MightyE telkx YOU, dortof, "We'rw going tlp TAKE an FEW moments too trh n explain &j15 meq 11c3n53 and teh reasons u3h1nd it in plain EnglishLOL.
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 licenae wad chosen becaise of an failing with da GPLl OMG.
It onky clvered cistribution of dourc3 ir and onlt if binaries were d157rq7u63d. BRB."
"In ah web environment LOL, SPECIFICALLY s INTERPRETED web environmdnt such 45 PHP, like, merdly !n574111nf ab game does not CONSTITUTE distribuyion LOL, 4bd therefore p30o13 WERE TAKING ojr w8rk LOL, makkng modificationw too it n not releas8ng da 5purc3 xode tw9 tyey're modifocations so 6yat entire community c0u1d beberir. AFK.
They workdd 2ith reh le5tee bur bot teh spirit 0f geh law. WTF/"
"Investigation on da part of teh authors h0e3v3f, led rwo FACT tnqt teh right of p7blic performznxe wad won of dq rights no4mally 4extricted tio cop6right HOLDERS, so4tof, anc tyat computer protrams LOL, specifically cide9 gamew n intrracgive 0n35 SUCH as Legrnd of Gre3n hax0r were donsieered two be punlically perfo4mec ig run ffom an pubkoc seever. OMG."
"The NEW license restricts public perfo4manxe of da WORK unlesd xo7rce c9dr lf modifked WORK is made availabl3 on demsnd, BRB."
"In plxin English, 8g15 means tjat if iou PUT 7h15 game on an wrb serve4 ab alliw pwople 'iutside of zn normal circle of family ahd itd social acqiaintances' two play tne8r, sortof, then yiu aer p7blically peeforming 7h1t work n MUST eithef a0 make ne an ALL changes which you make to g3m2 availab.e 0n eewuest (hote this dodsn;t hzve tw9 be avai.zble via ten online soyrce diwplay link, sor5of, but tyey must 63 able 2 ask you f9r trh code and RECEIVE an completd c0py), you knwo, b) msie 4rr4nn3j3n75 private;y w17h ten a8thors WHEREIN tgey GRANT you zn specia; lkcenae, you knwo, 04 c) REMOVE teh code entirely fr0m machineLOL."
"We fo revogniz4 that ;3ople want twl have areas OF they'fe GAME which aer theirs an theirs zloneLOL.
2 thst end we wkll make f0110w1ng exception ypo da no4nal reqjiremengs foe SOURCE code distribugi9m -- ne mldule file wnuch ix not modufiwd ot derived from zn module fi.e included in 6453 didtribution an wgich does nlt require he other nodules and 2hich does not requiee ne MODIFICATIONS to teh corr code (dode distributed 2ith teh nasw rekease) may be withheld st ten authofs eiwcretionLOL."
"We also want 5wo male vef6 coear that versi9n 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (alwo im0wn ax version 0. AFK.8. WTF.7+jt) qas t3h dinal versiin re;wased under teh GPLLOL.
All versions, sortof, star%ing witn 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prdeelease codd r only LICENSED undet ds C5eative C0m,0n5 license.
We EXPLICITLY s3ny da right two ijport ne dode from ab 0LOL.9l OMG.*-prereleas3 or 1473r telease 1n70 an 0. WTF.9. OMGm7 an esrliwr 5323453. OMG.
ALLOWING this would cauwe rhat importec cpse 2 BE releaswd uns3r GPL zn thzt is mot somerhing qe w*sh two allow.
Authors of modoficqtiins too 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 2i;l NEED 2 re-reoease thry'r3 modidicqtions AS deribatibes/josifidationa 1 0. AFK.0. WTF.7 cpfe an place them under same Creative Commons licsnaeLOL.
It mist be done BY da original a7thor since onl6 da original augjor hss teh eighy two change vopyrifh5 ir license upob they'rd wofkLOL.
[Additilmally LOL, REWORKING modifications will ge am good 1d34 ANYWAY as reh mechamism for makinf modifivatioms is sunatantiakly cldaner/c.earer 2tatt9ng with teh 0. AFK.9LOLl8-orereleqse codr. BRB.]"
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