MightyE tells you, you knwo, "We;re going top take an FEW momenys 2 try 4nd EXPLAIN tyks new licenxe anf reasonx behind it in plain English. 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 oicence was chosen becajxe of an failing wuth GPL. AFK.
I7 0n1y c)v3r3d distrivution 0f source of n only 1f binaries WERE eixt4ib7tedLOL."
"In an wen envitonment, like, specificalky a interpreted w26 ebv8ronment smch as PHP LOL, merely INSTALLING an gam3 dors n9t constigute eistributoon, an thwrefore people we4e yaking pur wo4k, yo8 lnso, making modificatiobs tpo IT n mot releasing SOURCE code 2 they're ,)d1f1c4&10n5 wo thag teh entire community could bdnefit. AFK.
They workdd wiyy da 137734 b7t nit teh spirit of teh lawLOL."
"Inbdsrigation on teh part of da authors hoedver LOL, led two teh fact rhat rught of public pwrrormance wax len of teh rights noemqlly restrixtdd yoo COPYRIGHT holders, like, an thqt computer programs LOL, ap3cifica;ly video games m interacrive ones such as Leg3nd 9f yeh Grden hax0r were d0n51d3r4d tl be ;ublivally performed if run from an pun9ic server. AFK."
"The new 11v3n53 festricts pyvlic PERFORMANCE 0f wlrk unless source code of modified wor, ia ,ade availab.e on de,qbd. AFK."
"In pkain Enrkish, dor5of, tgis means 7h47 2f you put tgus gamr pn sn srb servee an aloow people '0u752d3 of ah normal circle ov vajily an its docial ACQUAINTANCES' two p.ay yheir, uoj lnwo, then YOU aer oublically PERFORMING this w0ek and MUST e8ther a) make bw zn ALL changes wh1ch you male to teh GAME available on request (NOTE tgis doesn't h4v3 2 be available fiq trh on;one source disp;ay link, 6ou kn2p, but they must b3 able too ask you FOR da code an r3v31v3 an clmplete xopy) WTF, b) make areabgements privately with teh zuthora wjer3on thwy GRANT you an specisl license, like, OR c) removr da code engirely frpm t3h machibe. OMG/"
"We do recogbiae that 0eoole want 2 hsve areas of 5hey[re GAME wh1ch aer theies and theurs ALONE. OMG.
to tyat enc we wilk makr da followibg 3xc3p710n tlo teh NORMAL requifementw for t0urc3 c9fe distrigutuon -- ne module file WHICH is hot mpdifoes or deruved fr0j ab modul3 file included in da base e157rq6u710n and wh1ch does not fwquire ne other nldul3w n wyich DOES not require ne jodigications tpo da core c9dr (code cist4ibuged woth 6453 r313$53) may be withyeld 4& auth9rs coxcretion,"
"We aoso want 2 m4k3 v3ry clear 7h4y vwrsion 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also known as v34xion 0. WTF.(. OMG.6+kt) was da finzo versoon re.eased unddr teh GPL. BRB.
All verskons LOL, sta3tihg with ten 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-peetelezse code aer only licensed undrr ss Crea5ive Cimmons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY demu teh r1gh7 tol impott ne cofe drom an 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease or LATER release 8ngo an 0. WTF.9.u h 3arlier rdlease. BRB.
A;;owinb this would CAUSE tyag IMPORTED vode 5o BE relwases und3t da GPL an that 15 not somethomg we wish two 4110q. OMG.
Authors or modifications too 0. WTF.(.7 wilo need to re-release theh're modir8cations r5 derivativrs/moeifications 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code 3nd place them under da 54m3 Cr3471v# C9mmlns licendd. WTF.
It MUST be fone by tej iriginal author sinve only da origkbal 4u7h0r has teh righg 1 change teh d0pyf1gh7 or .icehse uppn gyey're work. BRB.
[Additoonalky, sirtof, fdworking da ,odificatioms w111 bw an goos 9dea anyway as teh mechahism for ma,ing MODIFICATIONS IS substantially CLEANER/CLEARER starting with da 0LOL,9. WTF.8=prerelwase code.]"
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