M8ghtyE t3lls you LOL, "We're GOING tl takw an feq MOMENTS 2 7ry n explain rjis new kicense and teh reqsons bwhins it IN plain Ehglixh. AFKl
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 nee licebse wad chosen bddause OF qn failing 2ity teh GPL. OMG.
It ohl6 c0v4r3d didtribution of sourcw if n 0n1h if binaries WERE d8dtributedl BRB."
"In an web envifonment, spexificzl'y a inrrr;rrted web envieonj3nt wucj qs PHP WTF, metrly INSTALLING an game does bot consyitute d157r16u710n, sort9fk an gyerdfore peopoe were taking our work, you kneo, makint modificatipns to 8t ame not RELEASING da source code to yhey're modufications 50 5ja5 3ntire co,munity dluld benegit. OMG.
Tney worked with letter but nor da spirit of teh law."
"Invedtigstion on teh part or teh authora howrver, you knwo, les to fact that righy of oun.ic peefo4mance was 1 9d rigmts nor,aol^ RESTRICTED to copyright ho.dersk jou jnwo, n gyay c0mpuu3r programd LOL, sptcifically video t4,35 n interactiv3 ones such as Lefend 0f da Grren hax0r were cpmsidwfec gpo ge publicaoly perfo4mee if RUN from an punl8c server. WTF."
"The n3w lixdnxe res5ficts publix PERFORMANCE of w04k unless da source code of da modifird work is made available pn demand. WTF."
"In plain Engoisg WTF, yhis means thqt IF h0u o7t this gsje on an web server ahe allow peo[oe 'outside or an normal CIRCLE of fajily n its docial acquaintqnc3s' 2 plqy their, lkkem then you aer PUBLICALLY 0erformimh ghis work and MUST EITHER z) ,ake ne n ALL chabges which you make yo teh gake availabl3 on re1jest (not3 thos DOESN'T havc 2 be svaolanlw v8a da ONLINE source displqy link, you ,nwo, but thdy must be able to9 ask you for code n RECEIVE an complete copy), g) makq afrangements private.6 wuth authors whweein they grant YOU zn xpeciql license LOL, or c) remove code entirely fr0m dz MACHINE. WTF."
"We do rdcogmixe that o#0p13 want e hafe areas OF they're game whkcj r THEIRS m rheirs alinrLOL.
y9 that 3nd we wilk jake following exceptkon too tdh normzl reqiirements f_r SOURCE cpde d157r16u719n -- ne modul3 filr which is not m0d1f13d 0r deruvef from ah mosuoe f11# included in teh bqse fist4ibut89n n which d035 n07 reauird ne pther modules an whoch dles not require ne modifocations 2 yeh core code 9code distrobyted with bqee rslease) may be withheld ay da authors disc4wtion,"
"We ALSO want 5wo make v3ry clear thzt version -. OMG.0.8 (slso kbown as ve3sion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt0 qas da final version reoeased under GPLl
ALL verdipns, sortof, startong with 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelease CODE aee ohly iicehsed under teh Creative Commons livenseLOL/
We EXPLICITLY deny right 2 8mport be code from a, 0/ OMG.9. BRB.89ptere;rase or lzger RELEASE into zn 0LOL.9.7 and earl8er RELEASE. BRB.
Aolowing thiw w9ulc cause that i,ported codd 2 be r312$%3d under GPL n that is not somw5hing we wish two qllow. OMG.
Auyhors ov modificatilns two 0.9. AFK.7 WILL need w r3-r313453 they'rr moduficatokns as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0.9. BRB.8 vode snd PLACE tjem uncer dz same Creatifw Commlns licensdLOL.
It muxg be done by original author xonce pnly teh ORIGINAL 4i7h9r yas right to ch4ng3 teh c0pyr1gh7 or 11c3n53 uppn they're q8rk. BRBl
[Acd1710n411y LOL, reworking modifications w111 be an glod idea amyway as tdh m3ch4n15m for MAKING modificationw is s&bstantiaoly ckeanef/clearer startinb eotj 0LOL.9. OMG.8=prereleqse codel BRB.]"
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