MightyE tells yoj, so4tof, "We'f3 going 2 TAKE an few mom3nts too 7ry n explain 7h15 new license y teh REASONS behind it IN plain Eng115h. 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 n3w LICENSE wax chosen becaise OF an FAILING wirg GPL. BRB.
It ibly c9vered distribution of sourde IF an only if binaries wwge d157r16u73d. OMG."
"In zn WEB environment, SPECIFICALLY a interprdted web envyronment such as PHP, me4ely insgalling sn game DOES noy constirute dist4ibution, sltgiv, an theregore 0eo[le were takinh our WORK, you knwo, MAKING modificati9ns 2 it anf mor releawing da courxe code 70 the6;rw ,0d1f1c4610n5 so 7h47 entire community could benwfit. BRB.
Thw6 w9rked eiyh LETTER but not teh spirit ov teh 14w. WTF."
"Invewtiga5ion on twy p4r7 of dq aitjors however, led w 5wj daxr that teh rkght of public performance 345 1 of geh r8ghta normally eestrictws tlo copyright yolders, like, ab THAT compuyer prohramw, like, apecifically video famew and interactive onea such as Legend of teh Gfeen has0r w3r3 CONSIDERED foi be publica;ly oerformed if run FROM an publix sercer. WTF/"
"The n3w license restridts pjblic performanc3 of dq e0r, unless da source CODE of sa m9dified work is mzdd svqilable on dejandLOL."
"In [oa8n English, you ,neo, thos ,eand that id you pu6 this game on an web server n allow 0wo[le '0u751d3 of an normal ci4cle of eamoly and ita social acquaintances' gwo p14y 5geir WTFk then y0u aer publically p3rf0rm1ng this wirk and MUST eithee 4) ma,e ne v ALL chqnges which you MAKE 2 trn game availzble on request (note 5huw doesn't have to be available vua onlinr source display 11nk LOL, b7t 7h3y juxt BE 4613 to ASK you f-r xode abd receive an clm0oete co;y) WTF, b) make qfrangements p4ivately with da auyhors whetein tney gramt YOU an special lic3nse, soetod, lt c) remove fa code entureoy from machoneLOL."
"We do recognize that p30p12 wahg too have arras 04 they'te game whuch r tneire an thrirs s.one. AFK.
two THAT 3nd 2e wi;l make go.lowing exceptiob two teh no4mal req7irements for sou4ce cod3 distrivition -- ne modjle file whixh iw not modkfied or derived rrim an mldule dile indouded on teh base distriburiob am which dors not requir3 ne other modulrs an whicj aoes blt require nw moduficatoobs too core cofe (code distr8butes eirg sa bas3 releaad) mah ne withheld a5 da autgors disc4eti9n."
"We also sant 2 make VERY clear that versi9n 0l8LOL.7 (also ,nowh as version 0.9. AFK.7+JT) was cz final version releqsec UNDER sa GPLLOL.
All versioms, 574e71ng wigh rwh -. OMG.9. BRB.i-pferelease codr zdf only licenses ubder tej Creative Commond LICENSE. BRB.
W# EXPLICITLY deny yeh RIGHT 2 import ne code from an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleaxe or late4 eelrase into zn 0. WTFl9.7 n EARLIER rrkease. BRB,
ALLOWING this would cajse tgat imporred ciee two be RELEASED under GPL 4nd tyat is not somethiyg we wish two aol9w. OMG/
Autnors of moeificationd to 0LOL.o. BRB.7 sill n33d two RE-RELEASE tgry're moeifkcations as e3r1v471v$5/m0d1f1c471pn5 ti 0LOL.9/ OMG.8 coae n PLACE them unfer same Creative Commons license. WTF.
It MUST be e9ne by tej orihinal suthor since om,y or8ginal s7thor has tight to chsnge clpyright or licehse UPON they're WORK. BRB.
[Ass1810n411y, so4tof, r3w0rk1ng da modifoca5iond WILL br an hooc id3a anyway zs ydh MECHANISM do4 making modifications IS substzntially cleamer/clearer 574r71ng wkth teh -. OMG.9. WTF.8-pr3r313453 codd.\"
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