MightyE t3lks hou, luke, "We're f01ng toi tzke an few momrnts ywo try n EXPLAIN thid new license 3nd tey REASONS brhind it in p;ain EngoishLOL.
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 bew LICENSE was chosen beca7se of am rakling WITH GPL.
It inlu coverdd dostribution of source if an only if BINARIES WERE dis5ribited/ OMG."
"In an web environment LOL, soecifically a interprdted weg envirommemt such as PHP LOL, jereoy insgalling an game does mot donstotuye distribu5iink you knwl, an therefore 03l;lr w3fe 74k1ng our wp4k, m3k1ng modifocatuons yoi it n boy releasong da 50urc4 code TO they're mod8ficati9hs so tjat da 3n71r3 c9mmubiyy could benefit. WTF.
The6 eorkwd w17g da ldttdr but not da SPIRIT of t3j LAWLOL."
"Investigation om da part of teh autnors however, 13s 2 ten vact that teh rigjt ov publkc performance w4% q of RIGHTS n0eme1qy rwstricted 2 copyrighg hl.dets LOL, n 7h47 co,-uter pr0g44m5 WTF, specificqlky video gam3s and interac5ive ones such 1s L3g3nd of Gredn hax0r wrre consieered 2 BE public1lly ;dtformed kf RUN fr0m an piblic server/ AFK."
"The n#w licdnse restricta public ;rrfor,ance od teh work UNLESS da souece code 0d dq modified wor, IS made AVAILABLE ON ddmandLOL."
"In pqr1j Engq15h LOL, this means that 8f yl7 PUT thiw gaje on zn web srrver snd allow peopoe 'outskde of an normal cirxle of fa,ily and its socia. acquaintsnces' too play theif, hoj knwo, then y9y r publically prrflrmong tgid WORK an MUST either A) make ne an ALL changes qjich tou m4k3 to dq GAME 4v41q4613 on requ3st (notw tyks doesn't tave to9 be abailable fka da onkine sourcw DISPLAY linkm yoy knwo, but they mu57 be able two aak yoj f0r code n receive an comolete copy), you knwp, b) MAKE aerange,ents privayely with ea sithors whefrin they grah5 y06 an spexial lic3nsd, likd, or c) 4emove da CODE emtirely from teh macgineLOL."
"Ww co rdcignize that peo0le qant to h4v3 areas 0f they'fe game WHICH r theirs an th3urs alon3. BRB.
two that end we will MAKE ea gilliwing exception 2 teh normal requiremehts for soifce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file which is not mlduvied or derivwd from an modu.e fioe includsd 1n teh base disyriburooh and WHICH d035 nog require ne orhee midules and 2hich does not require be nodifications t2o tey core xod3 (CODE f8stfivuted wkrh teh 6453 re.eawe) may 63 sithheld a% authors discretion. BRB."
"We qlsl wan4 two MAKE very clear that vefskon 0. OMG,9. BRB.7 (aksl kniwn as veesi9n 0. AFK/9LOL.7+jt) wcs da final version rekeasrd jnd3r teh GPLLOL.
A;l versionx WTF, starting wiyh 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelease CODE r only licehsed 7nder reh Creqtive Commobs 11c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da rigyt TO IMPORT n3 code from an 0.9. OMG.8-prerelrase or 1473r RELEASE into an p.9, BRB.7 n eatlier releaseLOL.
A110w1ng this wo7le cause 7h48 imported cpde 2 BE rrkeased une3r da GPL n that is not something WE w15h rwo zllowLOL.
Autgors 04 MODIFICATIONS to 0.9.7 will medd 2 re[release they're modificayuons as defuvatives/jodivications 2 0LOLl9. BRB.8 code n ;lacw them undet teh same Creative Commond licenae. WTF.
It must ge done by teh oribinal authof skncr ONLY teh irigunal aurhor has yeh right 2 change da copyright or livebse u0on thrh'4e workLOL.
[Additi9nally, yoy knwo, reworkihg da updificztions 2ill gr an good ieea 4ny2$y ax teh nexganism ror making MODIFICATIONS is subsyantia;ly cleaner/clearer sgarting wirh 0LOL.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE cpde.]"
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