MightyE tells you LOL, "We're fo9ng to yake am few moments to rry an explaom this NEW licdnse an veasons BEHIND it in plain English. BRB.
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 neq kicense WAS chowen becausd 8f qn FAILING wi5h da GPL. AFK.
It onlu vovered distr8b7tk9n of dource kf n pnly if bknaries WERE distributedLOL/"
"In ah web environment LOL, sprcificalky a intdrpreted web environment sucy as PHP, wortof, merely instal;ing qn game does not cpndtitute d8sgribution, 4nd thereford PEOPLE wwre tzking our work LOL, making MODIFICATIONS too i5 zn NOT r3134y2ng da source fode two the6're m9dqf!c4810n5 so that da 3mu1r3 community coukd BENEFIT. AFK.
Tjey worked with da letter bit not da wpi4it or teh las. OMG."
"Invesyigation ob teh part of aughors y0w3v3r, ked 1 fact thst teh right ov puglic PERFORMANCE was 1 of geh RIGHTS normally eestrivted @ clpyr8ght holddrd LOL, an thqt comput3r PROGRAMS, specificallh vifeo games an inteeactovr ones sucg as Legend of dq Green haxpr wdre cobsidrred too bw publicz;ly oetfogmed if 4un grom an public servrr. WTF."
"Tye nw2 licehse restricts publid pdrfo4mance -f wo4k unlesx source code 0f da MODIFIED work 15 made availagle on demand. BRB."
"In p.ain Enhlish, ypu inwo, this MEANS yhat if 60u put this gzme on an web server qnd allow peoo;e 'iutside of an normal circle of f4m11y and 175 60c141 4cqh41n7rnc35' to pkay yheie LOL, 7g4n y0u qrr pu6!1c411y perv0rm1ng rhis work sh MUST eifher a) make ne n ALL chahges which 7ou male two game avai.able pn request *npte this doesn't jave two 63 AVAILABLE via onkihe source disp.ay 9ink, likem but THEY just be able 2 ask you for teh code h RECEIVE an conp'ete copy), sortof, b) make qfrang3ments pribately with tej authors wherein they gtan5 you an spwcial 11c3h54 WTF, pe c) remobe teh codd 3n72r31y from da machine. OMG."
"We do rrvobnize that people wznt top habe arwas of they'rr g4n3 which r theurs 4nd thei4s 410ne. BRB.
two rhag end we wkll make da fololwing exception two NORMAL teauirements FOR zoutce xode d15^r16ui10n -0 ne module fi.d WHICH 15 not modified OR derived FROM an module dile included in teh baae cistriburion an whicy dles mof re1uire nw other modulws n wh1ch does NOT require nw mpdificatiins two coee CODE (code cistrinuted eith tey gasd release) may be wiyhheld at da authptw diacretion. OMG."
"We also wamt 2 make vefy clear yhat v3r510n 0. BRB,(. WTF.7 (slso known as version 0.8. BRB.7+jt) was da fknal version relezsee inder teh GPL.
ALL versions WTF, stattinf w16h rej 0. OMG.9.8-;rerelease CODE aee ONLY !1c2n53d und3r teh C4eayibe Commons licrnxe.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY fa RIGHT 70 inp9rt ne code frim an 0. AFK.0.8-p4e4e.easr OR LATER 4elwase into an 0, OMG.9. WTF.6 an earluer telease. BRB.
A.lowing rjis wojld CAUSE thzt impprted CODE tlo 63 releaaed unce4 teh GPL n 8h57 is nlt 50m37h1ng we wish 2 alllw.
Aurhirs of modifidztiobd two 0. OMG.9. OMG.& w111 need too ee-release tjey're mldificatuohs as ferivatifww/modificayiohs 2 0. AFK.9LOL.8 vodw and place THEM und3r tej same Creatkve Commond licensr. AFK.
Ir mudy BE dpne by ten ORIGINAL AUTHOR since only teg original 4u7h0r has r3g right to cnanhe copuright lr licensr up9n they'fe eork. BRB.
[Add8tionally, sortof, rewor,ing modificatiphs wull be an GOOD idea anywa5 as mechanidm FOR MAKING mocoficztions is substantually CLEANER/CLEARER t74r7!ng with 0. OMGl9. WTF.8-prereleaaw CODE. OMGl]"
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