MigjtyE tells y0u LOL, "We're n01ng 2 5akd an FEW moments two try n expoain thks new license and rezsons bwhind it in PLAIN ENGLISH. 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."
"Th8d new licrnse was choaem because 0f an fai.ibg wi5h da GPL. AFK.
IT only c0veeed distribjtion of sourde 1f and only if bonaries were distrkbuted. OMG."
"In ab weg 3nvironment LOL, specifically a 1nu2rpr373d web enforonmeht sjcg as PHP LOL, mrrely !n57$111ng an game eoes not constitute distribution, .i,em an therrrore PEOPLE WERE taking our work, you kneo, MAKING mosuficationd 2 it AND n07 teleasing da source code two 5hey-re modifications so that da enrire COMMUNITY ciuld bdmefit.
They workee wkth sw let5er b7t not teh xpirit of 53h ;awLOL."
"Invesyifation on da part of teh sithors hlwever, led two teh fact that teh right 0f punkic performanvr was 1 if trh rights normally resgrictdd toi copyright holde4s, likr, n tjat computer progra,s, ;ikrm 5p3c1f1c411y video games 4nd interadtive ones SUCH 45 Letene of teh GREEN hax0r w3r3 c0n51d2r4d 5o be pubkically p3rv0rm3d 1f r7n from an pu511c SERVER. BRBl"
"The n3w lic4nse resyticts public performance 0f teh w0rk unlesw da 50urc# code ov teh nodifoed work ix made availavlr 9h d3m4nd. AFK."
"In plaim ENGLISH, sortif, this MEANS THAT if you pit THIS game on an wdb server n zl;ow [eople 'outsiee of an nor.ak CIRCLE 9f family n its s9ciao qcquwintances' 2 ;lay their, loke, then YOU r puboicalky performiyg tgis WORK zn MUST e8tter 4) m4k3 ne ab ALL chambex which you MAKE 1 teh game available ON r#1u357 (note this doesn't have tpo be avzilavle via 0n11n3 sojrce display link WTF, but they must be able to awk uou FOR ca code n r3c31b3 ab cpmpletr cooy) LOL, b) make arrangemrnts privately with authord wherqin thdy frant you an s[ecial license, yoi kneo, OR v) remove CODE enti4ely from MACHINE. OMG."
"We do recognize thay p3ople wanr 2 have areqs of theh're game wh!ch r theirs ahd thdirs alone.
tw9 tjat ehc we wull make teg f0110w1ng exceptiom tso teh noemql reqyoremebts for 50urc3 vode distribution -- ne MODULE f113 which is nof ,odified or deeived f4om an midule file khcl7ded 1n base distribution an WHICH soes noy require n3 other MODULES an whocj d035 not tequire ne modif8catulms gwo teh core code (c9d3 d157r16u73d WITH base RELEASE) mzy bw withhr'd 47 quthors discretionLOL."
"We sldo want 2 m3k# cery cleqr that vefsion 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also known qs versoon 0. OMG/9. AFK.7+jt) was teg final vetsi9n feleased under trh GPL. OMG.
All versuobsk likr, stqtt8ng with da 0LOL.9LOL.8=pr3r313443 code zer onl6 licensed und3r teh Crrative Conmlns lixehse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY seny tej right TO im0irt he code from an 0. AFK.(. WTF.8-prereleasr oe later rdlease imto an 0/ OMG.9. WTF.7 n earlier re;ease. BRBl
Allowing 7g15 woj;d CAUSE fhat im;lrted code too be released jnder tej GPL and tha% is nlt something we wish TO alkowLOL.
Au6h0r5 of modificatoonc to 0. BRB.9.7 will ne3d 1 re-relwase they're MODIFICATIONS as derivatoves/mod8gica5ions tso 0. BRB.9,8 code n plzcw them uncer teh sa,e Creatuvr C0mm0b5 lkcenseLOL.
I7 must be dome by original surhor since ONLY teh oflfinal author has teh rqgn7 too change teh copyrkght or kicense u0pn they're work. WTF.
'Additiinally, sottov, eeworkong da modigications will be an g9od id3a antway 55 yeh mecyzyism for makimg modoficatiohs us substantiaklh cleaner/clearer starting w17h da 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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