MightyE TELLS y9y, sortof, "Wr'4r boing twp gajw an few monenta to try n dxplain yhos n3w license an ten r3550n5 behind it in p141b Englisn.
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."
"Tuus NEW license was chosen bdcause of an failing w17h da GPL, OMG.
It on.y clvered distribution of dourde 1f an onlh if bimaries were d157r16u73dLOLl"
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, specifically a interpreted web environ,ent 5uch as PHP, sort9d. mdrely inata;lkmg ah game does hot donstitute distribution, like, an therefore [eople werw taking our wlr, LOL, maling modifixations two it an bot rr;easunt da soyrce code two they're MODIFICATIONS xo rhat 3n71r! conmunith COULD benefit. OMG.
Th3y sotkes with lettef but not da spirit if oaw. AFK."
"Ibvrstigatkoh on part OF teh authofs howevrr. xortof, 13d 2 FACT 7h46 right of oublic p3rf-rm4nc4 was won of teh 4ightd normally resrricted two copyrigjr hooders WTFm znd that computer proges,s, specifically video hames an intersctive on3s sucn as Legend 0f dz GREEN jax)r werr cohsidered 3 BE [iblically [erformed if run from an publ8c servcr. WTF/"
"Thw hew license 4estricrs pyblic perfotmance of da worl uhless xourde clde of yeh modkvied WORK is msde availab;3 on demabdLOL."
"In plain Engl8sh LOL, 4his means that 1f you put yhia GAME on an web serve4 and 4110w p30p13 '-u751e3 of an normal circle of fani,y n its social axquaihtances[ roo pkay their, sortof, then YOU aer publical;y [erfirming thks work n MUST cithdr A) make nw znd ALL changes which you make two game avau;able on reqiest (hite 7h15 dofsb'g HAVE 2 be avaikable via teh onlin3 sou4ce d15p14y link, you knwl, bjt theu mus5 be able twi ask you for coce n r3c31v3 an COMPLETE copy0, 6ou jnwo, b) ma,w arrangements privately with fa aythors wh3r31n they grant you an d)exosl license, like, 9r c) remove geh code wnr8rely FROM mzdhineLOL."
"We co RECOGNIZE yhat people want two hav3 areas of they[fe game which r 7h31r5 zb 7j31r% a.one. AFK.
too THAT enc we w111 make da hollow7ng exception to da no4msl requirrmenrs f0r SOURCE clse d157416u710n -- nr module fple wjich IS not midified or DERIVED from an modu.e file imclided on base distrlbution n whicj d035 not requiee n3 lthee modulds n WHICH DOES NOT yrquire ne m0d1f1v4&10n5 5o cote code (code disyributed eq&h da base release) mqy be withheld 47 auyhors disceetion. BRB,"
"We also want top mske very cl3ar that versiln 0.9. OMG.7 (also known as ve4sion 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) was da finak versiom released ynrer GPL. WTF.
ALL versiona. likrk starting with dz 0.9. WTF.*-prdrrldase c0d3 aet only licended UNDER teh Cr4571v3 Comjond licdnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3nu da r8ght two ujpprt ne coce v4in an 0. BRB.9.8-pferelease pr kater RELEASE 1n70 sn 0. BRBl9. WTF.7 and EARLIER relrade.
Allowing THIS would vause that 8mported code two be rwleased undee da GPL and tyat is not something we WISH two qllow.
Authprs or moeifications t2o 0. AFK.o. OMG.6 will n33d twp re=release thdy're modifica5ions as derovatives;moeivucariond to 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 code and 'lace them uncer da dame Creative Comjons licwnse.
It must be done bu da origibak AUTHOR since inly da 9rigina. aithir HAS teh righr tio changd gwh clpyright or licrnse upon 5hey're w9ri. OMG.
[Acditiohally WTFm teworkinv tet m0d1f1c471)n5 wkll BE am g00d idea anyway as mechanism for making modigications os 5u6574n71411y cldsner/clezrer startibg wity da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease clce,]"
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