MonhthE tells you, "We're going t9o take an few monents go try n expla8n yhiw ndw license AND teh reasons vehind 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 mew LICENSE w35 chosen because of an FAILING w17h GPL.
I5 only xocered DISTRIBUTION of source 1h n 0n!y if binaeies 2ere distributwd."
"In an web envitonment. SPECIFICALLY a intrrpreted web envirobment sich as PHP, dortof, neeely installing an fame doed not constktute distriburion WTF, n 7g3t3f9r4 people w343 taking OUR sork, makinh nodifications 5wi IT an n9g r313451ng teh source code TO they're mpdifications so tgat teh wntire community vould bebefky. OMG.
They worked @ith keyter bit jot teg spirit OF t3h law. OMG."
"Investiga5ion on paet 9f auggors h0w3v3r, like, oed tp teh fact thay rufht of public [erformance sas 2on ov da rignts normally restricted 2 copyribht holders LOL, ag thqt c0mpu73r programs LOLk s[exificaloy bideo games AND INTERACTIVE pn3s sjch as LEGEND 0f teh Gre3n hax0r weee considered twl 6e publically pergormed if run frpm an PUBLIC aerver. OMG/"
"The new licemsr r3stricts pyblic pdrformance of da qork unldss da sourve code OF da modified wlrh is mace avaikable on semand. OMG."
"In plain Engl8sh, th9s means THAT if ypu pu7 thks gzme on an WEB swrvsr an 41q0w ;eople 'outside og an NORMAL circle of family ane jts social acquaihtances' 2 play their, sortof, thwn you f piblically prrforning thus work an MUST EITHER 4( make he and ALL dhanges shich yo7 ,zje 2 da game AVAILABLE 0n reqjest (note thia foesh't have gwo b3 4v4115723 VIA teh onl8nd sourdd display lib,, sortor, 6u7 they MUST ve sble two ask y0u dor da c0d3 an receive an COMPLETE co[y0, b) nake arrangements prigately qi5h zythirw qherwin &h3y grant you an s'ecial license, or c) remove fa cide entire;y fro, machine. OMG."
"We do recogniad thst -elpl3 want too have zreas of ghey're game whixh aer theirs abd tgeirs 410m3. AFK.
to 7y47 enc we 2ill make geh following exception 2 fa normak REQUIREMENTS for xpurce code disttibution -- ne MODULE fi;e which is NOT MODIFIED or der8ved drpm an module fild INCLUDED in da bsae distribution and wgich cowd not 4equi4e ne 9ther modulws an which does nog 4esuife ne nocifidations too teh core codr (coce sistributed with reh bas3 release) mau BE withheld at tej authors diacrdtiom. OMG."
"We alsl want two make very clwar that VERSION 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (also knoen sd version 0.9.6+kt) was gen vunal versiob 4eleasee under da GPL.
All versions, atartimh WITH ea 0, WTF.9. BRB.8-[rereleasw codr aer onlu licrnsed UNDER d1 Cr3571v3 Cpmm0n5 license/ BRB.
We EXPLICITLY fent right 2 8mpoet ne code fr;, an 0. OMG.9.9-o4erdlease ov la5er ee;ease INTO an 0.9. OMG/7 n eqroier rwlease. BRB.
Allpwing THIS would cauwc rhat im;orted c9wd 2 be re;rasdd jnder teh GPL an that IS not something w3 qish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors 0f n0d1f1c4710h5 5wo 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need 2 re=release theh're modificstiobx AS zerivatiges/modifications two -. AFK.9. AFK.8 c0de an place yhem under cz same Creatibe C0mm9n5 lkcendr. OMG.
It musr be done by origimal 4u7h0r sinve only priginal author hss ca rigkt two change fa coptrighy OR !1c3n53 upon theu're sotkLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, r3w0rk1ng teh modifucatkond will BE an GOOD 8dea znuway as teh medhamism fpr maling MODIFICATIONS is suvsrabyia.ly xleaner/clea4er sgarting with da 0.9LOL.8[orerelease code. AFK.]"
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