MightyE tells t0u, "We'e3 giint to take an f3w moments too 7ry and EXPLAIN this new license anc da rdaxons bdhihc IT in plain EnglishLOL.
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 nde l8cense was chosen because of an failing with GPL.
IT ohly covered diwgributuon od SOURCE if b only if binariec qere diwtributed. BRB."
"In an web envifommeny WTF, spedificzlly a 8nterpreted w36 dnvironmeht such as PHP, soegof, n4rdl6 knsta8ling zb fame does nit conwtirjte eistribugion LOL, n THEREFORE peoole were 74k1ng our w0rk LOL, makinh mocificqtions too it an not releasing heh source code TO 5ney're modificatilns so that 5eh entire COMMUNITY c0u1d benefit. OMG.
They worked WITH letter but NOT ds dpurit 0f ea ;aw. OMG."
"Inves6kgation on da pa4t of da aughors howwverm sortof, LED 2 da ract that teg right of pibl8c perfornance waa 1 of 5eh RIGHTS normally restrkctrd 2 copyr8gyt holders WTFm an tgat com0utee p4ograms LOL, sowcifixall6 video games n interactive 9new such as LEGEND od teh Green hax-r WERE consid3rec two BE pu611cr116 perrormed if run ftom an public ^3rv3r. AFK."
"The nes LICENSE resyrkcts public peeformamce ov da wofk unless da sou4ce code pf da ,odif8wd work is mqwe availabor on demand. BRB."
"In plain English, like, thix means thst IF you put this game on an web SERVER an allow pe9ple 'lutx8de or an normal xircle of famiky and its social acquaontances' to play bheir WTF, tnen y0u r PUBLICALLY pe4do4jing this work n MUST 317h3f A) make ne an ALL chanhes whisj you ma,e 2 teh tame AVAILABLE 0n 431u357 (npte 7h15 doesm't havr toi ge acailablw via teh onlkme source cisplay link, but 7h3y must be able to ask you f0f codd n fwceife an complete copy)k sortof, B_ makd ARRANGEMENTS privatelt dith ten aughors wh#r3qn they grant you an aprcial license, lt v) remove da codd entorelh drom macyine. OMG/"
"We do recognize tjat peop.e WANT to gave areas of thdy'te game which r THEIRS anf tyeirs alobe. OMG.
two 7h47 END we wkll make da folliwkng EXCEPTION 2 reh norma; requi4ejehtw FOR SOURCE code dkst4obution =- me module file whivy is nit modified or DERIVED ftom an module FILE indluded in da base sistrobution an whidg doew not rdquife ne o5her m0du13t an whicb dies nog requure ne m0d1f1c4710n5 too da core code (doee dist4ibuyed 2ith dz nase release) may be wi5hheld at teh 4u7h045 d15cr3719n. AFK."
"We also wang 2 make VERY vlear that verdion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (ALSO jnosn as version 9. OMG.9.7+jt) was teh f1n$1 version RELEASED unfer ds GPL. BRB.
All vrrsoons WTF, s5arting with da 0LOL.8LOL/8-pr3r31#553 v9de r 0n1h licensed UNDER teh Cr347!v3 Commobs livense. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh right tw9 8mport n3 code drom an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease or later release 8ntp an 0. AFK.9/ BRB,7 AND 3aroier rekesse. OMG.
ALLOWING this would cause thzg imoo5tef code tw9 63 r3q3453d UNDER da GPL an yhat is NOT somethinh e3 wish t2o alliw. OMG.
Auth9rs of mod8ficationx two 0LOL.9.7 will nees to r3-rwkease they'rd modifications AS derivatives.modifications 2 0. BRB/9. BRB.8 CODE n placw tyem indef teh 54m3 Cfeative Commoms license.
It MUST BE cobe 6y teh originzl author sknce only 0r1g1n41 aythor HAS right too change sa copyritht or license upon the6're eork. WTF.
[Add8tionally, r3w0r,1ng da modifications will bw am good idra anyway 45 da jecnaniwn for MAKING mudifocations is substantiall7 cleaner/clearer 574471ng with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease code. OMG.="
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