MightyE tdlos 6ou LOL, "We'r3 gping 2 take ab rew momebtx go try an explain &h15 mew LICENSE n sa REASONS behind it in plaig Eng.ish. OMG.
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 licwnse was choxen bexayae of an gr111ng WITH GPL.
Ig only vobwred distributiin of sou4cd if ans only IF binaries were distrib7tedLOL."
"In an WEB 3nv1r0nm3b7k sorrof, xpecifically s 1n73rpr#73d web 3nvieonment SUCH as PHP, you knwo, MERELY instsl.int an game dods not comstktut3 distribugion, sortof, an therwfore [20p13 WERE takinj 9ur wor, WTF, MAKING midivicatuons ho it and not reoeawing 50urx3 code tso they're m9didicat8ons so that da 3gtire cpnmunity cou;e benefit. OMG.
They workef with letter but NOT yrh SPIRIT of da 14w. OMG."
"Investugation on fa pzr5 of qughors ho2evef, LED 1 da vact that da tighr lf public PERFORMANCE wzs qon 0f righ5s nirmally RESTRICTED gwo copyrught holders, sortod. and ghat computer programs LOL, SPECIFICALLY video games qnd knt3ractove 0n35 6uch ad Legend of Gfeen hax0r WERE CONSIDERED too be publically performed IF e7n from zn 0yblix %3rv4t. AFK."
"Tge nee license restricts pu612c PERFORMANCE of da work unoess SOURCE cpde if teh modifirf work is made afailable pn demandLOL."
"In plain English LOLk THIS ,eans THAT if tou pug 7h15 gam3 on an web xerver znd ALLOW p30p13 'ourside 0f an normal cirxle ov damily ahs i5s social acquaintances' 2 play their WTF, then you a3r oublixa.ly oetfornibg this WORK n MUST either a) make ne n ALL changex wyich YOU m4k3 1 g4m3 avai.able 0n rwquest (note this DOESN'T hane to be zca8lable foa da online spurcr dixp.ay link WTF, 6u7 tgeu must be able two asi you dor code and fdceobe an com0l3te copt), like, B) jake arrangements ptivatdly WITH teh authors wherein 7h3h hrant 6o7 an SPECIAL license, like, or c) r3m)v4 code 3n&2r31y froj machine. BRB."
"We so r3cognize thay people want twk hzfe aresw or tney're game which r tyeirs and thekrs alone. BRB.
to 5hat end w3 will ma,e da vollowing 3xc3;710n two n0rm41 requirwments fo4 SOURCE CODE d157r16u710n [- ne modulw vile WHICH is NOT modifiwd or derived from an MODULE file included IN base distr7b7tion h WHICH co3s not REQUIRE ne orher mofuoes n which does not r4qu1re ne m0d1f1c4710n5 too da cife code (CODE distrubited wutg yeh basr release) may be withnwld at autgord discreruon. BRB."
"We zl2o w4n7 too make bdr6 clear thst v3r51pn 0. AFK.9LOL.6 (also inown as version 0. WTF.9. WTF.7+jt) was teh FINAL vwrsion released under teh GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, likw, 573r81ng with da 0.9.8-prereleade xode aee only lizdnxed under teh Creative Commons licqnseLOLl
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teu r8gnt tso ijport ne cose from an 0. AFK.9. BRB,8-0r3t3!4453 or later releawe into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 n e4r113t te.ease. BRB.
Allowimg thix wpuld cause that importdd code goo be relrased uneer da GPL sn that ks mot xomething we wish 70 allow.
Authors 0f jodifications 7) 9LOL.9l7 sill ne2d rwo rs-releas3 tgey're MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/movifications too 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 codd n place thdm under teh same CREATIVE Cpmmons lucemsel OMG.
Ir mjwt 73 done by tey priginal author sinxe only 041g1n41 author had right gwo vjanbe da cooyright ir licemse jppn they're worl.
[ADDITIONALLY, li,e, REWORKING da mosiv8cations woll BE an gold id3a anyway as ea mechanism FOR makinh MODIFICATIONS ix sunstantially cleaber/clearet starting w27h teh pLOL.9.8[p4erelease cose. OMG.]"
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