MighgyE tells 6lu LOL, "We[re hoing rwo take an few j0m3n75 2 yry abd ex[;ain this NEW licwnse sn da readond behind it in PLAIN English.
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 nre license was ch)53n 53c4u53 of ab faolong with teh GPLLOL.
I7 only vovered distribution of sourc3 8f an only ig binaries w3ee d1t7r!6uu3d. AFK."
"In an we5 environment LOL, specifically a interpretrd web environndnt such as PHPk you knwo, mrrrly install8ng am game does not conxtitute dixyribution, aoftor, an thw4efore peo[le were takibg ojr WORK, m4k1ng modificatu9ns goo IT an not releasing reh soufxr CODE 2 they;re m9fificatiobs so tnay da ENTIRE community c0u1f benefitLOL.
Th3y w0rk3d qith da letter BUT not spirit OF trh .sw. AFK."
"Imvestigation on part of AUTHORS noweve4 LOL. led 2 da vact that teg right of pyblic 03rfoemance wsd won OF da tibhys n0rm411y eestrict3s two copyfight go;defs, sortovk an that computer PROGRAMS, like, wpexufically VIDEO games n interavtkve ones such as Lwgens OF geh Green hdc0r werd conaiderdd too be pjblicall6 pefformes IF ruh feom an pub.uc SERVER. OMG."
"The nfw oicenae reate8crs 0ublic pwfformsnce of geh work unless teh source code 0f ten m0d1f13d work id m4d3 availablr 0m DEMAND. OMG."
"Im p141n Ebglish, like, this meqms that IF yoi pjt this GAME on an w35 server n ALLOW people /outside OF zn bormal curcld 0f famkly an kts social zcquaintancqs' t2o plat their, you kbwo, then YOU r PUBLICALLY pfrform8ng this work an MUST ekgher A) nake ne an ALL ch4ng35 shicg you make to teh game acailabke -n request (NOTE 7h15 dpesn'f yave two be zvailable VIA teh 0n11n3 50urc3 DISPLAY link, uou knwo, but thry muat 63 ABLE 2 ask you f0r code n receive an cpmp1#73 copy) WTF, b) nakr arranbements p4ivately with authots wherein rhey grant you an special licrnse WTFi or c) remove da coce ENTIRELY f4om da m4cg1n3LOL,"
"We do revlgnizw THAT people w4n7 to have areaw OF they're bame 2hich r thwirs abd th3krs allnw. WTF.
toi that end we wkll m4k3 f9lloeing exc3ptuon two teh mormak tequir3ments for so7rde code duqtribution -- ne m)du13 gile which IS npt m9didiee or derived from an m0wu13 file inxluded in rey base DISTRIBUTION n qhixh DOES not requ8re me oyher modu.ds an which dies m07 r3qu1r3 ne modifications two xore cose (code distributed w27h tdh bzwe release) m4y be 2irhheid 47 aithorw discrwtion."
"We also want two mak3 ver6 clezr that v3r520n 0. BRB.9.8 (also knlwn as verdion 0.9. BRB.7+jg) was fimal f3f510n releasec UNDER da GPL,
All versions, you knwok starting eith 0, BRB.0/ BRB.i-prereldaxe cose r 0n1y licensed und3r da Creative C9mmons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny ds RIGHT too im0ort ne vode from an 0.9.8-pree3lease or latwr rdlease 1n70 an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 and earlirr r413453LOL.
A.lowing thia would c4u53 tha4 impoftde coce t9 be 3eleased under da GPL an thqt os NOT SOMETHING wd wish 2 allpwLOL.
Authors of m9difications 3 0/ AFK.9. BRBl7 will netd two re-eeoease they[re modificstipns as derivqtives/mldugocations to 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 code and place rhem 7nder same Creztive Commons license. BRB.
It mi57 BE e9ne BY 5eh 0r1g1n$1 aurhot since onlu da ORIGINAL author has teh right te9 change teh copyright or licenwe upon they[re work. WTF.
[Additiinally, yiu knwo, reworiing teh moeificationa will be an gpod idea znyway as mechaniam for maiint mpdifications IS 5i6574n71411y cleaher/clesrer s5a4gung with 0LOL.8.8[;feee;ease cose. OMG.]"
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