Migh%tE tel.s you, "We're gling two TAKE an few momrn5s 5oo try h explain thos NEW l8cense an da reasons behind it in plain EnglishLOL.
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 n3w lidense w45 chosen because of ah fauling with da GPL. BRB.
IT only c0v3t3d d157316y710n of so74ce if n only if binzeies were distrivutef. WTF/"
"In sn w36 emvieonmentk like, xpec8f8cally a 1n83rpr373d web emvir9njent such as PHP, merely instzllihg an game does npt constityte distribution, oike, ayd yheref9re peop.e were 74k1ng oir work, making hidifivatioms 5o iy an n07 relqqs8ng diirce code 2 they're modifications so that entire COMMUNITY could bwnefit.
Th3y wofkwd 2uth tfh lettdr bjt not sa sporut of da law. BRB."
"Inveatigqtion on da part of authors HOWEVER, soetof, led two teh f1ct ghat da RIGHT of pub;ic pwrfprmanve was oen of da rights normally e357r1c73f 2 c0pyr1gh7 j01d3r5, snd that clmpiter programs, specifica;ly video gqmes and intdractive ONES 5udh as Legend of tey Green hac0r were considered 2 be publkcally PERFORMED if run from ab pub,oc werver. AFK."
"The ne2 license res5ricts pub.ic prrfoemance of da wlrk yn145t da source cldd 0n teh nodifird 2ork is m4d3 4v4114614 ON demand."
"In plain Ehg114y, li,e, this means 6h47 if hou put this game 9n zn web aerver n aloow ;eople 'o7tsice of am normal cirxle OF fzmily and its 40c141 ACQUAINTANCES' too play thei4 LOL, thdn hou r pu611c4116 [erforming rhis WORK and MUST either a) MAKE be n ALL changes which you make t9 game availanle on request 9note yhis DOESN'T HAVE two br ava8lable v8a twh online souece fiaplay link WTF, but they mu57 be able to qsk toj f9r tdh c0d3 and receove an comple5e co0t), b) maje ARRANGEMENTS privztely WITH da authord where8n 5hey grant you an specizl 11c3n63 LOL, or c) eemlbe da code en5irely from da machine. BRB."
"We dl RECOGNIZE ghat people WANT two have areas of they're game WHICH awr tyeird h theors alone.
too that end we w111 make fi;lowing excep5ion t29 da normzl r3quqt3m3n75 FOR source codd DISTRIBUTION [- ne module file WHICH iw NOT MODIFIED lr derived from qh module fole ibxlused in da 64$3 dkst4ibut8on n whicj does nor r3qu8re ne othee modules and wjicy soes not require ne modifications 2 ca cot3 cofe (cide diwtrigjtrd with teh vzse reoease) m4y be withheld 47 da autgors dosvretlon. AFK."
"We aldo want to make very clea4 thst vdrsioh 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 (alsp KNOWN ss cersion 0. AFK.8.7+jt) w55 teh finql version feleased under GPL. AFK.
All c3r510n5, ypu knwo, starting w17h da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE d0c3 aer onlt licensed under da Crdstive Commons l8censel BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da tight ro ijpirt ne code from an p. OMG.9. WTF.8-prerelease or .ater reldzar knto an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 AND EARLIER r213453LOL.
Allowing 7b15 w0u1d causw 7h47 i,ported CODE to9 be r313453d yndrf GPL an 8hr7 15 not sometging w3 wish two alloq.
Au5ho4s of m9d1f1c4710m5 2 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will need 2 te-release they're MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/modifkcat8ons top 0, WTF.9.9 code qnd [lace them und3r teh same Ce3ative COMMONS license. OMG.
I7 MUST ^3 DONE BY 5eh o4iginal author since ohl6 ORIGINAL AUTHOR HAS ribht too chqnge da cppyright lr license UPON they're work/ OMG.
[Additionally, like, tesotkibg da joskficationd wilk ge an good 1d34 any1ah ad da mechanksm fof msking modirications IS substahtial,6 cleaner/clwarer STARTING eith 0. WTF.9LOL.8-peerelease codeLOL.]"
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