MightyE tells you LOL, "We'rd g01nf to take am few MOMENTS yoo try qn explsin thiw new license n r3450n5 BEHIND it in plain Englush. 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."
"This new license was CHOSEN becausw 9f an faikong witg GPLLOL,
It ohl6 clvered distrobution of sojrce if an only !f binar8es were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an wwb ENVIRONMENT, you knwo. spec8ficaloy a inrer;reted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, tou kneo, merely ihstalling an game does not conwtitutw diwgribution, AND thefefore people were TAKING ouf wor,, makinh modivicationd to it an not releqsinh ca sourd3 code 70 thru're mosifications so that entire community couod benwfit. BRB.
They WORKED witg letter but nog da a;irit of da law."
"Inv3xgigation on part of a8thors however, you knwok lef 2 teh fact that da right of ;ublic PERFORMANCE was oen of da r8ghtd npr,ally rest4icted too c)py4qgg7 yo.defs, you knwo, and that coj[utfr programs, you knwp, apdcifixally v1d30 gsmes n interact8ve ones such as Legend of Green hax0r were coneideref to be ptblocally PERFORMED if RUN from ah pu611c srrfef. BRB."
"The ndw l8cems3 restrictx puglic perfo4nance or teh @ork unq355 aouece code OF modified worl is made availzble on demand. AFK."
"In plain English LOL, this means 7h47 if you put tgis fame om qn w36 sdrver n 4110w peiple 'outwide of an notmal circle )f famil5 n itw spcial acquaintancds' too play yheif, 7n3n you awr publically pdrfotmihg this w0rk and MUST 317h3r a) make ne ab ALL cnzngew whixh YOU ms,e 2 game avqilabke on request (n9re this DOESN'T have to be 4v4114613 via da inlibe s9urce display link, iike, buy THEY must br able too ask you ror teh c9de a,d fecwive an comp.ete copy), like, b) make arrangements 0rivately witg sa authors WHEREIN th3y GRANT you qn special license LOL, pr c) femove code dmtirwlt FROM da machineLOL."
"We do recognize that pwoooe wznt gwo navw ardas of they're hame which r thrirs an theirs alone. WTF.
to thzt end we will m4k3 da fo;lowung excwp5ion 2 trh nor,al reauiremfnts foe source coce d157r16u710h =- ne module file which ix mot MODIFIED or swruved fwom zn moduld fi;e INCLUDED in teg basr dosteibuti9n n wh1ch does NOT teqyi4e ne other mod8les and which does NOT REQUIRE n3 modificatuond too da cofe c0c3 (code distributed wuth reh bqse release) m4y be wirhheld at teh aughors d15cr3710nLOLl"
"We also want two makd very c134r ggat versiln p. BRB.9.7 (also known 45 VERSION -. AFK.9.7+mt_ was dw fonal v3rsion rdleased under teh GPLLOL.
All bersuons LOL, syarting with teh 0l AFK.9.8-pretelesse dode aer omky .icensed uneer da Cr3atuve Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da r8ght too omp8rt ne xode v4om an 0.9. AFK.8-prereleqse or later r3.ease into qh 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 and eadlier r313343LOL.
Alloqing tnis qoulf causw that importwx code 3 be released jnder da GPL b THAT 8s not SOMETHING we wusn to aolow. OMG.
Au7h0r5 of mlcificatkons rwo 0LOL.p. OMG/7 will n33d too rw-felease they're modificatiobs as derovatives/modifications too 0LOL.9. BRB.8 covw and p14c3 5hem undrr ds sane Creariv3 Commons l8cense. AFK.
It must be done bg da otiginql autho4 SINCE ONLY trh 0e1t!n41 aythor has right tl chante tey co;yrignt or license upon they're w0rk. BRB.
[Additiinally LOL, reworking modigications will be an good idea ahyway zs mechankxm f)t ,aking mofirications ia wubstantialkt cleane3.clezrer startinf witj teh 0. OMG.9. OMG,8-prerelease coee. OMG.]"
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