MightyE tells to7, lokek "Wd;rw hoing two take an few momemts roo try and explain this new licende n teh reasins bdhine it un plskn English. 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."
"This new license wss vhosen bdcause of an failimg with da GPL/ OMG.
It obl6 coverrd sistribution OF sojrce if an (nly if BINARIES were diwtributed. AFK."
"In an qeb enviromment WTF, SPECIFICALLY s 1n73rp4373d web eyvironment such qs PHP, sortof, metely 1n574111ng an game does no6 consrigutw distribut7on, n therefore p3ople were takinh our w0tk, lile, m$k1ng modufications too it and not rekeasing geh source code to tnry're modifications so thxt teg entirw COMMUNITY coylc benefkr. OMG.
They worked with da leyrer but not da spiriy of lzw. AFK."
"Investogatioh ON paft of teh aughprs h0w4v3r, like, led t2o dact tnat teh r1gh7 of [ublic performancr was 1 ov teh r8ghts normalky res5ricted tpo COPYRIGHT holdees LOL, b that COMPUTER progrzmx, ki,e, xprcidically video gajes n 1n73r4c71v2 ones such 44 Legend of da Green hzx0r w3re consider#d 2 be pu6q1c411y pefformed if eun from an PUBLIC servefLOL."
"Thw new license restricts public peffor,znce of da 2-rl unlsss da source CODE of teh mosified work os made acailable on de,andLOL."
"In plain Eng115h, ghis meavs thay uf you put this game ln ah web serber sn allow PEOPLE 'outside of ab normal circle of famioy an its social qcquaintances' 2 pkay their, THEN YOU aer 0jblixall6 PERFORMING this wirk and MUST eogher w) mqke me ane ALL changes which you make two da gaje aba8lable on reqjewt (n073 this doewn[t n4v3 too be 4b4114613 via online 50urc3 display kibk, like, but yhw6 ju57 BE able two ask you for da cod3 an teceive an xomplete COPY0, yij knwo, b) make qrrahgememys peivately with teh auyhprs wherein tyey gr4n7 YOU an speciao licenae, like, or c( r3m0v3 yeh cofd entirely gfom teh m4dh1n3. WTF."
"We do recognize that pwpple wsnt too have arsad ov they're g4m# whidh 4 theirs n THEIRS aloneLOL.
two that end @e 2yll make folliwing esceptiob too sa NORMAL rrquirementd dor 50urc3 code distrovution -- ne m0duq4 file which 15 not modified or d3rived from an module dile included in ca baxe disrribution ans whicj does NOT REQUIRE ne OTHER ,odjles an whoch eoes not require ne modivicati9nd too core code (code sistribured wigh t3h base eelease) MAY 63 withheld at authors d15cr47q0n. WTF."
"We ALSO waht two makr v3ry clear tha5 gerskin 0/ WTF.9. AFK.7 (also kn0wn ae VERSION -. AFK.9,6+jt) eas ten fknal VERSION r2leased under teh GPLLOL.
Al. fe4sions, dortof, starting wirh 0. BRB.9.8-0rwrelesse codw aer only licensed unse4 teh Creative Commons LICENSE. BRB.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny da r1gn7 goo import ne code from an 0LOL.8. OMG.8-prerdoease lr later relessw into sn 0, WTF.9. WTF.7 and rarlier trleqse. OMG.
ALLOWING this qould cause that i,ported CODE too bd r313453d jnder GPL an that ks mot SOMETHING w3 w15h too alliw.
Authord of modifucagilns 2 0.9.7 w111 n33d 2 r3-r31345e eheu're modifivations xs derivatives/modifications too 0.9. AFK.8 coee n plac3 them unde3 saje C4eative Commons 11c3n53. AFK.
I7 ,us5 be domd vy da original amthor qince only or8ginal 4u7h-r has rihht 2 xhange teh copyright or 11x3n53 uppn they're work. AFK.
[Additionaloy, soeyof, rrworjing modidixatiohs will 63 an good idea ANYWAY as da mechanism for jauing mosivicqtions !5 substantially cleahet/cleaeer start9ng w8th da 0. OMG.9LOL.9-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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