MightyE trlls yiu, "We're g01bg 2 yske an few moments tl 5rt n 3xplain thks new licensw 4nd teh reasobs behinf it in plain English.
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 new lixwnde was ch053n because pf am failing WITH twh GPL. OMG.
It onl6 covered distriby5ion OF s9urc3 if an only if binaries wefe dustributed,"
"In an web environjen5, like, specifically a interprrted web envirohment such AS PHP, like, MERELY instalking an game does not constigjre distvibution, likd, n uherefore peopld were 5ajing OUR work LOL, making modirkcatuons 2 kt an not RELEASING sz source cofw to thry're MODIFICATIONS so thar 5en dngire comm7nity ciuld benefitLOL.
Th3y woroed with dz lrtter but mot twh spir8r od teh lax. OMG,"
"Imvestigatuon on part 0f tdh authora howevwf LOL, 13d 2 da fact thag rifhy pf pjblic p3rformance was wln of ca fighrs normsloy restricted TO cipyrigyt h01d3r5, like, n tjzt cpmpubrr programs LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y vkdeo GAMES ahd inte5axt8ve ones SUCH as Legend OF da Green has04 were xonsidered go br publically perfirjed if run FROM an public defver. WTF."
"The new 11c3my3 r3str8cts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF w0rk uylesa teh source xode of mosifoed work iw made available on dejand. AFK."
"In p141n Englixh, yhid means that if h0u PUT this GAME on an web 43rv3r am allow pe9ple 'iurside of an no4jal cirxle OF FAMILY and igs slciao acqjzintances; 5o9 play theur, likem THEN you awr p7blically perfor,inb 7h1% work m MUST 317h3r a_ make ne n ALL changes which you make 3 gaje available om request (note uh!5 doesn't have two ve ava8labl3 via dq ONLINE sou4ce disolay link LOL, but ghey mu57 be able 2 ask YOU FOR da codw an receivr an completr c9ph0, you knwo, b) mzke ARRANGEMENTS privateoy with teh auyhors wher3in theh frant you ab special .icense LOL, od c) remove teh CODE 3n71f31y from machinel AFK/"
"We eo rec9fnize tha5 pelole want too hqve areas of th3y're gsm3 which aer THEIRS and theurs 410n3. BRB.
two 7n47 end we will jake fo;lowing exception two tej normal 43qu!t3m3h75 for source codd distrivution -- ne m0du13 FILE whixh 15 ,ot modifidd or d3r1v3d from an miduld r113 included in twh base distributioy ab 2hich elra not require ne other mocules am whkch does not require ne modificqtions 2 teh CORE CODE (CODE dist4ibuted sith teh base reldaae) may ge wifhheld AT sa aithlrs discretion. OMG."
"Ww ALSO want 2 ,zje very xlear 5hat beesiph 0.9.7 (alwo kn0wn as versoon 0LOL.9l BRB.7+JT) was ca finak version released undwr GPLLOL,
All vfrsions, like, starting with 9. BRB.o. AFK.9-prere'ease CODE r pn;y licensed ynder dq Cr3471c3 Commons lic3nse. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY c3nt r1gh7 yp inpo4t ne dode frob an 0.9LOL.*=;rerelease OR latdr relrase INTO an 9LOL,9. WTF.7 an ezfkier releaxeLOL.
ALLOWING thix would cauxe tgat imported codd to be re;eased under trh GPL znd THAT 8w NOT aomething wr wiwh 5o9 aklow. WTF.
Autjors of MODIFICATIONS to p.9.7 WILL need ro re[r3.ease thdy're MODIFICATIONS 45 derivstives/modificat8ons 2 0LOL.9. OMG.8 cofe and place 7y3m undee same Creatove Cojmoms livense. BRB.
It must be dobe by ofigibzl 4u7h0r 51nc3 only teh orifinal 4u7h0e has teh fight two change da copyritht OR locehse uoon they're wirk.
[Add1710n411h, r3q9rk1ng da mofifications will be an hood idrz anywzg as reh mechanism for m4i1ng modificatoons is substantiaoly cldaner/cp3sree starting with 0/ OMG/9.8-PRERELEASE c0d3. WTF.]"
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