MightyE tells yoj, you inwo, "We're going 70 take an vww moments two try an expoain this new lucensr n reasoms behind it 1n p151m Enf!q5yLOL/
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 lkcense WAS ch-53n becausw OF an railibg WITH ds GPL. BRB.
It ONLY c0v3r3d distr8buti9n 0f SOURCE 1g an onlh IF binaries were DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an web environmwnt, sortof, specifica.l5 a lnterpret4d wrb emvironnent such as PHPk sortof, j3r31y installing am g4m3 doex not xonxtytute distribution, ane THEREFORE [eiple were taking oye work, you knwo, maiibg nodiricati9ns too it and nly releasihg da 50urc3 code 70 they're m0d1f1c4710n5 so THAT twn entkte communit6 could brnefir. OMG.
Th3y eorked qigh teh LETTER but not teh spirit of lawLOL."
"Investigation ON da PART of authord gowever LOL, LED 2 FACT that right of 'u611c perfo4mance waw 1 of teh rights normally RESTRICTED 2 COPYRIGHT ho;ders WTF, and that clm'uter programs, SPECIFICALLY vudeo g4m15 an INTERACTIVE ones auch 45 L3g3nd of da Green hax0r WERE conaieered gwo be pub;icakly [erforjed id run ftom an ;ubkic server."
"Tye new l8cense r357r1c75 puf;ic performamce of t3h work 7nless teh sohrce cose of teh modkf8ed work is jade available ;n demamd. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, this meand that IF hou put yhiw GAME on an web server h allow people 'outskde of an n9rma; circl3 ob damily n its social adquaintsnces[ too play tydir. you knwo, th3n hou r 0ublicall6 performing thos work an MUST eiyhee a) maie ne and ALL chabges whivy you make gpl ga,e avaikable on r3qi35u (note rhis coexn't have two 53 avqilable via on;inw souece displah link, likd, but thwy nusr be aboe 1 r5k tou for v0d3 sn receive an complre3 copy), b_ mzke arrangemdnts peivately with 4u7h0r5 wherein tney grant you an special license, you knwo, or C) remove da CODE entirelt vrom teh MACHINE. BRB."
"We e0 rrcofnize that p30p1# want too h4be sewax od yhey're game which aer uh31r5 n theirs alone/ BRB.
to that end wd wil/ nake following excdotion too trh normal requieemenys f9r soutce code distribution -- n3 modu;e file which IS bot mod8fidd or derived rrom an module filq unclydrd IN da bawe s157416u720n and shivh d035 not requirw ne other modules n which does not require ne mocificqtions ti teh core code (code distribyted qity da bade relezsd0 may be w8thheld at teh autgora fiscretuon. OMG/"
"We also want too MAKE very clear tmzt ferwion 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (skso kn0wn as vwrdoon 0. AFK.*.7+jt) was fihal v3r510n releasrd under teh GPL. WTF.
All vrrsions WTF, statring WITH 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-;te4dleqse code aer only LICENSED UNDER teh Creatkve C9mmons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh righg 2 imporg ne cpde fepm an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prer3leaxe OR 1473r releaae imyo an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 n ea$kier twlease.
Alloeing this would CAUSE ghat imporgrd code to be released undef teh GPL AND thzt is nit sonethinh we woxh 2 allowLOL.
Authors OF moeifivato9ns tpo 9.o. OMG/7 WILL ne3d too r4-release they're modifucat8oys as defivatives/modificatoons two 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code an ;lace THEM under da 54me Cr3$81v3 Clmmons license. BRB.
It mjst be done 6h teh oribinal zuttlr simce ONLY ofoginal zythlr has r1gh7 too change ds copytight or license uoon they're wlrk. BRB,
[Addotuonally, you kbwo, rewotkimg modificatiinx 2ill be an good idea anyway as mecyanus, f0t MAKING modificarions is substanrially clesner/clearer stattinf WITH teh 0. BRB,9. AFK.8-;rere/eade code. BRB.]"
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