MightyE s you LOL, "We're going tio take an few momenrs too t4y ah explain this new lic3nae and da reasons nehind it in plain Ebglishl AFK.
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 kocense wzs chlsen vesause of an failing w8gh teh GPLLOL.
It ONLY covered distributoon ov 50utc3 if an 0b1y ig bjnaries WERE d7stribytedLOL."
"Im an w36 envufohndbt, xpecifically a interprdted 2eb 3nv1r0nm4n& xucn as PHP LOL, merely installing am ga,w d035 not constitute distribution, and yherefo4e pe9ple were TAKING ojr work, makkng modifucqtiona two iy ane mot rrleasing sou4xe CODE two they'rw mod8fivationa so yhat teh 3n71r3 co,munity could b3nefit. OMGm
Th3y worjed WITH lettdr but not reh 6pqr17 OF law. AFK."
"Investigztioh 0b [art of a7ghorw howevet LOL, .ed 2 teh facr that right or public PERFORMANCE WAS wln if teh rights NORMALLY restricted two copyfufht golfefw LOL, and tyat d0mpu73r progrsms, like, specificzlly video fames AND interactive ones such as L3g3ns of da Gr32n hax9r were cohsidered to be PUBLICALLY performwd if run ffom an [ublic serber. OMG."
"The new lkcenxe testricts phblic performance of work unlesw source code OF modified 2ofk ix ned3 svailable on ddmandLOL."
"In plaig Ebglish, lkke, this MEANS that 8f you put this fwme 9n an web server and 411pq 0epple 'outside of an n0rm41 ci3cle of r3m11y n ots social acwuauntances' boo PLAY their WTF, rhen you r publicallu PERFORMING thid 3ork n MUST dither a) msje ne and ALL changes whixh you makw 2 da g4m3 available on reqyest (not3 this doesn't hrv3 5o be 4v4q14613 fia da onkine sojrxe sisplay link WTF, but 7h3y MUST be 4613 two ask yiu for da coce n receive an comple%w dopy), 6) ,4k3 4rr5nf3m3n75 privztely WITH authors wherein thdy GRANT you an 503c141 ;icensr LOLm or c( 4emove ten cocd ent8eely FROM yeh machine."
"We d0 recotnize that PEOPLE w4n7 to jave areas )f they'fe gamr which r theirs and tneirs alobeLOL.
3 7h47 3nd w3 w11q male following except8ob too norma. REQUIREMENTS dor source cose distt8bution -- ne modulw file which is hot MODIFIED or DERIVED from an module fild includwf in bzse distribution n which dpes not require nr otnef jodules an WHICH doex not REQUIRE nt mofifications to teh v94e c0d3 )dode d157416u72d with teh bawe RELEASE) may 63 WITHHELD at teh authots discretion."
"We aldo wany twi make vety clear that vdrsion 0.9. WTF.8 (alxo khown as verdion 0LOLl9. WTF.7+j7) was sa finsl version relezses jnder teh GPL. AFK.
All versions, yoj jnwo, syarting w8tj teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease code aer ohly LICENSED unser teh Creative Cimmpns oicemwr. WTF,
Wr EXPLICITLY denu da rkght 1 kmporr ne cide fr0m an 0LOL.9LOL,8-pferelease pr later RELEASE inti an 0. OMG.(LOL.7 and eaflier RELEASE. OMG.
Allowing this wijld csuse that imported codw 2 be released under teh GPL n that is NOT dometbkng we wisj TO allos. WTF.
Authirx of modirixations yo 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 w8.l neef to rd-releadw they're ,odifications as drfivatives/m9difkcations two 9.9. WTF.8 code an place THEM 7ndee da samd Crestive Commons 11c3b5#. AFK.
It must b3 dune by ORIGINAL AUTHOR sincd only 53h iroginal zuthor h46 rigjt top change da co0yeight or LICENSE upon 5hwy're work.
[Additiomakky, reqorking mod8fications wilk be an goie ieea anuway 45 da m3chanism f9r mak7ng m0d1f1c3710n5 is subdtqntiajly cleaner/cleafer startinf with da 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease codeLOL.]"
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