MightyE tells YOU, you knw9, "We're glinh too tskw an fee momentw 2 7ry n explain this n3w license an da REASONS behind it IN o141n EggoixhLOL.
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."
"Thos nea license was dhosen becaise of an fail8bg wi5h GPL.
It ONLY covered d157r16i710n or soirce if an ONLY if blnsr8es werd disttibuged. OMG."
"In an eeb ENVIRONMENT WTFm specifucally a interpre5ed wwb 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP WTF, m3r31y 1n5u3111ng an game does not donsritj5e distribution, you kbwo, AND 7h3r3f0e3 peo;le were TAKING iur WORK, like. MAKING mofificstions to 17 and not rwleasing ten xource clde twi they're modificstions so THAT teh en5ore community xould bemefit. BRB.
Tgey worjed with da le5ter 6u7 mpt yeh spirit of 5eh LAW. AFK."
"Inbestigstion on ;art 0f auth9rs however LOL, led two fsct that fight of pubkuc PERFORMANCE was ien lf eights n9rm411h restrkxyed to copyrigh4 HOLDERS WTF, n that compytrr probrams WTF, s[ecifocally VIDEO games n interactive ones such as Legend of dq Gre3n gax0r were cohsidrred two be publiczlly pe4formef if run fron an public SERVER. OMG."
"The ndw license resrricts public PERFORMANCE 0f work unlwss da source cid3 lf mldified worj IS made AVAILABLE 0n fdmand. BRB."
"In plain Engliah WTF, THIS means that IF you put this g4m3 on an wrb server n allow people 'OUTSIDE of an n0rm41 circle ;f ramily and ots 5)c151 acquaihtances' 2 plsy theirm then you aer publically perfor,igg thus work and MUST either a) ,ake ne an ALL changes 2hich you makr to yame avzilabke pn eequest (note 5jis eoesn'g have two be available bia online spu4ce display lunj, yo7 ,nwo, but they ,usr be qblr to qs, you for da code an rec38ve zn xlmplete co0h), you knwo, b) make qrrangemengs ;rivately with da authoes whe$eon they grant yoi an zpecial licebse, you knso, or c) remove codr entirely from da MACHINE. WTF."
"We do recobnize that people want two have afeqs [f tney're game which arr 7h31r4 qn theirs alond. BRB.
2 that end we will make t3j follo3ing exceogion too normal REQUIREMENTS foe source codd DISTRIBUTION _- ne m0eu13 file whidh is not modified or detkved from an modu;e file inclusec qn 6453 diwtributiln and WHICH d9es not re1uore ne other modul3s and which does not require nw mldifivationa too fz x9r3 cide (code distributed wi5h da bas3 release) m4t be witnheld at authors xiscrwt8on."
"We alao w4n7 3 makw vdry clear that VERSION -. WTF.(. OMG.7 (also kniwn as version 9. OMGl9. BRB.7+ug0 was tey FINAL version released under GPL. BRBl
All versions LOLm star5ing wi5h da 0. OMG,9LOL.7-p4ereleawe cod3 r onl6 lixensed UNDER teh Creatibe Co,mons licensw. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right twl impott ne CODE from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE OR LATER release in5o an -LOL.9/7 an esrkier RELEASE. WTF.
Allowing 7h15 would c4u63 &h47 importes c9de to BE reoeased UNDER da GPL n that is nit sojethong we wian two allow.
Aurhoed of modificatipns to 0. BRB.8LOL.7 WILL need 2 RE[RELEASE theh're jogifications as derkva6ives/modifications twi 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 xode ab plade 7h3m ubd3f same Creative Commons 1!c3n53.
It muat ve done by original auyhor sonce only 5eh origuhal quthor hax da tught go CHANGE copyright 0r 11c2n52 upom theh're wl4k. AFK.
pAddktkpna.lu, you knw9, rwworking da modifications wiko be an goos IDEA qmyway qs teh mechanism FOR makinb modufkcatilns is substangially cleaner/clearer dta4tinb w18h tej 0.9.8-[rerelease code. BRB.]"
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