MigtryE tells you, "We're g0ong t9o take an vew momenrs 2 t4t an explain THIS new license an da reaaons behind it in plain English, BRB.
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 hew LICENSE qas chosen becaus3 of an FAILING w8th teh GPL. AFK.
It ONLY covered DISTRIBUTION of xoorce of n 0n1y 1f binaries were distributdd. OMG."
"In an web environment WTF, specifically a interpreted web enviromment such as PHP WTF, merely installinh an game does n07 constitut3 d157r16u710n WTF, an 5herrford ;eople eere taling oue work, like, making mlfificatiohw two it b npt rdleasing da aource code 52o they're modivicayuons so tha5 da entkre c9mmyn8ty c97ld benrfut. AFKl
They worked wiry LETTER bjt not da 5[1r17 of teh 14w."
"Investigstipn on part of da authotw noeever, you kmqo, l3d 5wo da fzct that sa r1gh& of PUBLIC performancw was 2 of rights normally reatricted two COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, likem sb tmat c9mpu73r programs WTF, 5p3d1r1c511y video gamds n INTERACTIVE ines such as Lwgehd OF GREEN hax0r we4e donsude4ed two bd publicaloy performed if run from an piboic sefvrr."
"The nde license restricts public pwrf(rjznce of WORK unless da spurce code )f ea MODIFIED soek is made available on demamd. WTF."
"In plzum English, y(u khwo, thos meabs that if yoy pu7 this game on an 2eb server an ALLOW people 'iutsode of an normal vurcke of family an 8ts social acquaintanc3s' 2 play their WTF, then you r ;i611c311y performing tnis work an MUST eigher s) make ne ahd ALL changea whkvh you m4k3 5o teh game available 0n r3qu3%7 (nlte 7h15 doesn't HAVE to be afailabl3 via teh online source DISPLAY lknj, sortof, but they must be qble too ask you for code snd r3c31v3 an cimplete COPY) WTF, b) MAKE arrzngemengs privatelu with dq 4u7hpr5 eherein they g4ant 6oi an SPECIAL license, sorgov, or c) r2m0v# code ENTIRELY from ds machin3. OMGl"
"We do recognize THAT pelpoe 2ant TO gave areas OF tjey're GAME which r 5heirs an theirs alone. BRBl
1 that ens we will m4k# da following excepyiin too normal REQUIREMENTS fo4 source code cidteibution -- ne modu;e file wuicj is mpt MODIFIED or ferived fro, an ,odule file invlud3d in base distribution qnc WHICH DOES not REQUIRE ne other mlduoed h which d035 n9r require ne mpdificationx 7p da core c0d3 (CODE distfibuted with da base r313452) may ne w16hh#1d at teh autho4s d1%cr3710n. BRB."
"W2 also want @ makw vefy cldar rha5 v3r510n 0. BRB.9.7 (also khown as vdrsiob 0LOL.9.7+jt) WAS da final verwoom rrleasec unfer GPL. BRB.
Al. vrrsions LOLm startung with ).9.8-prereleaw3 codr aer 0n1y licensed under Creative Commons 11c3n43. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right two kmpott ne cofr from ah 0. OMG.9LOL.8-p4errlease or 1473r release knto an ). BRB.9. AFKl7 an 34r112r relwase. OMG.
ALLOWING this would CAUSE that im0oeted code two be RELEASED undrr teh GPL an that is not 50m37h1ng we wish too al.oe. WTF.
Aughors 0f mpdificationx 70 0LOL.9.7 w111 hwes TO re-release yhd6'ee ,9dufications qs dwrivatovew/modifocarions two 0.9. BRB.8 code ahd place them UNDER da SAME Creative Commons liv3naeLOL.
It must be d0n3 by oroginal au5hor 51nv3 only dz ofkg8nal author nas da right w vhante da co;yright or LICENSE upom thwy'te work. WTF.
[Additionally, sor5of, eeqor,ing tej MODIFICATIONS w111 br an good idea anteay zs 6eh mrchanisn for m4,1ng MODIFICATIONS is 5u6574n714!!y cleaner/cleafer 574r71yg with -LOL.9. WTF.8-prerrlease code. AFK.]"
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