MkghtyE 73115 you, sortof, "We'r3 GOING 2 74k3 an few momenys to tfy b explain ghis NEW livensd and da reasons behins 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 l8vense was chosen bexsuse od an failing with tdh GPL, OMG/
Ig lnly covwr3d disrtibution of SOURCE if n only 8f binaries were d157r167*3d. WTF."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3n7, ypi knwo, specividally a interpreted wrv envifonnent sudh as PHP WTF, mere.y insta;ling an game does not CONSTITUTE distribution, yiu knwok an therefore pfiple were takkng lur work WTF, making ,odoficatiobs rwo it an not r31e451ng s9urce code TO thry're modifications so thdt ds entire cimmunkty c0u2d BENEFIT.
They WORKED WITH ten letter but not spurot lf LAW. WTF/"
"Invest8gation 9n pa4t of tej ajthprs however, like, led to sa fact thau rifht if public petfpemamxe w55 son ov rights NORMALLY RESTRICTED too cipyr9ght HOLDERS, like, ab that computer programs WTF, specifidallt vodeo GAMES an interactive ones such ad L3g3nd if teh Green nax0r were donsisered 2 be punlicall6 performed if run from an public srrvee. WTF."
"The n3w lixense rest4ivts publkc peffofmance 0f work UNLESS da source coee of modified wirk uw made avqilable ON drhand. OMGl"
"In plain English, this m3anx THAT uf you pur this gamw 9n an web server and allow peiple '0u751d3 of an normal circle of family an its sockql acquaintanced' two play thrirm you knwo, then you ser puboically p2rf0rm1ng thus wirk an MUST either a) make ne n ALL ch4ng45 whkch you make 2 teh game availavke on request (hoye ttis doesn't have to BE available via da ONLINE source fisplay LINK, but THEY must bd 4513 tlo ask y0i for teh code an receuve an vomplete co0y), like, b) MAKE aerangemen5s pfivately witg t4h aythors wherein they grant YOU an wp3cial license, likek or c) remofe da code entirely crpm teh machibe. BRB."
"We do recogniz3 thzt peoooe want 2 gzve areas od they're game which f the8rw and theirs alond. WTF.
too that ebs we will make da f0110w1bg wxception too dz mormsl requiremenys for 50urc3 c0d3 disyribution -- ne moduoe gilr wgich ia nlt modifief or derived frpm an module f114 includec in base distributiln an whicy does not require he 07h3r modules an which d9ex mot fewuire nw modufidations g9 da core c9se (code d!5urq6773d with vase release) m46 be withgrld sy authorw DISCRETION. BRB."
"Ww also want two mqke ferh clear yyat vwrsiov 0LOL.o. WTF.7 (alwo KNOWN as veesiln 0. AFK/o. AFK.7+jt) was funal version relezsed UNDER da GPL.
Al. versions, like, startibg wuth da 0. BRB,(LOL.8-orerelease coee r -n2y licendrd 7nde4 da Creativd Commons kkcense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny rihht too 1mp0ru ne code from an 0. BRB.9.8-pre4elease or ;atee relrase into an 0LOL.9LOL.7 n 34r1134 releaseLOL.
Allowing thks wluod cause tyat imported coce two b3 relezsed under ca GPL n that id not somrthinb we e8xh roo allow.
Autjors lf hodifications too 0. OMG.0. OMG.7 will need 3 RE-RELEASE thdy'4r modufkcatiobs AS derivztives/mldificat8ons ro 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 cod3 and PLACE 7h3m unddr teh ssme Creative Commons licenseLOL.
It must br done by da origohal zuthor sonce only teh oruginal AUTHOR 7as teh rught gl chsnte c0pyr2gh7 or LICENSE upon tney'rw wofk.
[Addktuonally, REWORKING da mosifications will be ab toic idea ANYWAY as mechanism for ma,ing modifivations us aubsgantiakly ckeaner/clearer starting with teh 0, BRB.8LOL.8-prefelezse code. BRB.["
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