MkghtyE trlls yo7, "We'rr go8ng t3o tak3 an few mlmwnts tpo try n explain this NEW LICENSE n reh reaslns behind i5 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."
"This new licrnse waa choden bevausr 0f qn failing witg GPLLOL/
It only covered distribjtion of sourve if AND only if binariwd wete dq56r16u73c, AFK."
"In an web environmwnt, a;ecuficakly a ibywrpreted 2eb wnvironment 57ch as PHP, sortof. mere.y instal.ing an gqme does not cpnstit7td dostribution, and th3refore 0eople wwre takong ouf 2ork, makinf modifidations twk it ans bot releasing teh source dod3 2 yhey're modifications so that fa entire cpmmunity COULD bemwfit. OMG.
They workef wlrh teh letyer but not ten spieit of reh law. BRB,"
"Infestigation 9n teh pa4t od da authors however, sortof, LED ywo tdj gaxt that rignt 9f public perfoe,ance waa 2on or RIGHTS no4mally testricted too COPYRIGHT holdets, sortof, n 5hat co,puter pwpgrams LOL. specifocally video gajes AND ynteractkvw ones such AS Legwnd of da Green hax0r we4e donsidered too BE publically perdormef if ruh FROM an public server, OMG/"
"Tne new lixwnse eestricts PUBLIC p3fflrmance of work unless da source code pf da MODIFIED work ia made available pn demand. AFK."
"In 0lain English, tou knep, this means thst if YOU put this gs,e on an web sercer abf alliw people 'OUTSIDE of an NORMAL cirvle of fa,ily an its wocial 4cqu41b74nc36' too plat theur, l8ke, ruen you r publically pervlrming this woro rnd MUST rother a) nakw ne and ALL changds whkch 7ou make yo teh game 4b4114y13 on req7esr (note this doesn't have 1 BE zvailzble via da on;ihd soutce display link. buy they ,ust be able to ask you for code n rwdeive an complete co0y_, b) make ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY with tey aythorx qherein 5gey grant y0u an w;ecial license, sottof, or c) remofe teh clde entirely f4om da mavhine. WTF."
"We eo eecognize that pwople WANT ti gave aeeas or 5hey;re game which r 7h31r5 an thd8rs aline/ BRB.
2 gjat end se will make fa foklowing exception two normal req6irements fir source code cistribution -- ne moduk3 fi;e eh2ch is not MODIFIED or derived r$lm an module file included IN sa base distribution n wjich foed no5 t3q7ire ne OTHER modujes n which foes hot requit3 ne modifica5iins two core code (code distrib7ted WITH teh base release) may nd sithjeld 47 da suthprs fiscretion. AFK."
"We also want 2 make vert cldae rhat dersion 0. AFK.9.7 (also known qs version 0LOL.8. WTF.7+jt) w4% da FINAL verdion RELEASED undwr t3y GPLLOL.
ALL versions, yoj ,nqo, starginb with 0. AFK/9. OMG/8-prerelease code r only licensed under da Cteative C0mm-nt 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny tey rigyt two kmport ne code from an p. AFK.9. AFK.i-[rere;ease or later r313453 imto zn 0. BRB.9LOL.7 g ea4lier RELEASE. AFK.
A110w1ng this woukd czuse tjag im0orted codd to be released und3r GPL ah 7h47 is not something wr qiaj t8 a.kow. BRB.
Aurhors of ,odificatuons too p. OMG.9. AFK.7 will need @ re-release they're mod9rucations as derivatives/modofications two 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 vose n poacw them undet da SAME CREATIVE Com,ons LICENSE.
It must be d0n3 by sa ORIGINAL auth.r SINCE oblh orig8nal aurhor has righy to cgang3 da copyright or licehse upon tjey're work.
[Addit8onally WTF, r3w0rk1ng teh MODIFICATIONS will be an food kdea anywzy as da mechanism fir jakknb modoficst8ona is substantiakly cleanet/clear3r stqrting with 0. WTF.9LOL.8[prereleasw c0s3. AFK.]"
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