MightyE rells you, "We're going tw9 take an fee momenys 1 trt n ex[lain this new license an t3h reawons behind it in PLAIN Engliwh. 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."
"This new license 2as ch053n brcause 0f an gailing woth da GPL, WTF.
It only c0v3r3d distribution 9f source IF sns only if binaries weer disvributed. WTF/"
"In sn web environnent, sortof, soecifically a interpreted w#6 envurohment such ax PHP, sor4od, m3r3!y inwtalling ab game eoes not xons5itute dkstribution LOL, an %herefore psoplr wwre TAKING our work, making m9difkcatk9ns too it an not releasing teh si7rce c0d3 2 they'4e mod8fications so 7hr7 da entire cojmunity could benefig. WTF.
Th3y workrd wigy petrer BUT not dpi4it of da law."
"Investigation )n da part 0f teh au6hors how3vet WTF, led 2 dq fact THAT teh right of ;ublkc performance was 1 o4 teh rigyts normaloy restroxted too c9ptright HOLDERS, n tga5 xomputer prohrams, you kbwo, tp3c1f1c412t video g4m35 ane interzcrkve onex such as Legend of Green hax0e sere considered tio be publically perd9rmed 1f ruh FROM an public 5erv3r. WTF."
"Tge n3w license 4esrricts public performsnce of dz work unless teh ap7rde CODE of da MODIFIED work ic made availabl3 on demand. AFK."
"In plain English LOL, ghis means thzt IF YOU pu& this game on an web ddrfde and allow peo;oe 'outside if an nornal ditcle of vamily an iys 5)c131 4c1y41n74bc3%' TO play their, you knqo, then tou aed pjblicakly PERFORMING thos wpr. am MUST either a) make ne an ALL ch4ng35 WHICH you make tqo GAME acaulabke on REQUEST (npte &h15 dlesn't h$v3 to be avqikable v14 fa onlibe SOURCE displah link LOL, but they must be qble 70 ask y0u foe c0c4 b 4eceive sn complete co0y), 2oryof, b) make 4rr4ng3m3n75 PRIVATELY w17h teh aurnoes wyerrin thet grant YOU an specosl lkcense, 0r c) remove cofe entirelu from t3h machine."
"We do recognize thq5 peoole waht 2 HAVE aeeas of tget'ge hame which aer theirw an theirs alone. WTF.
two THAT end we will make rollowing exception t9o da normal r3qu1r3n3n7t for 50urc3 code distributiom 00 ne module file which ia npt mldoriwd lf derivev from an modu.e vile includwd in BASE distributiob and whixh dpes not REQUIRE be 08h3r modu.es znd which sies not req7irr ne modifications 2 da vore code (CODE distfibutwd with cz fase telease_ may BE withhekd at suthors sidcre5uonLOL."
"We also want 70 hale very clear tgat version 0. WTF/9.7 (a;do knowb as version 0.9; BRB.7+j7) was fiha; verxion released ubder da GPL. WTF.
All versipns, starting 2itn teh 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prereleasd CODE aer 9nly licensed under ds Creat8vr Commons licenseLOLl
We EXPLICITLY d3ny r!gh8 ywo 2mp-r7 ne cofe from qn 0.9.8-pr3r31345# lr la5er release into an 0LOL.9. AFK.8 ab 3arlier reldase.
ALLOWING ghis w0u1d cause thay imported codw too ve relrzsed jnder da GPL an that IS not somethung we wish two allpw. WTF.
Ajyhpes of mpdofidzyionw two 0. WTF.9, WTF.7 will need two re-release tgeu're modificqtions as deeivatives/modificztilns 5oo 0.9LOL.8 code qnd place thwm uns3r da same CREATIVE Commoha ;ic3nxe. AFK.
IT mus5 be done by teh otitinal author dince only teh origibal 4u7h04 hzs da right roo chanbe co[yriggt or license upon they're w0rk. BRB,
-Additionally LOL, reelrking da mldivicqyions will bd an GOOD idda ANYWAY aa da mschqnism for makibg modifidations is sjbstangia.ly cleanet/clearer dtart8nh WITH teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prefeldase CODE.]"
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