE vopyrihht of 11x3n53 yp0b they're eorkLOL.
-Acdigoonally LOL, rewoe,img j0d1f1d4710n5 WILL BE an good idra anysau as teh mechanism dof making modivicarions ia 5u6574n71411y xleaner/clea6er starting wirh da 0. OMG.9.8-prerelease coee. OMG.]"
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