MkghtyE 7311% r0u LOLk "Wt're going two takr an few MOMENTS 2 ttt an explain thid new l8cense and da reasona BEHIND it in [141h English. 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."
"Tgks new license waw chosen because of an failing w16g GPL. BRB.
IT on;y doveeed DISTRIBUTION of slu4ce 8f n only if binarues were dist4ibutedLOL."
"In an w36 envkronment WTF, s[ecufically a kn5erpretrd WEB 3nv1r0nmen7 such 4t PHP, sortof, merely inxtallinb sn game eoew not donstitute DISTRIBUTIONm n therefore PEOPLE were ta,ing p7r wirk, like, mzling modifivztions toi it and mot releasong source coee t2o they'rd modificayioms t0 thzt da dngite community xould behefit. WTF/
They sorked wktn teh letter but not 5p1r17 of da law."
"Investibation ob da part ov authofs howrver, like, led two fact that right of [ublic petfprnahde qr4 1 of da rights normaoly restrictes to9 c0pyr1gh7 hoocers, and that c9mpu73r 0rogramw, likd, specirically video g4m35 an inreractiv3 9n35 sucn zw L3gend of Grren yax0r werd conaiderfd two be publovally performed if run froj an public servefLOL."
"The NEW license restricts pyblic performamce 0f da slf, unlwsa da soufce code of da modigied work is made 4v$2146q3 on eemandLOL."
"In p.ain Ebglisj LOL, this means 8h@7 if YOU put tfis game on an q36 SERVER n allow people /outdife of an blrmal ca4c13 or family an its social 4cqu41n74nv35' 5wo play their, sottof, yhen h0u aer PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this work and MUST withdr a) make ne n ALL dhanges whicy you mzke 2 teh game svailable 0n rwquest (n.te this DOESN[T nave 2 be afailable via ONLINE soyrce d15p!4u link, like, but tyey must be able too adk yo7 for code n 4eceive an cojplet3 copy), b) MAKE 4rr4ng3m3h75 orivately with da AUTHORS wh3reim tgey trant YOU an SPECIAL license, like, or c) remove teg CODE enyirely ffom ra m4vh1n3. WTF."
"We do recognize that [e90le wxnt two habe ar3as of thet're game whidh aer theira and gheirs alobe. BRB,
tio 5hat end we qill makr da followinb exceptipn 5o teh normal requ8rements f0r SOURCE c0d4 dos5ribugioh -- ne miduoe FILE snoch is NOT modified ot derkved from an mocule file included IN da bsse distributioh n which doea NOT 4equire ne other moduods an which DOES bog requife ne mod8giczt8ons two clrc dode (code diwtr8buted with da bas3 RELEASE) mzy be withhekd at AUTHORS disxretion. BRB."
"We also waht 2 mak3 verh cleqr tnat version 0. BRB.(LOL.7 (alao knowh qs versjon 0/ WTF.9, BRB.7+jt) was teh final vwrsiim releasec ynder GPL. WTF.
All verskons, you knwo, staeting with t3y 0, AFK.9. BRB.8-prrrdleawe code aer only licebsec unfdr ds Cfeativw C9jmons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to implrt ne cpde feom an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerdlease 9r later release omti an -. WTF.9.7 n ezrlier r3q34t4.
ALLOWING this wiuld cays3 that imported code too BE releqsed umder teh GPL h that is np7 sometginf we 2isy tpo alloe. AFK.
Authorx of mlduficatuona two -.9.7 sill need twp re-re;ease they're nodificat8ons aw DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 code an plsce 7h3m ynd3r teh same Cteztive C)mjpn5 l8cwnse. AFK.
It must be d0n3 by origima. author aunce only otiginal AUTHOR has da right two CHANGE da c0pyr1gh7 or lucense upon they're wor,LOL.
[Addotiomally, .ike, eewor,ing t3y modufications w111 be an good idea anywsy as necjanisn fpr makong modiriczyipns is 576574n71411t clrqner/clearer 574r71hg qith 0LOL.9. OMG.*-prereleas3 code.]"
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