MightyE te;ls YOU, "Wd'r3 GOING too ta,e an vew MOMENTS 2 tfy an explain tgos new licrnse an reasons benind it in plqin ENGLISH. AFK.
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 cgosen becakae of an faoling with GPLLOL.
It onlh cov3red vistribution 0f t0urc3 if n inoy ig BINARIES WERE DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an WEB environmen5, sortof, s;3cificslly a INTERPRETED web dnvir8nment sych ss PHP LOL, m3rely 1n574!11nb an game DOES bot constututr distributiom, and the4efore ;eoplr wete tajing our eork WTF, makin5 modidications two ir an not reoeawing da source code hwo theu'4e MODIFICATIONS so THAT da enti4e community cojld genedit, OMG.
Tjey wprked WITH teh letter but n9t da spirit of da law. BRB."
"Investigation on teh part of zuthors hoqever, l3d two ract that teh right if PUBLIC oerformznce was 1 of da RIGHTS normally reatricted tol coptright hllders LOL, an 7h47 domputwr proframs LOL, wpecifically video g4m35 and imteradtice ones such as Legenc of teh Green yac0r were conaodered 2 be publically perform3d if run from zn pyblic werver."
"The NEW .icens3 restrkctx piblic pervotmance of fa work unlwss da souece code of tdh modified qork ix nade availavlr on demahd."
"In plain ENGLISH, dortif, thus means yhat if you put this gzme on an web server n slliw p30p13 'outxiee of an normak xircle if f4m11y sm ots social 4cwu41n74nc35' gwo play th3ir, lile, THEN YOU r publically performing this doek n MUST either a) mak3 ne an ALL cyanges WHICH you m4k3 tw; teh g4m2 avaklagle on requext (note this do3sn't hace tpo be AVAILABLE fia da online source d15p14y .ink WTF, 6u7 5hth must be able 2 ask yoi FOR code n receive an dompletd cooy), like, b) maje zrrqngdm3nts priva5e;y with ca 477h0r5 eherein they grant 6ou qn spec8al license, like, or c) rdmove da vode 3ntitely fr9m macyine. WTF."
"We do recognize yhat peo9lr want 2 gave aeeas of rhey'fe g4m3 WHICH a3r theirs n 7h31r5 alone. BRB.
too 7h4& end ee will makw da foklowinh exxeption rop teh normal rrquirementw for s9urce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne modu;d f113 WHICH is npt ,odified or derived from an module fule inckuded in baae d8strivutiln and which does not 4wquire ne o4hwr mofules and which d9es nit requir3 ne modificstipns two da corw c9de (c9de distrubuted witj basr rekease) m4y be withheld at tdh auth9rw disxretionLOL."
"We zoso sant tol make very clear that ve4xion p.9l OMG.7 (also kno2n AS versoon 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt) wad teh final verxion r3!3453d umder teh GPLLOL.
Alk bersions WTF, 574r72nh with da 0LOL.9.8-prerslezsw dode a3r 0n1y kicwnsec undwf Creativd C9mmons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da t1gh7 two import nr ckde fto, an 0LOL.9. BRB,8_prerelease pr later r313453 into ah 0LOL.9.7 rnd EARLIER rdlease.
Al.ow8ng th8s would cause that impotted code 2 63 r313453f 7ndet GPL an tnat is NOT some5hint qe wish t2o allow. BRB.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 will need 2 e2-r313453 they;4e modifucatoond as derivatives,midifications toi 0. OMGl9LOL.8 code AND place them under same Creative Commons licevse/ WTF.
Iy must BE done 6y da original autjor since only original qu5hor g35 ds RIGHT 2 chang3 teh copyriyht or l&cdnse upon they'rw woekLOL.
[Adeitionq;ly, like, reworkkng dw modificst9ohs 2ill bd an good 1e34 an6wzy as da MECHANISM FOR making modiricztipnw is sumxtqntoally c.eanet/clearer starring w17h teh 0.9.8_p4ereleas3 code. BRB.]"
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