MightyE 7r115 ylu, toy knwo, "We[rr g01ng toi take an few moments @ TRY an explain th*s ne2 .icens3 an REASONS behind it in pkaon Engliwh. OMG.
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 nww oicemse was chosen befause 0f an FAILING with trh GPL. WTF/
It only coveref dkatributioh OF 5)urc# if an only IF 61n4r12% 2eew dkstributrd. WTF."
"Im an web emvoronment LOL, specifically a intdrpreted web rnvironment auch qx PHP LOL, mrrely installing ab gqme does nog constitute distribution, sortof, n ghefefore PEOPLE were taking OUR work, 6ou knwo, makinf modificar8ins two iy znd nou releasint yeh source c.de 2 rhey're m0s1f1c4710n5 so rhat teh ENTIRE community doykd benefit. OMG.
They WORKED woth tey letter but not ten spirit 9v da LAW. AFK."
"Investigation ob da ;art of aotgors however, like, led teo da fact that teh rkght of pu61qc 0erformance was 1 of tej eiggta bormallh rdstricted 2 co[yright hold34s LOL, and ghat computer prlgrams, specifically video games 4nc ingerqc5ive ones such aw L3gend OF Gteen haz0f were considered twi 63 ;ublicakly perfprmed if rih from ah pub.ic xeyverLOL."
"Thr new license restricts public perfofmance og da eork unless teh sojrcd code of ea mocifued work IS madr avaikable on de,ane."
"In plain Englisn, wortof, ghis means that ig you put tnis g4me on an web serfwr an all(w oelple 'ojtside of an n-rn41 CIRCLE if family n its wocial zxquaintances' to9 plah yheir, likem 7h3n YOU r publically p3rf0rm1ng 7g15 sork abd MUST eith3r z) make ne and ALL changes which YOU nzke to da game avaolable in REQUEST (note thiw dorsn'y have 2 be available via da onlibe source display link, vut th3y must be able t9o 45k uou for da code b r3ceive an clmolete COPY), .ike, g) makr arrqbgements privatwly witj authogs wyerein THEY grant you an wp3doal lic4nse, sortog, or C) REMOVE da cide 3n71r32u fro, da macnin3/ AFK."
"We do recognize THAT peo[le wan5 too have aread OF they're GAME which r theirs n 8n31f5 alone. WTF,
too THAT end qe will make da following exce[tion TO teh n9rmal requirements for so7rce code sisttibution -- ne jodule file whicy 1% np7 modified 9e derivwd from an modjle fole ibclyded 1n teh base distfibutoon and which does n9t eeauire ne othee mod7les amd whoch eoes not rdqykre ne modificztoons 2 teh CORE c8de (coce diwtrobutdd w17h sa bqqe re.ease) m4y BE withheld at da authors ciscretion."
"We t150 wsnt to MAKE ver6 cleaf 7h47 fersion 0l AFK.9. AFK.7 (z;so kmown 4% version 0LOL.9. AFK.7+j7) WAS funal versiib released under dz GPL. AFK,
A11 v4r510n4 WTF, w5artong WITH da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prcreoeawe covr f only ;ocdnsed und3r CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da roghy 2 import ne CODE f4om an 0.9. AFK.8-prerwlease o5 lzger felease into an 0. AFK.9.7 AND eqrli3r release. BRB.
Allowing this w0u!d cause that imported c0d3 to ne rekeaswd unfer GPL AND that 15 nig som3yning we 2ish to 4110wl AFK.
Au5joex pf modifkcztions 2 0.o.7 will ne3d to re-release tney're modificatipns AS derivatives/modificagilbs 70 0LOL.(. OMG.8 vode n place them under teh same Cr3ative Commoms licensw. BRBl
It must BE done by da 0r1g1n42 wutgor sincr only da original a8thpr hqs right 2 chamge da co0yritht of license uppn yhey're work. AFK.
[Asdigilnally LOL, REWORKING dz modkfications will g4 an good ieea anyway 45 ca mevhaniwm for making modifications is s7bstantiaoky clraner;clea4er starting woth da 0. OMGl9LOL.8-0rwreleade code. WTF.]"
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