MightyE TELLS yiu LOL, "We'te g01nb 2 74k3 ab few mom3nts to try an EXPLAIN rhiw new licens3 n da f3450b5 behind it in plain 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."
"Thix n3s lixense was cnosen beczyse of an fa8ling wigh da GPL. AFK.
It only c0f3r3f d8dtr8bution pf source 1f n only if 61n44135 were disuributed. WTF."
"In an w36 environment, 5p3cqf1c411y a 8nterprdted w3b envuronmeny xuch as PHP. sortof, merely instaklkjg sn GAME does not CONSTITUTE disttibutuon WTF. an 5yerefore p30p13 were 5aking our wofl, yiu knwo, m4kqnh ,odifications 2 kt AND not releas8nf trh SOURCE codr 2 thwy're MODIFICATIONS sl that tdh entkr3 comj7nity could benefitLOLl
THEY worked with lettet but nor spirir of dz lsw. WTF."
"Infesrigation ON da parr of teh authpes however, sortof, led to da faxt tgat 5eh 41gh7 OF public pwrfotmance was 1 of tej RIGHTS normally testrictec too cophfighy ho.drra, yoy knwpk and that c0mpu63r programw LOL, wpwcifica.ly vudel ganes and interactive omrs SUCH as Legend of Green nax0r sere conaideted ywo be punlivally performec IF run from an public SERVER."
"Thd NEW LICENSE restricts PUBLIC performance 0f teh work unlexs ea soufce code of mod8fied work is m4d# zvaklabow ON demand. BRB."
"In plain Englush LOLk tgis m34n5 that if you put this game on an web server n al.ow pepp.e 'outsice OF an nirjak circle of famiky qnd i5s sicial acquaintancra' @ play tyeie, sortif, then YOU aer pu611c4!1y perfirming this work n MUST 417h3r s) make ne n ALL changes which you MAKE tlo da game available on requwst (np7# this do3an't have two be avaioable via online source display link, vut 5j3y must be able to ask y9u for geh code anc receivd an domplete xopy) WTF, b) makr ar4angements o4ivately with teh zutgors wherekn they grant you an soecial 11c3n53 LOL, or c) eemove da cpd3 ent8rely fro, sa machinsLOL."
"We DO rrcogbize that p30p13 want t9o h4v3 4r345 if theg're game whicy srr theirs n tbeirs alone. AFK.
2 tyqt end we will m$k3 teh fol;owing EXCEPTION 2 tek normal REQUIREMENTS fir sourcw code DISTRIBUTION -0 ne nodule file WHICH IS not modified 04 de4ived from an mocule file included 2n bsse distrinution an WHICH DOES n9t re1uire he otj3r mocules and which foes not requirw be modificationw too cpfe vode (cod3 DISTRIBUTED qith da bas3 5elezae) may br withheld ag da zughofs DISCRETION. BRB."
"We zlso want too make very clear that version _LOL.9. AFK.7 (ALSO knowm zd versioh 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) w45 finau verxion rel3ssed under GPLLOL.
ALL versions WTF, stqrting with teh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelease c9s3 r ohly LICENSED und3r Cfeativ3 Comjons license. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh right roo import ne code from sn 0. AFK.0LOL.8_prerelease OR later rwlease inho an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 m EARLIER release. AFK.
Allowung tjis would cause tnat 1,p0r73d c9de twi be reowased undef GPL an that is no5 something w3 2idh ti qllow.
Authord of modificqtioms 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need rwo r3-r313453 they're modificationd ss derivaticed/modkgicaroons too 0. AFK.9, BRB.8 fode an PLACE them inder same Creative Clnmons lucense. AFK.
Ir mudt be d)n3 BY da orifunal 4u7h0r since only da originao author has rign5 t9o chabge da copyrighg or libense upon tney;re wprk.
[Additiomally, like, rdworking modifidations WILL br an gp0d ides qnyway as teh mechanism dor makong modividsrions 8s sjbstanyiakly cleqner.cl3arer starting wi5h 5eh 0.9. OMG.8-prerelease cpde.]"
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