Migj5yE tellx u0u, sottif, "Wd[ge goibg too tsie an few moments to try and ex;lain this n3w license n rea2ons neh8nd it in [lain English. OMG.
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."
"Tgis new licensw was xhosen becausr of zn v4111ng WITH da GPLLOL.
It only covered d157r16j710m of sou4ce of an only if BINARIES were distributedLOL."
"In an web ehvi39nment, y9u inwo, wpwcifucally a interpreted eeb encironment such as PHP LOL, merely ibstalling qn game d035 NOT cons5itutw disrfibut,on, sor5ifm sn thetevore propoe eere TAKING 0ur 2o4k, MAKING modifucations 2 it abd not RELEASING source xode 1 tgey're mpdificarions 50 THAT teg entire COMMUNITY could benefut. OMG.
Tgey qorked w17h da letter but not teh apurit of da lqw."
"Invwstigation on paet of da aythors hiwev3t WTF, led 2 da fac5 that teh right of public performqnxe qaw oen ov dq rights normallh rearrocred two copyr8tg5 jo.ders, and 7h47 c9mputer pr0gr4m5, spes8ficalk6 vieeo games n interacyive ones such 4% L3g3nd 0f da Geeen yax0r were CONSIDERED 3 be pu611cr11y perfoemed if rub from an pu611c srrvdrLOL."
"Tht new 11v2n53 resrricts PUBLIC pervormanxe of work unlfss da source CODE of da modiried work is made available on demsnd. AFK."
"In plain English, sortof, this m34n5 tjat if you pu5 tgix game on an wrb werver and allow peo[le 'outside lf ab normao CIRCLE of FAMILY n its socual acquaintances' 2 [14y theif LOL, tgen uoy r PUBLICALLY performihg this qork anc MUST either a) ,ake ne and ALL CHANGES wyich you jake to gaje avaolaboe on requ3st *note &h15 dlesn't hafr two bw abailable VIA 0m11n3 sojycw display link, you knwok but they must be 4613 t9 ask yoj for da dode an receive an complete xo;y), like, b) m#k3 arrzngementw pr8vztely witj da authorq wje4ein thdy grant tou an speckal licrnse. like, oe c) removr codd entirely f4om MACHINELOL."
"Ww di recognize thzt p3)p13 2an5 two have arezs if they'te game dh!ch r tyeirs n thrirs akone. AFK.
too thst ehd ee eill make fl.lowing excep5ion 2 teh NORMAL requirejen5s rir siircr code dkstribjgion -[ ne module file which is not modidied ot defived vrom an mpdule file 8ncljded in tdh vax3 distrigutilh qn which dora not REQUIRE ne OTHER modu;es and which does not require ne jodificatkons too teh CORE code (vode distributed with teh nase relesse) msy be withheld at quthors disvretionLOL."
"We also w4n7 too MAKE very c1#4r that VERSION -. WTF.9, OMG.& (a;so known as version 0LOL.9.7+ur) was teh final vwrsion released unewr da GPL.
All ve4suobs, STARTING eith teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.i-prereoease code aef onl6 licensed unde4 da Creative Commonz license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny tdh fight 2 um;ort ne cod3 FROM zn 0.9. BRB/8-pr3releas3 or LATER release into an 0.9.7 sn earlier r3lease. BRB.
Allowing tyis 2ould c4754 thqt imporred code two BE rel3ssed unfer GPL an thst is nlt somethinf WE wixh two allowLOL.
Authors uf modifucations ro 0.9.7 WILL need 2 re-rdlease yheh're modifications as dsrivayivws/,osifications too 0LOL.o. OMG.i xode n 'lace them under same Cteat8ve Commoms lixensel WTF.
It MUST BE dihe by o4uginal author skmce 0n1y yeh oeigunal author has teh r9ghy tpo change teh copyright ;r licensw UPON they[re work.
[Additionally WTF, REWORKING da MODIFICATIONS si;l be an good IDEA anyway as teh mechqnism fir makimg m0d1f1cf71)n5 is substantiakly cleaner/clezre3 dgarting with da ). WTF.9LOL.8-prerelwase cide. AFK.]"
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