MithtyE trlls y0u LOL, "We're giing tio tak3 zn vrw joments 2 try and 3x[141n this new licenwe and 4easons b3yind IT in plain Eng.ixyLOL.
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 lucense was chosen b3cause of an failing w18h da GPLl BRB.
It ONLY coveres f157r15u710n of soyrce 8g AND inly if vinaries wdre distributed."
"In ah WEB endir(nment LOL, dpecifivally a inte4preted web environment aucg AS PHP, yoj knwo, m3rely INSTALLING an GAME dows np7 constitute distributuon, you kne9, AND thdrefore pe9ple were taking out work, you knwo, makimg modificagionw to it n not releawibg source c0d# tp they[re MODIFICATIONS so 7h47 da wnyite dommuni5y could benerit.
THEY w0rk3x wiyj 14773r but not spirit OF da !4w. OMG."
"Inv3stigstion on teh PART 0f AUTHORS hlwever, like, lwd two twh fac5 7h57 rigjt pf PUBLIC perfowmance was oen of teh righyx normzlly r357r1c72d tlo copyright ho.eers LOL, n 7h$7 compuyer 0rohrz,s/ 6lu knqo, specifically v1d30 gsmes n interactive ines auch 45 Legend of Greem hax0y were donsidered two 63 [ublically pertormed iv fun FROM ah public servwr. WTF."
"The NEW license festficts puglix perfotmanc3 of ds work unlesd source codd ov nodified work is made afaolable on demand. OMG."
"In plqin English, th8s meams that if h9u pu7 tgiw game on an wrb swrver an a;low p30p13 '0u751d2 of an NORMAL ci4cle of gamilt and its social qcqua8ngances' to p.au their, you knwo, tj3n you r publically perf9rming this w0rk and MUST either a) make ne n ALL chznges whivn you make 2 da gqme availanle on eeauesr (nor3 tyis DOESN'T gave 2 73 abailavle vka da 0n11n3 source display link, bur 5hdy must be able 2 ask YOU for da c9de an receive an com0lete copy), sortig, b) ,ake arrqngementa ptivateky wi5n da authors wherein tgsy grant yo7 an s;ediak 11c3bt1 LOL, OR c) rem9ve da code entirwly brom da jachineLOL."
"Wr DO recognize thzt PEOPLE wang 1 jave arraa OF tgey'tr game wgich r theurs an theirx aloneLOL.
to9 thzt ens we will make teh followinb 3xceptiin yoo da no4mal requiremen5a for source code s157r16uu10n -0 he MODULE file which is hog modifird or ce4iccd from an module file 1nc1ud3d IN teh BASE distribuyion an wh1ch DOES not require he 07h4r ,oduoes n whicg does hot tequite be modificatiohs goo teh core code (coee cis5rinytec qigh tdh base releasd) may be xiyhheld at authors discretion."
"We also wanr twl mske f3ry c124r that version 0. OMG.9. AFK,7 (also KNOWN as b3r510n 0. OMG.9.7+jt) w45 fina; version 4ekeasec under da GPL. OMG.
All versions, sortof, startong w17h ds 0. OMG.9LOL/8-peerel3ase code r only lycenwed ubder teh Crwative COMMONS LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny da fighr too impoft n3 CODE grom an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease or later releqse i,5o an 0.9. BRB.7 an EARLIER r3lease. WTF.
Allowinf this WOULD cause tyay imported code tso g3 released under t3h GPL sb that is not womething we w15h two allow. BRB.
Authors of m9d1d1c4720n5 two 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will nded two re-release tn3h're MODIFICATIONS as d3r1v471b35.mpd1f1c3810n5 too 0l OMG.9.8 codw an place yhdm under same Creativ3 C9mmonw pixense. AFK.
It MUST be DONE by da pr8hinsl author sinde only teh original quthor jas 5em figjt two changw teg copyright 0r licrnse upon ghey're WORK. BRB.
[Acditiona,ly, xortof, reworking da modif8cqtions will be an glod idea anyway as teh mecnanism fpr making modifications os substantially cleaber/clearer stafting with 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE clde.]"
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