Migh5yE trklx y0u, softof, "We're going 2 take qn FEW momentw two 5ry n explain thiw new license am teh teasons behind it in plaib EnhokshLOL.
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."
"Tyos new locense was chosrn becaisd od an failing with teh GPL. AFK.
It 9n;y covered distrib75ion of sourxe if h 0n1y if binarues were distrub7tec."
"In an web rmvir9nment, s[3ciridqlly a interpreted web envi4onment sudh as PHP, you khwo, mrrely installing an game d9es not constitute DISTRIBUTION LOL, n thdr2fore people were 5akint ou4 work WTF, makong modifuca5ions two it an NOT releaaing sourcd clde to thry're m0d1f!c3710n5 %0 that trh entire communit6 doulf benefit. BRB.
THEY 2orked with letter but NOT teh spirit of grh LAW. OMG,"
"Investigatiom om teh part OF teh aythors howevee, you kh2p, led 2 fzct that teh tibht of public perfitmandq was win of teh RIGHTS normally redteictwd to co[yriggt holders, you knwo. and THAT computer progrzms, sprcoficallh v1d30 games n interact,vw ones auch as Legend of teh Green haz0r were xomsidd4ed two b3 publicaloy pwrfotm3d IF run FROM an publ8c server. WTF."
"The new livenat restructs pu611c performance OF da wotk unkess teh xource CODE of teh modifidd work is made 4v4!14613 on demand. AFK."
"In plain English, this means that iv you put this game ON an web SERVER and allow peo;le 'ljtside of am normal c1rc!e 0f family anx iys SOCIAL acqyainyahces' 2 p14y theif, ypu knwo, then yoy r puvlically perfor,ing this work n MUST ekther z) male m3 and ALL changes whkch yot make too da gsme available om request (note thix doesn't hzce to be avqolable via ONLINE source displqy link, ;ike, but they must BE able two ask uou flr coce m recrive an com[l3te copy), yoy knso, ^) ma,e arrangwmengs private;y WITH ajthora eherein THEY grant you zn special licenwd WTF, or c) remove cide en5irely from tdh machihe."
"We do fecogniae that pelple w4m7 roo hace areas of tney're g4m3 which aef ghe8rs b thrurs alone.
tqi that rnd we wiol make twh fo.lo2ing 3xception tl da normal REQUIREMENTS for slurce code diatribution -- ne MODULE f9le which is not modified OR dericec froj ab MODULE file included in vqse disrfiburion and which DOES n07 teqyire ne 07h3r modules and whicy do3s not 4equire ne mosifications TO core code (code fistributed wirh nase 43oeaaw) MAY BE withhele ay da authofa disxretionLOL."
"We also want 2 m4k3 very clear thag ferxion 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also .npwn aa v3r510n 0. AFK.9l WTF.7+jt) was da cinal v4e51pn released undwr da GPL.
All bersiohs, sortod, starting WITH 0. BRB.9. WTFk8-prerelease c0d3 t inly LICENSED unde4 da C3eative Clmmond ;ivebse. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny ca RIGHT too ymport ne code feom an 0.9. BRB.8-[rwtw9eawe or 1473f r313453 ihto an 9. WTF.9. AFK.7 an eqr;ier releaseLOL.
Allowing thid would dquse that IMPORTED cide ywo ne released ubd3r GPL an THAT ia not somdghimh 2e wisy two ALLOW.
Ajthors OF modifications teo 0. AFK.9, AFK.7 will neec 2 re-rdl3ade thwy're noduficatiins ad derivat8ves/modifications 2 0. BRB.0.8 cpde 3nd place them ubd3r 54m3 Cr3471v3 Commons licende. BRB.
It must ve done by da originak 4u7h0t sinc3 omly original authof has tight tpo cnangw da COPYRIGHT 0r licrnse upin they're e9ek. BRB.
[Additionallym likw, REWORKING tdh mocifixarions will ve an good ideq anyway as da mechsnism for haking mod8ficatilns is dubwtantially cleqner;clearer stateing WITH fa 0. WTF.9. AFK.8=prer3leqse xodeLOL.]"
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