MightyE te;lx y0u, "We're gokng two take an few momrnts to; tty an explain 7h1t new ;icense b REASONS BEHIND IT in olain Engliah.
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 lic3nse was chosen becaude od an failing eith da GPL. WTF/
IT only covered distrogugion OF dource if qn only IF ginafies wer3 distribited. WTF."
"In an web environment, xort8v, specofica;l6 a INTERPRETED erb envirohment such as PHP, merely insgalling an game c035 NOT constitute DISTRIBUTION, sortof, anf thetefore people were tsking our w(rk, like, mzking m0d1f1c47q0n5 too it n not releasinn source code 2 rhe6're m9difications ao that geh rntire cojmunity dould BENEFIT. BRB.
They worjed with tey ;ettdr bit bo5 teh spirit pf LAW. WTF."
"Investigation ON tsh part OF teh authors nowever WTF, led 2 da gact uh47 teh rifjt of 0j611c performance was oen or teh rights norma.ly restricted 2 c0py41gh7 holders LOLu qnd yhat xomputer progfams, apecificz..t viddo games and onteractive on3s such as L3bend 9f trh Green hax)r x3r3 consieerrd w be publically perflrmed if run f4om an pu611c server. AFK."
"The NEW LICENSE restricts pub;ic pdrformznce OF teh work UNLESS SOURCE CODE of teh modified work is mqde avai.able ON d3mabd. AFK."
"In plain English LOL, hh8s means that if uou p7t tnis game on an wev serv3r n allow p30o13 'outside of an NORMAL cifcle of fsmily and ITS social 4cqu41n&3nx36' 2 PLAY thwir, you knwo, then YOU r [ublically PERFORMING this work n MUST 317h3r a) jake ne am ALL cyangew which y0u mzke to %eh game available ON r3qu36u *NOTE this dowsn't hzve tqo be available via dq onlimw source dispka6 link, nut yhey must be able goo ask ylu FOR teh cpde n receivr an complrte COPY), you knwl, b) mqke arrangements ;ticateoy w8th teh 4u7h0r5 wherdib they grzbt y0u am spwcial licensrm y9u jnwo, or s0 remove teh clde entirely fr9m reh m4vh1n3. BRB/"
"We d0 r3cpgn1z3 that o3)p13 want two have a4eas of rhey're hame which r yyeirs n th3irs ALONE. BRB.
2 ghat end WE will n4k3 follow8ng excepto9n too cs normal requkrdments FOR source CODE eq57e16u710n [- ne m0du13 file wh1ch is n07 m0d1f13d pr eerived frim sn m0du14 fild inclided in ca base distrkbytion n qh1ch dods not requirw ne 07n3r modildw ah whivh DOES not require ne nodifications 2 teh core codd (code DISTRIBUTED with da base release( ma6 ne wuthheld at da ajtjors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We ALSO want tpo male very clear tgat v3rsion 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also known as VERSION 0. WTF.9LOL.7_j7) wad finao versoon released under da GPL. AFK.
All versiohx, like, starting with da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prereleaae c0d3 aer only 21c3n54d under da Creative Commoha license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dent yeh right two import ne c9de rrom an -LOL.9. BRBl8-prerelease or later trlease 8nto qn 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 and earluer feleas2.
ALLOWING THIS wp7ld cauxe that import2d code to be e3234%2d jndwr GPL and that is not something qe wisy to ALLOW. BRB.
Authors lg modifications 2 0LOL/(. AFK.7 will bedd rlo RE-RELEASE they're m0d!f1c4710n5 as derivat8fes/modifications t2o 0.9. OMG.9 CODE anf p14c3 tnem under same Crsative C0mm0n5 licemsw. OMG.
I6 MUST be dobe BY otigimal 4u7h0r dince only tey origuna. author haa RIGHT teo changd copyright or 11c3m53 jpon they'rd w0rk, AFK.
-Additionalky, like, REWORKING modigivations wilk ge an good idea znyway 45 mechaniam FOR makkng modifications is 4uy574n714!1y cldaner/clearer STARTING WITH 0/ AFK.9l8-prereleasr c0d3LOL.]"
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