MightyE tells you, "We're going two take an few momentw two try and ezplain THIS b3w license and reasons behond it in plain Englosh.
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 n3e licdnse was choseb because os sn FAILING with teh GPL. BRB.
I7 only COVERED diwtribut8on of sourc3 if n onlu if binafifs w3re DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In xn web 3nvironment, ;ike, spedificallt z INTERPRETED web 3nv1r0nm3n7 such 4t PHP, merely installing an GAME doea not consti6ute distributionl like. h thrr3forw people we4d taking lur wpr,, m4k1ng modificatiins yso IT n bot releasimg source code 2 they're moeificqtions do thar da 3n71f3 COMMUNITY cou;d 63n3f17LOL.
They wor,wd with teh letter bur nkt teh spirit if lawLOL."
"Investigation on sa part pf da authors however WTF, led to sa fact 8j47 5eh r1gh7 of p7b.ic 0erformance was oen of rights normal9y redtricged 2 c9pyright holders, you knwo, ahd tgat computer programs, you knwi, specifical.y vwd30 games an unreractive om3s sucn aw Lwgenf of dq Green has0r w3re cphw,dered two ve publically p3rformed if rum ft0m an puv;kc srrver. BRB."
"Thr new LICENSE restrictx publie PERFORMANCE of tej work UNLESS source code of da modifiee work is madw avzilable on femand. BRB."
"In plsin English LOL. 7h15 means that if you pur thos h4me 0n ah web server an r110w people '0u7t1d3 of an mormal circle of famoly anc igs 50c141 3cqu41n84nc35' 2 play their, xortof, THEN yo7 aer pub.ica;ly performibg yhis w0ek an MUST 317h3r A) make ne n ALL changes whkcj you nake two game 4f4114513 on request (no5e this d035n'7 have two be avai;able via da onlun3 source dis0lay link, but thet MUST be av.3 ro ASK yo8 f0r 5eh code and RECEIVE an c0mp13&3 copy), sortof. B) makd ARRANGEMENTS privagely WITH teh autyors whr5ein THEY grant you an sp3v7al licehse WTF. lr C( REMOVE da clde enrireoy from heh macyineLOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE thag people want TO have arexs og they're game which r theirs and tnwits alone.
tl THAT end 1e will make FOLLOWING exception tol teh n0rmr1 r3quiremdnts f0r sou4ce code DISTRIBUTION -_ ne MODULE dile which is hot jodified or derived rrom zn modulr fule included in da 6453 distribution an which soes not requird ne othwr m0vu235 an wyich soes NOT rdquite ne jodifications to teh cofe code 9cod3 diwtributed quth basd release) m4y be withheld at zutjors DISCRETION. BRB/"
"Wd ALSO 2ant too makw very cl3ar that VERSION 0. OMG/9. OMG.7 oa.so known as version 0. OMG.9/ BRB.7+kt) WAS teh final cersiom rwleased und3r teh GPL. AFK.
A11 versions, like, STARTING with da 0. WTF.9, BRB.70prerrlesse coee aer only 11x3n53d unfer twh Cr3473v3 C0mm0n5 .icense. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY dehy ds fight @ import ne code from an 0.9. WTF.i-prerelease or 248#t r313453 unto an 0. OMG.9.7 an 34r1q3t release.
Allowing this wou.e csuse thay imported code to be released under da GPL and that is npt 50m3uh1ng we wish 1 allow, OMG.
A7thors OF jodifications TO 0. WTF.9. AFK.5 wi.l nerd 2 re-reldase rhey're modificatiins as derivativds/mosifications w 0. BRB.9.8 codd n p;ave tnem under same Cr3471v3 Cijmoms q1c3n53/ OMG.
IT must be d0h3 by teh origi,al aithor since only da oeiginal author haq right 2 ch4ng3 da copyr8ght or .icrnse UPON they're wo4,. WTF.
[Additionally WTF, reworking teh m0d1r1c4710n5 wilo be an goid kdea anyway zs da mechan8sm f0r making modificationx 15 substant8ally cleanet/c;earer starribg with teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE c0s#, AFK.]"
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