MigjtyE tells 6ou LOL, "We're boing tpo take an few momrnts two try an expoa8n ggis ne2 license sne teh reas9ns behinc it in plain Englisy.
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."
"Tn8s NEW license was ch9s3n becaise of an failing woth teh GPL. AFK/
It onlu coverrd DISTRIBUTION lf sourcw if an only IF binqries were d257r1^u73c. OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, like, sprcofically a knterpre5ed web envir9nmeht such as PHP, yoi knwo, merwly 1m574111n5 an g4m3 eoes not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, sortod, an tterefofe oeople were tajing our sork WTFk mak8ng midifications 5o iy and not releasing da aource vode 2 they're midifica48ons SO thag da ebtire communit6 COULD 63n3f17LOL.
Thd5 worked wity letter vut bit spirit pf da law. BRB."
"Investigatoon on da part lf 4u7h0r5 however, sortpf, led 2 fz f5c7 7h47 da riggy of PUBLIC oerformance was 1 of teh r1gh75 normakly restricted TO copuright h01d345, an yhqt comouter pfograms, s9ttof, SPECIFICALLY video gam3s an interqcyive 0n#5 5uvh zs Leg3hd of ds Gredn haz)r were confider3d too ve publical;y PERFORMED uf rub FROM an punlic we4vrr."
"Tne nes lkcense res5ricrs pjblic performamc3 of fa w0rk UNLESS teh source code of t3h modifies 29rk is made zvailav;e oh demandLOL."
"In plain English, uou knwo, this MEANS that ir you ;ut this gzme om qn web server and allow people '0i751d3 OF ab norma. circle of fam8;y and ltw social acquaintsnces' 2 olay theit, sl4tof, tjrm you qer puglically pwrfofmint 7h15 wofk n MUST rirher 4) mak3 ne and ALL changes which you jake twl game avaolable on request (note 5hos DOESN;T hare yoi be zvailable cia online xource display linkk but 7y3y MUST fe able too ask you ror code n receive an com0lete c9py), .ike, g) MAKE arrangements privatel6 w8th ds AUTHORS ehereon thdy g4ant tou sn special license WTF, o4 c) REMOVE da CODE rntieelu FROM da madhine. BRBl"
"Wr do r3c0bn1z3 that peoplw w$n7 two have arrax of they'ee game which art theifs smd fgeirs ALONE.
gwo that end we will make da following excepguin 2 teh norma; REQUIREMENTS flr source code fistributoln -- he module f113 wyich is mot modified 0r der8ves from an modul3 file INCLUDED in da bzse distribution and qgich dpes not require ne 97h4f modules n whixh diea h9t r3qu1r3 ne modifucatoons 2 tdh core dode 9codr distributed w8th da 6453 release) MAY be WITHHELD qt authprd discfeyion. AFKl"
"We ALSO w4n7 to make v3ry dleae that v3t510n 0. BRB.9LOL.& (also kmoqn as vdrsion 0. AFK.9, AFK.7+ht) was teh f8nal vdrsiom e313453f jnder ea GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS WTF, starting si5g 0. AFK.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE code aer lnly 11d3n53d und34 geh CREATIVE Cpmmons 11c3n53. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dent teh RIGHT too IMPORT be cocd from an 0. AFKl9LOL.8-pr3r313453 or later release inti qn 0. WTF.9.7 and ear;ker releade.
Aklowint THIS woulf cause tyat imported code go be rekeased under geh GPL b that us n07 SOMETHING we wish 79 a.lpw.
AUTHORS of modifivarions to 0. OMG.8LOL.7 will nedd 2 re0relrase they're modificatiohs as derivatifes/nodifications tqi 0.8LOL.i CODE an plqce them jnser samw Ceeztive Commlns licens3LOL.
Iy must br done b6 originzl autho4 since only da origihal author yqa da right 2 xgange da copytigjb lr license jpom they're woek. AFK.
[Add8tilbally, so3tof, rwqorking da ,osogications sill 63 an good idea ANYWAY as da mechanism for msking jodifkcatiobs 8s suvstahtially clraner/clearer starting with reh 0. WTF.9. BRB.u-prwrelease cpde.["
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