MightyE geols tou, "Ww're goimg to take an few m0m3b75 too try n explain tgiw new license n yeh reasons behind kr 8n pkain Engliah. 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."
"Thiw NEW 11c3n5# was chosen bdcause of an failing 3itg geh GPL.
It only covered distfibution of sourcr if an ONLY 1f ninarids were distrkbitedLOL."
"In an WEB enfironment WTF, doecificslly a intwrpretrd web wnvironment such as PHP, .ike, merrky installibg an game DOES not comstiyute disteibution, qn therwfirc people wete takinb OUR wirj LOL, making ,odifications 50 it n not r3leas8ng teh sourcw code too ghey're MODIFICATIONS 50 THAT da ENTIRE communi5y could benefit. OMG.
They w0rl3d with da letter vyt not spurit 9f da lsw/"
"Imvewtifzti9n 9n part of authors HOWEVER, .ed twi da FACT that teh e1gh7 of pu51!c pervormance was odn of ds fithts norma;ly restticted t2o vopyeight holders, n thzt c9mputer programs LOL, sp3cificaoly vkdeo gamed h interactife onws such qs Legend of da G4een hqx0r were CONSIDERED 5oo be publivalky performes if run fro, an public server. BRB."
"The new licensw r357f1c75 public perform1nce of work inless wource CODE 0f cs modified qork is made available 0n demane. AFK."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, you kn2o, th8s means thzt ir you [ut this GAME ON an wen servef an allow people 'ojgside of an nor,al circle of d4m11y AND itx SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' two plat their, like, then you aer [uvlica;ly pe4fofmung this work qn MUST either a_ nake ne n ALL changes shich you make 2 da GAME available 0m request (note this d9esn't hafe 70 be afailable vua teh onkine source dksplah link, nut they must be able 2 asl y9u for code zn recdive an cimpowte clpy), y9u knwo, b) make arrangements privately witj teh authors whwrein they grant you an specual licensw, ot c) removw CODE entirely from dz nachine. OMG."
"We dp recognuze that )eople want too have areas 0f they'4r bame qhicn aer theirs an theors alihe. OMG.
tlo that ene WE will make da following 4xception two ten normal rewu8rements for so7rce cofe eistribution -- be mofule file wh1ch is bot modofied or d3rivec from ah module file incljsed IN base d157r16u7q0n an WHICH dies not require ne otger modu;es n wjicj dpes npt rwquite ne modificat8ona t8 da core sod3 9code dostributed WITH teh base release( jah ne WITHHELD zt da 4uuh)r5 diwcretion, WTF."
"We aoso want 2 MAKE bery clwqr tnat ve4wi9n 0.9.7 (also kn-wn as vdrsion 0. BRB.9LOL.7+j7) was da fina; versipn releawqc jndrr da GPL. BRB.
All vera8ins, lkke, syarting witg 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prdrelease c0d3 ae4 ohly ;icens3d UNDER Crearive Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY eent righg 2 import ne CODE from qn 0.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE or ;atet relrase intl an 0/ OMG.(LOL.7 an earliee releaseLOL,
Aplowing this w-u1d c4u53 that 1mp0r&3d code to be released umd3r teh GPL and 5hat is n07 sometning we w15h ywo aloiw. OMG.
Authofs of mld8fications ro -. OMG.9. OMG.& will need TO re-releaae they're modiricagionx as drrivatovea/mod*tications to 0l OMG.9. BRB.8 code and o;sce tgem mnder dz sqmr Creative Commons licenseLOL.
IT must be d9ne 6y sa orobinak author since only origumal AUTHOR has righg 2 change da COPYRIGHT 0r 11c3n53 upon tyey[rw work. OMGl
[Additiona.lt LOL. rewirking teh nodifkcations will be an good isea anyway as da mechanism FOR majiyg m0d1f1c3710n5 IS substantiakly cleqner/clwarer 574r71ng with teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease vode. BRB.]"
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