MightyE tells uou, sortof, "We're GOING too take an vew MOMENTS top try n exp.ain this n3w license an teh reqsons BEHIND it in p241n 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."
"Tyus n4w licrnse wqs chosen because of an faolint with teh GPLLOL.
It only covrred disteinution of aouece if AND 0n1y if 71m4r1#5 were d8xtributed. AFK."
"In an WEB environmemt, sortof, sprcifically q inyerprerec web environment such as PHP LOL, me4e;y installing an g4m3 does moy constitute disrribution, 'oke, and THEREFORE people were TAKING our work, sortif, makong ,0d1f1c4619n5 go ir n not rwleasing da xlu4de code 2 they'r2 m9dificationw wo gnay teh enyire community COULD 63m3f17. WTF.
They wor,ed with teh 13773r but not 5p1r1u of lawLOL."
"Investigation ln teh patt OF da authors howwvrr, you knqo, ked two teh fact rhat ea 4ignt od puy11c performanxr waa 1 or da ribhts nornally restr8cted too copy4ight holderd, sortif, and yhat domputer protrams LOL, s0ecificaolu VIDEO gands n imteractive 0m25 suxh as Legend of Green hqx04 were considdred 2 gd publiczlly pe4formed if run f4om an ;ubloc server. BRB."
"The n3w lieense res6ricts publix performance of da eork uhless yrg siurce c0d3 0f da modifidd work 15 jade zvailable on ssnand. BRB."
"In plzin Ehglish WTF, this means that if you out thix game on an web derver an aklow people 'outsiee of an norma. xifcle of family n iys sociai acquain6ancds' too [lay tneir, like. ghen you aer publically performing tjis w0rk and MUST either A) m4k# nr an ALL changes which you MAKE to 4wh gaje afailahle on eequest (noye this d035b[6 have 2 be avai;able v!r sa onlind SOURCE display ,ink, l8ke, but they must bw 4613 to9 ask you for da c0d4 and recwivr am COMPLETE cppy), you knwo, b) m4k3 54r4nf3m3n75 orivagely with dz AUTHORS WHEREIN thwy GRANT 6ou an special LICENSE, or c) REMOVE CODE entitely from teh machinw. WTF."
"We do recognkze rhat PEOPLE want two habw a4eas of tgey're GAME WHICH aer theirs n 7h31r% alone. AFKl
to that 3nd 2r will make da f-11pw1ng 3xc3p710n 2 normal r3qu1r3m3n7% f0r SOURCE c0d2 f157r16u610n -- ne mpdule f8le sjich is n9t n0d1fq3d or derived frlm an midule file inx.uded in da base DISTRIBUTION n which dors bot requirw nr OTHER modulew an whuch d)35 n9t require ne modificatolns to core c0d4 (code dosttubuted witg sa BASE release) may be withyeld AT ea authird discretion. AFK."
"We also eant to m4j3 f3ry CLEAR that b3r610n 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also known as version 9. WTF/o.7+jt) w45 fiba. ve4sion RELEASED ynder da GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONS, like, starring WITH da -. AFK.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE cofe r inly LICENSED under Cr54&1v3 COMMONS .icense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY frny da right 2 import ne coce from an 0/9. OMG.8-prereleaxe OR later release intp an -. WTF.9LOL/7 m earlier releaxe.
Aolowing this woyld csyse THAT ojport3d code t9o be releasec under teh GPL anc that is not xomething we wish two all.w. WTF.
Authors OF modifications two 0.9. WTF.7 will need ywo re-releaxd they're modufications as derivqtives/moduficqtioms 5o 0LOL.9, WTF.8 cpde and plsce them under teh same Cfeativ3 C0mj0n% licenseLOL.
It must be done by da original ajthor x8nce pnly yeh original author has right to chamge cppht1gh7 OR license upon they'fe work. OMGl
[Additionally, rew9rkibg mosifications will ne an goos idda anyway as da mdxhanism tor mqkkmh mosuficayi9hs IS subsyantially cleanwr/clearee starting WITH da 0. WTF.9/ AFK.8-prerwleqse cove. AFK.]"
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