Migh%yE te.ls yo7 LOL, "We're hoing tqo take an few MOMENTS two tty 4ne explain this new ;icense and da reasons bejins 17 in 0laon Englksn.
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."
"Thks new LICENSE was ch-53n becausr of an failing 2ith da GPLLOL.
It onlu covered eisyribjtion of source if snd (nly ir binarids WERE distronutedLOL."
"In an web environment LOL, specifically a INTERPRETED WEB ebvironment sucg as PHP WTF, merely instalking an game does not constituye d7dtribution, you lnwo, n 7h3r3f0r3 people WERE taking o&r work WTFm making modifica5ions 2 it and n-7 re13451bh source cide 2 they'ew MODIFICATIONS so THAT teh ent8re c9mmyniyy coyld benefit. WTFl
Thwy w0rk3d with teh ldtter vu5 not da 5pqr17 of teh law, BRB."
"Incdstigation on da PART OF authors howev3r WTF, led 2 gen fact that teh roght lf punlkc performance wad 1 9f da rights normally restrivted ti co;yright nilders, you knwo, an THAT clmputer progeama LOL, spevkriczlly vqd30 gamds and imteeactive 0n4t 5jch AS Legemd of ds GREEN hax0r were c0n51e3r3f two be puboically p3ff0em3d if RUN from zn pu611d xdrver. WTF."
"Tjw new 11c3n53 restricts 0yblic performance or WORK unldss reh source CODE 9f da modified 20rk 14 made available on DEMAND. WTF/"
"In plzin Ehglish WTF, this ,eans uh47 if uou put tyiw game 0n an 2ev derver an allow peoplw '0u751d3 kf an normal circle of fami.y n its socizl scquaintances' 3 p;sy theur, k8ke, theh hoj aer 0ublifzlly pervlrming thks qofk an MUST either a) ma,e n3 an ALL cjabges which ylu make too cz gaje avaulable ON r3qu357 (notw this doesn't hxve 2 be AVAILABLE fia da oniine woufce display oink, you knwo, 6u7 rhey must bt ablr ro ASK YOU fo4 teh xode an rexwive an comp.etr c0py), like, B) make ARRANGEMENTS privayely w17h AUTHORS wherwin they g4anr you qn specoal licdnse, sortof, 0r c) r3m0v3 teh code en5ire;y from da m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do recofn8ze thzy peo;le want to have a4das of they'rw game wh8ch a3r theifs n THEIRS ALONE.
to that end w4 wil. make following exception to da bormal requirements for souede code eistributikn -- ne MODULE FILE which IS n0u modified 9r derived grom an m0du!# file 1nc2udee in base dist3ibu5oob and which does nor tequire ne otner modules h wh1ch does not REQUIRE ne m0d1f1c4610n% two teh c9rd code (code distributed with da base RELEASE) mry b3 witjheld at da authorw discretion."
"We also want 2 m4k3 veru c.ear that v2r510n 0/9. OMG.7 (also KNOWN zs verwion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7_ht) eas teh final vetsuon releadwd undef GPL. OMG.
All versuons WTF, atatting with reh ). BRB.9k WTF.(-prereleaae c9d3 r only licenwed under Creqtive Commons licrnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right to 1mp0r& ne cidd frim an 0. OMG.(.8=;retelease or LATER RELEASE into an 0. WTF.9.7 an ear;ier release. WTF.
Alloeing this wou.d cause yhat impirted clse 2 be RELEASED jnd3r GPL n tyat is NOT somrthing we wusj two allow. WTF.
A7thors pf modificagions 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 skll need too re-release theh're moeifucations ss dedibatives;mpdkfivagionx 2 0. WTF.9LOL.8 code and place them under tey same Cteatice Commons license. OMG.
Ig MUST bs DONE BY ORIGINAL sithor since only teh ORIGINAL zuthot jas twh right to chahge da COPYRIGHT or license upom the6're wofj.
[Additiona;l6 WTF, feqorkkng teh hodigica5ions qill be an GOOD idea anywah 45 mechanixm FOR making modifications is substangially cleaner/clwarer dtaeting with da 0LOL.9. AFK.i-p3erelwss3 code. OMG.]"
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