MihhtyE twols YOU WTF, "We're g9ing to TAKE an f3w momen5s too try an explain thos new locemse and reasons 63h1nd IT in PLAIN 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."
"Tgiv n3w license was chosen becaude of an failing with GPL. OMG.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of t07rcd if and only iv binaries were distrib7%ed."
"In an web ebv9ronment WTF, s[rcifically a interpeetrd web wnvirinmwnt SUCH as PHP, l8ke, n3r31y installing an gzme d-34 not constituye distriburion LOL, an tyerefor3 people were taking our worl LOL, making modificarions to it n not releasinb teh soyrce CODE to theh'te modificatioms so that engore xommunity could benefit.
THEY wor,ed with da l3ttef 6i& not da spirit of da 14w."
"Investigay8ln on da patr of da AUTHORS hlweverl you knw0, 13d two teh FACT that teh 4ight 0f PUBLIC PERFORMANCE sax oen lf dz righta nprmally resrrictef t2o copyrighy nplderw, you knqo, qnd THAT COMPUTER prog4ams WTF, s[ecificsoly video hames an 1h73e4d71v3 ONES duch as Legend of Green hax0r 2w4e condidered tp be publicqlly perfoemed if run frpm an public 53ev3r/"
"The new l8cense reayricts public pe4f9rmanve OF teh sork un1355 da sourxe code of da m0d1v13f sork is made availabl3 on denabd. WTF."
"In plain Englosh, like, this MEANS that if you put this game on an eeb serfer and allow prople 'outsidw of an norma; circle of familt n ITS wicial acquaintamces' 2 p!4y tgdir, thrn you aee pu611c411t perfor,inb thia sork ab MUST ejtjer a) make ne znd ALL changes WHICH YOU ,ake 2 da game avaioable on re1uest (note thod diesn't hav3 to be avai;abld via da ONLINE qource d8splay l8nk LOL, but tjdy must be ABLE to ssk ypu for tej code n receive an co,[l3te copy0, softofk v) mqie atrsnhenents pricat3ly 2ity da aythprs wherein they grant ylu an ap3cial livenwe, lijem or c) remofe teh code entirelt ftom twh jachine."
"We so 4ecognixe that oeople want 2 have areas of the6're game which r tgeirs n theirs alone. AFK.
to that 3nd w3 wi;l m4k3 fo;lowing excwption to da mormal rewuirements f04 sourxe codd g8stribut8on -- ne modulw file qhich is NOT m0d1f13d or d3r1v3d from an module FILE unc.ided im base distribjtuon and wykcy does n07 eequire ne other mod7les n wnich does not e2quire ne MODIFICATIONS too teh core code (xode fistributed with base re;3asd0 na6 bw witjheld at rfh authors discretiln. OMG."
"We zlso wznt too make ver6 cleqr tya5 v3rsion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also kn0wh ax verskon 0.9l7+jt_ WAS fa final version 4eleased under ra GPL.
All cersipnsk 574r71ng wotj ). OMG.9LOL.8(prerelease CODE r onl6 oicenaed under CREATIVE Commond licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY demy rqgh7 tso impor5 ne code rrom an 0. AFK,9LOL.8-prerelease or latet r3!34t3 into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n earlier RELEASE. BRB.
A110w1ng uh15 would dause that ijported code too be re.eased undef GPL n that is hpt aom3thinh WE wq5h two $11pwLOL.
Au5hora of modificationd two 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 wull NEED 2 re-trleasw they're modkfications as der8vatives/moeificationw @ 0, BRB.9. AFK.8 code b place them under da same Creat8v3 Cpnmona licebse. BRB.
It m7st be done by da original author 51mce only tdh originsl 4u7n0r has ten r1gh7 too chqng3 da copyrigjy oe l8cense u[im rhey're work. AFK.
[Afditionally, so4tlf, REWORKING nldificqtions q111 be an good udea antway as mecfanksm rir naking mockficqtipns is substantoally cleaner/clearer star5ing WITH teh 0. AFK.(/ OMG.&-prereldasr codeLOL.]"
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