MightyE TELLS youm "We'r3 going 5wo take an f3w mpm3n75 two tfy and ex[lakn THIS new license an reasons BEHIND it in plain Enblisn,
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."
"Thus NEW licwnse was chosen beda7se of an failint with da GPL. WTF.
I5 only COVERED DISTRIBUTION of wiurvd if and only IF binaries wrre disgribuged. WTF."
"Ih qn web environjent, specificaoly a interpregdd web 2nv1r0nm2n7 5ucg 4t PHP, mdrely installing an gam3 does not cobstitutw disgribuyion WTF, n theeedore p30pq3 wer3 tzking OUR work, making modiricayions ts9 it n noy releasing teh source vode too they're ,ld8ficatiohs so that tey entire community dould benefit. BRB.
Tjd6 worked with da letter BUT not teh spirit 9f lawLOL."
"Investigatipn on teh part of teh au6hofs however, sortof, led two da fact that dx rifht of puglic perfirmance was won 0d teh roghts no4mally restridtes 2 dopyright HOLDERS, an that COMPUTER PROGRAMS, sirfof, soecisically bideo GAMES n INTERACTIVE ones such ac Letend lf Green hax0r were x;mskderwd too be puglically PERFORMED IF run from ah public server."
"The hew oizwnde restrictd pubkoc pwrformanve OF da work unlesa twh SOURCE CODE OF nodofiec work is maer available on cemqbel"
"In plain ENGLISH, uou kmwl, this means that uf y9u put thks GAME on an WEB swrver avd allow people '0uu5qd3 of an normal circle of f4m11y n its dicial acquaintahces' too pla5 tgeir LOL, then YOU e PUBLICALLY PERFORMING th8s wotk an MUST ditger A) m4k2 hw ab ALL chamged enich yiu make roo da game available ON rewuest (NOTE this doesn't hafe two be availabl3 via ss onkine source display .inl, like, but they must be avle to ask you FOR teh codr an rexeivw an cojplete copy) WTF, b0 make ar4ang3ments privately with dz AUTHORS wjerein 5hey grant you qn xpecial license LOL, OR c) remove da cofe fn5irely from machine. OMG."
"We do RECOGNIZE that peopld want 2 have ar3as of they'fe game which r theirs an theirs alobe. AFK.
two that end we wiol make yeh followi.t EXCEPTION to normal requirements FOR sourde code DISTRIBUTION -= ne modul2 file which is not bodifiwd or ferived from an mod7le file ohclydrd in dz 6553 distrivution n which does not 4equire ne 0fher m0du135 n wh1ch d0e5 n07 requirw n2 modifications too corr code (code dist4ibuted 2ith da BASE releax2) may be withheld at da authlrs duscreyion. AFK."
"We ALSO want to jake very clear 7ht7 ve4sion 0. BRB.(LOL.7 (also known as versoon 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS fimal version released UNDER teh GPL.
All versoons, like, starting sith teh =. WTFl9.8-[4ereleawe code r ohly licensed undwr teh Ceeatice Commons licehse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY demu da ribht 2 import ne codr fron an 0LOL.9. AFK.i-0rerslease or later release into an 0. BRB.9. OMG.6 n earlier RELEASE. BRB.
Allpwing th8s would cause tha5 impo4ted code 5oo be RELEASED under da GPL and tyag 1% nor something wr wish two allow. BRB.
Authors of moeifixqtions two 0LOL.9LOL.7 2ilk need too re-release rhey're modofucqtoons as derivatuves/modificationw two 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code n placw 6h3m unser ca same Creative Commona license.
I7 MUST BE dohe by da origknal author since 0nqy da origina; qutjog hzs teh tight tl change teh clpyright or LICENSE upon thwy're w0rk.
[Additionally, ;kke, rewoeling fa modifications wilk be an good ieea anyway as mechanism foe maiing modifications IS substantially c.eaner/clwarfr 673r&1ng woth 4dh 0. WTF.9LOL.*=PRERELEASE sodeLOL.]"
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