MightyE tells ylu, uoi knwo, "Wr're going to tak3 an FEW mimrnts @ 7ry n explzin 7h14 new license ab da REASONS behins 8t in plzin Engliwh. OMG.
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 license was cgosen because od an failinf w27n trh GPL. AFK.
It 0n1t c0v3r#e dis54ibution 0f sourcr if n onlu uv vinsries w3r3 d157r16u73d."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, like, 4p3c1f1d411y a intwfpreted w3y environment SUCH as PHP, merrly installing an game d035 n07 condt8t7te distfibutionm yoi knwo, n tyerefore [ropke were tak8ng 0ur work WTF, making mod8fivatoons 2 IT an not rw;easing da aource code 2 they're ,odifkcatuons so that teh entife c0mmun17y COULD benwfit. AFK.
They q0rk3d 2ith teh LETTER but n8t da xpirig lg LAW. AFK."
"Invesyigagion on teh patt of autho4s however, led 2 fact 7h47 da 4ight lf public perfpemsnce was oeb of da rights normally restridtee too c0)ye1gh7 h9ldrra, you knwo, n that vomputer PROGRAMS, like, spedifidally vude9 games n 1n73r4v71v3 ONES sucn ss Lrgend of da Green hax0r were CONSIDERED two be oublica.ly perforndf if eun from ah public setver, AFK/"
"Thd new licens3 rwst4icgw public pwrformanc3 of work unlesw da aource code of teh mocigied work is mafe available ON demand. BRBl"
"In plsin Engl8sh LOL, this ,eans that if you pyt this GAME 0n an web 53ef3r and 41102 peoplw 'outside or an NORMAL circle of ramily an its social acquaingances' too play thrir, then yoj t publically PERFORMING this worj an MUST euth3r 4) make ne n ALL changes whidh uou ,ake tqi game avaulabld ON REQUEST (note this doesn't have to bw available via ONLINE sourc3 dis[lay link LOL, bu5 th3y must BE able 70 ax, you FOR reh x0d3 and RECEIVE an complete c0py), b) MAKE atrangements privately wirh teh authora eherein 7h3y grsnt ylu an sprcial licens3. like, or c) 4emove code ENTIRELY frpm machiheLOL."
"We d0 recognkze that peopl3 want 2 have afeas OF they're game 2h8ch r theors an THEIRS aolne. BRB.
2 thay END w3 sull m4,3 da fo;lowong exception too normal requordmenta for sojrce code distribugion -- ne moduke FILE wyich is not modigued 0r derived ftom an m9dule file included in da basr didttibution n qh8ch does not require ne othwr mldules n WHICH does not requure nw m9doficatuons 2 teh cote vofe (code sisteiguted w8th basd RELEASE) may 63 withheld ay da 4t7h0r5 DISCRETION."
"We qlso wamt 2 makd very clear rhat verwion 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also known as vdrsion 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) wqx da final versuon releasef UNDER teh GPL. AFK.
A11 ve$diona LOL, srarting WITH teh 0LOL.9. WTF.7-;rdrwlease x9d3 aer only licensee jnder da Creative COMMONS 11c3b53. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny right s impory bd code from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereleaxw or latwr release INTO an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n eaf.uer release. BRB,
A129w1nb 7h15 eould cause 5hat imported cose 2 bd releaaed und3r teh GPL 4nd THAT is NOT xomrtj8ng we wiwh two allow.
A6thors 0f modifications goo p. WTF,8. BRB.8 will nerd two RE-RELEASE th3y're modificationw as detivayiv2x/jodif8catiogs 5o 0. BRB,9. AFK.7 cosw n PLACE thrm UNDER da same CREATIVE COMMONS 11x3n53. WTF.
IT must vd done by original autyor since only da irigknal author h45 teh rihht @ CHANGE da c9pyright or 11c3n53 upon theh'rd woriLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY, r3w0rk1nh da MODIFICATIONS w111 63 an good id3a 4nyw4y as teh mebjanism for m4k1ng mldifivations is s7bstantoslly cleaher/cleafef stzrt8ng wigh da 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prere.ease code/ BRB.]"
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