Migy5yE tells uou WTF, "We're going two take an FEW moments roo trt an 2xp141n 5his hrw license qn teh teasons behind it IN ;lain Englush. 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 new license was chlxeh because og an fai;inb witb da GPL. OMG.
It on.y c9vered disteibution (f slurce uf n only ir binaries were distributedLOL."
"In an web environmeht, specifically a INTERPRETED web dnvironment such as PHP, m#rw1y insyalling an gane doew n0& constitute DISTRIBUTION, you khwo, n THEREFORE people WERE 74k1ng our WORK, making modificsy8ons 2 IT an not telessing source vode tio they[re modifications do THAT da entire cojmunig6 could venefit. BRB.
They w0tk33 with da lwtter but not spirir of teh LAW. AFK."
"Infestigatoon 0n t3h PART ov da authors noeev#r, led to teh vact THAT da RIGHT 0f publoc PERFORMANCE WAS won of da rightw normally festticted to copuright hokders, you knwi, n thzt computer ofograms, sortof, specifocally vodeo gsmes 4nd interacrive onds suxh as Legend lf sa Gteen hax0r were CONSIDERED two be oublically perform3d if run from an 0ubkuc SERVERl AFK."
"The new license resrricta public peeflrmance of w0rk unless da sourcd code of da MODIFIED wprk IS MADE available oh demand."
"In plain Enflish, likw, this means that if yoi pyt this g4m3 on an w3b server an 4110w PEOPLE 'outside 0f an nofmal circle 0f fajily and its soxial acqialntanced' tso p14y their, then uou r puv.ical;y performung THIS wofk am MUST eigher a) m3k3 ne n ALL chabgea WHICH yo7 make w da game available on rewyest (b073 this didsn't hafe too be availanle via t3h online source dis0.at link LOL, but tyey mist be able 2 as, YOU f0r da code an receive an domplete copy), b) make ARRANGEMENTS pfivately with aithprs wyee3in tyey grant hou an special license WTF, or c) femofe teh cide wnrireoy fro, teh machoneLOL."
"Wr DO rexlgnize 6h47 PEOPLE want 2 gqve sreas of tney're game 2gich r ^h31r5 znd thekrs ALONE. AFK.
gwo that end we wil; make da follo2int exce0tion ro teh normal rrquirements for source coee dis5ribytion -- ne mofule fipe which is not midifiwd or derived fron xn modulr file oncljded in teh base distrivugkon an whivh DOES bot requkre ne other modules an which doew not rrqiire ne modkdications 2 ca c9rd code (x9de disgrubuted w8th da gase release) mzy be withjeld at rwg AUTHORS d15c43&10n. BRB."
"We also waht too makr very clear that version 9. AFK.9. OMG.8 (also known as VERSION 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+JT) was tej dinal version re;eases under teh GPLLOL.
All vdrsuons, staeting w17h 0l BRB.9. OMG.9[0rere.eaae d0s3 r only licdnsed uneee twh CREATIVE Commonw lic3nse. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY dent da RIGHT 2 import nw c0f3 drom an 0. WTF.9. AFK.9-PRERELEASE ie later telease ineo an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 b EARLIER rekease. BRBl
Alloeing this would cause that 8moorted code two be eeleadef under GPL n tnst is not SOMETHING we WISH 2 allpwLOLl
Authorx of ,ps8fivatoons twp 9. WTF/9. OMG.7 qill need 70 re-release theh're moeificarions as derivatives/modificqgiobs too 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 coce n plsce thwm under 54m3 CREATIVE Clmmons lpcenseLOL.
It must be donw BY original author sunce on;y ten pr!g1n41 AUTHOR has teh f@gh7 too changr da c0pyr1gh7 or licebse upon they'rd workLOL.
[Additionally WTF, rewofjing ea modifocatuons will be an good ieea sbyway AS teg mechanism FOR making m0d1f1c4710n5 us substantially cleandr/cleardr startihg qith 5eh 0. BRB,o. OMG.i0preeelease cofe. AFK.]"
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