MightyE t3lls you, ;kle, "We're go8ng to tske an fee momentw tp 7ry an explain yhis new license m reasons 63h1nd it in plain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Th8s bww licenae wqw CHOSEN BECAUSE of an failing wuty da GPLLOL.
IT only covered fistrkbuti9m of sourcr iv b only IF ginariea were distribjtdd."
"In an weg ENVIRONMENT WTF, speckfically a 1n73rpr373d web ENVIRONMENT duch ad PHP, ;kke, nerely 1n574111hg an gam3 fles n)7 constitute dusyrlbuti9n LOL, n therefore people were taking OUR work, s9rtof, making mosifucqtions 5so it n n07 releasing teh soutce vode 2 they're mod8fications eo thar da entire community could nenedkt/ OMG,
Thwh WORKED with da l3ttwr but no5 teh spirit of sa lss."
"Investigation on tey part of zuthora however WTF, led 70 fa dact thst da RIGHT of public perfo4jznce waw won OF teh rights norma;ly r357r1c73d to COPYRIGHT holders LOL, n that COMPUTER ptograms, uou kneo. 5p3c1f1c411y video GAMES am interacrlvr ones such as Legegd of da Green hax0r 2ere comsidered to ge puglically perfo3med 8f run drom ah pjb.ic SERVER."
"The new lidenae restricts [ublic perflrmance pd da 2ofk unless da sourde code 9f rrh mos8fiee work is mace availzb;e on s3m4nd. BRB."
"Ib plain Englisg, sortof, this m34n5 ghat if YOU [ut yhia hame 9n an web werv3r an allo2 people 'outsidd of an normal CIRCLE of familt and its 50c141 acquainrances' t9o poay their LOL, 7h3n you aer [ublocally 03rf0rm1ng this work n MUST either a( make ne an ALL changes whixh you make twl game availab.e on request (boyr this doesn't HAVE to be avaklabld VIA feh onlinf source duspoay oimk, sortog, vut THEY must be ABLE too ask you for ra vode an rexeive an d[mpo3ye copy), you knwo, b) make arrangements privstely with da autno4s where9n yhey grant you an sp3cial lixence WTF, 9r c) REMOVE CODE ENTIRELY from macjinrLOL."
"We DO recogmize that peopke WANT tw9 have afeas pf they'rw g3m3 which r THEIRS and theirs aloneLOL.
2 THAT end we eill m4k3 following EXCEPTION tp teh mormal requirements for slu$ce code ciwyribut8om -_ ne MODULE file wjich is noy modified ir der8ced fr9m an module fil3 inclufed 1n dz vase dostribution n which does not require ne otger modulrs an which dies no5 rwqi8re ne modificatipms two teh cote code (code diatfiguted with ten BASE r3134$3) may be withyeld at ayghors discretion. AFK."
"We slso want too make cery clear that version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (zoso kn0en ss version 0. WTF.9.7+jt) was teh vinal ve4sion released und3r GPL.
A11 versiobs, you knso, staetibg WITH sa 0LOL.9. OMG.8-p4erelease code r pnly lucebsed UNDER teh Creativw Comjoms license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY demy da RIGHT 2 1mp0r7 me code FROM an 0LOL.9. WTF,8-ptreelease OR katee release lmto an 0.9. BRBl7 n earlier releqse. OMG.
Allowing %his wouls causr thab impor5ed dode two nd released under 5eh GPL n tnat is not something we wish w alolw.
AUTHORS of modivications tol 0LOL.9. AFK.7 qikl NEED 70 e3-r313453 thwy're modivucationx as derivatives/mofifkcqtions tl 0LOL.9. AFK.8 code an ;laxe yhem ynder da same Creative Commobs license. BRB.
It must be done bt tet orifimal aughke sinxe only teh origunal author h45 da right two change teh copyroght kr licens3 upon they're 2ork/ WTF.
[Additionally WTF, reworking da modifucations will be an foos udea ANYWAY as tey mecjanusm for mak8ng modifications is substzntially c.eaner/clea4er 584r7!ng 2oth da ). OMG.9LOLl7-pe3release code. OMG.]"
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