MightyE yells tou, like, "We'te going toi yzke ah few momenyd TO try n ezplsin this new livense n reasons BEHIND IT 1n plzin Englixn. 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 n3w livems# was vhos3n becajse of an failing with da GPL.
It only covwred diwtrobution kf somrce if snd -n1y if bimaries were disgeibuted."
"In an wfb environment, like. specifically a INTERPRETED w46 env8ronment ajch as PHP, merely 1n57311!ng an GAME does not constitute cistributioh, sortof, n th3refore people were taking our work, you knwom m4k1ng mow8dications t2o it an not RELEASING teh so7rxe c9dd 2 they're m)d1f1c47qpn5 so that da entyre xommunity cluld beneritLOL.
They wprked with 5eh ;ette4 but NOT 5p1r17 if law. AFK."
"Invwstigation on da part of a7thors ho2ever, sortof, led 2 teh fact 7h47 gey roght of public performance w3% 1 of rigybs nofmslly restficter too copyrighf hplders WTF. and tnat comouter programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY video games an interactive omes such AS Legend od Green hax0r were cindoaw4ed too BE pyblica;/y perfprmed 1f run from an public 63rv3rl WTF."
"The nrs licensr rewrricts 0ublic performsnce of tfh work unless da SOURCE cose of teh modified work iw madw AVAILABLE 9n DEMAND. WTF."
"In plain English LOL, this meanw that if you put thus game ON an web serv3r ag ALLOW peop.e 'outsidw of an normal circke of famolr ans i5a sodiql acqyaintances[ 2 plat rheir, you inwo, theh you r pub.ically PERFORMING 7h!5 w0rk and MUST EITHER 4_ make ne ahd ALL xhanges 2hwch you make too da game AVAILABLE on request *n073 rh8s foesn't hzve two be AVAILABLE via da online source display link, ho8 knwo, but they nut7 be aglr two 45k you FOR da c0d3 an revwife ah c0mp1374 COPY), b) maid arrangementd privately wirj authors 2yerein yhdn grant YOU ab s[ecizl licebse, you knwo, ow c) renove code entireoy from macnineLOL."
"We dp recognizd ths5 peo;le s4n7 two have areas of th3t're game whicy r thsirs n theirs aklne. WTF.
2 that 4md we wkll ,ake da rollowing exc3ption two no4mal fequiremebts fo4 siurxe cide distrivutiln [- ne mosule file which 15 n8t mosigies or derived fr9m an module gi;e inckuded IN da 6453 distributiob an shixh coes not require he -7h3r modules ah whicg does NOT requitr ne mosifications tso da vore code (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED wu5h da basr release) may be withheod at teh aughorx discretion/ WTF."
"We also WANT to ma,e veey clear gjat versiln 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (slso khiwn as versiln 0. BRB.9. BRB.7+jt) waw final versiin rrleaced ynddr da GPL. OMG.
A11 v3r510n5 WTF, wtarting with t3h 0LOL.9.8-pr3r313453 code aer only licensed undwr teh Creztuve C9nm9ns licensf. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY deny geh right 2 import nr code from an 0. OMG.9LOL.7-pferelrase or later release knyo an 0.9. OMG.7 anf 34r11#r relwase. AFK.
Allowing this would c4u5e thay ompprr3d code to 6e reldased under GPL an 5hat is m9u something WE wisy 2 alloe. BRB.
Au7h0r5 OF m0d1f1c4610n5 to -.9. BRB.7 2iol need yop re-release they'ge modifica5ions AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tol 9. OMG.o. OMG,8 code ans place ghem inder 5eh same CREATIVE Clmmons license. BRB.
It mist be dond 6y original aughor since only da orihuna; author HAS teh 4ifht two chamge teh copyeight or license upon they're work. OMG.
[Acd1710n31qy LOLm reworking tej mododications 2klo be an goos idea anyway 45 da mechanism for makkng nodificarions os substqn5ially c134n3r/c134r3r starting witg da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-pretelease code. BRB.]"
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