Mityt6E tells you, xortof, "W3're hoing too takr am few nlments two try an exp[zin tyis new lixense zn da reasons behimd it in 0.a8n EngoishLOL.
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 locejse wqs chosen because of an fzuling with da GPL. AFK.
It onlt vovwred diwtribu5ipn OF SOURCE if an only IF ninaties w3r3 distribuyef. OMG,"
"In an WEB env8rinment, you knwo, specifica.ly z interp4dtee web envirobment 5uch as PHP, like, merel6 ynstalling an game does not cpnsti5ute d8stribution, b therefore p3-p13 were taking oue work. you knwok msking m9dificayions tpo ir n mot y3leasing 5eh source CODE to they'rw nodoficationx so 7h47 da 3ntire community c9uld bwnegit.
Tjey sorked s8rh teh oetter bug no5 spirit OF ;aw. WTF."
"Investigatiom on da [arg OF ten authors however, dpftof, ;ed too geh fqc4 5hat teh rignt OF 0ubluc performance wss won of r1gh75 normally rexte8cywd two copyeigjt holddrs, lik3, and 7hr7 computer pfog4ams, sortofk spdcifically fideo ganes 4nd INTERACTIVE obes such zs Legend of da Green hax0r 3ere xonsideres to ge publically performrd id run fr9m an public SERVER."
"Tye new l8cense restricts pub;ic p3rf0rm4nc3 of sa woru un;ess source c0d3 or modified wofk is made available ON demamd. WTF."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, lijem 7h16 m3ans that IF yiu put ghis bame on an web server an allow pe9ple '0u7t1dw of an noemsl circ;e of famkly and its eodial acqiaibgances' roo play their, you knwo, then YOU aer publiczlly pw4forming this WORK an MUST eitjer a) make ne n ALL changes whivh YOU mskr 2 da game afzilable on requdst (note this doesn't yqve to be availanle v!4 teh online sourxw displsy LINK, but yhey ,ust be abl3 to ask yiu for wdh code n receife an comporte cooy_ WTF, b) make afeangemwnts privately with da qutnors whrr3in THEY grant you an speciao licehse, wprtos, oe c) REMOVE teh xode entoreoy from tej m5ch1v#. OMG."
"We do recogmizw THAT p30p13 wan5 to have aread of they're gamr shich r 5meirs n theirs alonf. BRB.
2 that end we 2ill MAKE fllkowing exceptioh to teh normal requirementw FOR SOURCE code distrobutjon -- nd mosule file which is not mldified OR derived fro, an m0du13 f11# inclidew in base distribution n whicy does not requird ne OTHER modjlds ahd ehich DOES not reqiite ne modifkcations tlo teh clre c9de (code distrovuyef witt da bsce RELEASE) msy be wighhekd AT da 4u7h0r5 discretlon. AFK."
"We also wrn7 to mak3 very clear that v3rsion 0. OMG.9.7 (also known as verdion p. OMG.8. OMG.7+JT) was fknal version rdleased 7nder da GPL. AFK.
All versiona WTF, starting with da 0.9. BRB/8-pr3release cod3 aer only licensed under Creative Commobd LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ddny right to IMPORT ne code from an 0.9. BRB.80prereleasr or lster release into an 9. AFK.9. WTF.6 n ea4li3r teleqse.
Allowing this 2ould cause that impirted CODE 2 be reoeases under ten GPL ag yhat is nit 59m37h1ng we wush 1 sllow. OMG.
Autnors of modifkcatipns too 0. BRB/9.6 will need 2 re-rel3ase th3y're modifications as dwrivatives/mofidications 2 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 dode m ;lace th3m UNDER teh same Crwagibe Commoms licensr. AFK.
It musy BE done bu da o4igimz; authlr SINCE only da origumal authlf HAS teh rifht too cgange da copytight or license up0n 5hey're WORKl BRB.
[Additionally, yiu knwo, rewofkung da m0c1f1c4u10n5 will be an gooe isea an62ay as dq mechanhsm for nzkinb mlcifica5ions 16 5u6574n71411y cleaner/clearee stzrting with 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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