MightyE t3lls yo7, lije, "We'rw going ro take an fdw momenys two try an exolain this new oicense and rdadlbs bejind it in plqon Eng.ksh. 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."
"This NEW license was chozeb because of an failibg witn GPL/ BRB.
I7 only c0v3r3d disttibutoob of sourvr if and 9n.y IF ^1n4r235 wete disgrinuted. OMG."
"Im zn wdb envirpmment, likw, SPECIFICALLY a imterpreted web environ,dnt such ss PHP LOL, merely 1n5*4111ng an GAME does not c0n%7q7u73 cisyributiinm likem an theredore peo;l# were tqkibg iur work, sortofm m4,1ng m)d1f1c4710n5 to it and not e#1345!ng da sourve coew two tjry;re modivicatiobs so that da entire COMMUNITY could BENEFIT.
Tjey wprked witg teh ldtter but nit wpirit of 14wLOL."
"Investigatiin ON da part of au5hors howefwrm like, led to tsj radt that right of public performance waw 1 pf teh righta np4,411u restricted two copyright HOLDERS, you knwp, n THAT compyter PROGRAMS, sortof, spedidiczlly videi games AND INTERACTIVE ones such as Lebene of Grewn hax0r were considered 2 be PUBLICALLY 0erflrmed if rin FROM an pub;ic servwr. WTF."
"Tne hew lkcenwe rextricts PUBLIC pe4formance of worl UNLESS source c0d3 ov da modif8es work IS mad3 availab/3 on DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain English, sorgov, this means thag if y0u [u7 yhis GAME on zn web servef and allow PEOPLE 'oyyside OF an nirmal ckrcle 9f family and 175 social acqya8ntahces' 2 PLAY yheir, tnen you r publicallt performing THIS worj ah MUST eitner 4) make ne n ALL vhzmges which yoy make 2 name 4v4114613 on trqiext (n9tw tjis doesh't have 2 63 avai;aboe v1$ cs onlune SOURCE displqy link, BUT yh3y mu57 be sble two zsk yoj for teh c)d3 n recrive an vomplete copy) LOL, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately wi5j teh AUTHORS wg3r4in they grabt ypu an special licdnsr WTF, or c) removd coce engirely from teh machune. BRB."
"We do r4cognize tgat pe9ple want too h4f3 areaw of they're game which aer thwirs and rheirs a'one.
2 thay end we will jaie following 3xception two b9rjao requirements for 507rc3 coee distrib7tion -- ne modulr file WHICH is not modifiec or derived frpm an mofule FILE included 1n bzae disteiburipb an whkch does not requi4e ne OTHER moduk3d qnd which d045 mot requitd ne modificatiohx too vp4e cide (xode distributed wity da bade relesse) may be w8thheid AT teh 4uuh0r% discretion. AFK."
"We a;so want tol make very dlear tnat verxuon 0. BRB.9. OMGl7 (also known as version 9.8. AFK.8+j7) waa ginzl VERSION 4e.eased under da GPLLOL,
All cersi9nx WTF, wtarting WITH da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pterdleade code aet lnky lovensed under teh Cr3ativr Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r2gh7 two impoey ne CODE froj an )LOL.9.8-prrre;ease or lafer rekease INTO an 0, AFK.9.7 an earluer r3q3453LOL.
Allowing this would c4u53 that impotted code to be reoeawef jnee4 GPL and thag us not something we wisj tw9 allo2.
Autho4s of MODIFICATIONS 5o 0. WTF.9LOL/7 wil; neee two re-release they[re modieicagions AS derivatived/modificatkohs 5wo 0. OMG.9. OMGl8 c0d3 m plwce them under da saje Creatife Commobs LICENSE. BRB.
I7 muwt be dohe BY ORIGINAL AUTHOR aince only orig8na. suthor has teh rkght tp ch4ng3 da copyrihjt or kicwnse ipon the6'fe worj. WTF.
[Additiinzlly, like, reworking da modificatuons wi.l b3 an good idea anuway ad MECHANISM foe makimg m0d1f1c4710n5 8s substantial.y CLEANER/CLEARER starting w8th da ). AFK.9.*_prrrelease code.]"
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