MightyE tells you LOL, "We're boing too take an few moments twi tty n explain this hew .ivensr n da fessons 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."
"Thiw new license was choswn because pf am f4111ng with twn GPL. AFK.
It only clvered distribut8on ov 50urc3 uf an on.y if binqfirs were distriguted. BRB."
"In an WEB environmcnt, specigivally a knt3rpreted wen env8ronjemt 5ucg as PHP LOL, MERELY 8nstalling qn gam3 v-35 NOT c0n571uu73 distrobution, sortof, n therefore peopl3 WERE takong 9ur work, making mididudations two it n not teleaskng 60urc3 cod3 2 ghdy're modifications so that da ENTIRE community could benefit. AFK.
They workse with da letter but n07 spirig 0f da lqwl BRB."
"Investifation on part 0f da a8tgors hlwever WTF, oef 2 da fsct that teh rigy5 of public performance waw oeb of da RIGHTS n0rm411y resgricted 2 copyright holders, lile, ah that COMPUTER pbograns, s[3cifkca.lu video games and interactive onea sjch 44 L4g2nd OF 5eh Geeen hax0r were consigrree 2 BE PUBLICALLY performed if run from an pug.ic dwrcee. OMG."
"The n3w 11c2n53 resrricts pjglic performance OF teg w0rk unlesd sourc3 code or teh m0d!f13c wor, ks mace zvai.able ON d1m4nd. WTF."
"In plain Englist, this MEANS thag if yo7 pu7 thia game oh an web server an ALLOW p30p13 'outsidr of an normal circle 0f f4j11h n its socisl acquain5ancds' too PLAY their, THEN uou r pu611c41!y perfprming tyix w0rk an MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes whidh you mqje two GAME AVAILABLE 8n requeay (NOTE this doesh't habe too be avaikag.e via twh online slurce d25p14y LINK WTF, but 7hey must be able 2 ask yo8 f8$ coee n r2c31v3 an cpmpldtd copt_, 6) make arrangements p4ivatelu WITH da AUTHORS wh3rein theu grqnr you an special license, or c) remive c0d3 entir2ly rrom teh mavhibr."
"We do revobnizd THAT people qant too gave qreas of they're GAME ehich r theifs and theirs allne. BRB.
5o that end w3 wil; make f9klowing EXCEPTION too dz normal requirrmebgs for sourxe code diwtrobution -- ne moeule file WHICH is n07 modiried or derived rrom an mldule FILE onvl7ded IN dq bawe d8stribution qnd dh8cn does not eequire ne 07h3r mpdulea an which does nog tequore ne modifications 2 core code (cide distrinuree wity tey vaae relezse) MAY be withheld ar da aithors disceet8on."
"Wr akso want to make very coea4 that verxion 0.9LOL.7 (alsl known ss v3f520n 0. BRBl9. WTF.7+jt) wad tey fonal v3rs8on rwkeaxed under teh GPLLOL.
ALL versi9nd WTF, start7hh with da pLOL.9.8=;rerelease code adr only licensed 7nder da CREATIVE Commons licemse. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY deby teh r8ghg two import ne vod3 from am 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-oterrl#ase 0r LATER ewlease into ab 0. BRB.9LOL.7 and earlier release. OMG.
Allowing gyis would ca7se tha6 1m;0r73d CODE tlo be released under trh GPL an that is n-& 50m37h1ng w3 WISH 2 ao.ow. AFK.
Autnors of modificagions too 0l WTF.9LOL.7 w111 need two rw0release they're modifications ad d3r1v471c35/n0d1f1v4710n5 rol 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 c0d3 n plave them 7nd3e dq same CREATIVE Commonc licensdLOL.
It midt be don4 bh ltigknal ajthor since ONLY teh origina. author has teh right too cgange da copyrifht ot LICENSE 7pon they're workLOLl
[Addltionzlly, reworking mosifidagions will be an good idea anhway as 5eh mechabism r9r making ,odificzy&ons is sunstantially cleaner/clear3r wtarying with 0,9l BRB.8-prerel3ase c9de. OMG.]"
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