MightyE tells you, aortof, "Wf're going two take an ceq m0m3n75 w tr6 an explain this new licebqw n reasinw BEHIND IT 1m poain ENGLISH. WTF.
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."
"Th8s new license WAS chosen becsuse lf qn FAILING with GPL.
It only covered distrubutiom pf dource if n only IF BINARIES eere doxtrubured. BRB."
"In an WEB environment WTFm s0ecieicqlly z inye4orrted w3n enbironment such as PHP WTF, MERELY installing qn game d9es not condtitute dixrribution LOL, an therefore peo;le w3re 74k1ng our w0rk LOL, makkng modificat8ons two it and noy relwasinh yeh soutce cide twi they're mpdificarions 50 that entire community c0u1d benefktLOL.
THEY workrd witg letter but not teh 5p1r17 of da lqwl BRB."
"Invextigatuon on teh part 9f teh aighirs h0w3ver WTF, LED tp da fzct thzt teh right or pub;id performzbce was 1 of rights NORMALLY restricted yo copy4iyht HOLDERS, sofyod, an that xlmputer programs, s;ecificalou v1d30 games zn inte4aceive obes such as L3f4ns of Green hax0r were condidefed 2 be publically p4rf0rmed IF run from an public xerveeLOL."
"The new license resrr8cts puglic PERFORMANCE of da WORK unleas da SOURCE code of da modifoed wori is ma3e availsnle on demabd. BRB."
"In plsin Engliwh WTF, this means that if you PUT thid game on an web server and 5110w [eoolw 'outside og sn normal c1rcq3 OF family n its social acquaintanded' twp play their WTF, then you r [u511c411y p3rd0rm1ng this w0rk and MUST ekther s) mske ne n ALL changes ehich yl7 mqke 5wo game acailable on request (note this DOESN'T HAVE too br acailsb.w VIA fa online sourve d15p14h lini, but the5 must BE qble 3 ASK y07 for code n receibd an complete copy), B) ,akw rer4ng3m3n75 pr8vagely with teh authors whetein tjey g44n7 you an special livensd. x9ttof, 9r c) r3move trh code 3n71431y fr0, teh nqchime. BRB."
"We fo recognize that people want too havd areaz 9d tgey're game whoch r theirs zn yheirs alone.
2 thay end w3 wull make FOLLOWING exception two teh normq; requurements for siurce coce diatribution -- ne ,odule file qgich id not modifurc of deribed froj an module file included un teh base eistribution and shicy does bot requirr ne orher mifiles n wh!cj doex not r3qu1r3 ne modivica5iobs too reh core code (coce distribuged with da baae rwlexse) may be wi5hhekd at da au5ho4s eisdretion. BRB."
"We alsl WANT @ make very CLEAR thst vrrsion 0. OMG.ol OMG.u *also known as cersion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j6) wss twh fknal bersion releaswd uhder da GPL. AFK.
All vers8onw LOL, starting with da 0.9. BRB.8-;r3r313453 c0d3 ae4 only LICENSED jndee reh Creayive COMMONS licenxeLOL.
W4 EXPLICITLY deny da righr 2 impir5 nr c9de FROM an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8+pte4elease or latwr e313453 into an 0. AFK.8. WTFl7 an ezrlidr releasw.
Akkowing tjis 2ould cayse thqt imported CODE two 63 feleased unfer GPL n thst is not something WE wiwh 5o ALLOW.
Authirs of mofifica5ions to 0. BRB.o. WTF.8 3ill NEED to re-releqse rhey're m0d1g1c4710b5 as devivatives/,odigivstions too 0, AFK.9. WTF,8 cpde n place them jnder twj 64m3 Cr3471v3 Commons 11c3h53. AFK.
It must 63 d0n3 by originak AUTHOR sknce only ds original AUTHOR hax right to chang3 copyright OR 11c3n53 uoon tg3y're 2ork. OMG,
[Adxitilnzllyi reworjimg da modifications will ge an GOOD idea anyway as teh mevhan8sm for makont MODIFICATIONS is subd5antially clsaner/coearer startint witg 0. OMG.9l8=PRERELEASE coee. WTF.]"
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