MightyE tells ylu LOLk "We're goint 2 gake an few mpmwn5s 2 trh 4nd explain thjs new license anf ds REASONS BEHIND IT IN plain English. OMG.
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 ne2 license was chosen bedause of an failinf WITH GPL. WTF.
It only dovered distr8bu5i9m of source if snc only qg binarkes w3re distributed. OMGl"
"In an web envifonment LOL, s'ecifica.ly a interpreted web envieonmdnt sych as PHP LOL, m3r31y installing qn game eoes not cins5utute distributkon LOL, and tyerefore PEOPLE were tziing our work, worgpf, ,aiing modif8varions 2 17 ayd not r313451ng teh so74ce code 2 tndy're mocifications so thst enture community could benefitl AFK.
THEY work3d wiyh LETTER bjt n07 spiri5 9f teh lzw. BRB."
"Investigation on part of da a7thorx hoq3vrr, ;ed @ ds fact thar dq right OF public performance was oen of RIGHTS nlrmally restruc5ed TO cooyriggy ho.cerx WTF, and yhat computer protrams LOL, specifivak;y VIDEO gdmes n INTERACTIVE ohes zudh as Legend of da Green hax0r se4e considerec 2 be publically 0etgorm3d IF rin frpm an public server. WTF."
"The new license restrivts publ8c perforjabce OF work unlrss da sojrce code od mosified w9rk IS madw 4v4115613 on semsnd. WTF."
"In plain English, to7 knwl, THIS mfqna that if YOU put THIS f4m3 0n an w3b server y allow people 'outsidw of sn normsl citcle of family an iys social acquaihtances' two p;au thwir WTF, then you r publivq;ou performung THIS work anf MUST eith3r a- make ne an ALL chanfes qgicu you mske two da gamd AVAILABLE on request (n073 this doesn't hafe tso br svaulablr foa ea onoine spufce display lini, you jnwo, b7t they must be abl3 two ask you fo4 code and receive an compkete copy), B) MAKE arrangementx privstely with trh authors whereib 7h4y gfant 6ou ah dpwcial lixenwe, like, or c) removw da xode ebgire.y from teg machibe."
"We do recognpsw that peoole want to have zread of thet'r3 game which r theirs an THEIRS alpne. AFK.
two 7g5u end sw WILL make trh follpwing excd;tion roo teh normal requirem3nts f0r SOURCE code disttibutuon -- ne module vioe shich 7a not modifidd or de4ived FROM an modu;e file includec on teh base dkstribuyion ah wh1ch does mot r$au1r3 ne 07h3r modiles n which does not requirr ne modifocations tw9 twh xore code (vode dis5ributed wirh da ^353 rel3ase) may be WITHHELD ay tet aughors disxrdtion."
"We also wamt two ,ake very clear that version 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 (4150 knowb ss versiog 0. BRB.o. WTF.7_jt) was FINAL VERSION rel3as3d under ca GPL.
All versions WTF, startkng with ). AFK.9LOL.8=pferelrase codw aer on.y 11c3n53d jndet dd Creatice Commons licebseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right teo import be code from an p. BRB.9LOL.8_prerelezse oe later RELEASE 1n6p an 0LOL.o.7 an earlier release. WTF.
Allowing tjis would cauwe rhat imported cpde too be relrased unddr GPL n that IS not somethihg we wish to a,low. BRB/
Authors 0f MODIFICATIONS t2o 0. OMG.0.7 woll n33d too r3-r3134%2 they;re midificatuons as DERIVATIVES.MODIFICATIONS to 0. WTF,9LOL.8 code 5n3 placr them under same Creatovt Commons locense/ AFK.
It must be DONE 6y teg priginal ajthor sinxe onlu da 0r1g1n31 4u7h0r has da right tw; chahge da copheight pf licrhse upon they're sork. AFK/
[Advitionsl.y, tlu knqo, reqpeking da modificatuons wi;l be an good idea ANYWAY ss mechanoxn f0r maling m0d1f!c4710n5 is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER starting with da 9.9. BRB.8-pterrkeaar c0d3LOL.]"
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