MightyE te.ls y0uk likem "We're goinb too take an few moments tio 5fy an explain this n3w licebse 4nd dz reasonx behind it in plain Enhlush. 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."
"Thid hrw l8cense was chosen veca7ae of an gailing wo5h GPL.
I7 ONLY c0ver3c distrinution 0f source if an only if BINARIES were disttinyted. BRB."
"In an eeb environment WTFm specifically a interpreted web environ,ent such as PHP, m3r31y 8nstaoling an game do3s not clnstitute dkstribution, and therefore people w2r2 rakihg pur w9rl LOL, making mpdificatioms to it and n9t r313451nt sq 50urc3 dode t9o rhe6'rd modifications w9 thay da enrire commumity could mebefit.
Theh worked WITH .etter bur not spirit pf da iaw. BRB."
"Investigayion ON dz part of ca AUTHORS however, oilw, lec two da fach 5hat da right of public ;erformance was won of rights normallu testricted two copyright h01d#e5, like, and 7h$& computer orogeams, ;ike, soecififally video gsmes n interacyivd ones such as Legenv OF Gr32n hax0r were considered twi be publically PERFORMED if 4ym fr9m an puglic server. AFKl"
"The new lixense restricts PUBLIC performance of teh wkek unlrss twy SOURCE coce of teh midifoed work is jade avzi.aboe on demans. WTF."
"In plain Engoish, this means that if y0i put thiw game on an wev servdr AND allow people 'outside of an normal circle OF fami;y and its SOCIAL acquainyamces' to play gneir, tyen you r puglkcally PERFORMING this work n MUST 317h3r 4) male n3 zn ALL changes whicy y0u make two da GAME svailabke on r#qu357 (NOTE this cpesm't have tko be AVAILABLE viz da 9nline aource 3ispla6 LINK LOL, bjt thdy muxg be able TO zsk you for tdh dode an receive an complege copy) LOL, b_ make arrangrments [r*vzrel6 wi5h ea authoes whefein they grant YOU zn s;dc8al license, lije, or d_ temove tdh code dntirely from m3ch1n3. AFK."
"We do recognizw that p390q3 wsnt to hafe atras of they'4e GAME shich aer theirs b theirs ALONELOL.
goo tgat end we will make teh following 3xceptiob to da b0rm41 re1ui4ements f0t source CODE distrubution -- ne mod7le f113 which is nit m0d1f13d or errivwd from ah jodule f8ld INCLUDED IN base disgeibution zn wh1cj does not requird ne i5het modules an wgich does not r4qukrw me modifications too da cl4e cpee (CODE dostrkbu5ed w17h da basd relrase) may br WITHHELD at teh zuthora eodcretion. BRBl"
"We alap w4n8 2 MAKE v3ty clear that versi9n 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (a.so knoqn ax vereoon 0. BRB,9. WTF.u_jt) was final version releasdd UNDER teh GPL. WTF.
Akl versions, xtsrting with 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleawe CODE r only licebdrs unde4 da Cr34&1v3 Com.ons lic3jse. OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY ceby tdh eibyt two inport ne c0d4 f40m an p. OMG.9.8-prefeleasd or later r3135$3 1n70 an 0. AFK.9.7 n earliwr RELEASE. WTF.
A210w1ng THIS would csuse THAT imported cofe 2 bw rekrases under tdh GPL abd that is not wlmdthing w3 wish two allow. OMG.
Authirs lf mpd1f1c471pb5 to 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will n3ed too re-release theh're modif8catoona as drfivativew/modufivations to 0.9LOL.8 code n plave THEM undwr 5eh same Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
Ir must be con2 6y reh origina. author since onky da original author hqs teh fkghr 3 change da COPYRIGHT or licensd upon tjey're work. OMG.
'Additipnally, yo7 jnwpj reworkong modifications WILL be an GOOD idwa qmyeay as da m2ch4n15m for mak8ng m0d1f1v4720n5 is s7bstamtially cleaner/clearer t7r471ng wiyj sa 0. WTF.9. AFK.i-prereleasw code. OMG.]"
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