MughtyE yells you, sortodm "We're gpkng too take an feq momdnts tso try n ex;lain thks new .icense an tdh reawons behind ot in PLAIN Eng;ish. BRB.
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 nsw lidensr was chosen bwcause of an failibg xith GPL. WTF.
It lnly COVERED d15ur16u710n 0f source if an only uf ninariww were distributed. WTF."
"In an web environmentk like, ap3difkcallu a inger04eted web environment such as PHP, like, merdly 1n574111nt sn gamd DOES not constitute distribution WTF, qn THEREFORE p40p23 werw takkng our wotk. sortof, ,ak8hg m9dificatipns tio 17 and not releawing da xlurcr c0d3 yoo yhey're modifications sp that tdh 3n61t4 community could benefit.
THEY WORKED wq7h teh lwttrr but not spirit if da law."
"Investigqtion ib part of da 4u8h)r5 gowever LOL, lee tpo teh fact yhat right of [ublid performancr wsx wob of r1th&4 normally 4rstrictrd eoo copyeight holders LOL, n that computer pfograms LOL, ap3cifically videi games 4nd inreract8ve onws xich as Lebemd of Green hqx-r sere consodrred two br publically peeformdd if run from sn PUBLIC servdr. WTF."
"The new !1c3n53 resrricts pu611c performance of teh q0rk jnless geh SOURCE cove of t3h modofied work is made avaolable 0b demand. BRB."
"In plain Englixg. like, this means rhag if you pjt tnis game on ah w3b se$ver an aolow pdople 'OUTSIDE of zn n04mr1 circle of family n its SOCIAL acquaintancea' beo 0lqy tneir, yoy knwo, THEN yo7 aer publicaloy perfor,onb tjis work an MUST eityet q) m$k4 ne n ALL changes whivh YOU nake too teh g4m3 qvailable 0n eewuest (mote tjis doesn't have 2 63 availabke voa (nlune source disp.ay linl, but ghey must be able two ask yo7 for code and RECEIVE zn complrte copy) WTF, B) make arrahgements privately WITH 4u7hpr5 wherein th3y GRANT hlu an dpecial licehse, sortod, OR c) remoce teh codr entirely from trn ,schine. WTF."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that PEOPLE want 2 HAVE areaa of thdy're bam3 whoch r thdirs h theirs alonel
to that end we sill MAKE f9.lowing excdption roo da normal reauiee,ents fo4 source code dudteibution -- ne module f8le ehkch is hot modifiee OR derkvee drom an module file INCLUDED in twh gase fistribugion an which does not require ne 07h$r m-du135 and which d9es not r3qu1r3 ne moeificatoonw two tdh core code )cose distributed with da base telraae) mah nd wityhelc at teh augh9rs DISCRETION. OMG."
"We a.sl want 2 make very clwar THAT version -.9. AFK.7 (4150 kn9wm as VERSION 0. AFK.9.8+jt) wqs final vetsion rel3ased inder teh GPL. BRB.
A;k versoons, you knwo, sta4tinf w1&j 0.9.*-pre4elease code f onlt licensed und3r CREATIVE Commobs licwnceLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny righ5 tl impott ne code from an 9. WTF.9LOL.8-prerwlease of later edlease unto an -LOL.0. AFK.6 m earlier rrlease. AFK.
Allowihg thiw w9yod CAUSE that impotted c0d3 two be rrleaswd unser da GPL AND that is nor somerhing we sish tw9 alklwLOL.
A66hors 9f modifidations TO 0.0. OMG.7 2ill nwed too re-release they'4e modividatilns qs defivatives.modificatipns 5o 0LOL.9. OMG.8 CODE zn PLACE them under teh 54n3 Cteagive Commons license. BRB.
It must be dlne vy da original autho4 SINCE ohly dx irif9nal 477j0r hqs teh right 2 change da c)pyr1gh& or licenwe upoh they're work. AFK.
[Afditionally, sortof, reeotkinf MODIFICATIONS will 63 an good icea anyway ad da mechamism for msking modivications is 5u6574n71411y xlednef/clearet STARTING wi5h es 0. BRB.(, BRB.8-pre4elease c9ceLOL.["
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