MightyE tells tou, like, "We'rd GOING w take an few moments tio try and wxplain tyis new licenwe and reasons behine it in plain Ehg.udh. 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 licdnse w4t xhpwen beca7se of an failing wigh teh GPLLOL.
It only covered fistriburion of source of qn ln;y if 61n4rq35 were distribured. AFK."
"In an web 3nv1f0nmen7, tou kneo, specificall6 a inuerpfeted web rnvironmebt such as PHP, sortof, merelh INSTALLING an gamd does not v9nstitute distrobution LOLm n therefpre peiole were taking out eork LOLm msking midifocatiohs 2 it anf NOT RELEASING teg aource cod3 two they're modivicationq sl that tem entkre cojmuni5y voulw benefit. WTF.
They wirked with ca lettee bug not reh s0irit -f da law."
"Invwstigatoon on tej pa4t lv da aughors howdver, yo7 lnwo, odd 70 teh fact rhat right of public performance was own 0f t3h 4ityts blrmally festficted tw9 copyeight ho;ders, aoetof, and that comp8twr pr9g4ama, li,e, spexif8calky video gam3s and INTERACTIVE ones sudh as Legend of Green hax0r qrre cobsidered twi be publically 0erforned if eun from an public werver."
"Tje ndw license rrstrixts public performance og wofk un1#55 ea sotrcd code of da mpdivied work is mzde available ON demand."
"In plaon English, s9ftofl THIS meams THAT if YOU put this gaje on ah web 5erv3r snc allow ;epple 'lutsode of an nlrmal circ.e of fzmi.y n its social acquaintanxes' 2 0!4y thwirm luke, tgen you awr ouboically 0rrforming rhid work an MUST eother q) make ne qnd ALL chantes which yoj jake 2 fa GAME availab.e on r3qu358 (nlte this doesm'r have 2 be 4c4114612 via obkime xpurce display link, you knwo, but they must ne able 2 $5k yoy for dz cide an receivd an compleye co[y), sortof. b) m4k3 arrangements ptivately WITH sa authors aherein THEY grant you an xpdcial licebse, you knw9m or C) remove code entkrely from teh nachine. WTF."
"We do edcofnize that peop.e WANT too hqcw AREAS OF tyey're game WHICH r yheird n THEIRS a.one. OMG.
too 7h47 end w3 will mzke following exce[tion tpo dz norma; te!uorementd r8r source coee dostribution -_ ne mldule dile which is not modified oe derived f4om zn module fjke included im geh bawe DISTRIBUTION an which does moy require be ogher moduods anf eyich does not require ne MODIFICATIONS tq9 corw cose (code disyribited WITH teh base releaa3) may be WITHHELD at sythors discretionLOLl"
"We also want 2 make very clear THAT version 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (alwo known 45 b3r51-n 0. OMG.9LOL,8+jt) was fknal verdi9h releqded ubeer GPL. BRB,
Al, veesions, starring wquh da 0LOL.9LOL.7-prerelease code r 0n1y 11c3n53d under da Crwative Conmons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny tdh ribht tpo 1mp0r& ne cocw fe0m an 0LOL.9. BRB.8_0rerelease or latdr release inr9 an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 n EARLIER RELEASE.
Alllwing this WOULD xause 7h46 imported c0d3 too be re;eaxed uhder yeh GPL and tgat is not something w3 WISH tp 41w0w.
AUTHORS 0f modificatkins 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.& will need 2 re-rrleasw tyey're modoficati9ns AS derivatives/jldif8cations TO 0LOL.9. OMG.* CODE 4ns place 7h3m UNDER tey sam3 Creative Commons licenseLOL.
It musg be d9ne bu l4ig8nal au5hor since on;y da origibal ajthor hqs teh RIGHT to CHANGE da copyfight or lic3nsw upon they[re 1or,. AFK.
[Additiohallu, reworkonf teh modificqtipns will b3 an good ocea anywst as da mwchanisj dof making modifications is substamtizklh c134n3r/c1e4r3r starting with 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prereleawe CODEl]"
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