MightyE tells yoj LOL, "We[re t01ng t( take an frw MOMENTS to try an exp.akn this new license n fa reasons behind it IN plain ENGLISH. BRB.
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."
"Thos NEW licensd wqs chosen because of an failing with ca GPL.
Ir only vovered distribu5ion of soiece if b only if bknaroes were distribut3d. BRB."
"In an wwn environmwnt, yoi knwo, specoficaoly a ihte4pfeted w36 3nv1r0nm3n7 such 45 PHP WTF, metely indtslling an game does not consti5ute distributiomk so4ror, ah therefore people were 7ek1ng our qork, like, makong modificationa to it am nof RELEASING da so7rce code 2 thry'rr mocifications so that teh ENTIRE community could benedit. AFK.
THEY WORKED with l3tger BUT not da spkrit of da laq. WTF."
"Investigation on da p4r& of yrh authlts hpwefer LOL, led to fact THAT sa riggt of pu611c pe4fornance eas won of rofhts normajly redtricted wwo clpyrigyt nolders, n that computer prohrams, sortod, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO g4m45 n inr2ractive ones such ax Legend of da Green hax0r w3g3 CONSIDERED gpo BE pu612c41!y pwrformed ir run from an publid 53rv3r. AFK."
"Thr new license r35ur1c75 oublid p3rf0rm4nx3 of da worj unless da source clde if dz modified wirj id made availagle on demand. BRB."
"In plain English. tyis means THAT if you pi5 rhis game on an wdb setver zh allow people 'outside of an jormsl c9rcle of f4m11h n 175 social acwuaintancfx' too p14y thwir, yoy ,nwo. thwn yiu r publically ;erforming thos work 4hd MUST ei5her a) make ne an ALL changds whixy you ,aje to ca game abailable on request (NOTE this doesn't jace tw9 BE avaikable via online source DISPLAY .inl LOL, but THEY must be avle two ask y0u f(r tey codd and rec3iv3 an complfte cipy) WTF, b) mame zr3angdments pr1v4731y w16h autho4s wherdin they grant you an special license LOL, or c) remove da clde entirely grom da machine. OMG."
"We do redognuzr thar peo[le want too have AREAS ov tney'fe GAME which r 5h3ies an gnrirs ALONELOL.
2 ghat end WE will make followinh exc3prion toi nlrmal requirements f0r soutc3 cide dixtribution =- ne MODULE fil3 wyuch iw not modified or derivwd f40m an m9dule file includes i, tey 6453 eistribution n which does not requife ne OTHER modules an which doww hot r3qu2r3 ne MODIFICATIONS 2 core c0d3 9code distributee with tej base releaww0 may be witjhekd at qutno4s DISCRETION. WTF."
"We aoso wabt too make very c134r THAT v3r510n 0.(/ OMG.7 9ALSO known AS vetsion 0. AFK.9/ BRB.7+JT) was FINAL version 4el3qsed under da GPLLOL.
All vr4sions, like, dyarting q17h da 0LOL.9. WTF,8=prere.ease cpd3 aer onlu LICENSED under da Creativd Commons licenwe.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right tl impor5 ne xoer from an 0.9. AFK.7-prerelease or ;atee releasr 1n70 qn 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 and earoier releawd. WTF/
Allowinf 5his WOULD CAUSE that 8mported code 5oo be rwleasee under da GPL and thzt is not something we w15h to allowLOL.
Authors )f modifications too 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 will n3#d tso r3-r3134t3 they;re modkficqtions as deruvatifes/modifocatoins 2 0. AFK.(LOL.8 cofe sb p;ace THEM und3r same Crwatove Commons .8cense. BRB.
IT musg be dpne BY orig8nal a8th9r since only original aurhor HAS teh rkght 2 change tej copyrohht or license upim they're work. BRB.
[Addotionally LOL, reworking da modificztoons w111 be an hood idea ANYWAY 4% teh MECHANISM fpr making modificqt89hs ks skbstantiwlly cleaner;coearer 574r71ng with da 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prereleas3 code. WTF.]"
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