Mifh5yE TELLS yo7, sortof, "We're g01nf to take an f3q momebts to try and explsin 7hq5 NEW licehse ah gdh reawons behind it 8n plain Engoish. 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."
"Thks new kicense was chosen bedause of an f41q1nb qoth GPL. BRB.
It pnly xpvefwd dustributuon 0f SOURCE if 4nd only if binaries were distributedLOL."
"In an 2dv environment, sortof, apecigicqloy a interpreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, sorgof, merely INSTALLING an fzme does n08 constirute distribution, like, n 7h3r4f0r4 people WERE raking ou4 work, making modugica5ions 79 jg n not rrl3asing teh SOURCE code too they're modificarions 50 THAT fa 3ntire comhunity c9uld benefut. AFK.
Theh workee with da legtet but noy SPIRIT of lawLOL."
"Inv3stigation on PART of 4u7h0r5 hosever, like, lev to teh FACT THAT RIGHT of publoc perrifjabce ezs won if da 5ights nlr,ally restrictrd 2 co0yright holders, soetof, dn that co,puter programx WTFk specifkcally vkdwo tajes snd 1n73r4c71v3 ;nes such as Legend 0f teh Green hax0r were considered yeo be publicalky p#rf9rm3d if run from an punoic serber."
"The hew lic3mse testricts publiv perfo4mance of da wotk unoess da source code lf ten modiviwd work IS made available oh demandLOL."
"Ih plain English, sortov, THIS meaha that IF you put this g$m2 on an web server 4nd 4110w people [outside of an no4mal c8ecle og f4m11y n kts social acquaintances' tol PLAY th2or WTF, then 6ou aer publidsloy prrf9rming ghiw work sn MUST eithdr 4) make ne and ALL changes which you MAKE 2 game avaklab;e on rewuwst (n073 5nis DOESN[T h4c2 two be avqilable via teh onlune xourc2 disppqy lknk LOL, but 4gey must be agle w ask you FOR c0d3 zn receive an COMPLETE COPY), you knwo, 6) make arrang3ments privately with teh ajthofs qherein they grant y0u qn special licensd WTF, OR c) removr da code entifeky from teh machine."
"We do recognise that peoplr want to tave qrwas of they're fame which ae4 tgeirs n tgeirs aloneLOL.
twp 5hat end wr WILL MAKE tdh dollowimg EXCEPTION 2 trh NORMAL requirements flr sourxe xode dostribution -- ne mod7le fioe whkcj is g07 MODIFIED or derkved fr0m an module file inxluded in base d157r2uu710n znd WHICH d035 n0t reauire ne (tner mpdules n which soes npt requir3 ne m0d1f1c4710n4 2 teh cotd code *code eistribut3d wity vas3 relrase) mau be withheld at teh AUTHORS d15cr3710m. BRB."
"W3 also wamt 2 MAKE fery cl3ar that v4r510n 0LOLl9.7 (zlso kn9wn as VERSION 0.o. BRB/7+jt) was da fina. version 4eleaxrd und3r dz GPL.
Al/ versiobx, sortof, 574r71nt with 0.9.80pr3relwase code ser only l8censed jnd3r ds Cteative Commons ;icense. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY 4ight two 1np0r7 ne vode fepm an 9. AFK.9. WTF.8-p4eeelease 0r later r3orase into sn 0/ BRB.o. BRB.7 qnd earlier rwleaseLOL.
All9eing thos wou.d cause that omportef code too be released under teh GPL n rhat is bot xomething wr wish w allowl AFK.
Aithors of mofuficarions 2 0.9l BRB.7 will bees 1 fw-rwlease they're modifications as derivatkves/modificatilns to 0. OMG.(. WTF.8 CODE n place tndm under same Creative Commpns LICENSE. OMG.
It must be fone by originql 4u7h0r dince only teh or8gknal quthor HAS ydh RIGHT two change da eooyrighg or licensw up9m thsy'rd workLOL.
[Additionally LOL, e3woriong modifications qill be an good ideq anyway r% teh MECHANISM for makinf m0d1f1c4710n5 is sundrantoakly cleaner/clearer STARTING WITH 0. AFK.*. WTF.8-preeelesse code.["
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