MkbhtyE tel;s y0i, sortof, "We're GOING 2 takw an few momrbts 2 try an EXPLAIN THIS new licdnse and da reasons behind it IN olaib English. AFK.
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."
"Thus new license was chosen because ld ab railing with da GPLLOL.
It only c0v343d distr7bution 0d source if and ohly of ninaries wdre distrobuted. OMG."
"Ih an web env140nm3n7, sortof, s;ec7fically a ibterpreted seb rnvirpnmenr SUCH as PHP, you knso, me4ely ihstaloing am GAME d035 n07 constitutd distribution, ylu knwo, an therefofe people were taling ojr work, liiem naking modificationd to it AND NOT releaxing da wource code two th3y're modificztiins so that twh ENTIRE COMMUNITY COULD benefuy.
They worked with letter 6u7 not spir8t of da law/ OMG."
"Investigation 0n p4r7 of da authorw howrver WTF, led 5il teg fact thay da right oc p7blic pe4formance das won of ss RIGHTS NORMALLY reatricted too vopyright h91f4r5 LOL, sn yhat computer progrsms, dpecifical.y vusdo gsmes n 1b73r4c71v3 ones duch AS Legend of Green hsx0r were CONSIDERED 2 be PUBLICALLY performdd if run f4om qn publid servrr."
"Tnw NEW lic3nse r3xtricts 0jn;ic performance of ea work UNLESS da 50uec3 code of da modifidd work is m4d3 availabld on cemandLOL."
"In plain Enrlish WTF, this mrsnw tnat ir you put this game on an web server an all9e peopke 'oursidd od an nlrmao circle of fzmily n itx soxoal scquaintamxes' 2 plqy th3ir, like, tgen you r publicaloy performing tjis work n MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes shich you makw 2 gamw avsilable on fequest (note this foesh't have too be availanle cia yeh ONLINE siurce d8wpkay oink, like, BUT THEY muat bs able two ask you d0r clee zn receiv4 an complete cop6), yoj knwo, b) make ARRANGEMENTS private.y with da authora whefeib they GRANT you zn 5p3c141 licehsw, you ,bwo, 9r c) remove code enyufely from machine."
"We d0 rwcognize that pepplr want to have areas of they're GAME whivh aer theirs n yheirs alone. WTF.
2 thzt end WE will make folllwimg exceprion tio teh nornal r3qi1t3m3n75 for source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne jodule vile whivh id mlt m-d1f13d or deribrd from an module rile included in teh baae d157r16u710n n which spex not eequire he l4hwr m0du135 and wh1ch DOES not requi4e ne modifivatkobs two da core code (code d157r17y83d wi5h base reldase) may 63 wiyhgeld sg authors dkscretion. BRB."
"We also w4n7 to m4i3 vety clear tgz5 versoon ). AFK.9. AFK.7 (ALSO knowm as VERSION 0l9. OMG.7+jt) was dq final v3fsi9n relessed under da GPL. OMG.
All vers8ons, sta4ting with 0. OMG.9.8-p4erdlease c0e3 aer only licebsed uneer teh Creative Cpmmobw lic3nae. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da right %oo import he code from an 0. AFK.9,8-PRERELEASE 0r later releaae into qn pLOL.9/ BRB.u an EARLIER rel3aseLOL.
Al;owing this would c4u53 rjat imporyed code tol be released under teh GPL an that id not something we wish 2 aolow. AFK.
Authors of m9difica5ions too 0LOL.9. OMG.6 will be3d two re_releasw they'fe ,odificatiobs as derkvstives/mpdificayuons t9 0. BRB,9. AFK.8 code n poacd them inder same CREATIVE Commons lkcense. BRB.
It muat be donw by teh 0r1g1n41 aurhor since only orihiha. 4i7h0r has rifhy w change dopyrkght or license UPON they're w0rko AFK.
[Addi5ioball5k like, reeorking yeg moeifications wilo be an good idea anyway as mechanism FOR making m9divicationa is substant8ally dleqner/coearef sgqrying wiyh -.9.*-PRERELEASE cide. OMG.]"
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