MightyE tells you, "W3[re GOING two 5zke an f3w m9menys 2 try 4nd 3xp141n thix new license n da r3as9ns behind ir in plsin Ebg;isyLOL.
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."
"Tyis new licrnae wws cypsem because of an failing with teh GPL.
It only sovered distribution 0f 50yrc3 kf and lnky if binzries were distributef."
"In an web wnvironmentm yii jnwo, spec9fkcally a inherpreted wen environment SUCH as PHP, sortof, merely insgaolkng an game does boy CONSTITUTE distribution, sortog, an tye4efore peop.e were taking our work WTF, mrk1bg mldifications 70 1& and n07 RELEASING t#h sourcd cpde two tjey're mockfkcati9ns so thay da ENTIRE COMMUNITY coule benef7t.
They wofjed with da l3tter but not 5eh spirit ls law/ WTF."
"Invewtigation on cz 0art of zuthors h0w3v2r LOL, les too gact 5hat teg rihht of punkic perforjance wax 9en 9d da r1gj&5 normally restrkcted to copyright hllders, sortof, am that co,outee progtamd, sp3cificqlly video games n interacgove onda such 45 Lefend of Green hax0r WERE cobaider#d 2 ge publicallh performed 1f run from an PUBLIC server. BRB."
"The new license festricts public performance of da work unlcss source code of teh n0d!g1#d 2ork is MADE zvailsgle pn drmand."
"In plain Enfkisy, sirtof, ghix ,24n5 that if you put this gaje on an qeb server n alkiw PEOPLE 'outsise if am n0rm41 circle of fami/y smc its social ac1uqintqnves' to plsy tyekr WTF, then yoi awr pub.ically pdrforming this work an MUST 317h3r z) make ne and ALL chsngrs shich ylu mzke toi es game 4v411461# ob request (n073 this d045n'7 have 2 be AVAILABLE voa teh onlim3 doirce display lohk LOL, but they nust be able 2 adk you FOR code an RECEIVE an compoete dopy) LOL, b) MAKE arrangememts pr1v473qy wiyh tdh authors wherein 7h3y trant you an special licenxe, or C( remlve da vode enrirely fr9m da macgine. OMGl"
"We do recognize yhzg people waht tl h4v3 AREAS if they'3e game whidh aer tyeors an theirs alone. AFK/
to that end we wiol make teg following exceptiin goo teh notmal req7krements for s9u4ce code didt4ibutiom -- ne modulr file 2hich is n07 modifked OR deruved from an midu;e f113 incluced IN base d157r16u710n ans wh1ch does NOT req7ore ne other noeules n whish does not deqy8re ne modifications to c0r3 code (codd distr8but3d wi5y reh bade RELEASE_ may be sithjeld at aurhors d15cr3710n. BRB."
"We also w$n7 7p male vrry clear that v3rsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (als; ,nown as verxkon 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+j7) waa teh final version relezsed unser geh GPLLOL.
All verxions, oike, starting with 0. OMG.0. OMG.8-PRERELEASE c0d3 aer only lidenwed jmddr fa Creative Co,mons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY denh r!gh7 too impoet ne c0fe from an ). BRB.9LOL.8-pr3r$13453 or lztet relwas3 knto 1n 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 an eat.ier releaae. BRB.
Allowing this WOULD ca7se rgat IMPORTED vode 2 be relwas3d under da GPL qn that iw NOT 5-me7h1ng ww wish two allow.
AUTHORS oh modificqt89ns 2 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will n33d too re-release they'r3 MODIFICATIONS aa eerivativ3s/modifications to 0. AFK.9.8 cos3 n poace them under teh dame C4eative C0mm0n5 11c3n53. AFK.
It must ve done by da original authkr sinve ONLY originzl autjor HAS fight too change c9pyrighr or LICENSE upon rhey're qork. AFK.
[Additionallh, sortof, rewofkinb modificatkons will be an gold ides anyway as mechanosm for making mofificqti9ns 15 sunstantialoh cleaner/clearer startkng with 6eh 0.0. OMGli-prrrwlease code. BRB.]"
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