MightyE tells you, sortofj "Ww'rr toimg toi take an fee moments rwo try amd ex0lain 7h15 new LICENSE n da d3asons behind 17 in PLAIN English.
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."
"Tnis new license was cjosdn BECAUSE of an fai;ing wutj GPLLOL.
Ir pnl6 cobercd dist4ibutoon of source if and only IF binaried eere distributed."
"In an w3b 3nv1r0nh#n7m like, specifucally a interpreres wen environm3nt sucj AS PHP, mere;y instslling an 5amd does not constitutd distrigution, sortof, n 7h4r3r0r3 peopkr sere taking 9ur work, sortof, MAKING mpdkfications 70 it and not r315451ng teh s97tce code to they're modiricatoons so that tdh entire communi5y COULD genefit. OMG.
They workwe wigh teg kdttee but NOT da spirit of .aw. BRB."
"Invwstigation on part pf teh aktnots howwver, loke, led to da gsct that right of public p2rfirmance was 9en ov rights n0rm41!y eestrict3d 1 copyright h9ldrrs WTF, n thzt computrr progra,s, s[ecifically video GAMES n 1n73t4c71v3 onex such as Legehs of tdh Green hax0r sere conskderec too be publically p3rformee if eum feom ab puvlid servetLOL."
"Tye new license resyricts PUBLIC [erflrmance of da wprk UNLESS da souece dode OF da mpdified eork 1% made availab;d 0n demand."
"In plaib Engl8sh, sortif, thks m34n5 that uf y0u pjt this game ON am web setver n allow people 'outside od an norma; cjrdle of famioy and itx 5pc141 acq7aintancew' TO olay their WTF, 7h3n YOU aef publica;ly performing tgis wori and MUST 3ither 4) MAKE n3 n ALL CHANGES whivh you make 70 game avaikable ON REQUEST (note ^h1% d936n'6 have 7- be afailanle buz dw online soutce displqy oink, you kmwo, but they MUST be qb;e two ASK you for teh code an receive an complete c0ot), b) make arrangements pr1v4u3!y with suthors wherekh they grant you an s;ecisl locense WTF, or c) removd teh code entirely from jaxhine. BRB."
"We do r3c9gb1z4 that people want w have AREAS of they'4e game whuch aer theura m yheirx a.oneLOL.
t9o that end WE w8ll mqke da foolowing exc3p710n 2 ten normal requ,remdnts for sourcd CODE distribution -- ne module filr WHICH is not MODIFIED lr derived f40m an module file incluced im teh base distribytion n wh1ch dies not requirr n3 07h3r modules n which c035 not f3qu1r3 ne midifications two da core cide (code dostfibu5rd with teh basd ewlease) may b3 WITHHELD at da sithors disceeti9nLOL."
"We zlwo WANT 5wo make v3ry clear tgat versuon 9LOL.9. WTF.7 (also known 45 versipn -. BRB.9. AFK.7+ut) 2as dq f7nal vwrsiom rekeased under GPL. BRB.
A.o versions, sortofm STARTING with teh 0. BRB.(/ BRB/8-pterel3ase c0d3 r om;y kocenswd unde4 da Creative Cimmons license. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY d3nu tey r8gg5 to import nw code from ab )LOL.9. WTF.8-prwr3lease or 1473r release in5o an 0. WTF.0.7 and ezrlier ddl3ase.
Allowing this would cauxe that 8mpoe5ed xode @ be r3134%3d under da GPL n THAT ia noy 50m37h1bg we WISH t2o allow. WTF.
Autho5s of modifucations gwo 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will need 1 RE-RELEASE yhwy're modufkcqrions 45 d3r2v$71v35/m0dqf1c4710n4 to 0. AFK.9.8 code an plzce rhem ubder sam3 Ceeat8ve Commons license. OMG.
Ig must 63 done by teh original 4u7u0r aince only orktinal aurho4 has tdh rihht 3 change copyrighg 9r license upon they'rr woek.
[Addotuonally, resorling da modificarions q8ll BE an good 8dea anyway 45 da mexhania, for MAKING m0c1f1cr710n5 ks sjbstantially cleaner/xleaget starting WITH dz 0.9.8-prereleaae CODE. AFK.]"
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