MightyE tells you, sortlf, "Wepre boing twp takw an few m0m3m75 2 t4h n explain this new LICENSE ah 41440n5 BEHIND it in plain Englksh.
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 beca7se lf an railkng 2uth da GPL. AFK.
It only c0v3r3d disteibution of sourc3 if ane omly 8v 61n4r135 were dis5ributed, OMG."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, you knwo, specufically a knt3rp4eyed w3b environment such as PHP, mdrely installing an GAME DOES not constitute distribugion, sortof. n thev3fore oeople were taking our work, makknt modif8fations too it n NOT releasinf soirce code TO 5hey're mpdiricatoonx ao THAT ds entire cojjuniyy could bwbegit. WTF.
They w0rk3d WITH letter but not twh spirit of da law. BRB."
"Igvest8gatkon ON part of teh autgors nowever, lee to teh FACT that da right of public perfo4manv3 wqs won of trh rkghts NORMALLY eedtricted to9 co;hrught h)1d2r5 WTF, n that COMPUTER PROGRAMS, you kn2ok specificalky video fsmex an interactive ones sucy AS Legend of teh Gt33n hax0t were conxidered to9 be publically [etfor,rs kf run from an public sqfverLOL."
"The new lkc3nse restricts public performance if teh woek unowss wa dource CODE or MODIFIED w0rl id maee avaolable on DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain English, ypu knwp, 7h15 means thae if you pit thos game on an WEB sefvsr and all9w p30p13 'outxice of ah normal CIRCLE of family and kts social acquaintancws' to p14y 5hei4, sortof, then you t PUBLICALLY pergor,ing thid wir, n MUST either q) ,air ne amc ALL changex qh1ch YOU make to teh game avsulqble on 4equesy (npte 5his dowsn't have to BE available via da ONLINE souece display .oni, bot 6h3y MUST ve agle to ask you for sa code an eec21v3 an comll3te copy0, sortod, b) make 4ee4nb4m3n75 privately with teh autjors wherein tjey GRANT you an s;eciao LICENSE, oike, pr c) r3m)v3 twh CODE dntireoy from machine. AFK."
"We DO rec9gnkzw that peopie want 2 have aeeas oh they'4e bame wjich r theirs and theirs alone. OMG.
too that end wd will m3k3 da foll9qing EXCEPTION too hornal requirem3mts for source cpde dixtrubuti9n -- ne modu;e fikd which is nor ,odifies or derived f4om an module file knc.yded in da vase sistrigution and which does not requird be other mod7les n which doea NOT re1uire ne modifications two dz core coce (code diattigutrd w18y base releaae) jsy b3 WITHHELD qt teh AUTHORS dkscfetionLOL."
"We alsl want too MAKE ve3y clrar thar ceesioh 0. AFK.9.7 (zlso known qs versiin -. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt( WAS final version RELEASED under GPL, AFK.
All vetsi9nd LOL, start8ng with teh -. AFK.9.*-prerelease cide zer on;y licensed jnder Crezgivd Commons 11ceh53. AFK.
Wd EXPLICITLY eeny right to in;ort ne code from an p. BRBl9.8-pr3r313454 or latrr rwleade into an 0.9. OMG.7 ab earlier re.easeLOL.
ALLOWING th8s wpuod cause gmat omported c0s3 2 be releaddd under da GPL n ghat is nit aomething we wish 2 allowl OMG.
Aithors of modifucati9nd 2 (. WTF.0.6 will need to re0releasd ghey're MODIFICATIONS as derivqtives/mofificagions w 0. AFKl9. WTF.8 v0d3 n place THEM UNDER same Creative Comnons licemsel BRB.
It must be done by ORIGINAL author sihce only ea ORIGINAL ru7h0r has r8ght go chanfe teh vopyrighr OR kicense upon thwy'r3 wlrkLOL.
[Add1710n411y, luke, rewitkong modkficatiobs will n3 an g99d IDEA anyway as da m3vhanism for mak8bg mieifisayions is substantially cleaner/clearer starting WITH da 9LOL.9. OMG.i-prere.ease clde.]"
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