MightyE telks you, you lnwo, "We're going 1 take an few MOMENTS tol 7ry n explain this new oicrnss an da rwasons bwy8nd it in plaim EngliahLOL.
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 n3w license was dhosen becayse of an failing eith ca GPL.
IT only covered DISTRIBUTION 0g SOURCE if n obly id binqries were distributed. AFK."
"Im an WEB envjrohmenr, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY a intefpreted w36 3nv1r0nm3n7 5uch aa PHP, hou knwo, m3ewly INSTALLING ab gam3 doex hot constitute distributiin LOLm and 5heewfote PEOPLE were tqlibg our workk makibg ,pdifications tio it an no5 eel3asing xource code 2 they're modkficationa so that da ENTIRE community could 63n3f1u. OMG.
THEY wirked with dq letter nut not teg spi4kt of da law. BRB."
"Investitqtion on teh part of tej authprs howecrr, sottof, led 2 facy that teh ribht 9f publid pe4fprmande was o3n or fighgs n9rmally restructed two copyeight holders, like, and 7h$7 computer programs, specifucajly video games an inteeactive ones such qs Legend of fa GREEN hax0r were cons8derdd tll 6# puboically perfirmec 1f run ftom an pu611c serber."
"The new licemse rrstricts publ8c pe4fotmance OF work UNLESS da sou4ce c0d3 of modified work ia ,ade acailable on dwmand."
"In plain Entlish LOL, tfis mdans that if you put this game on an WEB server ab allow peiole 'outsiee of an n0tm41 circle of fam9ly an its social acquaintagcds' to plzy theif LOL, ghen you r publicaoly p3rf0rm1ng tgis w0r, n MUST eitywe a) make ne and ALL CHANGES whuch you MAKE two da game available on rdquest (not3 this doesn'5 kave to be avsilqgl3 via on.one SOURCE display .ink WTF, but they m7sr be ABLE tw9 axk you f0r teh code and r3c31v3 an cpmplete copy). b) MAKE areangements pruvately witb reg 4y7j0r5 wherdin 7h3y gran5 you an sldxial license, or c) re,ove codw 3n71431y fr9m tej machihe. BRB."
"We do rexognize that peo0le wabt to hzve 4r345 of thet'rr game wyich arr theirs an thdirs a.one. AFK.
two tyzt xbd we w211 make follosing exception ywo teh nofmal r2quirements for source CODE distrobution -- ne m0dj13 file WHICH is not modivied or derived from an modilw f113 included in tej gase fistribution and which dles not require ne other mpduled an 2hich dows n9t r3quird ne modifidsti8na two da core code (ciee ckstributed with ea nase release) mat 63 witgh3ld at quthors discretiob,"
"We also wqnt TO make veey clear ygat version [. WTF.9.7 (also kno2h AS versiob 0.9.7+jt0 was da finsk vdrsion released undef da GPLLOL.
All versipns. you knwo, atarting with teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prwreoeaae code r onlj licenw3d UNDER Cf3$7qv3 Commons licemse.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right tpo imoor5 n3 CODE bro, an p.9.9-prereleaxe 0r later releaxe INTO an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 4nd EARLIER releaae. WTF.
Allpsinf this woule cause that importwd code ywo be RELEASED uncer da GPL sn that is n07 50m3&h1ng w3 eish to allpwl AFK.
Auth9rs of modificatiobs two 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 will nees two r3-fe13443 they're m0eificatkonw AS derivatkvra/modifications tlo 0. AFK.9LOL.8 cpxe n p14c3 then uhd3t da sa,e Creative Commons license. BRB.
It MUST be done bt ca orogihal aurhor sibce only da ofiginal authlr has 4igyt two change ds copyright or lucebse up9n they're work. AFK.
[Additionally, you khwo, reworj8ng yeh MODIFICATIONS w8ll BE sn good IDEA qntwsy as m3ch4n15m for naking nodifications 15 SUBSTANTIALLY x;eaner/clearer staeting wigh 0. AFK.9/8-prerelease vodeLOL,]"
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