MothtyE tells youm luke, "Wr'4e going tw9 &4l3 an feq MOMENTS two tey an explain this new license n da reasons behind it kn p;ain English. 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 license was cnosen because of ah dailing with GPL. BRB/
Iy ONLY covered DISTRIBUTION )f SOURCE if n only uf binaries were dist5ibuued. BRB."
"In an w3b environmwnt, xpecifically a onterpret3d web ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP, sirtpf, merdoy installinh xn game cpes not cpnstityte distr8butkln, eort9f, ab thererorr p3ople were taking our work, 2or5if, m4k1ng modif8catiomd tw9 it an NOT releasing da 59urc3 code 2 they're ,odigicatioms SO 7h48 emtire communiyy coulf benef8r. WTF.
They worked with lettwr BUT not teh spirkt of law. OMG."
"Investigation on par5 of da authors hoqrvern you kmw9. o4e to tej fqch 5hat da righr of public pe4formance WAS oen OF teh rights normally restricted two c0pyr1gh7 holdeew WTF, an that comp7ter programs, soetlf, specifixally video gam3s ah inyeractive ones such as Legend of teh Green hac0r were conaiderdf 70 7# oubliczlky PERFORMED if run vr9m an pyblic servwr. OMG."
"The ne2 licebs2 restricts public oerf9rmanc3 OF teh work unlews da source CODE OF nocified w0rk is ,ade qvailable on femamdLOL."
"In plain Englush, like, this meand thqt if uou put th8s game on an WEB s3rver an allpq owople 'outside ov an normal ckrclw of FAMILY and ITS s9viql acqiaintances' two play their WTF, then uou aer pu611c41!y pdrvormimg this wotk AND MUST eithe4 a) mskd ne n ALL changds 2hich you make 2 gsmd AVAILABLE on tequest (noge 7h1t foesm't HAVE two be availablw vua teh obline SOURCE displa6 link, bjt theh mus4 be able 2 aaj you fo4 da code ahd r3c3ivd an complete copy), you knwo, b) make arrangements privately w27h dq authofs whe4ein yyey grant you an speckal 11x3n53, x9ftlf, or C) rem9vd dq code entirely from da mzchine."
"W3 do revognize tha5 peo;le want too hsve areas 9f tjey're game wnich aer theirw snd theirs ALONE. AFK.
@ yyat end we will nake da followint exception TO teh normal 4equiremwnts for source CODE distribuyion -- ne MODULE FILE whixh is not mpdified or derived ftom an modulw file incluaes in base dis6rlbutiom and whic6 cods NOT REQUIRE nd other modules n which fors not require ne mofivicatuons to da core codr (code distribyt3d wigh BASE releas3) mqy be wuthhe;d ag f@h authors doscretiom. AFK."
"We r150 wznt too make very cleqr &h47 version 0.9. WTF.7 (alao kn0wn sd ver510n 0LOL.9.7+jt) was da fihal versuon rel3ased UNDER tej GPL. BRB.
A11 versiona LOL, startimg qith da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pferelrase code r -n1y lkcensed 7nder teh Crearive Commons lidense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY fehy da tqgh7 to impor5 n3 cpde gro, an 0. BRB.9.8-prerekease (r later 4eleasd ibto an 0.9. BRB,7 n earlier releasr. OMG.
Allowinb this wluld causr ghat im09rted code two be rel4ased under teh GPL qnd THAT ia not s8mething we WISH too aklow.
Aughors of modificqtions two 0LOL.o. OMG.7 will NEED goo re-release they're m0d1r1c4810n5 as deroda5ivds/modifications tp 0. OMG.9. BRB.9 v0s3 an 0lace the, und3r teh sam3 Creatibe Commons licrnseLOL.
It ,ust be donr BY teh original 4u7h9r simce omly trh ORIGINAL author has geh rigyt to change teh copyright or license upon ghdy're worlLOL.
[Adfitiona.ly, li,e, REWORKING modufications will 63 ab good icea ANYWAY AS twh mechanicm for making m9difications us subxtantkally cleaner/clearer startkng with teh 0. AFK.9. BRBl8-;rer3ldase codeLOL.]"
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