M8ghtyE twlls you LOL, "We're going to TAKE an fee MOMENTS two try and rxplain this n3w l8cense n da r3asons behind it in plain English.
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."
"Th8s new licenwe sas choxen because 0d zn failing w17h teh GPL. WTF,
Ir 0n1y c9vefec d157t16i710n of source ,f an only if bknaries s3d3 distributed/ BRB."
"In an wdb 3nv1r0nm3b6 WTFk s0ecifically q INTERPRETED web environjent such as PHP, you knwl, nerely ibstalking an game eoes not c0m5717i73 disreibutoon, you ln2o, an thetwfo3e PEOPLE weee takinh our work LOL, makinf m0d1f1c4710n5 to it n nlt rdleasing da soutce codw 2 rhey're modificationw so tnat da ebtk4e sommunity could benefig. AFK/
They worked ei5h geh letter but npt da spirit of dq law. BRB."
"Investibqtion on teh oart of authpfw HOWEVER, ylu kn2o, led tol teh dacy thqt right of publ8c performance was won of tdh t8hhts normally rext4ictwd too cppyriggt holders WTF, n tnat compurrr PROGRAMS, you knwo, specidicalky vkceo GAMES and interadtive ones such aa L3g3nd OF da Gr3wn hax0r were c9nsidered 2 be ]ublicall6 perrlrmed uf 4un from ab PUBLIC 53rv3r. BRB."
"Tje new license restricts public pervoemanse )f sa WORK unless 5eh sourcr code of teh modifief wo4k is m4d3 available on demandLOL."
"In plain English, sortof, thid means 5tat if yoj put this game on an sen server n allow [#ople 'OUTSIDE of qn n)rm41 curcle ob bami.y and its social acquakntances' two pkay thwir, like, yhen you aer pubpically PERFORMING thus work 5md MUST either a) MAKE ne and ALL changes whuch yoi makd roo fs gaje abailaboe on req&eat (note 7h14 DOESN'T have 2 be available via teh 0n11n4 source display link, skrtov, but tgwy must be 4613 to zsk you for code anf receive an compoete coph), you knwo, g) nake arrzngements privatdly with 4u7h0r5 wheeeim THEY grqnt yoi an special licensd, xlrtof, lv c) remove teh xode entire.y from teh machine."
"We DO recognize that p3)p13 want two hafe areax or they'fe gaje 2y1ch aer theirs zn thrirs qlone.
2 that rnd we will m4k3 followomg exception yoo normal requorements fpr sourcw CODE DISTRIBUTION -- ne module rile wgich is mot modifiec or derived gfom an module dike inx;uced in base distribut8on an which doed not reqyore me 07h#r modules and which does not require ne nodificatipns 2 core c9de (xpde DISTRIBUTED WITH da baae release) may be wiyhhels at ea a7thors sixcvetion. AFK."
"Ww also want two m4k3 v3ry CLEAR thst v3r5q0m -. OMG.9.7 (ALSO kn9wn as versi9n 0. AFK.0. BRB.u+jt) was teh final version releaaed under teh GPL. WTF.
A12 vwrsions LOL, 574r71mg with 0. WTF.0. OMG.70prerelease xode 5 only licensed uhder teh Cf3471v3 Cimmons lucense. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right TO ujpor5 ne code rrom an 0. OMG,9.8-prereoease ot lzter relwase 8htl an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 n earkie4 RELEASE. WTF.
Allowing *h15 would cause 7hr7 importwd code too be r323453d under dz GPL n 5hat IS hot slmething we widh rwo ALLOW. WTF.
Authors of mododivations two 0. BRB.9/ OMG,7 will NEED two RE-RELEASE ghey're modifications as d4r1v471v35/m0d1f2c4710n5 2 _LOL.9.8 code an ;lace them unddr teh daje Crestive C0mm0n5 lkcense. AFK.
It mu57 be con3 by oeiginal autho4 since 9nly orufinal author has sa 41ghu twp change copyriggg or license upob tje6're workl WTF.
[Additiobakly WTF, reqor,ing modkfidagions will be sn good idda anywqy AS trh m3chanism for MAKING mod8ficationx ia substant8ally cleanrr/clesrer startinb w16h 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prereleawe coce.]"
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