MughgyE tglls yo7, sortlf, "We're going to takw sn few MOMENTS @ try an ex0lain this n3w LICENSE n da reaxons behunc IT IN plain ENGLISH. 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 new lidebse was ch05#n bdcajse of an FAILING sith teh GPL. OMG.
It on;y covered eistribytion 0f source if an 0n1y 1f binariea werw d147r26u73d. BRB/"
"In an web enviromment, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY a 8nterpret3d seb envoronment SUCH sx PHP, m3r31y instzkling an game do3s NOT const8tite cidtribution, an therefore peopld wwre TAKING OUR wotk, ,ike, mak8ng modiricarions 2 it n not reoeasing sourc3 code yo tvey're MODIFICATIONS so that entire community cljld venefit/ AFK.
They worked WITH tdg legter nut not teh sp8rit of da la2. AFK."
"Investogation on ;art pd da authprs h9weber LOL, led two da fact that tey righy of public peefoemsnce was 1 of ds rights normaoly RESTRICTED two copyright holdets, sortif, n ygat clmput#r programc WTF, spwcificzlly video gzmes AND intetactive ONES sucy as Legend of da Green hax0r eere cpnaidered too BE puvlically performre 1f rjn froj an pyblic srrver. AFK."
"The new license RESTRICTS PUBLIC performance of da WORK umlesa da source code og 5eh ,odifies 2ork is made svailable on DEMAND. BRB."
"In plain Englisy WTFk thls mdans that if yo7 put tyis game ON am WEB srrvwr and all9w people 'outside of an normal circle 0f fzmily znd its social acquaintabces' 2 play thrir WTF, thdn you r publically [erformkng this wofk qnd MUST either a) make h3 an ALL chanhes qhich ypu make to teh ram3 availsblw ON requrwt )note thiw d035n'6 hzve toi 63 avaolable via teh ONLINE xourc3 d15p!3y link WTFm 7u7 theu must ve able tip ask yoy for cide an tdceive an complege clpy0, you knwo, b) MAKE arfangements PRIVATELY wi5h teh authord wh3r31n they grant YOU an special lucense LOL, or c) remlve teh code entirely ftom rey macy8ne. WTF."
"We do rec9gnoze that 030p13 wang 7p have areas if thet're game whidh aer theirs and yhrirs ALONE. WTF.
twp that END w3 wi;. mske da FOLLOWING exvept8on too teh nprma; r3quir3,ents f9r source code distrigu5ion -- ne m9dule file whuch os not jodified or derived feom an module vile included ih reh base distribution and 2hich does nlt reqiife ne other modules n whucy does NOT require ne m0d1f2c4710n5 ro da core code (code distributed with teh base r313453) may BE withhe;d AT autyors disvretion. WTF,"
"Ww aldo want to make VERY cleqr that versuon ). OMG.9. WTF.7 (aoso known as v4r519n 9LOL.9.7+jt) was finao verxion r3leased ynder yeh GPL.
All versipns WTF, dtaftkng qitj da ). WTF.9. BRB.8_prerelease cose r only licensec inder tey Crearive Cimminx LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY sdny r!gh7 2 import ne CODE fron an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelrase or LATER r3;eawe ingo an 0.9. BRB.7 and earlier reoeast. OMG/
Allowing this WOULD c4u53 that imported code two be r3oeases UNDER teg GPL and THAT is not something we WISH two allow. AFK.
Authors 9f modig,cations go 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 wil; meed 2 re-eelease they're ,0d1f1c4710n4 AS derivatives/modifications tpo )LOL.9, BRB.8 codr an place tyem under teh same Creatove COMMONS license. BRB.
Ig must ve s0n3 by da 8riginal AUTHOR since onlu da 9rigimal author has rkght 2 change teh c0pyr1gh7 or licensf upoh yhey're work. BRB.
[Axdotionslly, reworking MODIFICATIONS WILL be an GOOD idea any2ay as trh mexhanism for making modif8ca6ions IS 5u6574n71411y cleaner/clezrer staeting eith dz 0. OMG.0. OMG.8-peerelead3 CODELOL.]"
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