MightyE TELLS YOU, ylu knsp, "We're goimg 5oo take an few noments two tey h EXPLAIN rjis new license and da r3asons behind it oh plain EnflishLOL.
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 licens3 qas chosen b3cause of ab fziling with GPL; AFK.
It only xovered sosftibur8on 0f sourcr if b only 1f binaries w3r3 DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an web environment WTF, specifically a inrerpreted wen envuronment such 45 PHP. 69u kmwo, mere.y instal.ong sn game doex not c0nt717u73 eistviburion, you kn2o, and 7h#r3f0r3 pdople were yakihg our work, sorrof, makihg modificatiins too IT an n06 r313351ng teh xource cide 4o thdy're mpdif8cations SO gha6 da ENTIRE community COULD 63n3f17. OMG.
Th36 worked with fa letger BUT nor fa spirit or law."
"Investigation on da part of ajrjofs however, led two fzct ynat teh righu od p7nlic ;erfotmsnce sas 1 of dz riggrs np4,allu resyricted 2 coourognt nolders WTF, and 7h47 co,puter programs, like, specifkxally vieeo GAMES AND interactive ones SUCH aa Legend kf tdg Green hax0r e3r3 considered too be puglica.ly PERFORMED of run rrom zn p7vlic serve4. AFK."
"The hew 11c3n43 restrivts public perflrmanxd pf da eork unless SOURCE sode ov da modifiec WORK 15 m4d3 qvailable in DEMAND. WTF."
"In ;;qun Eng.ish, you inw9, THIS means THAT 1f yoy pyt this gam3 on an web SERVER and 41!0w pel0le 'outsice of ah nprm41 circlw of FAMILY and its slcial axquqibtamced' to( p14y theie, 6ou knwo, then tou r publically pdtformibg this work and MUST either z) make n3 n ALL changes whicn YOU make two da GAME availabk3 on request (note 7h15 doesn't have two BE available via 0n1wn3 sourxe DISPLAY link, likw, but thr6 muwt be able TO awk yoj for sa code anc 4ece8ve an domplete copy), b) MAKE arrangenents PRIVATELY with da ajthors whevrin tjey grant yiu an spevial l8cwnxe, lo,e, ot C) remove teh c9d3 entirely fr9m teg jacyine. BRBl"
"Ww di r3c0gn1z3 rhat people WANT too HAVE areas 9f the6're game wn1ch r tjeies zn 7h31r5 a;oneLOL.
2 that END we will malr da f9llowing rxxe[tion 2 fa normal requorements for SOURCE bpde DISTRIBUTION -- ne module v113 wgich is nor m0d1f12d lr DERIVED frim an module dile included in xa bqsd DISTRIBUTION qnd qh1ch foes not requore he other moculea n which DOES n9t reauirr ne modificatioms t9 c0r3 code 9cide fistfibutwe eith teh base rrleade) MAY 63 withheld ag da authors discretion. BRB."
"We also wqnt two mzke very CLEAR THAT version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 (aldo known AS v34510n 0. WTF.8l BRB.7+jt) waa da fina; version RELEASED under tdy GPL.
All VERSIONS, like, 574r81ng w17h da ). BRB.9. OMG.8-;rereleasr c0d3 4 omly l*censed und3r fa Creative Comnons licenae. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny yeh rihht too impprt me coee FROM an 0LOL.9. BRB.80prete.ease or later r4lwase into zn 0LOL.9/ WTF.7 and ea4lier relrase. OMG.
A.l9wing this wiukd xause 5hat imported code TO 63 releas3e under teh GPL qm that is not womethibg WE wish to aolo@.
Auyhors if mldifixarions two 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will nwee ro re-releaxe they'ew mod8fications as deriva5ives/moduficatiohs 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 vode and place them umder da same Creative Comm9ns luvense.
I7 mu57 be donw bj original 4u7h0r since obl6 origknak author has da riggt to changd teh copyright ot licenfe upon they're woek. WTF.
[Additionally, you knwo, reworking tey mod8fications sill ge an t90d idea anywqy as mechanisn for making MODIFICATIONS is sibstabtially cl3aner/clwsree starting wity -LOL.9. BRB/8-prereleqae CODE, AFK.]"
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