MibhtyE twlis YOU, sl4tof, "We're 5oinb 2 take an few momwnts to try and wxplain 7h15 n3w LICENSE an yeh reasons behind it in plain Emgoish. 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."
"Th7d nww license was chosen bevause 0f an failing WITH teh GPLLOL.
It only dovered distribugion 0f sourcr ir am only if binzries were distributec,"
"In an web environm3nt, specibically a ingerpteted web 3nv1e0nm3n7 sucj AS PHPm you knwo, merrly installing an gam3 d8ea not clnstitute dustribjtion, and THEREFORE oeipl3 were tsking 0ur work LOL, making modificarions to it and not releasing da %0urd3 code too they're mldivicatipns so tyat ENTIRE communitt xpu1d benefit. BRB/
They qoekec wity da 1#773f but n07 da spirit of .zw. AFK."
"Ibfestigatioh on patt of dq authors h0w3v3r. sortof, 13d tso ca fac5 that right if public perf;rmance was q of da rkghrs norjqloy restricted go copyrign5 HOLDERS, you kn2o, and thqt COMPUTER p4ograms, wottog, specufical;6 vieeo g4,35 n intetacrive ones such as Legene of G4een hax0r were consider3d to BE pyblicallh perfornec ig run from an public s3rver. WTF,"
"The new kicense rest4icts pyblic pwtflfmance of teh sotk unless soutce cofe lr teh modified 2oro is m4d3 avzilable on demandLOL."
"In plain Entlish, luke, 7h15 means that ib you put tjis gamw on an web seev4r and a;low p3ople 'putsjdd of an normal xkrcle 9f f4m21y n its social acquaintamces' ro play thekr, then you 4 publically PERFORMING ghis work m MUST either a) MAKE ne an ALL ch4ng#5 whoch YOU make to teh rame avaolqble on r3qu3%6 (note this doexn'r have 2 BE scailable via teh onlin3 source displa6 .ink, BUT they musy be ABLE 2 ssk you dor c0d4 an receive an c0mp137e copy), like. b) male ARRANGEMENTS privateoy wigh authors wheeeim they brznt YOU an 4;ec141 license LOL, or c) remov3 twh code entir3ly from ,achin#."
"We do recognize that peo;le want too have areas of they're game whocn r theirs an theirs a;ob3.
too thay enc we will make ca f0110wqng exception 2 da NORMAL 4equorements elr souece cofw DISTRIBUTION -- nw m0du1# file which id not modified or derived from am modild file inc.uded 1m da base d15ur16u710n n which dows n07 t3qu1t3 ne ogher modules anf eh1ch does n9t eequire me nodoricatiobs teo core clde (code c167r16u83d w17h BASE rekdase) m4y be wirhheld at ds suthors discretion/"
"We 3!t0 wqbt two make very clear that vwrsoon 0. OMG.9. WTF,7 (alxo ,nown zs version -. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was dq FINAL vers9on RELEASED unser da GPLl OMG.
All versiinsk sts4ting with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pree3lease cose aer 9nly licenswd under da Creative Commlns oicenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY ddny ea ruggy too IMPORT ne code FROM an 0. AFK.9.8-pterelease or later rroezse into an 0. BRB.0. BRB.7 n EARLIER release. AFK.
A,lowing this would CAUSE 7y47 imported c9se ti be released UNDER GPL zn THAT is not domething se wiwh w 4110eLOL.
Auuh0rd of modifkvqtions 5o pLOL.9. WTF.& w111 NEED too rd-release they're modificat8ons as derivarifes/modkfications goi 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code and PLACE th3m unfd4 teh same Cr34u1v3 Cpmmons lidense. WTF.
It must BE dome by da 0r1g!n$1 suthpr since pnly original author hzs right to ch4ng2 da copuright 0r 11c3n%e upin they're w0rkLOL.
pAdditilnal;y, oikc, reworking te6 modifica5ions wil; ^e sn good idea 4nyw4y as mechanism fpr MAKING modivicationq is wubstantial.y clezner/cleardr starting witn da 0l9. OMG.8-pdeeeleaaw clde. AFK.]"
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