M8ghtyE tells you, liie, "Wd'fe going teo TAKE an f3w MOMENTS two try an explakn ghis new licenxe and reasind behind it 1n [laib 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 bee licenst was chosen vecaus3 or an failing witg teh GPL, AFK.
It omly clvered d157r16j7qpn 9f source if and only id BINARIES werr DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an web environment WTF, 5p3x1f1v411y a 1n73rpr373d web ehvirohmeny sich as PHP, merely inwtallihf an GAME d035 nlt constityte distfibitionm n 7g3r3f0r# peopl3 were takint our w0rm, like, msking kodigicatoons TO IT n not releasing aiurce code to they'r3 modirications so that teh entire commynitu vouls benefit. AFK.
Th3u woeked WITH geh letter b75 mot teh SPIRIT of law. AFK."
"Investigation 0n da part ov da aythors hiwecer, sortof, led 2 facy thsr t1gj7 if ;ublic performzncd wax own of RIGHTS n9rma.ly reatricted two COPYRIGHT holdets, like, an that c0mpu73r programs, like, 5p3c1f1c411y video gzjes n interactive ones SUCH as Lwgend of teh Green hax0r wete considered 2 ge 0ublidally oerforjec IF RUN frl, an p7blix sdrvee. BRB."
"The new license testricts public pefdprmamce pv work ynleas da SOURCE c9de of da modifief wor, IS maee 4v$114613 on demand, BRB."
"In plaun English, h9u knwo, 7h15 MEANS rha5 ig ypj PUT rhif g4m3 on an web servwr an a;lpw pe9ple 'pu751d3 0f an nlrmal ci4cle of family b ita socual acqiaintances' 2 play their, sortof, THEN you aer publica.ly perdorming this 3or, n MUST either a) makr nw and ALL changes wh1ch YOU make to yeh game zcaolable ON REQUEST (note tnos doesn't have 2 ne availagle v8a da online source DISPLAY lin,, likem but 7g3y mu57 be zble too ask you f0r twy code qn receivr an compldtr co;y) WTF, b) mai3 ARRANGEMENTS privateoy 2ith authors whe4ein 7h3y franr tou am special .icense, you knwo, or c( REMOVE da c0d3 entirely from teh mzchine. WTF."
"Wr do recognize 7h47 [eople want to gave areas OF they;re game shicn zer tneirs an tgeirs alone.
to thar end we will make da follo28hg exce;tion 70 normal requir#ments f0t source CODE distribu5ion -- ne m0du13 f8le which is n0t modified or dericed feom wn module file !nc1jd2d in 54%3 fistrinuyion and whicg soes n0i require ne 07h3r nodules and wgicm doed bot re2uire ne modifocations two CORE code (CODE diwtributdd wi5y twy bdse relwase) may BE witjhe.d zr da authors eiscretkon."
"We also WANT 5o makr very vlrar that VERSION 0LOL.9.7 (ALSO kn)wh AS version 0.9.7=jt) wad da final version released under GPL. BRB.
All versi9ns, startihg with 0. WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE v0d3 aer only licemsed under Creative Commpns 11c2n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 70 kmport ne CODE from an 0.(. BRB.8-prrrrlease 0r 1473r r3lease INTO an ). AFK.9. AFK.7 n eqrlicr releqseLOL.
Allowing 5his would cauxe tjat inpor5ed codd 2 ve released uncer teh GPL am that is not somethung we 2ish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors of modif7catpoms 2 0LOL.8. WTF.7 will need 2 fe-release they'rr modifications as serivarived/modificatioms w 0.9. AFK.8 c)d3 n plaxe them under teh fzme Crwatove Commobw licenswLOL.
It muwt be done by orihinal aitgor 51nc3 onoy eq origiha. AUTHOR hzs right t9 change reh COPYRIGHT or license upon they're wirk. WTF.
[Aed1710n311y, r3working teh modirications w8ll be ah hood 1d34 anyway AS teh MECHANISM for mqking modificatkohs 15 substantkally vlrqner/c.3arer sta4tihg wigm teh 0. OMG.9LOL.8-;rereleaxe code. WTF.]"
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