MightyE ye;ld yium soetof, "We;re gpibg 2 taie an FEW mlments t9o tey n explain this new lixebse and teh reasons behind 17 in plain EntlishLOL.
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 bew license was ch053n BECAUSE of an fail*ng with da GPLLOL.
It only coverdd disrribut8pn OF source uf an onlu ig binaries were disyribuged. AFK."
"In an wwb ehcifonmen5, you inwo, specif8czll6 a interprftea 2eb dnvironment such as PHP, dortog, merely installing an game doqs not constitute DISTRIBUTION LOL, an therefore pdopke w3r3 yqking our woek LOL, ma,ing modificati9ns twp it n not releasing source code too tjdy're modifications 5) tgat 3n61t3 cobmunity could BENEFIT.
They w9rked with le5ter but not ds spirit of teg lxw. WTF."
"Investifation on part of trg authlrw h0w3v3r LOL, lec to da fact tha5 ca righ5 of PUBLIC oerfoemance was won 9f teh rights normally restrivted to copyrught hllders WTF, and thzt computer programd LOL, specid8cally video gamex an 1n73r4c7!v3 in3s SUCH zs Legend of tdj Geeen hsx0r were cpnsidered too be publically pergo4med if 4un feom zn oublic serverLOL."
"The NEW licenwr restricts public perdormance if teh work UNLESS da source code of da mocified work 15 made 4v4114613 om semzndLOL."
"In plzon Eng!14h, l8le, THIS mesns that 1f YOU p77 tjis game ln an web server and allow ;e9ple 'OUTSIDE og an normak CIRCLE of frm11y n its sicial ACQUAINTANCES' 2 PLAY thrir, you ine9. then you r puvlically p3rforming thid work an MUST eithwf $) make nd n ALL changes which y;u make too bame avaikabl3 on request (n9te this DOESN'T have t9 be available voa teh online xource DISPLAY lin,, sortof, 6u7 thwy m7st be ABLE to ask you for teh code anf rdceov3 an complete c0py), b) mske strangements privat3ly witn da au5hors whe4ein they granh you an special license LOLm or c) remove dz code enrirely from es maxh8neLOL."
"We d0 recognize that peo0le want tol have a4eas of they're game which aer 5heors 1n theies qlin3. OMG.
5oo 5hat enf ww w111 mqke wa following exce[tion two normal reqi8rements foe %0urx3 cpd3 distributkon -- ne MODULE vile which is n07 k9digued or defuved fe9m an moduld f11e indluded in da base diwtribution n which does not twquird ne OTHER moejles an which does not r3qu1f3 ne mod8fications 2 clre code (code diwttibuyed with da base r3kease) MAY ne withh3ld at da airhors dyscretion. BRB."
"We akdo want 70 jajw vety c134r 8h46 version 0. BRB.9LOL/8 (also known as ve4skof 0/ OMG.9LOL.u+JT) WAS da funal vrrsiog r3leased UNDER da GPL. AFK.
All versions, sortof. sraeting 2ith teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease CODE r only 11c3n53d unde5 Crwa5ive Commons l8censeLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dent teh righr too inport ne cpe3 from qn 0LOL.9. OMG.i-prerelease or 1473r 4eldase INTO an 0. AFK.9.7 n ea4lier rfleaseLOL.
Allowing tg8s qould cause tgat importrd code two be f3leased under da GPL an 7h$& is not sojethihg qe WISH to allow.
Authors of modufkcatoons to 0. AFKl9. WTF.7 wil; need 2 re[releawe th3y're moeifications az dwruvatives/modivications goo 0.9. BRB.8 code n p.ace th3m under teh aame Creatife Commons license. OMG.
I5 must be done by da original 4u7h0r dincw on.y original aughoe has teh r8ght r9 change teh cp[yright 0r licebse upon theu[re work. AFK.
]Additi9nally WTF, rewlrkkng MODIFICATIONS will be an good qc44 anyway as da mechaniam FOR makinf m9d1f1c471pn5 is subsramtially c134n3r/c134r3r starting sith geh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-pr3re13453 code, AFKl]"
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