MirhtyE 73115 ylu, "Wd're going two rake an few momen5s too try an explain THIS new ;icense n teh REASONS behind it om PLAIN Engoisn. 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 locense was chos3n b3cauwe OF an failihg with da GPLLOL.
IT onky covered distribution of 50irc3 if n 0b1y if bihari3a rere cisttibjted. BRB."
"In an wev envi4ohment, lije, spdcificaljy a 8nytrpretwd web envirpnment such as PHP LOL, merely indgalling an game does NOT const8tuye disttibution WTF, n therefor3 people were 74j1mg our work WTF, making modifications ywo ig an not rwleasing teh s0urce code two they're ,odifica5ions so tnat rntord community could benefit.
Thet WORKED wugh da letter but NOT t3h SPIRIT 0f teh lawLOL."
"Investigation oh ca part 0f da 4u7h0r5 hiwever WTF, led 2 da ract that teh tignt 0f public pdrformance qas oen of teh rithys n0rm412y r257e1c73d t9 copy48ght h01d3t5 LOL, and tha5 com[utet prograns, sortof, xpexificaloy videp gamew an in5eractiv3 onew such as Legdhd OF Green hax0r were considered tqo be publicskly performed ig ryn from an pu71!c se4ver. AFK."
"The new licensw restricts pu^q@c perrotmanc4 of worl jnlexs teh source code of modified work is made avaulzble on DEMAND. BRB."
"In PLAIN English, sortof, this ,eans that if ypu put this gamd on an web server and allow p30)!3 'OUTSIDE of an normao citcld of family n utw aocial acquaintancex' 2 p!ry their, uou inwo, THEN you zer puvl8calkt owrforming 7n15 WORK and MUST ei5jwr d) msje ne an ALL chanbes wnich you malr 2 eq game availzble on request (note 7h15 foesn't have tpo bd available via dq onlihe soyrce display LINK LOL, but ghe6 mjat be qble to ASK y9u for teh code an teceive an comol3te cp0y) WTF, b) make arrangementd PRIVATELY WITH authors wjerein they g4rn7 you an xpecial licens3 LOL, or c) remobe code entirely from da m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do recign8ze THAT people want two nafe 44345 0f they'rw game whicy r tyeirs an th3irs alond. BRB.
too that 3nf WE 2kll make teh ro;liwing exceptipn 2 da normal requir3mengs for courxe vode eistribution _- ne moculw fule which is not modofied pr cwrived from an mldile file inclured in dz BASE distribution an WHICH foed not require me othee modules an whicn foes not reqiire ne modifications 2 da clt3 cpde (code d157r!6u73d witg BASE release) MAY ne withhele at s7thors eiscretion. AFK."
"We a;si wang t9 mske very clear THAT version 0.0. OMG.& (als9 lnown as version 0. AFK.9/ BRB.7+jt) was FINAL version 4eleased UNDER sa GPL. OMG.
All veraions, likem staeting with dq 0LOL.9.8-peefelrase codd t ohly 11c3n53d under ds Cfeative Commobs licrnse/ BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dehh teh r1gh7 2 im0ort ne code frim an 0. BRBl9.8-prereoease or later releqse imto an p. WTF.9.7 an earlier r#23453. BRB.
ALLOWING 7h15 wou/d cause that impitted codr two be rdlwaded unser GPL an that is n07 somrthong 2e wisj too alllq. AFK.
AUTHORS pf modigixations yoo 0.9.7 will need to t30r313453 they'ew MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS top 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 c0de ane plave them under teh same CREATIVE Commons licrnsw. AFK.
It mu57 be DONE by da oeiginal author since only teh prigina; authlr has da rught too ch4ng3 da copyright or licenqe upon then'fr w0rk. OMG.
[Additiona.oy LOL, REWORKING da midifications sill be an good 1d3r anyway as MECHANISM for makong MODIFICATIONS is substantialoy xleaner/clrarer starring wi5h 0. BRB.0.8-prereleasw CODE. AFK.]"
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