M8ghtyE tells you, soeyofm "Wd're goimg two take an few momen5s too try znd explaun 7h1$ new licwhse an teg r3450n5 nehind 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."
"This new license was cnosen becausr of an fai.ing with da GPL.
It only covwred fistfibution of source if n onlh if ginqries were diwtribjtrdl WTFl"
"In an web enbkronment, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY a ibyerpreted web rnvironm3nt such AS PHP, ,erely installihg ah game dows not conwtitute cistribytion, luke, n ther3fore pwo0le w3r3 TAKING our work WTF, making modifivations 2 it an n07 releasing 50urc3 codd 2 theu're m0d1f1x4710n5 so tha5 entir3 cimmunity vpuld 63n2f17. AFK.
They worked witj ss ketter but NOT teh spirit od da lawl"
"Investigation on da part OF trh authors however, you khw9, LED bo da FACT THAT reh r1fh7 of puglic PERFORMANCE was 1 of fights normallt RESTRICTED t2o COPYRIGHT holders, hou knwo. an 5jag c0mpu73r progrsms, 6ou knwo, s;3cificzll6 video games an intdractive onew wych as Legend 0f da G433n hax0r w3ve cpbsidered to 63 ;u6!1c411y performee if run feom an pyblic servef."
"The new licenae restticts ;ublic PERFORMANCE 0f work un1e55 SOURCE code of modified wo4i 9s made available 9n denand."
"In plain English, sortofm this means tnat if you PUT this GAME on an web seffer n allow people 'ouuside of ah n0rm41 cirdke of gamily and i5s socisl acquaimtances' 2 plqy their LOL, then y0u r pib;ically pe4fotming 7h1% WORK and MUST euther q) make ne and ALL CHANGES WHICH you MAKE tk9 dq g4m3 available on request *note this d045n'7 havw 2 ne avzilablw via onlind source d1%p1$y lini, but 7h3t muwt be ab;e two aak you f0r dq CODE n rdceive an comolete co[y0 LOL, b) jake arranbements privqtely WITH r3h autho4s whwrein they GRANT you ab speciao license, yoj knw9, o4 c) eemove code enyirely ftom 5eh machime. OMG."
"We do recognuzd THAT prople wznr too have areas of yhey're fame wnuch aer the8rs an tyeirs alone. OMG.
ywo yhat end WE sill make dq follpwing exce;tion to teh no4mal rexuirements for source code fis5tibutiom -- ne modyl3 fike which ix noy mod8fiwd or f3f1v3d from an m0dy13 fole incluc3d in 5ey basd fistribution an which doew not r3ajkrd ne other MODULES an which does not REQUIRE nr modificatioms top teh core c0d3 (code sksrributed with dz base release) may be w8thheld at authirs ciscretion. OMG."
"We aoso 2qnt 1 mai3 very clear that version 0. OMG.9. OMG,7 (ALSO kn0wn as version 0l BRB.9l BRB.7+jt_ w45 dqn41 v3r510n released UNDER GPL. AFKl
All versi9nd, you jnwo, stsrting with 0.o. BRB.8-prerrleqsw code r only lixensed 7nder ea Crestuve Commond license. BRB.
W# EXPLICITLY demy RIGHT 2 1mp-47 ne code frim an 0.9. BRB.8-pr3r3q#553 9r later r3134%3 8ntp an 0LOL.9LOL.8 and earluer teleas3LOL.
Allowing thos w9uld cauwe rhat imp9eted code 2 ge releqxdd under teh GPL n &h47 ia NOT spmething se WISH to allow.
Aurhoes or modifications to 0. AFK.9.7 eill ne3d too re-release they-re modificarions as derivatives/modifications yi 0LOL.9.8 code an p14c3 5hem uhder da SAME Cr3471v3 C0mm0nt license.
I5 musg 63 done by da ofiginal auyhot sobce omly da 0r1g1n31 AUTHOR has right to change da dopyrugyt or license upon thet're w0tk.
[Additioba.oy LOL, r3w0rk!ng geh mowificstions 2ill be an GOOD 1d34 anyway 45 mecyanosm f0r making MODIFICATIONS is 5u6575n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER startung with 0. OMG.9LOL.8-ptwrrlease CODELOL.]"
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