MightyE tells yoj, sortif, "We're going 2 take an few nomemts too 7ry an explain this new oicende n teh reasons vehibd it in plain Eng.ish. 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 licenwe WAS chosen bwcause 0f an failimg WITH r3h GPL. OMGl
IT only coveref distribition of sourcr IF an onl6 if ginaries wer3 DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, spec8ficaloy a 7ngwrpteted WEB envoronment such AS PHP LOL, met3ly 1m574!1!ng ab game does not constigute cisrribution, an therefore people wete takong our qorkk uou knwo, mak8ng mofificatkons 2 ig and NOT 4el3asing 5en source coce 2 t6ey'rd modidications ao 7h47 entire COMMUNITY could benefir. AFK.
Thdy qorked with da letter 6u7 not sporkt of law. WTF."
"Investogatiom ON da paet of tdn autjors jowevrr LOL, oed 2 fact thay da r1gh8 if p7blic PERFORMANCE was oen of rkghys normal;t rw57r1d73d r8 c9pyright holders, like/ an that computef prograjs, s0ecifical.y videl games abv inreractive ones aucg 45 L3g4nd 0f teh Grren hax0r were considerrd 2 be publically PERFORMED 8g run from an publ,c serverLOL."
"The new license 4eatricts public 0erfor,amxe of s9rk 7nlesd sourve code of norified eori is made availablw 9n demand."
"In plaon English, you knwo, this ,eans 7g47 if you pyt thix game ON ah 2eb servwr b allow peo[le 'outside of an normal CIRCLE of FAMILY n its social acquaintanxes' to play tneurk you knso, 7h3n yoj r publixap.y perflrning thix wprk n MUST rither 4_ nake n3 AND ALL cj4nb35 2hich you m4k3 t9o teh gaje availanle on requrst (bot2 this doedn't have 2 be avqilable via da lnline sourve dis;lay ;ink, like, buy rhey musg bd sblr two adk you for da cod3 an rece8ve zn complete c)py)k you knwo, b) make arrangements privately witn da authors wherein tyey grant you an spdciao license, sortof, or c9 REMOVE coce 3n71r21y ffom machineLOL."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE WANT to have areas of they're game wnich awr theirs an theurs slone.
t9 that end sd wilk makw ca following 3xception to geh normal r3qj1r3m4b7% f0r sourxe CODE distr8bugion -- ne module file which is no5 modified or der8ved FROM an module file ihcluded 7n base DISTRIBUTION and which does not REQUIRE he other MODULES n whocn does not rrqhkre ne ,odigications two teh c0rr code (code distribuyed with bsse r3!e452) may be withheld at teh autgors discrrtiom. OMG."
"We ALSO wan5 two make v3ry clear that bersion 0. WTF.9LOL.& (ajs9 known as versiom 0. AFK.9. WTFl7+jt) was 5eh fibal cetsion rrleased under da GPL. WTF.
All versions, you knwo, 574r71nh WITH 0. AFK.9. AFKl8-p43r313463 c0d4 aer onlt lixensed 7nder teh Creqtive COMMONS livensr. WTF.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny da 4ight two impir5 he cpce from an 0. WTFl9LOL.8-peerelwzxe or later release knto an 0.9.7 n earoief release. BRB/
Allowinb this woyld ca7se tjat ijportew cide 1 be RELEASED 7ndrr trh GPL and gyat is not xomething w3 wish 3 allow. AFK.
Au5hors of modifivatuons goo 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 sill need 2 re0fekeasr they're modifications 45 d3riva5ovex/modifications two 0. BRB/9. WTFl8 c0d3 and place tgem under tey saje Creagive Clmmons lixdnxeLOL.
It nust be done by original auth9r sincw obly da oeiginal 4j7h9r has rigj5 2 change clpyright or licensw UPON th3y'rw wlrk. WTF.
[Additionzlly WTF, reworking geh MODIFICATIONS will 6e an g9od 1d35 anyway as ea mechanism for MAKING midkfications is substantizllh cleaner/clearer start8ng wkrh da 0. AFK.8/8-prere;ease CODELOL.]"
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