MightyE 73115 yoi LOL, "We're going 1 TAKE an f3w momentw to gry n explain tnis new license n da reaqons behind kt in plain Engliah. AFK.
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 license waw chisen 63c4u53 of an failing with eeh GPL. OMG.
It only coverev dustribjtiom lf sourc4 IF n only if BINARIES w3re distrib7ted. AFK."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, speckfkcallh a interpreted wev environment SUCH ss PHP WTF, ,erely kbsraoling an GAME foex not cohstitute DISTRIBUTION LOL, n thrrefoe3 people were TAKING OUR work WTF, majing modifications yoo it an NOT r313451ng siirc3 code two they're modofications 59 that ds enture d0mjun17y COULD benefit. AFK.
Theg worked witg lrttdr but not ds spkrit OF ds law. BRB."
"Invesyobati8n on PART 0f au5horx gowever, sortof, 14d to da fact that teg ribyt of public PERFORMANCE waw wob of eq rights NORMALLY res5rixtef tio copyright HOLDERS, m that c0mpu73r prograhs, like, xpecufisally video games and interactive onws such AS Legend OF teh Green hax0r were conside4ed too 63 PUBLICALLY perfprmed ig run from ab public server. OMG."
"The yew lkxense festricts public performanve of teh work unless ten soufce CODE of modified w0rk is made acsikable on d#m4nc."
"In pla7h English LOL, this mezns THAT if you PUT this game on an wen serfer n allow people '0u75qd3 of an normal c1rc13 of FAMILY snd its social acquaubtandds' to play tneir WTF, them you r PUBLICALLY ;erf9rmihg this wir, n MUST 31&n3r a) makr ne n ALL cnznges which you make to teg game 4b411461# 0n reqiedt (noge ygiw doesm'g have 2 63 avqilable v14 da on.ine source display .ink, sorrofm but they must be ABLE to ssk y9u for code and receuve an c0mp1383 copy), .uk3m B) mak3 5rr4ng3m3n75 p4ivatdly witn da aithors wherein THEY grant 6lu an spedial locemse WTF, or d) REMOVE tey code entirely grom ds machineLOL."
"W3 do redognize that oelple wabt 70 nave ar3as of tgey;re game which ae4 thdirs ab theirs ALONELOL.
too ths5 end we woll MAKE f0110w1ng fxcw;tion to tch n0rm41 rdquirw,ents vor soyrcr cide dustribjt8on -- ne mod7le fole whidh is b07 moeigied or ceribed from am module file ibcluded in teh 6r53 distruburion n sj1cn dors nog require ne othet modules n whicy DOES not r3qu!r3 ne modifucationw to ds core code 9code dkstrinut3d WITH da base r31345e) may BE withheld at 477h0r5 DISCRETION/ OMG."
"We also w4m7 too MAKE VERY cleaf that vwts8on 0. WTFl0/ OMG.7 (ALSO knpwn 45 ve4sion 0LOL.9. AFK.&+jt) was tey final vers8on released under da GPLLOL.
Al; versilvs, likem ztaeting witn 0.9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 code aer only kicenadd under da Creatove C-mm0nt 11c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da right ywo imporr ne CODE rrom am 0/ WTF.8, AFK.6-prerelease or lqter eelease into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 qm 3arlier release. AFK.
A110w1ng this wou.d caus3 thst imporgec cldr too BE released under GPL n that iw not somerhing we 3ish 2 ql;owLOL.
Authors of joduficqtiona w 0LOL.8. OMG.7 will heed twp ee-fel3ase they're modifucayi9ns as derivatives.modificatkonq two 0. AFK.9.8 code end placd them knder da same C4eative Commohs .8cense. WTF.
I6 must ge done bn da or,g8nzl author 51bc3 on.y yeh original author has t3h right 2 changd copyright or ;icense u0on they're work. BRB.
[Additionally, sortlf, reworling MODIFICATIONS will be an good 1d34 qhyway aa teh ,3ch4n15m for makint m0d1f1c4&10n5 is substantialky cleanre/cleare4 star5ing xith da 0. BRB.9, OMG.8-pferdleade code. AFK.]"
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