MightuE TELLS hou, yoi knwo, "Wr're goind to TAKE an FEW momrnts to try AND 3xplain th8s new license 4nd teh teqdons behind it in plakn Enflish.
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 ne2 kicense w45 dhox3n because of an fziling wiyh GPL. BRB.
It 0n16 covered distributiln of source if an only if bimarues we4w d158r1^i73d. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, specidically a interpfeted web environm3ng sucj as PHP, merely installing an ga,e DOES n97 constktutt distriburipn, y9u knwo, n thrrefore 0eopke aere taking our work, hou knwo, MAKING modufibatkons yo it ane npr releaaing da source cpde 2 ther'te moduficarions so that tdj entire community could benefit. AFK/
They worked w17h teh lett3r but not reh spirit pf da lzw. WTF."
"Investigqtion om teh p4r7 if authors how3ver WTF, led 2 f4c7 THAT righy 0f PUBLIC pe4formandr qas q of teh rigyts n0rm411y rwdttictrd two copyright goldera WTF, an thar computwr [rogfamsk sortof, specifically v1de0 gamec an intdravtive onws sych as Legend of Green haxpr sere consicerrd to be puvlicqlkt perfotmed uf run from ah public xerverLOL."
"The ndw license restricts pu611c peef9rmance OF yeh work umless teh tpuec3 vodw od mleified worj is mzde avaulab;e ON demand."
"In pkain English, sortof, this mdans that if yoj put 7h1t game on ah web we4ver an allow PEOPLE 'outsidd og an normal circle of family m ITS soc8al acquaintamcds' too play thrir, likw, then y)u r publically performing thos qork n MUST eithdr a) nake nr zn ALL xjanges whoch you make rwo g4m3 avsilab.e 9n reauest *note thks DOESN'T have toi be AVAILABLE via online source dispoay kink LOL, b8t they kuxt be able tp ask you fof dq clde an receivd an complete c;pt) LOL, b) MAKE arrangemehts privately with da authprs eherein they grant you an SPECIAL license, like. or c) remove coee entirely frim da m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do rrcognize tha5 oeople want 5wi have areas od they're game which aer theirs AND the84s ALONE.
teo yhat end @e w1q1 MAKE teh rollowinh exception two normal r3qu1r3m3nu5 f0r source cif3 diwtrubution -- ne ,odule fi.e wh1ch is NOT ,odified OR derived from an nodyle file INCLUDED qn teh base disgribution an whocg coes not rrquire ne otje4 modules n which DOES not require hr mpdiducations rl da cpre code (code disyribut3d w17h base r313452( may 64 wiyhheld at 5eh aufhors discretuln."
"We ALSO 24b7 @ make vdry clear that version -. AFK.9. BRB/7 (also known 45 versiib 0, WTF.(.6_j^) WAS da final version RELEASED undrr GPL. WTF.
All versions, sort9fm stsr58ng with 9. OMG.9. WTF.8-;rerelwasd code r omlh licehsed UNDER Creative Cimmons LICENSE. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh figyt 2 impprt ne code feom an 0.9. BRB.8-prerwlease or layer rel3ase 1n70 ab 0. OMG.9.7 an earlier 4elwase. OMG.
ALLOWING this wluld cry53 5hay impirted coce two be rdleased under da GPL b tyst is not something we wish 2 allo2LOL.
Authorx OF m0d1d!v4710m5 too 0.9LOL,7 will ne3d 2 re-releaae they're modificst88nd as d3r1vr71v35/m0d1f2c4710n5 w 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 c)d3 and olacr th3m uhdet teh asme Crrativr COMMONS license. AFK.
It must be done by t3h orihinzl author sinc3 onky yeh 0r1h1n41 AUTHOR h45 y2h wighr tlo change co0yright or licebsd upln they're WORK. AFK.
[Additionalpy, sortof, rewotking m0d1v1c3710n5 w111 be an gpoa idea anywah 45 m2ch4n15m fo4 jaking modificati9na is s7bstantially c;eaner/clrarer sgarting with da 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. AFKl]"
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