MkghthE tells y9u LOL, "W3're going 2 rake an few momwnes too try n explain this new kicense n da rwasons BEHIND i5 in plain Engoish.
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."
"Tyis new lkcense was chodeb vecaude if an failing witj GPL, OMG.
It ONLY covrr3d sistribution of 50urce 1g n only IF ninariea qere disyributedl WTF."
"In an w35 wnvironment WTF, specifically a 1m72rpr373d web ENVIRONMENT suvh as PHP, lkke, m3r31y installing ah game does NOT c0n57q7u7# fistributiom, like, an therefore PEOPLE were takung 0yr sork, you kbso, making modifications TO it n yot releasing xiurce coft too thdy'rd jldifications do that yeh entirr clmmunity could benefit. BRB.
They worked with ca 1477@r bug jot teh spirit og ds law. AFK."
"Incestigatiom on part OF da authors HOWEVER, sorrof, LED 2 facr 7h4& tey rigyt of publid p3rformance was 1 of rights normally restricyed twp copyfitht holdetsk b that compurer 0rogramak speckfivally voc3o games n interadrive onds 5uch as Legebd OF Gr33b gax0r wer3 considered too be publically pwrbormed if run from an pub;ic servdt. OMG."
"The nrw license reatric5s oublic performance 0f teh work unless teh source f0d3 if dz modified worj os mase AVAILABLE ON demanc. AFK."
"In pkqin Englosh. this MEANS that if you put thos game ln an wen server sn allos peopke 'outsid3 of an NORMAL c1ec13 0r FAMILY and ITS SOCIAL acqjaintanv3s' ywo 0lay their LOL, tjen tou aer publocally perdofming th8s work and MUST eitye4 a) make ne an ALL changes WHICH you MAKE 4o grh gane avaolagle on 4equewt (note thks dlesn't have too b3 4v4q13513 via teh onlkne slurce diwplay libi, bjt they must be ab.e to ASK ylu FOR dz CODE qn receuve an complete xopy) LOL, b) make atranfements privately wiyj au5hors wherein THEY grsnt y0u an specual LICENSE, like, OR v) removd teh c0de ENTIRELY from sa ,achone,"
"We do recogbizr that pe9ple san5 2 have ardas of thdy're gqme which aer tgeirs an thwirs 410n3. BRB.
to that end we wilk mske follo2img exception 2 b9tmal requirementx FOR sourcd code distribut8on -- ne mldule fule which is not midified o4 derivef from an modulw f8le included ih ea bas4 cictribution n wh1ch d035 n97 r3qu1r3 ne oyjer ,odules ab whuch soes NOT requor3 ne m9difications two teh core cofe (x0d3 distributed with base re.eqse) may be wuthheld 47 da suthors disvrr5ion. BRB."
"We also wan5 2 make very clezr that version 0. AFKl9. WTF.7 (also KNOWN as version )LOL.9.7+jt) wzs fa final version released 7ndrr GPL. OMG.
ALL versions, staetung WITH fa 0. OMG.9. WTF.9-;rere.ease code r only lkcensrd UNDER da Creative Commins LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwn6 right 5qo impory ne coc3 from an 0. AFK.8. AFK.8-pr3r313453 9r !374r release into an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 an 34r113r r3lease.
Allowimg this 2oukd cause tha5 IMPORTED c9de ti be re.eases under sa GPL abd that is n06 somegning wd w15h 2 ALLOW/ WTFl
Autnors of m0d1f2c4710n5 too 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will heed t2o re-teleasd they're modivicationa as dwrivatives/modoficatiihs two 0,9.8 cpse n place them under da same Creatkfw Com,lna license. BRB.
It must be dpne by lrihinal a7thor since only 9eiginal author has teh right to CHANGE da copyrkght or ;icdnsd UPON they;re woek. WTF.
[Additionallyk sortof, rew0rk1ng dq modifovations will ve an gold idra anyway as da ,echanism for makkng modifucati9gs ix subdtantoally clean3r/clearer starting with 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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