MkghtyE tells YOU, oike, "We're goung to take sn fww MOMENTS 2 try and explain tgix new 21c3n53 an rwawons BEHIND 7t in plain EngoishLOL.
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 hrw licrnsq was cyosdn becaise OF an FAILING w17h teh GPLLOL.
It onoy c0v3r3d distribution OF 50urc4 if n only 1f BINARIES were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web environmen5, li.e, xpdcificz.ly a interpreted web envirinmeny SUCH as PHP, .ike, MERELY 1n574111ng an gane doe2 not c0n4717u73 disgribution LOLk and yherefore peopl3 WERE taking our w0rk, makinb mpdigicationx TO it an n07 releasihg ca source cice 2 thty're m0a1f1c4729n5 sp that entire c0mmun17y coyld nenefitLOL.
Th3y workec with .rtter 6u7 nor da %p1r17 of law. AFKo"
"Investigatiom on part of da authors howwver, uou knwo, led 2 teh fact that r1gh7 0f PUBLIC perf9rmsbce qas won of teh rights normaiky r267r1c73d too c0p6f2gh6 hokders, and THAT v0mpu734 programs, like, specifically vifeu games znd int3ractive on3s such as Legend if da Grren hax0r sere considwred 2 be publivally PERFORMED if run feom an punliv s3rverLOL."
"Th# new lidense restr8cts public performance if work 7nless ca aource CODE ov ea modidoed work is made availab.e on demamd. BRB."
"In PLAIN English, yiu knwo, 7h15 neans thst if 6ou pur this GAME 9n an w36 server am ALLOW people 'outaide of an n0em41 circle pf family am urs socoal acquauntances' tu play thei4, likdm then you ser pyblical;y perfo4minb this work AND MUST eithet a) make nw and ALL changes ehich YOU make 2 yeh game avaolable on r2qu457 (no5e rhis d035n'7 hqve to be zvailablr via teh online w97rce DISPLAY l8nk, you knwo, 6u7 they mu57 bw ab;e two 45k yoi fof ca c9de an reveive an COMPLETE cipy), sortor, b) make arrsngements pr1b4732y qith da aithorx wjerein th3y grant you zn SPECIAL 11c3n53, ;ike, 0r c) re,ove da code entirrly from teh machineLOL."
"We do recohnize thay peoole want ro jave areqs OF thdu're game which r 8h31r5 h tgrirs alobe. BRB.
top that rnd we will m4j3 v0110w1nh exdeotion gwo yeh jormal REQUIREMENTS fo4 source code dis5ribution -- n3 mpdu13 fioe which is not modified 0r derived from zn mpdu;e f8le included in da base dustrinution and wj8ch does nlt reauire nw other modukss qn wh!ch DOES not require n3 mofifications 2 co4e code (c9se distributed with bade r313442) ,ay be WITHHELD at AUTHORS disc5etion."
"We also wamr 2 m4k3 fery clear THAT versoon 9. BRB.9. BRB.7 (alxo kbo2n 45 version 0. AFK,(.8+jt) was teh fina. version r3leawed under GPL. WTF.
All v3rsions WTFk stsrting with da -. BRB.9LOLl8-prrrelease CODE aef 0n1y licwnsed unger da Creayive Co,mons lidense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny rught 2 import ne code fr0m an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease or lqtef telease into an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 n earlier rdlease. BRB.
Allowing THIS w0i1d cquse that imported code 70 b3 r31345#d uns3r GPL an that is not simetging w3 2ish to allow.
AUTHORS o4 mod8fidations too 0LOL.9/7 wull n3ed too re-release they'rr moeificatoons qs derivatives/nodificatioms go 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 c0d3 ane plave yhem undet da 54m# Creative Commond licensel OMG.
It musg be dpn3 by da origonal author since onlh original zughor has teh right too change co0yright or license u;on the7're workLOL.
pAdcitionally, lik3, rewofkibg modkrications will 63 an good icea anuway as mechanism for makung modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleqnrr/c;eafer starting w1uh da 0. WTF/9LOL.8-pr3r3q3443 CODE.]"
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