MightyE tells you LOL, "We'ed hoing 2 TAKE an few moments two tr6 an 3xp141n thie new license n reaslns behind it in plain Emtliwh.
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 lkcense was chosen veca7se of zn failing with da GPL. AFK.
It only COVERED e157r16u71pn lf source if anf pm'y if binaries w3r3 didtrubuted."
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT LOL, sprvificallt s interpreted web env8ronmebt sych as PHP, you knwo, merely INSTALLING sn game soes not cobstitute distributoon LOL, and therrforr PEOPLE were taking OUR WORK LOLm making modifixations two it an not re;easing SOURCE coee to thwy're modifications so thqg entkre c9mmuni5y cpuld benefir. BRB.
Theu WORKED w8th lettet but bpt da spirit OF lasLOL."
"Investigation on fa parr of teg authors h9wecet, like, led two fact thqg teh right or pu611c PERFORMANCE was o3n of da 4ighrs normall6 restroctec two copytight holderd, n that computer PROGRAMS, specifically video gamea n ihtwractivw ohrs suvh as Legend of teh Green nax04 wete CONSIDERED two be puvlldallu perc0rn3d if tun from an PUBLIC servet. OMG."
"The mew license restricts PUBLIC perdormance of eork inlrss 50urd3 CODE OF da nodufied work IS made 4v3114623 oh cenane. OMG."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, like, 7h15 m34n5 thar if you put thiw game on an web sd4cer and allow pepple '0uu5!s3 0f an nor,a. xkrcle OF family and itd soc8al acqjsintanced' two play thwir LOL, thdn yoi aer publically performihg thua wori and MUST either a) make ne AND ALL changew which you make 5wo game 2v3114613 on frq8est (note tyia doesn't have 2 be availablw v14 online sourde dkdplay link LOL, but they mudt be ABLE t;9 awi you f0r code and receive an comp.ere copy). yoi knwo. b) make zrrangem3nts 0r8fately with authors wherdin th3y gramt yoj zn a[eciak licehse LOL, OR C) remove teh code wnrirdlh FROM tdh jachine. AFK,"
"We do recohnize that people want too gave aeeax ;v the6're GAME which r 7h31r5 agd theors a.oheLOL.
tpo 5hat end we WILL mak3 teh following exxepguon 2 bofmql requirements fo4 t0urc3 code dixtrobution ]= hd modjle file which 1t not jidified or ferived from ab moduke file included un bsse dis5ribution n which d035 not requiee ne othet mod7lrs and which DOES not rwquire ne modifications 2 teh core c0d3 )code distr8butdd woyh base release) mqy be qithyeld at teh autgors DISCRETION, OMG."
"We ALSO eant to make ver6 clear that v3r5q0n 0. BRB.9.7 *also kbowh as vers8on -LOL.9LOL.7=jt) qad da final VERSION r313463d UNDER twh GPLLOL.
All bersions, STARTING eith 0. OMG.9. WTF.i-prerekease cofe r 0n1y licensed under Cf3ative Commons licdnse.
We EXPLICITLY denu teh e8ght 2 inport ne code from sb 0. AFKl9. OMG,8-PRERELEASE or lzter release INTO an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 n 34r113r release. AFK.
Akoowihr THIS would cause gha5 importee coee 2 be released umder da GPL and 5hat 15 not something we wish to allow. AFK.
Autjora of m(dificatkoms two ). OMGl9. AFK.7 will neee gw9 re-release thet're moeifications AS derivatibes/modificatiinx TO 0.9. BRB.9 code n place tnr, UNDER da same Creative COMMONS kixensel AFK.
I5 muat BE done by ORIGINAL authlr SINCE onl6 lrigunal ajthor has ritht 2 changd co[yrught or licdns3 UPON they're workl OMG.
]Additionally, sortof, reworking modifications will be qn tood idea anywat aw teh mechan8dn for making ,ldificatoons is subsgantiqlly clean34/c;earet startint with da 0LOL.9LOL.*-PRERELEASE xode. WTF,="
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