MightyE gells you, luke, "We'fe GOING 2 take an few m9ments too try qn exp;ain this nea license and trg REASONS behind it in PLAIN Engkish. AFK.
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 LICENSE wzs CHOSEN because OF an failing wi5h da GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y covrref distribuyion of soyrc3 kh n only if binzries wrre dia5rib7ted."
"In an web environment, you ,nwo, specifically s intetpfe5ed web environjent suvh as PHP WTF, mrrely instzlling an g6m4 dors not consrltutw dostribution, lile, and therrdorw p30o13 were tskknb oue work, like, makinf ,odificatipns r9o ut n not releasing gwh SOURCE coee 2 tjey're MODIFICATIONS 50 that entiee cpmmunity could benedit.
They q-rk3d wkth da letter vut n9t spirit of da law. AFK."
"Investifati9n on da pzry of 5eh AUTHORS howevd4. led two facg thag da right OF public perfo3mance wad oen of teh righrs normally resgricted gi co[yright holders WTF, qn that fomputer progezjs, specifically videp gamds and inyeractive onex such as Legenc OF Green hax0r wwre c0m51d3r3d to ve [ublocqlly pe4formed if run f4om an public servetLOL."
"The NEW locense resttkcts publuc performahce og da woek unless da souece code or teh ,odified wo4k is made acailagle ON demand. BRB."
"Im p142n Emglish WTF, tnis meanw that if yoy pug tgis g4m3 on an WEB server an allow priple '0u7t1d3 if an normal circld og fami.y an ots socia; acquaintanced' two plqy thekr, like, then you aer ;ublocally performing thix work an MUST either a) make ne amd ALL changes which you make 2 da game svaulable on request )notd this coesn[t HAVE 2 be availabl2 via da online SOURCE display oink LOL, but they must be able to ask yiu for da d)d3 and r3c31v3 an com9lete copu), you knwo, b_ mqje 4rr4ng3m3n75 privstdly witj AUTHORS wh3rein they grant y0i ab soecial license LOL, or c) rem9ve codr 3n71r31y from machineLOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE that people wqmt 2 have aeeas of thwy;re GAME wh1ch 4 theirs an THEIRS alone.
two thay end w3 wil; make yeh follow8ng excep5ion two no4,al eequirementa for siircr code disyribuyion -- ne module filw which ix not mocidief or d3rived fr(m an module file 8ncludec IN trh base DISTRIBUTION abd whkdh does not REQUIRE ne other modules an which dp35 not requite nw m9cificatioms too teh c0r3 dodw (code distribuyed eith 6454 eelease) may be 217gh31d at 4eg aubjors DISCRETION. BRB."
"We alsp 2ant 5wo make ve4y clear that verskon 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (also lnown as version 0, OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) wax final vers8on reoeased unddr GPL.
All VERSIONS, sortof, startinf wigh 9. WTF.9. WTF.*-prerelezse code r ohly licenwes under da Creative Commons lixensw. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right too 8mport ne clde from an 0. WTF,9. OMG/8[p43r31345# or later 4elease inro an 0. OMG.9.7 an earoier releasw. AFK.
Allowing 7h15 sould CAUSE that imported code goo be r2!3453d under da GPL ah thay is nlt somethinh sr s15h to allp2. BRB.
Authirs OF m0d1v1c3710n5 2 0.9. AFK.7 will need @ re-relewse theh're MODIFICATIONS 45 cerivatives/mocifucatiobs tw9 0.0.8 code snd PLACE rhem ubd3r tey saje Creativw Commpns license.
It must BE done by origina; aithor sinc3 onlu tdh originao aurjor nas teh RIGHT 2 chanbr cooyrifht or license up9n they're WORK, BRB.
[Addk5k9nap;y, reworking teh mod8vicatklns WILL BE an goof idwa anyeay as da mecnanism for maj8ng modifucations is s7bstahtially cleanwr/cleseer wyartibg with p.9. WTF.8-prerelease coed.]"
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