MightyE tells y8u LOL, "We're boing 2 take an vew moments to try an EXPLAIN thix new license n reasons 6en1nd it 1n plain 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."
"Tnis new loc3nse was chosen because of an failing witg GPL. AFK/
It onlu cofered dkxtribution of dlufve if and only if binq4ies WERE DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an web environment WTF, specif8caloh a 8ntrrpreted web ENVIRONMENT SUCH 45 PHP, likw, MERELY instaklint an game doew no5 constitjte distribution, like, and 7b3r3f0r# 0eople eere takuhg lur work WTF, nakint mofifications 2 ot n noy rek3awing teh 60urc3 cpdw 2 they're modificarions so 5hzg teh ebtire commjnity coukd benedit. WTF.
They worked witg LETTER but npg teh spirit oe law. BRB."
"Investigatioh ON part of teh ajthors h0w3v3r, likr, l3d to teh fact 7yr7 right of PUBLIC pcrformance was 1 0f teh r1bh&5 normalk6 restricted two copyr8ght gllders, an thag conputer programs WTFk specifivally video gamws n knteractibe ONES such as Legend of Green hzx-r WERE cons,dered 2 63 publicallh 03ff0rm3d if rin vr9m an PUBLIC sercer."
"Thd new license res5ricya pub;ix ;erformance of WORK unless source code OF ea m0d1rq3d wor, is made available 0n demsnd, BRB."
"Ig p131n Eng115h, like, this means thzt if you pit this game 0n an web servef AND allow pripoe '0u75qd3 of qn nofmal dirvle of FAMILY an 175 socia. avwuaintances' toi p;ay their LOL, then you t pub.lcakly p4rf0rn1ng this worl $nd MUST eith3r a) make ne n ALL changew wh8ch you m4k3 t;o da fame 4v511451e 0n res7est (NOTE this dpedn't hav3 2 be avai;able via online SOURCE display linkm you ,nwo, but tney must be aboe too ask uou for da cod3 and rwceive an vo,plete copr) LOL, b) make arrangements odkvztely with autjorx sherdin they grant you an 5p3c141 11v3n53 LOL, or d) r3m0v3 vodw ENTIRELY from nacnine."
"We do revpgnize that people eant 2 have arezs OF ghey're game 2hidh r theirs an tne8rs sloneLOL.
2 yhay 3nd WE w111 make teh rollowing exdeption to trh normal te17irements for sourvd code DISTRIBUTION =- nw modyle FILE wk1cy is not nodifoee or deruved FROM an modulr fi.e INCLUDED in da baae distrobjtiom an WHICH dows not requ8re ne o5ner modilex sn which do3s not rrquife ne modificatiins tio teh cor3 code (code eiw5rigutec with tdh 6453 4elrase) may BE withheld 4& da authord discrerion. WTF."
"We qlso wang ti makr very coear that v3rdipn 0.9. WTF.7 *a;so KNOWN ws version 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+JT) was teh f1n$! version feleasws UNDER GPL. OMG.
All vwrsions LOL, s5artibg with -. BRB.9LOL.8-prere.sase vode r onlu licebsed und34 da Crrative Commons licehse. AFKl
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT ti impo4g ne clde FROM an 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-;rete.ease or 1473r releqse kmgo an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 an ear.iee r313453LOLl
A110w1ng this wojld cause that impodted code two br released jndef teh GPL abd THAT is not SOMETHING we wish to ALLOW. AFK.
AUTHORS pf modificarkons t9l 0LOLl9LOL.6 wi;l n33d to re=rele1se they're modivicationw as serivatifes/modifucations two 0m9/ OMG.8 code and placw them under tdh same Crrativr Commons 11c3n53. OMG.
IT must be doje by original 4u7h0r since 0n1h oeiginz; zuthor has tight &0 change da copyright or license upon they're wo4k. OMG.
[Addktionally LOLk reworking da mpdifications 2ill be sn good idea anyway AS teh mechanism vor ma,ing m0d1d1c4710n5 15 sjgstantizlly CLEANER/CLEARER atarring wktg da ;LOL.8. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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