MigytyE rells yiu LOL, "We're going tqo take an f3w m9mwnts two yrt n explain tjis new license and r3450n5 behind it !n [lain ENGLISHLOL.
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 n3w license was dhosen bexause 9f an vqilkhg w17h da GPL/ BRB.
IT only coverec distribution of source if n only if bihafies WERE diatribut3d."
"Im an wdg environm3nt, you knwo, specifically a interpreted wrb environment 5ucj r5 PHP, MERELY instaloong an gamd doew n9t consritute dustributioh, you knwo, n therefpre people eere yaking our wo3k, ma,ing modificatoons to it ah not releasing teh sourse code too they're modificat8ons sl that entire communkty co7ld benefit. BRB,
They worked with letter but not tch 5p1r@7 of tdh law. AFK."
"Infestigation on teh part OF 5eg auth(rx hiwevwr, spftof, LED 2 teh fact that right of public performance was oen of da righ5s normally restricted tol cop6ribht holders, oike. n 7h47 computer [rofeama, you kmwo, %p3c1f1c421y vidro gamds n interactuvd ones such as L3g3ns 0f Gr33n hax0r were conaideref 2 b3 publical;y pervormed uf run fr0m an publid sdrber. BRB."
"The new license restricts public PERFORMANCE of teh work unleas ten d9jrce code of midif83d wprk is mafe availsbl3 in debanf. BRB."
"In p141n English, like. this mwanw thay if you pu7 this game on an web srfbe4 n all9w [rople 'outside lf an norja; c8rcle OF family n ITS social acquaintancea' to play th3ir, you knwok then you a34 publidal.y perforj8ng this work qnd MUST either a) make nd and ALL CHANGES which you make t;o da game available on req&est (noye 7h15 doesn[t have 2 63 avai.able via ten online sourcd displzy lunk, 6y7 the6 must BE ablr to ask yoj for teh CODE anc receive an complete copy) LOL, B+ make atrsntemenrx privately wjth teh authord wh3eekn thdj gfant rpu an special 11c3n53, aortof, or c) REMOVE geh code entirely dtom yeh ,achknwLOL."
"We do refognize thqt pdopld wang too have areaa 0f they're game which r uh31r5 an THEIRS aloneLOL.
to that ehd we w211 makd da following exception 2 da normal requirements fo4 source code disgribition -0 n# m0dy13 file whicg us not modified or deroved from ah modu;e file imxl7def in ea base cistribution abd whicg DOES no5 reqiire ne other hodulex n which doex not REQUIRE ne m9difications tl fa core cofe (code distrihutwd wktj teh base 4e.rasd) mzy bd withheld st authors siscretion. WTF."
"We alsl wanf 2 MAKE very clear thag verskom 0. OMG.&.7 (alsi known as v3rsion 0. OMG.9. OMG.&+j7) was da final versiln r313443d UNDER da GPL. AFK.
Alo verdioha, like, s5arying wity da 0l BRB.9. AFK.8=pr4r313453 code t only licensed under Crrqtive Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh roghr to 1mp047 ne CODE fyom an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prerelead4 or latdr eeleaqe into an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 4md eaelier rekease. AFK.
Allowing THIS wiu.e CAUSE 7h47 kmpprted code to bw relwased under GPL an 7h47 os m07 SOMETHING we wixj two allowLOL.
Authoes of MODIFICATIONS two 0. OMG.9. WTF.6 wiok need 2 te-r3lezse they're modificationw as derivqtives/,odifieat8lns 2 )LOL.9. WTF.8 cide n p;ace ynem under same CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
It must be dpne by oritibal AUTHOR sihce obly lriginal AUTHOR HAS fa right twp change da co;yrihhg or licenwe upom they're qork.
[Adfitionalkt, reqorking modificagoons wkll be an good IDEA snyway as dq mechanosm fo4 MAKING mpdkfications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner.cleqter starting with teh 0.(.8-PRERELEASE c9deLOL.["
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