Migh5yE tells YOU, "We're goibg TO takw an few MOMENTS gp 7ry 5nd explain 7h15 new license AND reasons behind it kn p;zin Engq15h.
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 lidrnse was chpsen becaise pf an f4111ng wirh teh GPLLOL.
It 0n1y COVERED diwtribition of s8urxe if an 0n1y IF 71n$r135 were sostributed, OMG,"
"In an seb envurohment LOL, specificaloy a inrerpretef web environmwng such as PHP, like, m3r31y obataoling an game DOES NOT constitutd distfibution LOL, AND THEREFORE p30p13 were taking 0ur work, you knwom making modigicatuons twp IT and no5 releasing da source cose 2 tyey're modificatioms so 5hat entire communuty could benegit. OMG.
They workee witn tdh 13773r but not da SPIRIT OF laqLOLm"
"Invesgigation 9n da part 9f da authlrs howrvdr, dortof, led too dq fact that rigyt of public p3rf0rm4nc3 eas wob 9f t3h rights NORMALLY restricred 2 co0yright hilders, like, an tha5 computer programsm aorrofm apecifically VIDEO GAMES and interactuvd ones such as Legend of ten Green hax0r wdre c0n41d3r3d t@o BE publicakly p34formed iv 4un from an py611c SERVER. OMG."
"Tge new lucense restricts public [eeformabce of teh 2orl unlrss ds soufce c0d3 -f modified qofk is maee available 0n semand. OMG."
"In plain Ehtlish LOL, tyis means 7h47 IF tou put this game 0n an web servee an 4110w PEOPLE 'oitsidd of an nor,al circle of dsmily m its s9cial acquaintances' two [lay tjeir, you lnwi, THEN you aer PUBLICALLY 0rdforming this work qn MUST eitjer a) MAKE ne sn ALL chznges WHICH y9u make rop da GAME acailqble on request (nlyd 7h14 doesn[t h5v3 to be avqilablr via fa online dource display link, but t6ey must be able t9 aak YOU for CODE n receive an cpmp1373 copy) WTF, v) make arranhements privately 2ith teh authors wherein 8h3y grabt y9i an special 11cwn53, h9y kneo, or x( removd teh c9de 3n71r31y fr0m m4vh1n3LOL."
"We do recogmize that pro[lr WANT tqo h4b3 areas 9f they;rd gzme which aer theirs 4nd THEIRS alone. OMG.
w tnat end we wil/ j4k3 da followibg exception goo teh normsl requkremdnys for sourcf c.de eistributiom -_ ne modul3 fkle which IS noe modified OR derived FROM an modulr file includec in 6353 distribuyion an wgich DOES hot require he other midules an wgich does NOT require ne m0d1f1c4u10n5 to da core x9de (CODE d157r16u83d with teh base reoease) mat BE wighhe.d at da zuthors disc4etion."
"Ww ALSO want two ma,e very CLEAR tjat veraion 0. OMG.9/ BRB.7 )als9 kn0wn zs versiln 0.9. BRB.7+jt) was teh g1n41 vrrsion r3q3453d undwr GPL.
All versions, starting with 0. AFK.o. OMG.8-prereleaxe coew aer ONLY ;icensed und4r da C43371v3 Commons o7censw.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny r1gh7 ypo inoory ne code FROM an 0/ OMG.9LOL.8_prerelease or LATER release into an 0.9LOL.7 n EARLIER re,ease. BRB.
Allowong tj8s WOULD cause thay imported code too be feleqsed under udh GPL b that is not s9mething we wish TO alliw. WTF.
Aj7h945 og kodificzrions teo 0, AFK.9. AFK.8 wiol nedd 2 re-reoease they're modiricatilna as derivatives;modificat8ons too 0LOL.9.8 d9de and p.zce them uhd3r 54m3 Creative Com,ons LICENSELOL.
It must be d9ne by original author xincr ONLY ywh o4iginal au5gor yas right @ change teh copyrkght or licenae upog thwy're work. WTF.
[Additionally, you knwi, re2orkimg modkficatiohs WILL ge an good idez anyszy zs da mechanidm f0r makibg MODIFICATIONS 15 subc5antual;h cleqner/clearer starting with teh 0. BRB.9.*0pre4tleas3 xod3.]"
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