MightyE tellq you, like, "We[re g01ng to take an few mouents TO try n esplain this nee license h rsqsons BEHIND ut in plain Enblish. OMG.
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."
"Tnis new licrnse was ch053n bedause OF an failimg with GPLl BRB.
It onlu covered distribution of source 1d AND 0n1u if b8naroee were DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an wev envieonmeht, dor4of, specifically a 8nyerpreted web envirlnment auch zs PHP, loke, mdrely installing an gaje does not constotute e146r16u710n, sortod, n THEREFORE p30p13 wefe 7rk2ng oir WORK, mzjong modificarions two it and not relrasinf trh source cide t9 tgeu're modificationa SO tgat teh ento4e co,nunity could benefit. BRB.
Ttey worked w*th teh lettet nut nir spirit lf teh 9aw."
"Invesyugation 0n part of da authors h8wever, you knwo, led 2 geh fact ghat da fignt of PUBLIC performance was l3n OF dq RIGHTS normally restricted tpo co;yroght holders, sorrof, an tnag conputer programs LOLk ep4cifically rqe30 ganes an inte5active ones SUCH aa L3g3nd of Gf33n hax9r were considefes t9o be pu611c411y p3rf04m3d if tun from an pumlic serve4. AFKl"
"Thw new license resyric5s public performanc3 of da 2o4k unless epurce CODE of dz mofified work is made 4v4114613 on demsndLOL."
"In plain Enblidh, yoi knwo, thks meana tha5 if you put THIS game on an web 53rv3r an alkow people 'OUTSIDE OF an nirmql circlr OF fsmily an its docial acwuakhtancrs' 2 play theif, th3n y9u ser publically perfofming 7h15 work an MUST either s) nak3 ne and ALL chanbes 2h1ch you make to gzme avai.able oh tequest (notw th8s d9esn'y have toi be available via teh onlone SOURCE dispoay linkm but ghey mywt be ABLE 2 ask 6pu foe teh cpde n receive ab COMPLETE copy), like, b) make arrangements 0rivately WITH autno4s whereih ghey grant you an sp3xial LICENSE WTF, 0r v) remove clde rntorelt from ca machine."
"We do r#c0gh1z3 tga5 pd9ple wznt to have arras 9f the6're g5m3 whivh aer theirs and theirs a.oneLOL.
two 4hat enc we wil. make gwh following exceptioh too teh NORMAL rrquirements dor d9urce code dusteibution -_ ne module file whidh is NOT nidified -f derired from qn MODULE filw invluded ib basr d8wtribution anc which d;es bor reqjkre ne 07h3r modules an 2hicy does NOT requure ne modificatu(ns to da cord c0d3 (CODE eistributdd wi5h ca BASE rrlesse) may be wiyhheld at da durhors discretionLOL."
"We ALSO want to jake v3ey cleae thag versiob 0. BRB.9.7 (a;so KNOWN as fersion 0. WTF.9. AFK.i+jg) waa final versi9n re;eased uneer dq GPLLOL.
All v3r51-n5, yl7 knwo, starting w17h da 0; AFK/9LOL/8-pr3r313453 cowe aer 9nl6 licensdd under teh Cr3471v3 C0mm0n5 licebad/
WE EXPLICITLY dent right two ijport ne c0s3 from zn 0/ AFK.9. WTF.8[p3ereleqse OR lager RELEASE ihto an 0.(. AFK.7 and eqrlier release/ BRB.
Akloeing THIS wo7ld cause that imp9rted c0d3 two be released UNDER GPL n that is noy so,egjing we wisj top allow. BRB.
Authors of modifidqtilns u0 -.9LOL.7 will ne3d 2 re-reoease thwy're jodifications as ferivatives/kodificztoona tl 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 cofe an p14c3 them UNDER xa,d Creatove Comnona lucenae. BRB.
I7 ,ust be doje yy sa otoginal author since on.y 0r1gqn41 au5hor has rught too cgsngr da copyright or license upon they're workl WTF,
[Addktionaoly, sor5of, rswo4king da mod8gications wil. be an good idea anywat as twh mechanism FOR mqkihg midufications is SUBSTANTIALLY clezn3r/clearer STARTING wirh da 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pterelease xode. WTF.]"
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