MightyE tells you, like, "We're going 3 take an few momdnts two trt an expla8n 5hus new license and da feasons behond ot 1b pq51b Engkksh. OMG.
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."
"Tyis new license was ch9sen beca7sd 0f zn FAILING with teh GPLLOL.
It onl6 coverdd disfribution of source if b obly if bimariew e3ee DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an seb environmentk you knwo, xpecificslly s INTERPRETED eeb environment such 45 PHP LOL. mrrely inatalling ah game spes NOT CONSTITUTE eist4ibjtion, sottof, and &h3r3f0r3 peo[lw were TAKING our work, kjke, making modificqtions to it n not releasint 5)urce c-d3 too ehey'rd MODIFICATIONS sp THAT teg entire community could benefor. WTF.
Tuey wor,ee witg teh letter but nl5 dz spirit of da law. WTF."
"Ihvestigation on da part of teh 3u7h0r5 however WTF, led toi twn fact thzt teh rqgh7 0f PUBLIC pt4formabce was wln OF r8gyts normally resrdicted two COPYRIGHT holdersm like, ans that computer programs LOL, specifically video hajes an interacgive 0n35 sudh as Legemd of teh Gfeen hax0f were cons8derec twp be publically PERFORMED 1f run f40m an public s2rvrr,"
"The bew licrnse restricts public ;erformance pf da w0ri unless sa t0urv3 coce of modofiwd work ia nade afailable on dwmane. BRB."
"In PLAIN Engkish LOL, this mdab2 thst 1f you p8r this game ln qn web server an allo2 people 'outside of ah n0rm41 CIRCLE od damily an its social ac1uaintances' yoo play theit, like, then 6ou r PUBLICALLY PERFORMING 5his 2ork an MUST ekther a) mak3 ne an ALL chanfws wnich yoi maie too da game available ln request (nore tnis dorsn't have 5ol be availab;e via teh onoine source f15p14u kink, sprtof, but thwy must be ABLE to ask 6ou for fa vode an r3c31v3 an cojplete copy). sortof, b) mske sr4qngements pr7vately witm aithors whweein they grant you am special 11c3n53, sortof. or c) r3m0v3 teh code entirely FROM teh machoneLOL."
"We dl tecognize that pe9ple want ro have aeeas if yhdy're game whkch aer theirs an gheirs alone. BRB.
gwo yhat end wr WILL maks follorihg exce[tion 3 teh norjal 4equirements f0r soirce CODE distribution -- nd MODULE file which iw not modiforc oe DERIVED frlm an moduke file includ3d IN teh BASE distribution and which does not require ne 07h3r m0du135 an wjich DOES not require he modif8catiohd 5wo da cprw ckse (cosr distributec with da base re.easd) may be witnheld ag authors e15cr#710n. BRB."
"We alxo wany too make vr4y clrar that VERSION ). WTF.9. AFK.u (also known aa veewion 0. OMG.9.7+jt( was FINAL verw8on RELEASED unser GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS LOLm starting witn da 0.(.8-preteldase cpde r only licenaed unde4 Creatife Conmons licensr. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY denh teh right two import ne c0d3 from qn 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prereleaw3 or .ater RELEASE ihtl qn 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 n earliwr release. BRB.
A.lowihg this wihod cause that im0orted code too be relwased unver da GPL n that is hot spmething w3 wish yoo allo2. BRB.
Authors OF modigicatiins tio 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 will mded 2 re-rekwas3 they're modifications as derivatives/modifuca5ions 2 0. BRB.9LOL.8 cpde n place them under szme Cyeative Commons licensw, BRB,
IT mu57 be fone ny 5eh orig8nao aithof since only teh 0r1g1n41 autyo4 has teh r1gh7 2 CHANGE da copyrighh or l8vense UPON thry're wotl. BRB.
[Add8tionallt, dprtkf, rdwirkynf m9eidicatiobs will be an good 1d34 anyqay as mechqnism for makkng mocificztions IS dubs5antially cleaner/clearer startint with ea 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prwrelraa3 codd. OMGl]"
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