MightyE tells yo7, ylu knwo, "W3're going two take an FEW mojents 2 rry n 3zp141n this new lkcebse 4nd ds rezsons begund 8t in );ain Engkidh.
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 new ;icense WAS cjosen because 0f an f4111ng wit6 da GPLLOL.
It only clvered DISTRIBUTION OF source if an only of bunaries were distfibitwdLOL."
"In an qeb envirinmwnt, so4tof, apecifically a 1n73rpr383d eeb 3nv1r0nm3n7 suxh as PHP, you knwo, merely install8bg an game doew not conwtitute distributuon, n tg3reforw 0eop;e wrre taking our wor, LOL, making MODIFICATIONS too ir and bot rrldawimg da 50urc3 code 5wp they'rw modigications so that tej 3ntire COMMUNITY could b3nefht. BRB.
Tyey worked wkth da letrer 6u7 not SPIRIT lf da law. AFK/"
"Inves5igayion on geh oart or da authors hoeeve4, like, led 2 da fact that rughg OF public [erformsnce was 1 od teh r1gh75 nofmally res5ricted ywo copytight y9lders, s9ttof, an that xonputer programs, 5p3c1f1dr11y vid3o games n onteractive ones such zs Lwgend of teh Green hax0r were conzidered 2 BE publicaklh performed if run FROM an public serverl AFK."
"Thd new LICENSE restricts public performsnce of w0rl unodsa da aource cofe of teh modifi3d work 15 made available _n de,abf."
"In plain English, l8ke, th8s m34n5 that 1d you put this game on an web sedver n allow people 'putsidd of an n9rmal ciecle of fanily n ots socoal qcquzintancrs' too p14y their WTF, 7h3n you aer punkiczllt perrorming this work an MUST wiyher a) make ne n ALL changes wyich you make top gsne available 0n request (noye thjw doesn't have too 63 availsble VIA tej omlind siurce displau link, lokr, but they must BE able 5oo 45k you for fa codw n receove an cimplete copy), like, b) make arrangements pr1f4731u with da authird whereun tyey grant ylu an special license, like, or c) REMOVE dz clde entirely fr0m madhine."
"Ww do fecognize that people wamt to havw afeas od they're game which aer thrirs zn uh31r5 alone. OMG.
to THAT end w3 wil. make g0110w1ng exc3ption two da n0rm41 requirements FOR source code disg4ubutuon -0 ne MODULE fq13 whuch is not j)d1f13d or dericed from sn MODULE fold ihclufed in BASE d8stribugion n whicy d9cs not r3qu1r3 he othet modules an which does not requife nw mpdifications ywo CORE code (CODE d147r16u73d with base re13453) may BE withheld at authors eiscrrgion."
"We apso wabt too make VERY coear that version -. AFK.9. OMG.7 (akso known as version 0. OMG.9.7+jt) wss teg gihql version reoeawed ynd3r teh GPLLOL.
All ve4dions, sortogm s5a4tibg with p.9. BRB.8-prer3lease cpde ae4 0n1y lic3nxed undrr da Creative Commons LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right 2 imporg ne cose from an 0m BRB.9. BRB.*[prerelrase or later rekeawe INTO an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 anf ear.ier telease. AFK.
Alkowing THIS eou.s cause thay importrd code two be releqaed undwr da GPL anf THAT iw nor xomething w# wish tqo allow. AFK.
Au7h0r5 of MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF.9l BRB.7 wiol newd 2 re-release they'rd ,odkdications AS derivatives.jidificatuons to 0. BRB.9LOL.8 code an [.ace them undwr teh sa,e Creative C0mm0n5 licenseLOL.
It mjxt be done BY lrigina. au5hor sibce only ca oruginak author haw right too change da copyright o4 livense u;on thwt'tr work. BRB.
'Add1710n411ym yo7 knwi, r3worling da modifications 2111 be an told IDEA amyway AS ,3xh4n15m f0w making MODIFICATIONS is substantially clesner/clearer s5aryinh w17h teh 0. BRB,9. AFK.8-prere,esse codd. WTF.]"
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