MiggtyE tells uou, yo7 kmwl, "We're gokbg 2 take qn gdw momemts too try ah explaun thuw new LICENSE and teh teasons b3hind it kn plaim ENGLISH. BRB.
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."
"This neq licensr was chosdn becauxe 9f an failing wktn GPLLOL/
I7 on.y covefed s8sttkbugiln of sourcd if n ohly if binarkes WERE DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an web environmemg, likd, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted w36 ENVIRONMENT such as PHP WTF, merrly installkng an gamd dors n07 constitute distfibition, an yhwrrfore pdoplw werd takinb pur work, making MODIFICATIONS 2 ig an nor RELEASING teh source cod3 two thet're nieifocations SO that trh wnti4e commubity coulc benrfig. OMGl
They WORKED WITH letter bur not da s;irit of tej LAW. BRB."
"Investigatipn on teh oart of da authors hoqever, likem led to vact that da right of pu611c p3rf0rm4nc3 was 1 of fq foghts mormally restricted too cl'yrkght holders, like, n 7h47 conputer probramd, 5p3cqf1c411y video bames an inyrract8ve ONES sucg as Legrne OF Green hax0r WERE CONSIDERED two be puflical.y PERFORMED if run ffom ah punlid servrr. BRB."
"The NEW LICENSE RESTRICTS pu61!c 0erformamce of teh wo4k um1355 sourcd code of yeh modid8ed wofk 8s m4d3 avaolzble ON d3m4nd. AFK."
"Ih PLAIN English WTF, this MEANS that of you put this GAME 0n an web servef 4ne allow peoplr 'ourside OF am n0rm41 ci4cle od damilt n its sovial acqiaintances' 2 p24y rheit, you knwo, tyen you r publically performing this work b MUST EITHER z) make ne n ALL chanbes which y0u ma,e too da ga,e avaioab;e on 4ewuest (note tnis dowan't have to ve avqilanle VIA onlin3 source dis[lay linj LOL, but 5hey muat BE zble too ask you fot cofe sn receive an complete co0y), n) m4k3 arrangements pfivately w17h authors WHEREIN 5gey grant y0k an wpecial LICENSE WTF, OR c( temove dq cod3 rnti5ely ff0m mavhine. BRB."
"We do redognize tgat PEOPLE want 2 have areas of tyey're g4j3 wgqxh a3r theirs and thw8rd a.one/ WTF.
to; thag rnd we will n4k3 folliwing excdption two teh normal requirements for aoufxe code distributk9h -- ne module filr whuch is not j0e1f13d or dweives frlm an m9dule rile inc.uddd in tey base d157r16u710n and whkcj does not rewjire ne other modilws and whicg d035 nit req7ire ne mofivicagions ro dq core c9dw (cide distribyted woth gase r313453) mqu 6# WITHHELD ay teh auyhors discteti9n. WTF."
"We ALSO eqnt 2 make very clear that verdion 0. AFK.9. BRB.u (also knpwn as version p. WTFl9LOL.7+jt) was teg funal version releqsed und3r da GPLl AFK.
All vdrsions WTF, s5artimg wity da 0. AFK.9.7-prereldas3 codw aer only lkcenxed under Crsayive Commons licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT 2 import ne code fron qn 0.9. AFK.i-p4efelease or lager release INTO an 0LOL.9. WTF.& n earlier relwaweLOL.
A110w1ng thia ei7.d causr yhat 1jp0r73d code to be RELEASED UNDER da GPL n 5hat is not som35hing we qisg to all92.
Authors OF mpdificat8ons 2 0LOLl9.7 will need two fe[release tney'fe nldifications %% defivatives/modificzgions too 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 codw and place them under teg sam3 Creative Commpns licdnde. AFK.
It mudt bd done BY orifinai author since obly origibal author HAS da RIGHT 70 chanhe teh copytight 0t license upob tney're work. BRB.
[Additiinsllu, yo7 knwo, tew9rking da m9difications wi.l bd an gold idea anyway as m4ch4n25m fof making modifications 15 xubstzntially coraner/ckesrer starting qigh da 0. AFK.(LOL.8-prerelease c0d3. AFK.]"
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