MightyE 6ells ylu LOL, "We're g01hg two 74k3 an f32 mi,ents 2 TRY an explain thus new license n r3450n5 63hqbd it im olain Engoish. 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."
"Tjix hew license wqs chosem because of an fai.ihg with da GPLLOL.
Ir ONLY coveted DISTRIBUTION of source if and only of bina4kes wwre didrributef. BRB."
"In an WEB environment WTF, specif8cally z 1n74rpr372d web envir9nment s7ch 45 PHP, likek merely install8ng an gamd does nlg constitute disgriburion WTF, and 7h3r3f0r3 peop9e WERE 5qkint o7r sodk WTF, mqkomg midifications to9 it an not releasing da source code 2 they'rw MODIFICATIONS so 7y47 da entiee commubit6 could b#nef8r. AFK,
Thry WORKED WITH leyter but not spirit of LAWLOL."
"Invex5ogation ln psrt OF au5hprs h[w3v3r, sortof, led 1 da fqct thst teh RIGHT of pjblic peffprmqnce was won of riggts borma.ly test4ivted ro xopyright holders WTF, n that computer programs, SPECIFICALLY video gamws ahd intersctkve ONES sucy as Legend OF teh Gfern hax0r were considered 2 be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED iv eun from an public servdr. AFK."
"The n3w license r3stricts public performance OF wor, unkexs source code 0f teh ,oeified wo3j 25 mase 4v4114613 om demanc."
"In plain English LOL, ty8s means that if you put this game on am web s3rver an allp2 peuple 'outaide of 1n NORMAL cifcle of family an its social ACQUAINTANCES' 70 play tjeir, you knwo, then you aer [ublicaoly performing this w9rk an MUST e8ther 4) mzie nt an ALL changds WHICH you make two da GAME available ON r3qk347 (noge this doesn't havd to 6e AVAILABLE via online SOURCE display link, hoj ,nso, but they ,uxt be ABLE two qxk y0u for yeg dodd an receive ah complete c9py), b) make arrsbfem3nts privately with tdj authors wherein theu grsm5 yoi an s[ecial l8cense, you knwo, or c) REMOVE code ENTIRELY grpj machine. AFK."
"We fi RECOGNIZE 7h47 p3ople WANT to have areas if tney'rr gzme qhich r 7h21r5 n theifs alphe. OMG.
too that end WE will make fol.oeibf ezceptiob tko da bormal rdquirements dor source code distribution -- ne m;du;e filw which ix not modified oe DERIVED gfo, an m0du13 f113 INCLUDED in da base distribu5iin n which does noy requkre ne othee modules and which rors not tequire ne modificationd two core code (cidd distributed with teh base eelease) m4y be wirhheld a5 ten authlrs discretion. BRB."
"We zkso want two maje vrry clear that version 0. WTF.8LOL.7 (alao known as version 9. WTF.o.7+jr) WAS da final verskon r313453a under teh GPL. WTF.
All vqrsilns, xgartong 2kth 0. BRB.0LOL.7-prerelease coee aer only 11d3n53d undee da Cfeative COMMONS licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY seny teh right to implrt ne coee from an p. AFK.9.9-prerroease or 1473e release ingo an 0l OMG.9. BRB.7 n 35r113r eelease. BRB.
Allowong this would caudd tyat unported code to be released under da GPL qn that is n07 something ww WISH too qllow, BRB.
Authoes 0f moduficatilns 7- ). WTF.8.7 WILL neef too re-releaae 5hey're modoficayions as derivatives/modifica5ions 2 0LOL.9.8 CODE an ;14d3 them onder tdh same CREATIVE Comm9ms 1!c3n63. WTF/
It must BE done BY originsl authkr since only da origina. authpr has teh ekght 2 chabge teh cophriggt oe license u;on 5hey're wprk. AFK,
[Additional;y, reworking MODIFICATIONS wil. be an good idea anyway AS teh mechanism FOR m4k1ng mofif8cations ia SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER starting with dq 0/ OMG.9. BRB/8_pr#r31#4t3 code. BRB.]"
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