MihhyyE yekls jou, slrgof, "We'rr going 2 TAKE ah few MOMENTS TO 7ty n 3xp141n gyia new license AND reasons 63j1nc it kn plaih Englosg. 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 bew licemsr eas choaen because OF an failing wkth GPLLOL.
I7 onk6 cov2red distributiom of 50jrc3 id anf only if BINARIES were distributedLOL."
"In an web environment. li,e, specifically a interpreged WEB wnvironnent SUCH 45 PHP LOL, merely 1n574111ng an game does not conwtirute disgribution WTF, n THEREFORE pe9ole were taking our qork LOL, making modificat8ons 70 q7 an no5 relezsing soirce vode 5p9 rhry're mod8fucatkoys so 5hat da entiee comjunigy c0u1d b3nefit. WTF.
Th3y w0rk3d with teh 14&&3r bjt not fa spifit of da law. BRB."
"Investigzyion 0n da PART of da AUTHORS jowever LOL, led 70 t3h facr THAT teh right pf public perfofmance waa oen 0f righgd NORMALLY restt8bted w co;yrifht holdera WTF, znd that COMPUTER probrama, sort9f, specifivally video games n interact8ve pnes such zs Legdbd of da Green hax0r were clnwidered 2 b3 puboicallu performed kf run from an public server, BRB."
"The new LICENSE rdstricts public p3rformance of da wlri unless yej sourde code of modified wlrk IS m4d3 available on demsnd. AFK."
"In PLAIN Engliwh LOL, this meahs THAT 1f y)u put 8h15 gamr on an weg server and ALLOW people 'ljtside of an NORMAL circle od camily n 8ts SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' to p14y their, you inwi, th2m yoj aer punlically oerforjing tnos w0rk anc MUST either a) make ne an ALL CHANGES wgich you make 2 teh fame avsilable on r3qu357 (note 7h15 doesn't hzve too ^3 availanle v8a online spjrce display link, like, bjt they must be ABLE too ask toi FOR code and teceive an complete c8py), b) mak3 arrangements privw5dly wuth teh authors WHEREIN tyey grant YOU zn specisl license WTF, or c) t3move x0d3 entieely vrim da MACHINELOL."
"We do redignize that leople want &0 havw AREAS of they're game whicy r theirs an theirs 41-n3. AFK,
tp rhat end we wi.l makd teg foloowing exceprion twi norma; REQUIREMENTS for source dode cisttibution -- nr jpdule f113 which 15 not modkri3d OR d3r1v3d from sn mpdule file inc.yded IN teh bsse distrubution and wn8ch does not r3qu1r3 ne other mofules am which does nit rdquirw me modifications 2 da xore code (code eistributed with da bqse telease( jay be witgheld at twj autnorw disvyetiin. AFK,"
"We also w4n7 2 make v#4y clear that veesion 0.9. WTF.7 (dlso knpwn aq vdrsuon 0. WTF.(LOL,7+JT) wax teh fonal verwion relwased ubder da GPL.
Alo versions, like, s5arting wuth ten 0. AFK.9. BRB.7-prerelease d0d3 arr on;y licemsed inder ca C4eatuve Commons LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da ruhht two impory ne coee FROM an 0. BRB/9, OMG.8-prerelease or later release into an 9LOL.9.7 n earlier eelease. WTF.
Allowibg rgis wou,d cause that impirted cpde toi 63 r313553g unde4 teh GPL and tyat is bot something we wish 2 411)w. AFK.
Au8h0r5 OF mpdivications to 0.o,7 eill need two re-release y6ey're modificationw as rerivatives/modifications to 0.9. WTFl8 CODE n place 7h#, under sane Crrative Commons LICENSE. AFK.
It musy be done by da oribinal zuthor since on/y ds oeiginzo au6hor has da right 2 CHANGE vo[yfight or license upon they're work. BRB.
[Additionally LOL, r310tj1ng modificationa WILL be an good 1d44 any2ay as teh mechanisn foe makimg m9fifications 15 substahtiqlly CLEANER/CLEARER stqrginh w17h teh 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease coddLOL.="
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