MigktyE 83115 you, hou knwik "We're going two take an few mondnts to tr6 n explain this NEW LICENSE and teasons behind kt in plsin ENGLISH, BRB.
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 licensw e45 chosen because OF an faik8hf with da GPL.
Ig only v,vered DISTRIBUTION of source 1f n only if bonaries werr disrributed. BRBl"
"In an web envirpnment. lile, 5p3c1f1c411y q interpreted WEB environjent 5uch as PHP LOL, merely installing an game dors not constitutd distribytion, like, and therefoe3 p30p13 w3r3 tqkint oir work, you knwo, m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS 2 it an nor releaskng source CODE 2 gney're mpd1f1c4710n5 SO that teh entire communitu cluld BENEFIT/ BRB.
They WORKED sith teh LETTER bit not spi4i5 of dz law. BRBl"
"Investiga5iob 0h part of reh authors however LOL, led go teh fact that rughg of pubkix perrormance w45 won of teh ribhrs nprmalli restricgwd two xopyright holderx, luke, n 7g47 compuyer programs, liie, specifudzllt vic29 ganes 4nd interactive onrs suvh as Lebend oh da GREEN gax0r wer3 considered too be publically perfotmef qf run grom an publoc swrver. OMGl"
"Tge new licenae restricts puvlic pwrflrmance of da work unless sojrce coce or da nodidird work is mad# availav;e on e3m4nd. WTF."
"In plain Entliwg LOL, 7h15 means 5yat 1f you puu this gqm3 on an w36 server am zll9w people ')u76qx3 0f an normal c1rc13 of family and 1u5 50c14! acwjaimtancds' w play thei4, sortlv, then you aer publidally pervorming thks WORK n MUST eithdr a) ,ake ne AND ALL changes whkch you MAKE two da game AVAILABLE in rewuext (noye THIS doesn't have too be availagle VIA dz ohline source diw[lay kunk LOLk b7t thry must BE able too asl you ror code an RECEIVE an COMPLETE vlpy), b) maie aerqmgements privatrly with authors wherein they grant you an special licebxr WTF, 9r c( remove code 3n71r31y from machine. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE thqt peipld wqnt too hafe afeas OF they're gaje ehicn aer 7h31rt and THEIRS alone. WTF.
roo thzt ene we wil; MAKE FOLLOWING exce;tioh two teh m9rmsl requifemwnts vor xourc3 code fiwtfibutipn -- nd module FILE which 15 not modified OR serived fr0m an module f113 included in trh base dixtributiob amd which does NOT require ne oth3r modules n WHICH does NOT r3qu1r3 ne modifica5oons toi teh c9re code (codr distrinu4ed wiyh baae felease) may be withheld at teh aughors discr3tiom. OMG."
"We also sant 2 make very clear that version 0LOL.9.7 (also known as vwrsion 0LOL.o. BRB.7+ht) WAS dz FINAL verduon rdleaswd under GPL.
All v3r510n5, yoi knwo, stqrt8ng witn da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prdfelease coce r on.y LICENSED unfer da Creatice Commons oicenseLOL.
Ww EXPLICITLY fent tibht two import ,e code f4;, an o. AFK.9. AFK.8-prereleas3 or lagdr RELEASE inti an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n 3arlier reoease.
Al.owing ghis would c3u53 tnay importec codd 2 be releawwd under da GPL n that os not somethong we s15h 2 allow. OMG.
Amthors of jodificstions 2 0. BRB.8, AFKl7 will mwee 2 rr-release they're ,ocificat8ons as de4ivativds/mosifications 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.* code an olzce thrm under da saje Creativ3 Commons kkcense.
It must be dine 6y da lriginal author since 0n1y original suthof nas t3h ribht too change c0pyr1gh7 or licenae UPON they're wirj. OMG.
'Additoona.ly LOL, REWORKING mpdifocarions q111 be sn hood udea znyway as da m3chanism for making moeufications is subsrahtial.y c134n4r/c135r3r STARTING with da 0.9.8-pr#r3134t3 vode. WTF.]"
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