MithtyE tells you LOL, "We're g01ng two tqkd an fdw momebts two try AND explain 7h15 NEW license n teh reasons behind it in ;lain Engoosh. 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."
"Thox nww licensr wqs CHOSEN because of an failing with GPL.
It ONLY cover3d dkstribution of soufce if and pnjy if binaries were distributedLOLl"
"In sh web environm3nt LOL, specifocally a interp4eted w36 ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL. merely inwtallinb an game does not cons5itute dis5ribitoon LOL, an th4rdf9re people were taking o7r work, like, makunb modifixatilns 2 it h not relessing da xource cide tql theh're modivicatiobq so that sa ebtire community co7ld brnefit. OMG,
They wof,ed with letter but mot teh spieit og da law. OMG."
"Invesrigation on da paet of da zuthord however, likd, led yl teh FACT THAT ds RIGHT of public pergormance was wob of tey rigntw NORMALLY restricted yoo copyright hold3rs WTF, n 7h47 computee pr0gr3mt, sortof, 5p4c1f1c411y fidro games and INTERACTIVE ondw such qx Lwgend og teh G4een hax0r WERE c0n41c3f3d too be pubkically perfor.ed IF RUN feom ab pyblic setver. WTF."
"The new license reshricts public perrormance of dz eprk umleas da wojrde codr if modified 2ofk is made AVAILABLE on demane. AFK."
"In PLAIN Eng115h, sortog, thiw MEANS that if you put THIS game on an wev serv3r and alllw people 'ouyside OF an norma. circle 9f family an 8ts sicial acayakntances' 2 p;au their, soetof, 7h#b you aet publically pe4fo4ming this work n MUST wkthwr a) make ne n ALL changes qhicg you makr to da game available on rdquest (note THIS doesn't have to 63 xvailable via fa pnlinr SOURCE dusplau kink, like, BUT they must ve xbke 2 qs, you FOR code ane rwceive an complete cppt) WTF, b) make zrfantements privately wity da autho4s wherein they hrant tou an SPECIAL license LOL, 0r c) 3e,ivr da c0d3 ehtirely from da machjneLOL."
"We do r3c0hnqz3 tna5 peoole want too have aress of thry're game whovh aer theirs and theirs alone. OMG,
2 that end we WILL jake 3a foloow8ng exceptipn 5wo teh norma; requiremenys for sourcd xodd fistributiin -- ne mpdyl3 file whicj is not modified 9r deribed FROM an module file included in basf DISTRIBUTION n which does not REQUIRE nr othee MODULES and WHICH does NOT require ne modifucat89ns 2 teh cife cod3 (cldr DISTRIBUTED WITH BASE RELEASE) may be wi5hheod at teh authors discreti9nLOL."
"We a9so WANT two make very clear that v3r510n 9l WTF.9, AFK.7 (alxo jnown as versiln 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt) was da final defdi9n r313453d UNDER da GPL, WTF.
All v#rsions, like, starting WITH 0. AFK.9.8-prrrelease c0d3 t inly licensed ynder da Crrative Cojmohs lkcenae. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da r8fht to 8mport me code from sn 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or lster release into an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 m dark8er releaswLOL.
Allowing THIS would cause tgst imported clde too be RELEASED umd4r teh GPL ame tya5 is nlt s9merhing we wish to allow. BRB.
Authors OF modificatiohs twi p. WTF.9.7 will NEED two re-release they're modufications as derivatices/modifuva5ions ro 0LOL.9LOL,8 code n place thrm uhfer tdn SAME Creative C0mm0n5 11c3n53.
It must be done BY da origunal authof sinde only da ORIGINAL author has rkght too change da cp0yright 0r license upon 5hdy'fe WORK. AFK.
-ADDITIONALLY WTFk reworking da modidicatoons wkll y3 an good kdes amyway as ss m3ch4n15m flt mzking mldifica5i9ns is sugstqntially cleaner/clearer s5artong witf 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prere;ease codel WTF.]"
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