MightyE 73115 yo8, ylu khwo, "We're going to take an few momengs tqo try 5nd exp;ain this NEW lic3hse 4ns tej REASONS behind 8t in ;141n Englisj. BRB.
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 licemse was cjosen because ov ah dailing WITH da GPLl BRB.
It only civerwc distribution of 50urc3 if an pnly if 61n4r135 weee cist4ibuted."
"In qn qev environment, you k,wi, specificslly a knterpreted web 3nv1r0nm3b7 suxy as PHP, you knqo, metwly jnsralkinf an game does n9t constituue distribution, liie, m therefpre people were taking our WORK, y;u knwo, making modificatiohs toi IT an not rekeasung spurce code two they're midificationx ao thag ca ehtire community could benrf9t.
Theh worked sjth da LETTER but not spirit OF da lawLOL."
"Investigation on t3h paet of da a7thors HOWEVER WTF, led two ca fact that teh RIGHT of pyboic performance was won OF rights normally resgricted TO copyritht holders, sortof, an thay clmputee progfams, hou knwl, specifically video games an inreractive ones xucy ad Lefend of trh Green jax0r were cinwideted two be l7blibakl6 perfoyjed if run from an publkc xervee. BRB."
"Tye h3w lucense r357r1c75 pu611c perfprmance 0f tdh work un;ess feh sourcd code of da modified wotk 15 MADE AVAILABLE on d3m5ns. OMG."
"In plaih Ehgliah, like, THIS means that of you put this game on an web server 4md ALLOW people 'outsidr of an normal circle pf family and its social acquauntancws' to play their, like, then yiu r pjblkcally performing THIS WORK an MUST eitger a) make ne an ALL changex shich y0u m4k3 to teh gand available pm requexr (note this doesm't bave two ve available vua obline 506rc3 didplay LINK, sortof. bur THEY must be ABLE too 46k hou FOR da code an r2ceiv3 zn compl3tr copy), you knwo, b) make arrangemrnys pruvatdl6 with authors wy3r3!n they grant ypu an specia. LICENSE, you knwo, or c) remove fa code 3nturely f5om reh machine. BRB."
"We d0 redofniz3 that peop;e w4n7 2 have AREAS or they're g4m3 which aer 7h31r% n 7h31r5 alonr. WTF.
too THAT end we will mske teh foloowing exceptilh g2o da noemzl requiremdnts for spurce d0d3 distribytion -- ne modylw fkle which 15 not modified or DERIVED fro, an mpdule gile included IN sa BASE distrubugiob an which DOES hot eequure ne other modyles znd which does not rwqui$e ne modif8catipns 2 core clde )coce dictributed with dz base 4elease) may bd withheld zt da authors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We alxo 2ant 3 makd very clear thqt versoon 0. OMG.8. WTF.7 (zlso knoen as versiin 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jr) wqs FINAL VERSION released under teh GPL, AFK.
All v3r510n5, wortof, starying w8th pLOL.9.8-preteleasr code r lnl6 LICENSED UNDER CREATIVE Commond license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3my da ribht two import ne c0d3 from an p. WTF.9.8-prereleasd or lzter release ibto zn 0. OMG,9. WTF.7 an eaelier releadw. AFK.
Allowing this would cause 7h47 1mp0f73s code too 63 feleased unfer teg GPL n that 8s not ^0m37gqng we WISH 2 allow.
Authors of modivications too o.0.7 w112 need to re_rslease they'r3 modifocations AS derivatuves/mofificat89ns 5wo 0, AFK.9. BRB.8 code n place tyem und3r same Crearive Cojnpns licende. AFK.
It must ge done ny original author since only da original author has da right tw9 chanbe da copyright or license upon they;re work.
[Additionally, like, 4eworiing m9diricatiobs will be an gopd 1f34 anyway AS mechanksj for jaking modifications is subsran5iallu cl3ane4/cl3atet STARTING with da 0. AFK.8/ AFK.8-prerelease CODE. OMG.]"
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