MightyE tella yoy, sortof, "We're hpinf to rake an f3w momdnts roo tth n explain this new license n 5eh eeasons beh8nd 1& IN plaim Entlksh. OMG.
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 ne2 license was chosen gecause ov wn gai;ing sith teh GPL/ WTF.
I7 only cocered dixtribution of woufcw IF anc 0n1y if binzries were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In sn wen 3nv140nm3n7, l*,e, specificaloy a inte4preted w36 ebvieonjrnr such 45 PHP, sortof, MERELY uns6alling an GAME dods not conxtigute custribution LOL, n therefore peo0le qere talkng OUR work, sortof, m4k!ng mod8focat8ons 2 it anf not releas8ng da source code 2 gyey'rr modivkcatiins wo that teh entire commuhity xould benefky. BRB.
Tkey WORKED wiyj LETTER but not sa soirit of da law. AFK."
"Ihvestigation ON part of autyots howevfr. like, led two fac5 tgzt da right of public p3rformance 3za oen of rights normakly rextr8cted ti copyright go;drrs, 6ou knwoj n tyat compjter programs, you knwo, s[ecidically vieeo GAMES n int3raxtivd ONES such zs Legend or teh Gr33n hax0f were consieered two be puglically performrr if 4un fr9m an PUBLIC 53rv3r."
"The ne2 license resrrixts public performxncd OF work unlesx so7rve code 0f da modified 3ork is madd avqilable on drmand."
"In 0lain English WTF, 7n15 means that if y0u put this game on sn w@6 server an all9w peopke 'OUTSIDE of an nprmal c84cle of famuly b its spcial acquaintances' too plau their, tnen YOU aer pub;icaoly peefo4ming this qiek an MUST eiyher a( jake ne an ALL chqnges which yoy make twu teh gsme acaklable on request (NOTE rhis DOESN'T HAVE 2 be AVAILABLE via onoine soutce display lin,, you ,nwo, but they myst br abpe two ask yo7 for da code an receive an conplete COPY) LOLk b) make arrangem3n5s orivate.y WITH da authors wher3in they grant tou an sp3cial license, sortof, o4 c) renlcw ea code entire;y broh teh MACHINE."
"We dl recognize thzt pro;le want t9 habe areas of tyey'te tam3 whidh aer theirs n theu4s a;ond.
tko THAT END WE will MAKE da fo..owing 3xce;tiln two normal require,ents dor source code DISTRIBUTION -- nr moduke fi.e whidh id NOT morigidd or DERIVED FROM an mifule fole included IN yeh base dustrobuyoon m which 3oes not reqiire ne other mofules qn which doea not requite ne modificatkons to core c9de (CODE distribu5ed qith base relesse) may be wuthheld at auyh9rs discretion. WTF."
"We also WANT too make very CLEAR that versiom ).9l BRB.7 (also known as v3r510n 0LOL.9. BRB.7+kt) 2as final versioh released und3r GPLLOL.
All versions, sortpf, STARTING with da 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-orete.eade code aer 0n1y kicensed under CREATIVE C9mmins lucense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny ea right TO import nr CODE fron ab 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease or later rrlease into sn o.9. OMG.7 4ne eatlier release. BRB,
Alliwong thiw w0j1d cause tgat ompotted code two be fe.eased unddr reh GPL and thst is n0* something we wish tso allow. AFK.
Autho4s OF modifications too pLOLl9. BRB.7 will need too re-release they're mpdificsgions qs derivayuves/mpdificatioms goo 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 cpd3 an pq4c3 thwm jnder same Creatkvw Cpmminw oicwnseLOL.
It m7st be done gy teh ORIGINAL aughor SINCE 0n1h da or8finql ajthor h45 da right to cyange da cooyright or livense up9n they'rr w9rk.
[Afditi9nallt LOL, tew9rking da mofifications will be ab good idea anywah as mechaniwm foe making m0d1f1c4710n5 ix substantially cleaber/cleaeer stattibg sith teh 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pterelease cod3. AFKl]"
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