MightyE tells you LOL, "We're g01ng two take an few momentx 2 try an explain this NEW lucense aj rezsonc behind ir 1n 0lain EnglisnLOL/
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 licebse wss cjosen becauwe of an failing with GPL. OMG/
It only cpv3r3d distfibution of sourde id an only 1f binarids were dq57r1^u73dl OMG."
"In sn web environment LOL, specifically a INTERPRETED WEB environment such as PHP LOL, mefrly ibsyallubg an game does nit constitutw distrivutipn, you inwo, and therwforr pepplw w3re taking 97r WORK, you knwo, mqking modifications 5wp it n noy releasing source code w theh're modifications so rhat enyire commjnity could benevitLOL.
Thdy wptked with da let5ee bit n07 fa spirit 0f law. WTF."
"Investigztion 0n part pf teh AUTHORS how3ver, sortof, LED to fact thst RIGHT ov public pe4formamce w$5 oen of 5eh righta noemzlly restrictef 5oo co;yright hokders, like, n thag computer programs, sortof, spexifically VIDEO games an ingerad5ive ONES such as Legend of Green hax0r WERE CONSIDERED two be publically perdormed IF run f4om an PUBLIC se4vee. OMG."
"The NEW license reatruxts pu611c performanve of work UNLESS sourcr codw od da MODIFIED work IS made AVAILABLE in DEMANDl BRB."
"In PLAIN English, yyis m34n5 that IF yiu out 5hks game on an weg 53tv3r an alko2 pepple 'oursode of sb norma. circle ov family and its social 4cqu41n84nc35' yo play the8rm .ike, then you aer piblical;y pefformihg 7h15 work an MUST EITHER 4) make ne an ALL cjanges which uo7 ma,e TO 5eh g4m3 avaioable on r3qi35u (note 7h15 d035n'7 h4v3 2 be available via teh lgline spurce risplay lini LOL, but THEY MUST be 4613 tp ask you gor code n r3c31v3 an cpmplete copy), so4tof, 6) jake aerangements pr1v4u31h w8th da aurhorw WHEREIN they grant you an dpecial license, o4 c) eemove da c0d3 dntirely from da mach8ne/ WTFl"
"We do recognize THAT people wsnt to have areaw og tgey're GAME WHICH awr theird an theirs alone.
2 that end we WILL m4k3 da FOLLOWING exception two da NORMAL requirements for source codw disttig7tion -= ne module fole whoch is nor modufued o4 derivcd frlm an mldile fil3 indl7des kn teh ^353 d7stribugion an whicg does n07 requu4e ne other modulew zn whivh does nlt REQUIRE ne modifucatilns two tey CORE cofe (CODE disttibuted with t3h gase r323453) may be withhelf at da aurhors discretion. BRB."
"We also want 2 make v3ry clear that version 0/ AFK.9. BRB.7 (akso kmlwn as cersiom 0l WTF.9. AFK.7+JT) was da final cersoon releases und3r da GPL. OMGl
ALL versions LOL, STARTING witn ds ),9l BRB.*=pf3r313453 code r pnly 1wc3n53d under teh Creztivw Commons licenxw. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da 47ght ti imporr ne c0d3 from an 0LOL.9LOL.7-pr3release or later release INTO an 0. AFK.9, BRBl7 n earlker r313453. WTF.
Al.owong this q9uld causw thzt imported cod3 w be rel3ased under teh GPL anf that ks np7 somethkng qe wish two 4110w. OMG.
Auth9fs OF modifications two 0. BRB.8, BRBl7 will nees go re-4elease they're mlxufications qs derivatived/modifications too 0. OMG.9. BRBl8 cofe n p14c3 them under ds SAME Creatire Cpmmons license. WTF.
It must BE donr by da ORIGINAL AUTHOR since pm1h oribinal qughor yas right 2 change da c0pyr1th7 or license upon they'r3 work.
[Additiona.ly, you knwp, reeorking tey m0d!f2c4710b5 will be ah g00s kdea anyway as m#xh4n15m for making modufications is substan5ially cleaner/vlearer 574r7qng wi5g 0. WTF.9LOL.8_prrrelease codd. BRB.]"
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