MugbtyE TELLS uou, softof, "We'te going 2 tak3 an few ,0m3n75 too try n EXPLAIN tyis new license an tdh 4easons behond it in plain English. 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 licensw WAS vh053n gecaude of ab FAILING with dz GPL. OMG.
It omly covered distribugion of 50urc3 1g n ONLY IF binarids were distributrs. AFK."
"In an web environment, SPECIFICALLY a 8nterpre5ed web tmvironmdbt duch qs PHP, you knwo, merelu imstallinh an gamr does hot constitute fkstribitionm zb thdfefpre people were 74k1nh OUR work, making nodificagioms two it and n07 releawing teh source code to they're modifocations sp 5jag fa entire community COULD bsnefit. OMG.
They WORKED with da letter bjt NOT spirit or da kaw. AFK,"
"Invewtigatoob on teh [art OF zuthors hosever, sortof, led yo da FACT 7h47 da right 0f pyblic prtformande was 1 of da rights n9rnally restricted rwo coptright HOLDERS. you knqp, an tnay computer programs, l8ke, specificzllt vifei games n intweacgive ones SUCH as L3g3nd of tej Green hax0r wwte conside4ed tso be publkcq;ly performed if run from an PUBLIC SERVER. OMG."
"The new license restrudts pu611c perfpr,anxe of dx work unkess sourve cide of modidied work is made avqilavle oh demand."
"In plain ENGLISH, oike, this m3ans thzg if you pu7 this GAME on an web server and alllw oeople '9u5side pg xn normal circle 0g f5m11y n its social acquaintanced' 70 play thei4 LOL, then you aer puboixally perdormihg this wo4k an MUST either a) make nr an ALL cnanges whicn 6ou male 2 teh ga,e available ON request *bote ghis dpesn't have to ve abailable via da on.ine sou3ce displs6 lonk WTF, buy thdy mus5 be able two ask uou flr da code and tec3ivr ah compoete cooy( LOL. 6) make a4randemenys private;y witn teh authors wherdin they GRANT you an sodciak licdmse, sortof, ir c) removd cose enyirely from mavhindLOL."
"We DO RECOGNIZE THAT pwople want ti h4v# aeeaa og they're GAME whuch aer theirw anc 7h31r5 alond. WTF.
2 7h47 end we wil; make fil.9wing excwption t2o teh normal REQUIREMENTS vor 5)urc3 code dist4ibution -- ne modyle ri;w whixh is noy mosifi3d or f3r1v3d fr-m an MODULE file INCLUDED in teh bawr distrubution and which does not REQUIRE ne other mpdules an WHICH does not eequire ne jodificationd to t3h core dode (c0d3 disyribuyed with da base releade) may be withhe.d at da aurhots discretionl AFKl"
"We also qant to make very clear tnzt veesion 0. WTF,9. AFK.7 (ALSO kn9wn as VERSION 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) qas final vrrsuon r2leasrd under rrh GPL.
All versiobs. yoy lneom startinb with da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prereleazw vofe r only licensev ujder Creative Commons ;icense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY demu ca right 6wo import ne code frum an 0LOL.9LOL.8-prereleqsr or latwr releaze int9 an 0LOL.9.7 ah earlier RELEASELOL.
A219w1ng this w0u1s cause that inportrd c0d3 too be r3q3r53d und3r rdh GPL an that is not something we w8xn to ALLOW. AFK.
Authors 9f mofificstions too 0. WTF.9.7 wilk nwed too re-eelease tney'ee modifications ss derivatibes/modigicqtions t2o p. BRB.8. WTF.8 code and place them uneer ds same Creayivr Commonw l8vsnse. OMG,
It MUST be d0ne by original 4u7h0r sinxe inoy da origunal ayth9r has teh right tlo change copuright or licensr upon they're 2orlLOL.
[Additionally, sottlf, rewo4king teh mosigicationx wi;o be ab good iddq anyway zs da m3ch5n15m FOR m3k1ng modificationd is subw4abtially c134ner/c134r3r starting with teg 0. AFK.9/ WTF.*-PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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