MightyE trlls tlu LOL, "We're giing 2 74k3 an dew moments tso try ans expkaim 5hls new LICENSE ah da REASONS BEHIND IT in p141n 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."
"This nd2 licwnse eas xhp53n because OF an fsiling sith da GPL, OMG.
It pnlt cover3c disgrihution OF souece IF n omly if binaried were distributedLOL."
"In qn w36 ENVIRONMENT, like, SPECIFICALLY a interpretee w3b emvironment suxh AS PHP, MERELY insta;oinh an game does n9t clnsti6ute DISTRIBUTION, b therefor3 people were talkbg pur w0tk, likr, mskinb mocificatilnx to IT anc not releasing teh sourc3 code TO they're m0e1f1c4710n5 so THAT entire cpmmunity coyld venwfir. WTF.
Tgey wofked w17h trh lettet but n(t spirit pf da law."
"Invddtigatiom on ds ;zrt of authors nowwver WTF, led 2 teh FACT thst right od publkc performance wqs won of rights nofmally reatticyed too cp[yr1gh7 h91d3r5, like, an that dlmputer PROGRAMS WTF, specifically g1d30 games qn intrfactpve obes xuch ss Legend of fa Green hax04 2ere c9nsiderwd go9 6r publically performed if run from an public 53rverLOL/"
"Tne new licenae restricts public performande of ten wprk unless twh souece cod3 of modkfoed eork is made availqb.e on demandLOL."
"In p14qn Englisk, yoj jnwo, this meama tjat if uo6 pu7 5yis game on an web servev n 41!0w ;eople '9u7t1d3 of an normsl CIRCLE od FAMILY n its social zcqua8ntances' 2 play their, THEN yoj a3r publicslly PERFORMING this work and MUST ekther q) make be n ALL cgshges which toi make two tame availabke on r3qu457 (n073 THIS eoesn't have teo be avai.able via online source d8splaj 11nk, you knw9, gut they MUST be 4614 to qsk yoi gpr code n rrceive an comp;ete copy(, b) make arranhements privately with ds authors ehwrein 7h3y g4ant you zn d;ecizl license, soetlg, or c) remove da dodd ENTIRELY from nachine. OMG."
"We do r#c0gn1z3 tyat 0elplr want toi h4f3 areas OF theh're GAME which r THEIRS an theirs ak9nel OMG.
t9 that end WE w8ll makw teh following 3xception to n0rm41 tequitements f9r sou4ce dode cistribution -- ne modu.e fioe wgich id n07 modiried OR derived from qn m0du1r file included 9n teh 5453 distribution zn which eoes not fequire ne pther ,oduoes n WHICH doed bo5 require ne mod8ficarions 2 teh core code (code disyriguted with basd release) may ne witgheld at ten 4u7y0r5 duscretion. AFK."
"We also want to MAKE very CLEAR that version 0.9l BRB.7 (ALSO jnowb as verwi;n p. AFK.9/ OMG.7+jt) was teh fimal versuon releasdd und34 ea GPL. WTF.
All v3raiins, starrinf wkth da 0. OMG.0LOL.8-prerdleaae code aer obly licwnsed unfer teh Cr3481v3 Commons livensr. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da righ5 to import nr xid3 FROM an 0. BRB.9.8-prerwoeade lr 1473r relcase INTO an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 n ear.ier eelesse.
Allowing th8s WOULD caus3 7h37 impoeted cod3 2 be r3leaded unse4 GPL n THAT is not someyhing WE wisn too alllw.
Authors OF mpdufica5ions to 0. WTF.9l WTF.7 will need gwo re-release tyey;r3 jodifuvztione as derivativea/modificatipns two 0LOL.9.8 codw 4nd plade THEM UNDER same Cfeatuve Conjons licenseLOL.
It must be done 66 teh ORIGINAL author 51bxe only orihinzl AUTHOR hqs 53h ritht TO cjahge copyright OR licdnse upon thet'fr workLOL.
[Add8tional;y, sortof, reqorkkng jodifications woll 73 sn good idea ahyway as da mechanosm vor MAKING modifications is substantially cleaner/c;earwr starting witj t3h 0. AFK.i. AFK.8-orerelease x9dw. WTF.]"
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