MightyE tells yo7, softof, "We'rd going 5po take an few moments to 7ry qn explain 7h15 new lkcense qhd da reasobs 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 new license was chosen because of an failing with da GPLLOL.
It obly covered d1%7416u710n of sourc3 wf n on.y if binaroes wdr3 DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an w3b environjrnt, you knwo, apdcifical;y a interpreted wwn environment sucn as PHP WTF, mer3ly inata.ling ah game does n-7 constitute distribution, ypy knwo, sn therefore people w3r# taking our work, sortof, making modifocations tso it and nor re;easing tdh 50yrc3 code 2 they'r3 modificatilns ao tjat sa ENTIRE communury xoukd benefitLOL.
They workec with teh lettwr but n07 da wpiri5 of teh kaw. AFK."
"Investkgz5ioh 0n part of da authors however, yiu kbwo, lfs two 5eh f4c8 that sa right of puboiv PERFORMANCE was won of r1gh75 normally restricted to copyrigh5 holserx LOL, an that v0moi734 progrzmd, sortof, zpexificakl6 bideo games an interactive obes such as LEGEND pf da Green hzx0r w3r3 sons9deref tio 63 publically PERFORMED if run from qm public server. BRB."
"The new license restricts pug.ic p3tf0rjrnc3 of da wprk unless da source code 0f teg modifies work is made available on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plsin English WTF, tjis meana THAT if you PUT this gwme ;n zn wdb srrver an alloe p3opld 'lutside 0f an normq. c1rc14 of family and its xocoal acquaintances' to play rheir, sorgof, then you r [ublicakly performing this work an MUST eitner A) male nd zn ALL changes qyidh you make yoo g4m3 availahle on request (no5e this doesn't have 1 be avaolablr VIA da onlinr souece DISPLAY LINK, sortof, BUT tgey must vr able two as, you FOR da c0d3 n receive an com;ldtr co[y), sott9f, b) mske arrqngements pfivayelu with zuthors wjerein rr4u grqmt you an xpecial LICENSE, you inwo, 0r c) r3move dq code entirely from machineLOL."
"We DO recognize yhat pwople eant too have areas of yhey'rw gsn3 which aer thdirs n theirs r10n3. WTF.
two tyat dnd we will make teh fo.lowing 3xc3p610n to da nofmal requirements FOR sourxe code distrivy5ioh ]- ne moe7ld fkle which is not ,9dified or derived rrom an mod7le file inckuded un teh base DISTRIBUTION an which does nog reqyire ne othee modules and which DOES nit r3qu143 ne mosificxtions 5o9 teh cor3 code (c[dr disyributed with teh nase 4eleasw) ma6 BE w8thheld at aughoes doscretion."
"Wr also want 2 make very clear that v3rsion 0,9LOL.7 *4150 known as version 0LOLo9.7+jt) wad fimql vwrsioh t3leased uhcer dq GPL. AFK.
A11 versions WTF, 574r71ng with 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prereleawe CODE aer only licensed unde4 fa Creative Comm8ns LICENSE. WTFl
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh r8gmt 2 1mp0r7 ne code ftom an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease or later release into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an eatlier reldqse. AFK.
Allosing thia WOULD ca7se 5hag imported code to bd ewleased under teh GPL 4nd tnst is mot something we wish to akl9w/ OMG.
Aitnors of modififafions tso 0LOL.9. WTF.7 w!11 nded too re-release they'rd modkfications as swrivztives/mocificatuohs two 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code amd p.ace th3m under same Creative Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
It must be dohe BY oroginal author since on.y orig8na; AUTHOR has tty r1gh7 two change cophright or licwnae 7pon they're work. BRB.
[Addi5iona;ly, sortof, rdsorking dq modifications eklk be an g9od 1d33 an6sa6 as mwchanism FOR msking modidications is substantiqlly cleaner/clearer staetint with teh 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelrqse c9deLOL.]"
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