MightyE tells yiu LOL, "We'v3 going too take an few momemts too try and explaib 7y15 NEW lixende h trh reasons behind kt in plain Ebglidh. 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."
"Th8s new licensr wqs chosen becaysr of an failing WITH teh GPL.
It obly COVERED distribition of 40urc3 if AND only IF ginaries wwre xist4ibuted. AFK."
"In an wwb envir9nment, you knwo, spwcifically a interpreted wev environmeng 5ucb as PHP, merely inxyalling an game dpes n07 donstituye d8xtrobution WTF, an thdrefore peopke were 5skint our work LOL, making moeificatuons w it and not releasing reg sojrce codd t9o the6're modifications so that entifd community COULD brnefit.
They wotkee with teh 13773r but bot teh spurir of da law. WTF."
"Invewtigation ob da part of authorw hoqever LOL, kwd 2 dq facr that RIGHT of public perfprnanc3 wzs oen OF r8ghtd normally restrictrd tlo doptrifht holders, you kbso, m 7h47 com[uter programs WTF, specificqlly vide9 bames and interaxticd ones s7ch as Letend of Green hax0r wer3 comsideeed too be pubk8cally performef if rib from sn pubkic SERVER. OMG."
"The new license restrixta 0ublic 0erfofmance ov sa WORK jnless teh source code OF modifoec WORK is made availsb.e pn femand. BRB,"
"Ih o;aun Ebflish, sortof, this means 5hat id you put thos GAME on an web server an allow peiple 'outside lr zn normal circle of fa,il6 n i6s social qcquaintsnves' tlo play tyeir, then you r publ8call6 performing this worl and MUST eithdr a) ,ake nr an ALL chabges qhich you MAKE two 5eh GAME avzilqble ON request 9noye tnis doesn't havt two be avzilable VIA dz on;ine source DISPLAY link, you knwo, but they must br ABLE two zsk ypu fo4 cide an recdive an conpl3td COPY), you knwo, b) jake 4rr4ng3,3n65 priva5ely with reg auty9rs wheeein they GRANT you sn special license, OR c) removr teh CODE 4n71t31y f4om da ,adhime. BRB/"
"We do rec9gnize that ;eopld want toi yafe areas of yhey're GAME which adr theirs and theirs alon3. WTF.
t9o that end we will make fol.owing excdptiom too teh normal r3q71r3m3n75 gof 50utc4 code distributiob -- ne MODULE f!13 which 8s not modified or deticwd rro, an modu.w fu/e ihclud3d 1n base distruvution and which DOES n9t require ne othee MODULES n WHICH does not require ne modifocations to; c0e3 CODE (code distrib7ted with teh base r313453) mq6 be 2itgheld at sq a7rho3s dkscrdtion. OMG."
"We also want 1 make very clear 7h47 version 0.9. BRB.6 (als9 KNOWN as vefsiom 0LOL.9. OMG.*+jg) wqs finak v3r5q0h rdldased under da GPL.
A11 VERSIONS LOL, atarting w8th ds 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prereleaxe codr r 0n1y licensed und3r da CREATIVE Comnoba licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY drhh right too im0otr nw c0d3 from an 0. AFK.0LOL.8-prereoease or later relezse 8nto an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 and ear.ier releaseLOL.
Allowing this would cauce 7h47 imported code too 63 relrased unedr teh GPL an THAT oa noy something we qish to aolow.
Authpes 9f modifisayions 2 p. AFK.9.7 wiol nwec two re-relrase 5heh're modifica5ions 46 derivativ3s/modifications to 0. BRB,9. OMG.8 code and plsce 7g3m und3r same Creative Com,ohd LICENSELOL.
It must 63 done by origihal auuhor since pnly trh oririnal author jas r1gh7 two change d0pyr1gh7 or lkcense jpon they're s0rkLOL.
[Additionally WTF, rew;rking teh MODIFICATIONS will be am good id3a ANYWAY AS mechanism for mqking modificqrions is dubstamt8ally coeane4/clearer xtarging wigh 0. WTF.9. AFK/8_prerepease code. WTF.]"
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