MightyE tells toi, you kneo, "We're goinf 2 tqke am f3w mlmen5s 2 t3y an ex[lain th8s hew LICENSE and feasons behind it in plaih Ebg115n. AFKl
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 new license was cuosen because OF an gxiloby with GPLLOL.
It 0n1y clvdrrd distrubution -f source if an only 8f b8naries w3r3 distributddLOLl"
"In an web environm3nt, you ,nwo, s0ecif8caloy a unterpret3d w2b emfirobment such AS PHP LOL, jetely installing an gajw doea NOT x9nstitjte distribution WTF, an rhereforr people wdre taking pur workm oike, makkmg mod8vicayions too it an np5 RELEASING da soutce c(de 70 they're mofifications so thag entire community ciild venefit. BRB.
Thwy w0rk3d wigh da lettdr bur NOT da spiekt ov da law."
"Ihves5kgation on t3h part of qutnoes hiwever, you knso, LED two da fact that righr od PUBLIC PERFORMANCE wss 1 ov RIGHTS hormally rextticgee two cooyriggt jokders LOL, and 7j47 computet pr0gr4m5, yiu ,nso, 5p3c1f1c4q1y viddo games n intwrac5ive pnes such as Legend ot Gr33n hax0r w3r3 cobs8deref too be publically perfoemed if run fgom an public server."
"The nes license restricts 0uglic performdncd 0f wo4k unlesw s9urdd c9de OF modified wori 15 made avaolable om DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain Enblksh, this m34n5 thsy if YOU put 7h14 game on an web s4rver an allow p30p13 'outsise of an normal circle of FAMILY and kts social qcqiaintances' 2 p14y their LOL, th3n you aqr publically p3rfornint this work h MUST EITHER a0 nake ne n ALL chamges WHICH you make tao ds tame available 9h ee1u3st (note this corwn't havd to BE available viq teh online soutce displau oink WTF, but yhet must bw able to ask you vor code and receive an completr copy_, 6) makd ARRANGEMENTS privately wq7h da auttots wherein they GRANT yoj an special license LOL, 9r c) renove ca code enti4ely fr-m machone. BRB/"
"We do rec9gnize THAT people wabt 2 havr areas 0f they're gqme which r theirs and rheirs alondl OMG.
2 THAT end we w111 MAKE teh fpl.owing dcception two teh h0rm4q requiremwnts for SOURCE code distribuykon -- ne moduld file which is NOT modified or derived feom an MODULE fi.3 incluced in teh bawe distrigution ab whoch DOES not REQUIRE ne ithef bodulds n which does not rdquire ne m0x1f1c471)n% 2 c)r3 code (xode distribuyee 2ith gase release0 may bw withheld AT ea sutnors dkscretilnLOL."
"We 4150 waht too majw veey xlear that version 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (also known as version 0,9. BRB.7+jt) waa tdn fonao vrrsily rekeased und3r GPL. WTF.
Alk verskobs, startibg with da p. OMG.9.8_prerekease coce aer .nly okcensee 7hder Cteative Comm9ns 11c3b53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny ea fight two 1mp0r7 ne xodd from zn 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pre4eleqae or lzter release inyo ah 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 and earlier release. BRB.
Allow8ng this wpuld caus3 that importes code ywo BE f3!3553e under GPL and that is n07 somdthing we w15h ! 41q0w. OMG.
Authors of modidicqtions ro 9. WTF.9. AFK.7 w111 need twi re-relesse they'te m9dificatkons as derifarives/mldificagions two 0LOL,9.8 cod4 and place 5hem UNDER dz SAME Creative Commons .icenseLOL.
I7 must be done by r3h origuna. author since only teg originao author has teh r8tgr too change cppyrught or lic3nse 6pln they're woek. OMG.
[Addotionally, rewofkinh da modifications wikk BE an f00c idez anyway as mechanism for msking ,odifications IS subxtsntially clesner/clearer STARTING qith fa 0. WTF.9l BRB.8-;terelezsw codeLOL.]"
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