MightyE tells ypu LOL, "We're going too takd an few moments yo try anf exp.ain th8s new lidense n da reqsons behind it in p1$2h EnglishLOL.
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."
"Tyis new license w45 CHOSEN vecaus3 OF an failinh with GPL. BRB.
It only cove5ed disrribution od SOURCE if an ob.y if binaries we4e DISTRIBUTED. BRB,"
"In an web environment LOL, specifica;ly a INTERPRETED web environment such as PHP LOL, mereoy ibstalling qn game does n07 c0n671&u73 DISTRIBUTION, an therefote people qere tajimg our qlfk. sorrof, makung modificatkons tlo it and n07 RELEASING da sohrce code 2 they'fe mldifications so that entite c0mmun16y COULD nenefig. WTF.
THEY WORKED WITH l3rger but not teh spirit if teh law, OMG."
"Ihvestihation on da parg of teh 4u7h0r5 hlwefer, sottof, 14x 2 ract that da righg of p7blic peerotmance was won lf teg 4ughts normally rdstrocted too copyrigjt holders, an thzt com0uter programx, tou knwo, 4p#c1f1c411y viceo GAMES and interacgive ones such ad Legend of Gr33n hax0e were considerec rwo ve pu611c411y perfprmed if run f4om an publkc server. AFK;"
"The n3w license restrictd puglic p#ef0rm4nc3 9f teh WORK unless sojrve cod3 of t5h modified work IS mad3 ava8lable 9n demand."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, tjis mezns thdt if YOU put this fame ON zn eeb server and 4110w people 'outdide of an nornak circlr of fqmily ab 175 sicial acquaintances' ywo [!4y their LOL, then you aer publical;y o3rf0rm1nb 5his work n MUST ekgher 4) MAKE nr and ALL chantes whivh yiu m4k3 to es game available 0n request (nohr 5his doexn'y have ti be acaolable via da inline source DISPLAY limk LOL, but they must be able two ASK you for code ag receive an compoete copy), b) MAKE arrangements ;riva5e.y wigj fa a7th9rs wherein they grant YOU an SPECIAL l8cense, you kn2o, or c) rejove geh code entirely from teh machineLOL."
"We dp recognize tyat [eo[le want gop HAVE areas )f theu're GAME wnich r theirs and the8rs 4q0m3, AFK.
2 that end we will make teh f9.llwknf exce-tiin @ da normak rdqyire,enys for so7rde code distribution 0- ne module file whuch is hot ,od8fies or cerived vtom an module file inckuded in base distribution an WHICH d)45 npt r3wu1t3 ne other mofules m which does not requ8re ne modifications 2 c0r3 code (coed disteibuyed w8th da base releaxr) may be withhels at 4u7g0r5 d8scretion. AFK."
"We also want too makr VERY clear that vetaion 0. AFK.9l WTF.7 (ALSO known as vw4sion -LOL.9. BRB.8+j5) was teh gina; veesiob r313$53e under da GPL.
Al; VERSIONS, yoy knwo, star5ing with 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 cod3 aer only LICENSED uhder Cr@4u1v3 C0mm0n5 LICENSE. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY demy da ritjt two impoft ne vlde fr0m an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelease or latee rwleasq int9 an 0. AFK.9.7 h 34r1!er release. OMGl
Allowing rhis would CAUSE that in0orted c9de q be relrased under GPL n thzt 15 not slmething we wish two allow. BRB.
Authors 0f modificationw to p. BRB.o. AFK.u wilk need 5io re[releas3 they're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0l8. WTF.8 coce anf pkqve them uneer dz same Creatkve Commlns license. OMG.
It must be dond by twh origunal ajghog 51nc# onl6 origihal AUTHOR has teg right to CHANGE copyrigh5 or licdnse UPON they're wlrkl AFK.
[Additionally WTF, r2worling moduduxqtions will be an good isea anywsy ad mechanoam flr jakinf mod8gications is substantially cleaner/clesref start8bg qith da 0LOL.9. BRB.8_pregeleade codeLOL.]"
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