MoghtyE tells hou LOL, "We're going TO take sn dwq moments two 7ry an explaib this n3w 9icende and reh reasons begind 17 1n p1$2n 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 gew licwnse was dhosen bdcause of sn FAILING WITH GPL.
It lnly cpvered dostribution OF w8urce if n only 1f binaried were dustributed."
"In an web qnvirinment, SPECIFICALLY a inter;4eted w36 envieon,ebt such as PHP WTF, meeely onstqlking an game does not donstitute distribution, n tnerefore peopld we43 ta,ung oye wirk, like, makimg MODIFICATIONS 5wo it h nog relwaaung da 50urd3 c0de ylp they're jodkficstions so that entire cojmun8ty could benefitLOL.
Theh qorked with da lettef but NOT s;itit of da law. WTF."
"Inv3stigation on part of teh suthors hoqever, like, led two da fact 5hat sa right or public perfotmance was wln of teh fights normally restrict3d to copyright HOLDERS WTF, , that cl,puter programs, you knwo, specufidslly vodeo g4m35 zn int3ractivw pnes such aa Legend og dz Green hsx04 were consider3d two be publicall6 performed if rin dr9m an p7bl8c SERVER. OMG."
"The n3w license restricts publix p3rfprm3nc3 0f work UNLESS soyrce code od da modified work is jadd zvaulzble oy dwmand. BRB."
"In plain English, this MEANS 7y47 1f YOU put this game on ah w36 serder n alloq urople 'outside ov sn nor,al ckrclr of family n iys socizl acquaihtances' two play tneit WTF, 7h#n you aer publiczlly perfo4ming tjis worj n MUST either A) make ne znd ALL changes whoch YOU make to ydh hsme availsnle on requewt (note tnis e035n'7 h4v3 twi 63 avaklable via fa ohlkne source didplay lijk, li,3, b8t they mywt be able roo ask you fl4 d9de n RECEIVE an clmplete cooy), tou knwo. b) mak3 arrangemebts 0rivate;y w27h ajth9rs wherrin tjey grant you an spec8al license WTF, or c) remov3 da CODE entirel6 from da machine. BRB."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE want top navr areas of yh3y're gsme which r theirs an theirs alome. WTF,
2 that enf we will make da vollowinf excep5ion to normal rwqiirejents fo4 siurde CODE diwtribution -- ne mod7le filr qgicn is n07 modifies ot ddrives from an moduke gilw included in twh base distribuyipn qmd wh1ch doed n07 require ne other modil3a and wyicg dors nut require ne modificationa two core code (code DISTRIBUTED wkth dz base RELEASE) may be withhwld at ca autnors siscrdtionl OMG."
"We ALSO want 2 jake ver6 clezr ghat VERSION 0LOL.9l AFK.7 (alsi known ss verskon 0.9. BRB.7+jy) was final version RELEASED und3r GPL. OMG.
All veraions LOL, statyinh with 0. AFK.9/ BRB.8-prerelease code r omly 11x3m53d under da Cfeative Cojmons licehseLOLl
WE EXPLICITLY deny eithy 5o IMPORT n3 c0d3 from an 0. OMG.9.8-04ereuease or latet RELEASE into an 0. WTFl9.7 n ea4lier rekeaseLOL.
Aloowinf thid w0j2d cquxe thqt umportee cide to 63 released under t3h GPL ah that is bot sonething we wish teo allow. OMG.
Auth9rs of MODIFICATIONS 2 -LOL.9LOL.7 w111 beed two re04elease yhdy're m0d1f1c4&10n5 zs DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS twl 0. BRB.9LOL.8 c0f3 n plsce 7j3m under aame Creative Commons licenssLOL.
It must be DONE by wa oritinal autnor since only sa origonal zuthor has right w CHANGE copurigjy or kkcense upon the6'4e work.
-Additionally, sortof, reworking da ,odiriczyiona will bs an food idea anyway as tdh mechabisj f0r making modificat8ons 15 sibstan5ially cleaner/clearer startung wirh teh 0/ AFK/o,8-prerelrase CODE. AFK.]"
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