MightyE tellw you, ypu jnwo, "We're going too take an de2 momemts 2 try AND dcplakn thix new license h da REASONS BEHIND ir in plain EngluwhLOL.
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 licens3 waa chosen becauqe of am fauling w27h GPL. OMG.
It only covered diatributi9n 9f sourcd ir and only of binarieq weee distributedLOL."
"In an web envirphm3nt, specigically a 8ntrr[rered WEB emviron,ent such AS PHP LOL, nerely insgalling an game DOES n9t cons5i5ute dostributioh, sort9g, and thrrefore people w3r3 taking pur work WTF, MAKING modiricstiomx t9 it AND not releasing source code two tgey're modificayions so thar entire COMMUNITY couls bebefitLOL.
Theh 2orked w17j dz lettef 6u7 noy da s;irit of law. AFK."
"Investibation on teh part if authors however WTF, led 2 5eh fadt that teh r1gh& of public perfotmancr 2as won of da eygh5s normally rdstricted tio copy4ight h9ldera, sottof, and that domput3r programs, sp4cificzlly viweo gajes and interactive ones sucj as Legend OF ds Grren jax0r were cons8defed 5oo BE publicqkly petform3e 8f run frlm an public %3rv2r. BRB."
"The new license rrstricts pub.ic performancw of work 7nlesd 50urc3 codw of da modofied qofk is MADE availagle on demanw."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, 7y15 meams THAT ig YOU put this game on qn web sercer n allow [eople '0u751d3 of an nlrmal circle lf family and its xocial adquaintances' to pkay rheir, you kneo, then y0u aer p7611c411y performibg this work 4nd MUST eoth3e a0 make ne znd ALL chanfes wh1ch YOU nake too gaje available on r3qu357 (not3 this doesn't gave 4so be available vka teh online soutce display link, sirtof, but they must gd able too zsk yoy for ea c8de an rrceive an cojpletw COPY( LOL, b) make ar4angemen5s otivate.y sith tej autyors 2he4eun they grant yoy qn a93cial ;icemse, or c) remove teh code entirely fron teh mschinel BRBl"
"We d0 recoghize that people eant TO have areas )f yyey're game whidh f thword anc theies ALONELOL.
toi 6yag wnd we w111 MAKE f0120w1mg exception 2 da n0rm41 re1uirrments vpr SOURCE cose diwrr8butiob -- ne moduke file whivh is n96 modifued 9e derived from an module file included in sa base disteobution an wjick doew not requite ne otgee modules qnd whicj d035 NOT requore ne m9dificarionw t9o ea xore code (code distributed with teh base re;wase) may be withheld 47 da zjthors disvretion."
"We also want u0 MAKE very xleaf that veedion 0LOL.o. AFK.7 (4!50 knowm AS version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+u7) WAS yeh fonql veraion relqaswf under GPL. AFK.
Alo v@r510n5, starting with teh 0. AFK.9; AFK.8-pe3r31#443 codw r onou licended unde4 C4eative Commons licens2. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY fenh right to import ne code from an 0.9. OMG.8-pterelease or larer releasd into an 0. AFK.9, OMG.7 anf earl7er RELEASE. AFK.
Alllqing tgis woild vause thah imported code tpo BE ewleased under da GPL and that os noy slm3thing we wish to allow. WTF.
Authorx of modifications 2 0. AFK.9LOL.7 woll nded top re-rel3ase they'rw modificationx as derivatives/mifificationd to 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 code n place rhem under da dame Crwativw Commpns lkc3nae. BRB.
I5 must be d0n2 by teh ORIGINAL authir since oniy da iribinal AUTHOR h54 teh ribht to xhange xopyrught or licebsd upoh they'rr wor,. AFK.
[Additionally LOLm rwworking da ,odificayioba will BE an b(od 1d34 anyway as mechanism f0r maiing modificati9ns is substantozlly cleaner/c;earer starting witn tdj 0LOL.9. WTF.8-0rerqlease cose. OMG.]"
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