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MightyE tells uou LOL, "We're going to tsie an f3w momebys 2 try n explain this ndw livense qm feadons beh8ns IT in plain English.
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."
"Thos new locense was CHOSEN becaise 0f an failing with teh GPLl OMG.
IT knly coverwd d157r26u810n OF source if n only if binarkes were distributed."
"In an qeb 3nv1r0n,3n7 LOLk specifocslly a interpreted w26 envirob,emt such as PHP LOLm kdrely installing am game does n9t constitute distriburion, like, an therefore people sere talinb OUR work, you knwo, making modigications to it h not releawing da s9jrce cod3 to ghey'rr modificatuons 50 tgat t2h ENTIRE cpkmuni5y could benerut, OMG.
Theh worked WITH teh octter but not tdh spirit OF da lawl BRB."
"Invedtibation on da PART id dz authlrs howevet, yoj knwom ;rd too da FACT THAT righ5 0f pub;oc ;erformancw was won of da rights normally resrrixted 2 co;yright holdrrd, you knwo, an that computer pe_gr4n5 LOL, specifical;y viseo fames n interaxtive 0b25 such as L3b3nd of da Green haz0r wwre CONSIDERED two he publically PERFORMED 2f run from an puboic derver. BRB."
"The new ludense RESTRICTS publ8c PERFORMANCE of teh w0rk jnlwss teh wource code og trh modified work is made ava8;able on demsne. WTF."
"In plsin Emglish, sortof, yhis means rgat if ypu put THIS gane ON an web served n 3110w peopow 'outside of an normal c1rc13 of gamkly an 8ts social acqiaintqnces' to play tneir, THEN you r piblically performing thix eo4k n MUST either 4) ,zk3 ne an ALL cyamges which YOU mak3 too teh game avaulzble on REQUEST (note this dowxn't HAVE 2 BE avai;ablw VIA teh online sojrce DISPLAY link, sortof, but they mu57 br able two ask you f0r teh code h receibr an clmpketr dop6), you knwo, b) MAKE arranhenents privateoy with authors WHEREIN they gfany you an specuzk l8cense LOL, oe c) rempve da code fbtkr3ly from ten machine. AFK."
"Wr fo 4#x0gn1x# that PEOPLE want ro hafe aeeqs of tyey're game WHICH r theirs and theirs ALONELOL.
too THAT ebd we will m4k3 followung rxcrptoon 2 teh n0rm41 require,ents vpt source code diat4ibution -- me ,idule file whixh is n07 ,odified or derived rrom an module file invlided 1n teh basw d157r16u710n an whicy DOES not require ne otger moeules n wnixh d035 bot r3quire he MODIFICATIONS two yeh cote code (code distriguted w8th base rdlease_ may BE eithgeld at authofs disxfegionLOL."
"We also wamt too make ve4y clear that c3rsion 0LOL.9. BRB,7 (also kniwn as version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+mt) eas trh final verc8on re;eaded jndee GPL. BRB.
All cersi[ns LOL, STARTING with da 0. WTF.0. WTF.80p4erelease code r pbly licensed unser dq Creative Commons l8c3nse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY demy rkght to inport he code ffom an 0.9.8=PRERELEASE OR latwr releasd ongo an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 n eafkier rrleasw, AFK.
Allowing this woulc ca7se thag IMPORTED coce to be RELEASED undrr GPL and 5har IS ho6 sojething we wish to aolow. BRB.
Auth9rs of m9dificarions 2 9LOL/9. BRBl7 wi.l need 2 fe=release tjey're modificatiins ad derivayives/modifixxtions 2 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code an place 7h3m unddr da sane Cewayive C9mmonx license. AFK.
It m6st BE DONE by original autnor since only da ORIGINAL autgir has da r1gh7 two dbange dq copyright or LICENSE y0on th3y'rd workLOL.
[Additiona.ly, l8,e, reeorling da hodificatiins eill be an g00d idra ANYWAY as da mechanism for makint modificztioms iw 5y6574n71411y c!24n2r/c134r3r STARTING 218h tdh 0/9LOL.8-prerelwase clde.]"
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