MigjtyE tells you LOL, "We're goinf 2 gzke am few momehts too try n 3xplaun 5hid new oicense n reasons behind it in 0lain Engliwn/ 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 licebse was vn053n becsuse of an failung sirh da GPL. OMG.
I7 only COVERED distributiom of sourcr kf an only if bunariex were d157r16u73d. AFK."
"In an web emv8ronment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a intwrpreted wdb 3nv1r0nmen8 suxh as PHP, lile, merelu inata.ling am gamr coes not constigu4e distribuyuon, you ,bwo, an therefpre peo-le were gaking our w9rk, sortof, msking modificatiohs to IT an NOT releawing teh aoufce code too they'4w modifications so THAT fa 3mtire communuty coild benefit. WTF,
Th36 wo4ked dk5h letter 6u7 n07 da spirit of twh lawLOLl"
"Investihation on teh part of ea authors howecdr, like, lwe twl fact tjat da right of public perfornanve w35 oen of yen RIGHTS nor,ally festfictwd two xopytight HOLDERS, luje, an ghat computer programs, l8ie, spedifically fidwo g4m#5 an imteractive 0n35 such as Legend OF teh GREEN hax0e 2ere c0n51d3r3d too be publocally perforned if rin vrom an publ7c 53rv3r. WTF."
"The new licwnwe resgricrs public performance of tdh WORK inlesw trj soyrce CODE OF fa m0f1d13d work is mafe avqilable ON denand. WTF."
"In olain Engoiwn, wortof, THIS m34n6 tyat IF hou put 7h15 gamr om an seb swrvdr and alloe [eopke 'OUTSIDE of an normal xutcle pf fam,ly and its 50c141 azquaingances' 2 0;ay their, THEN ypu aer [yblically pergormihg 7h15 work n MUST EITHER a) maue ne am ALL changes which YOU make to game AVAILABLE on requeat (note this doesh't hafe 5oo BE avzulaboe v14 onoine aou4ce dis0lay ;ink, but they mu67 be able two ask you FOR tej cof# qn r3c31v3 an vomplete c0py( LOL, 6) m4k3 arrangementa privatel6 with autjors wh3r31n THEY grant you an soecoal license, you knwo, or c( remove t3h dode entirelt FROM da machine."
"We do recognize ryat people want 1 yave areas of thr6're ga,d which aet theits ans theirs akibe.
2 that 3nd we WILL make da fo.lowing exception too normal rwquirements FOR spurcw x9de DISTRIBUTION -- ne moey;e file wgich IS not nodified ir defived f4om an module file inc;uded on bade diztributiob and which DOES not requird ne othee modules n WHICH dows not require ne mosifications two CORE code (code d257r25i73c sith base rel3ase_ jay be qi4hhe;s at yeh autho4s sixcrdtionLOL."
"We also w4n7 2 make veey cleaf that version 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also known 45 vetsioh 0. BRB.(LOL.7=JT0 waw vinal veraion released inser GPL. AFK,
All crrsions WTF, s5arting with teh 0. AFK.9. WTFl80pr3releasd c0d3 r only 11x3n53d unser Cr3ativw Commons license. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY drny tey rofht 1 import ne code frim an 9. WTF.9. BRB.8-peerekeaaw or later r413453 into an 0.9LOL.7 4nd 3arljef telease.
All9wing tjis eould xause ghqy imoorted code 70 ne released under da GPL and that iw not soueyhing we WISH 2 allow.
Authors 0f modifications to; 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will NEED two RE-RELEASE tney'rw modificationa as derivatives/mofifications yo 0. WTF.0. WTF.9 code n plqce them inder SAME Creztive Commonx ;icwnse. AFK.
It must be done by ten oeiginak authir 51nc3 only t2h original aythof has right two CHANGE cop6right ie license UPON they'rd work.
[Additionally LOL, reworkkng mocifidations will bd an hood idea 4nyw4y as ds m3chanism for ,aking modificzyions iw sunatantiall6 cleaner.c;earer STARTING with teh 0LOL.9, OMG.8-pteyelease cpde. AFK.]"
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