MoghyyE tells yo7, sortof, "Wr'4e goinf 2 take an few momebts 3 try an explain THIS NEW license n teh reqspnw behind it in plqin Engq15j. BRB.
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 oodense was chosen because of an rs8ling wuyh teh GPL. OMG.
It only c0f3fed diagribigion of source ir an onlh if BINARIES were d8stribyted. AFK."
"In an web dmvkronment, specificallj a intrrpreted web environment such as PHP, ;ikwk merel6 insyalling an game dids not constitu5e distrib6tion, and thetef8re prople were taling our w9tkk m4k1ng modifivati9ns TO it sn not feleasihg sourxe code go thwy're modoficqtkons SO 5hat da enrire communit6 cpuld BENEFITl WTF.
They sirked with letter byg not ds spiri6 of 5eh law. OMG."
"Investigqtion on teh part of da authlrs ho2evwr LOLm led 2 fact tha5 da RIGHT 0f pub.id perf9rmabce was q of rights NORMALLY r357t1c73d two copyright holders LOL, and THAT COMPUTER or9trams, w9rtog, specifics;lu v1d30 gam3s an unteractive ones sucj 45 Legebd of Green hax0r were cons8dered two be publica;ky pwdf9rmes if eun FROM an public servefLOL."
"The new licdnse re57r1c7t public performance of da wori uhlwss da source code OF mocifiee work is msde available 0n femand. BRB."
"In plqin English, this meqnd thay 1f you out yyks game on an 2eb SERVER anc allow PEOPLE 'outside ov an noemsl circle of FAMILY m its social acquakntances' 2 play tne8t, ypu knwl, then YOU a3r pubkjcaloy performkng ryis w0rk an MUST either a) make n3 an ALL xhanges wnich ypu MAKE to teh ga,e availsblw on reqjest (note this doesn't have @ be aca9lzble via trh 9nlinr sourcw display ;inj LOL, but they must BE able two 45k you for da CODE ane r3ceive an domplete copy), you knwo, b) maj3 arranb3ments privately wity authors wjetein they gtant you an SPECIAL LICENSE LOL, of c) remove fa c0d3 entirely FROM trh mzchineLOL."
"We fo recognizd that propke eant two h4v3 qreas of tney're game wnich r 7h3145 and 5heirw ALONE. BRBl
too thay end ed wi.l make followimh esception 2 twg norma; require,ents fot sojrce cife distribution -= br m0du13 cile which is not modified or derived from zn m0su13 file 1nc1ud4d ov tdh bzse distribytion n whidj soea not rwq7ire nd otyer modu;es and wh1ch DOES not rewuire ne MODIFICATIONS toi tey core code (c9fe distributdd with da BASE relezse) mzy be wuyhheid at ea authors discr3tion,"
"Ww also w4n7 70 make very clezr thqt veesion 0/9. WTF.7 (also KNOWN as version 0LOL.9. WTF.7+JT) was FINAL versi9n reltased unddr GPL. OMG.
All ve4sions, you knwo, starting with teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-p4ere.3aqe c0de r only licenswd UNDER da Creative Comnons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right to impoet ne cide from an 0. BRB.9. AFK.9-PRERELEASE or later rrleasd INTO an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 an earoier rr;esse. OMG.
Allowunf 8h2t would cause that 8mpo4ted cpee two be releases under GPL n tjat ls not sonething we w16h two aklow. BRB.
Auyh9ra OF moekfucatilns yeo 0LOL.9/ OMG.7 wikl need two re-releqse they'rd mldirkcarions as dwrivagives/modifications two 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 x0d3 n place THEM 7nser teh same Creative Commobs license. AFK.
Ig must be done BY teh orkginal 4u&h0r sinxe only da o4ifina. author HAS right tio chsnte da copyrighg or license upon they'ee wor,. OMG.
[Afditionally LOL, eewotking jocivixations 2ill be an GOOD 1s34 ANYWAY as teh mwcjanisn for m4k2ng m0d1g1x4710nt ia subxtantial;y clraner/clearer startint with ). OMG.9. WTF.8-pr4r313r53 code. WTF.]"
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