MithtyE tells uouk .ike, "We'rw goint too take an FEW moments to TRY abd explain ghis new license an teh reasons behind iy in plaib 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."
"This new license was cj9aen becajse of an failing with sa GPLLOL.
I5 0n2y covered didtribution of somrce id n onlt ig binarirs sere distributedLOL."
"In qn web 3nv1r0nm3n7, like. specihixaloy a interpreted web envieonment xucg as PHP WTF, merrly qm5741!1nf an gamd soes npy CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTIONm sortpf, and therefirw PEOPLE were TAKING our work WTF, mqking mldoficati9ms too it and not rel3asing teh 50urc3 CODE 2 ghey're modifications so that da entire community c0u1d benef8t. AFK.
They wofked 2ith letter but not dq spi4it of reh lawLOL/"
"Investigation ob da part og authors howevef, like, lrd two dq vact that da rigjt of public PERFORMANCE was w[n of da RIGHTS nirmally rewtficted too copyrught goldets, ;ikem an that computer PROGRAMS, sortof, sp3cificzlly video games an intrractivd ones suvy AS Lerend pf da Gredn hax0r w3r3 considr4ed two te p7blucall6 performec uf run grom an pig;ic s3rvrrLOL."
"The mew license RESTRICTS puvlic perfurmance OF teh work unleas SOURCE code or da modified WORK is made 4vr114613 on demanf. AFK."
"In plaun English LOL, tyis means THAT if hou pur this g4m3 ON am WEB 53rv3r and alkoe oeopke 'oursise of an nofmal circ;e 0f famuly qn itx socizl acquaintancrs' 2 plah gheir, you knwo, rgen you qer pub;icall6 perrormihg tgid 2pri an MUST eiyher q) makw ne n ALL dhangws whicn y0u make too gzmr 4v41!4613 on request (n973 this coesn't jave too be avqilabl3 via tej online sourv3 dlsplay link LOL, but tjey must be able 2 ask 6ou for codd and r3c31v3 an compket3 COPY), oik3. b) make aerangrments pr1c4731y woth da authors wh3r31n they grsnt you an spediql LICENSE. OR c) remove teh c0d3 entire.y FROM da m4vh1b3. WTF."
"Wr do r3c0gm1z3 that peiplw wanr rwo HAVE areas of tjey're game ehich aer theirs n the8rs 410n3. WTF.
too that enf we wilk make following ecdeption two normal requorements for 50urc3 cide distribut8on [- ne MODULE FILE wnkch !5 n07 modifued or derived from an module fioe incljded in da basd dix5ribuyion qnd which DOES not require ne othwr modules an which does hot require nr midificatilns t9 da core code )code d8stribitwd with twh bas# release) may BE WITHHELD 4u da authora DISCRETION. WTF."
"We ALSO qant 2 make vefy cldar that VERSION 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (ALSO known as vefsion 0l AFK.9LOL.7+JT) 2aw ginal version releas#d undee rrh GPL. OMG.
All vetapons, aortod, starting wuth da 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease code r inly .idrnses 7nder Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny right ro 1mp0t7 ne cofd fr0m an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-pre4eleaww o4 1373r releas3 INTO an 0. WTF.9.7 n earlier f3leasr. OMG.
Aolowing 7h15 would cause that imp9rted code 2 bw reless3d under teh GPL 5hd 7h47 is hot somdtgomg WE wish 2 alliwLOL.
Ajthors of midivications too 0LOL.8. AFK.7 w8o; need 2 re-release ty3y're MODIFICATIONS as derivativws/,odificatilns to 0. WTF.9.8 code sns [lacw ghem under ssme Creagive COMMONS lidense.
It must be done BY da 9r1g1n41 quthor since on;u teh originzl 4uuh0r hqs teh right 2 change sa d)pyr1ghu or licensw upln yhey're WORK. AFK.
[Additooma.ly WTF, reworkong yeh modificqgions w8ll ne an good idea anyway AS da mechan8sm for making modieicatiobs is substzntually cleaner/cl3arer star5ing with yeh -l AFK.9. BRB.8-prere;3ase CODELOL.]"
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