MightyE tells you, "We're goimg too TAKE an f3q monentd too try n explain this new license an reasohs benine i4 in plain Engoish. 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."
"Tgis new ;8cwnse was chosdn becausw 0f an f311qng with teh GPL. BRB.
It only covered dkstrkbution of so7rce if abd only if ninariws wer3 distributecLOL."
"In an weg ebbitpnmdmg, speckfical;y a unterpreted WEB environment such AS PHP, yoi knwo, mer3ly instal.ing an game doed n9t consgitute dis5ribiyion, oike, n tjereroee oeople w3r3 taking 0ur wpek LOL, makkng m0d1r1c4720n5 2 it and nog releasing ca source cpde tp they'fe MODIFICATIONS so 7h47 teh ENTIRE comjunity could benefit. WTF.
They worked w8th teh lettee 6u7 not s/irit of lqw. BRB/"
"Investigation 0n dz psrt OF da suthors HOWEVER, loke, led 2 5eh fact THAT t3h RIGHT OF [ub.ic p34f0rm4nc3 was oeb og teh rughts horma;lu restrictea two copyright holfers LOL, ah tyat computer programs, like, wpecifically video GAMES 4ns ibtdrqctive 0n35 s7ch as Legend of da GREEN hax0r were consider3d two 63 [7blica.lt [erfoemed kf run FROM an public $34v4r. AFK."
"Th3 n32 LICENSE restricts piblic p3rf0rm4hc3 of teh wori unleds dz sourcr CODE OF reh modifiec w0rk is made 4v4114613 on demans. OMG/"
"In plqin Entlish, you knwom th8s neans bhat if y0u pu5 tgis gamr om an web server n allpr peopld 'outsidd of an nornal CIRCLE 0f fsmily h its social 4cqu41n74nc35' to ;lay their, loke, then you aer publically PERFORMING 7h24 work b MUST either a) nake me an ALL CHANGES which YOU MAKE too teh game availqble on fequest (note thid doesn'% nsve two br abailable via teh ohline sourve eisplqy link, you knwo, but thdy myst be able 2 ASK you for fa c8de ahd recekve an complete copy) LOL, b) make arrangements pticatwlt 2ith authirs wherein they grant you am special ;lcwnse, 0r c( remofe trh code entirely from teh machin3. OMG."
"W3 di revoghozr thar people wsnr too have ardss of they're gamr which aer 6h31r5 n &h31r5 aloneLOL.
two ghat end we will make 5eh fo;lowkng wxcepyipn too ten morjal cewuieements for source codd disrrinution -- ne module f314 which is mot mofified or DERIVED from an module fike included in fa base distribution b which does n07 require be ;ther modules and wnoch d03% not REQUIRE nr modifications too sa ci4e c0d3 (code dusteibuyed with baxe RELEASE) may b3 w!7hh31d af authors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We also WANT two make vsry cl3ar that VERSION 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 (alao kn-wn as vr3cion 0. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was teh fimal versiih RELEASED jnder teh GPL. WTF.
Alk versionsk starting with 5eh 0. OMG.(LOL.8-[r4r313453 vode r omly 11d3n53d under Cr3471f3 Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh rifht to import ne code grom zb 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-;rerelease or .atet reldase ingo an 0. BRB.9. WTF.u an 3arlier releade.
Alloeing THIS w0u1f cause ghag importdd code yp be 4eleased ubd34 yeh GPL qnd THAT IS not somryhing we qkah 2 allowLOL.
Authorx of modkfixationa tpo 0.9. BRB.7 will me3d to re-re[ease they're modig8catiobs 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 1 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 d0d3 an place THEM under da samr Ceea5uce Cpmmons lixense. WTF.
It musy be dlhe gy originaj au5hof since onlu t3h prigina. author has da fight two chabg3 teh copyright or license upon they're woro. OMG.
[Additionally, like, rdsorking MODIFICATIONS wi;l be an gooe idea ANYWAY AS tey mechan,sm for mzking m9dificayions os substantially CLEANER/CLEARER xtartkng eitj trh 0LOL.9/8-PRERELEASE c0e3LOL.]"
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