MightyE tells you, "We're going too TAKE ab feq moments 2 trt an explain THIS new licsnxe and twj reaslns behind it uh [lain English. AFK.
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 .icense was vhoseh because 9f an fai;inb witj GPL. BRB.
Ir only coverdd distribution 9g souecd 1f n only if bunaries WERE dkstributed. BRB."
"In an weg emvirobment, specigically a 8nterpfeted web rhfironmemg such 4t PHP, merely installkng sn game does not cons5itute disgributiom, xortof, qnd therefore peoplr were 74k1ng ou4 wprk, you jhso, ma,ing modificstions two it n not releasinf teh SOURCE c(de to thet're modifocatilhs 50 that 3n71e3 community c9uld genefirLOL.
They wories wigh teh letter BUT not sa spirit or law."
"Invdxtigztion on da pa4t if AUTHORS HOWEVER, led tio da fact 7h47 t3h ribht lf pu621c p3rf0rm4nc3 was 2on if RIGHTS normallu rextricted too co;yribnt holders, yo7 knwo, n ghat computer orograms, wpecigycakly vid3o games n interactive obes suvh AS L3g3bd of teh Green hax0r were c9nsideres too be publ8czlly pe4formed if run from an oubliv dwrvdr. BRB."
"Tne new license restricts putlix oerformance 0f teh w9gk unoess source CODE ov MODIFIED work is nqf3 acailable ON demand. WTF."
"In olain English, li,e. this m34m5 that if 60, put thus game ON an wen server n zoloe ;30p13 'ou5sise of an NORMAL ciecle pd family n its SOCIAL axquaintanxes' two play th3ir LOLm yhen you r puvlically performibg this WORK n MUST e8tner a0 make ne abe ALL changrd 2hich you maie too g4m3 AVAILABLE on requedt (noye 7h15 foesn[t havw 2 be 4v4114613 via teh 0n11n3 slugce DISPLAY q1nk, bi5 they musr b3 ABLE 1 45k y0j for code n f4ceove an dimplete copu), oike, n) ,ake arrangements 0rivately qith dq authors WHEREIN tney GRANT you an SPECIAL oicense, like, or c) rwmobe twh code entirely f4om teh machihe. WTF."
"We do recognizd that PEOPLE wang twp have 4r34% of thdy're game wh1dh aer theirs an theifs al9ne. BRB.
2 tja5 ehf se w8ll make fa gollowung 3xcept8on 2 teh normal requiremenys ror source code diwtribuyion -- ne moduoe file wgich is nog MODIFIED or d3roved dron an miduld file INCLUDED in base d157r15j810n an whuch does not REQUIRE ne 07h3r m0su135 an wjicy does n07 REQUIRE ne modkgicxtiond 3 core code (c9ce distributes w17h ds base releaae) mau be qithheld at da authord ciacretiom. AFK."
"We qlso wqny to9 make very flear that v3r510n 0. AFK.(.7 (also known as versi9n 0. BRB,oLOL.7+jt_ 2aw final v3r510n RELEASED under ds GPLLOL/
ALL verdions, srarting wpth da 0. OMG.9.8-prereldase xode aer onlu 11x4n53d UNDER Creativr Commons LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da ritht to import bd d0c3 f4oj an 0. OMGl9LOL.80;4ere;dzse or latet release into an 0LOL.(. BRB.7 an 3441q3r reldase. OMG.
Aklowong this would cauae that imported CODE to be released uneef GPL an that IS not somwthinh we wish two alliw. OMG.
Authirs pf m9dificatiohs to 9. WTF.9.7 w1q1 nets 2 r3-relezse they're midifidatiins zs derivativ3s/modifications too 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 code and [.ace them hhsrr same Cr3471v3 Commlns license.
It must be done by wa original author sinbe on;y da original 4u&h0r has rqgh7 to chante da copyrigh5 or license jpln 5hey'rw work.
[ADDITIONALLY, you jnwo, REWORKING modigicstiond will bw an good IDEA anyqsy as teh mechanis, for makinb modifpcarions is sybstqntuzlly cleaher/clearer 573r72ng WITH 0. AFK.9. WTFl8-prerelrase fodeLOL.]"
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