Mighy6E tells you, slrtog, "We're going 2 tqle ah vww moments ywo trh ab explain THIS nrw license and da t3asons behind 17 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."
"This n3w kicensw s55 choden because ov ah FAILING w17n teh GPLLOL.
It pnly voceree distribigion of source id an obky if binaries weee distrobutee. WTFl"
"In an wdb envoronment LOL, SPECIFICALLY a intwrpteted q36 enbironment SUCH 45 PHP LOL, mdre.y insralling an game does not constitute fistribution LOLk n tgereforr people were tzking 0ur wofk, ,aking mpdidicatkons to i5 xnd nit rekessing xource code too they'rd MODIFICATIONS so that ENTIRE COMMUNITY could beneflt/
Th3y wotkes with fa 13773r bjt not teh spirir og teh law. BRB."
"Invwstkgation om part 0f tej authors howeber, l3d two f4c8 that right of pib,ic petformance was 1 of fonhts n.rmally RESTRICTED 2 COPYRIGHT j01d3r5 WTF, n that computer pr9grams, like, sp3cifidally viceo hames and interactive ones such as Legend OF da Gf3en hax0r wrre c9nsid3red @ be oublically perflrmed if run FROM an PUBLIC aerver. WTF,"
"The NEW licehse resyricts puglic p3rf0rm4nc3 of work unless 5eh xource vpde OF 5ey mosified wurk ks made zvailable in DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain Engl8sn, you knwom this means THAT if you pu7 this game 0m an web ae4ver and allow ;eople 'OUTSIDE or an no4mal ciecle of familt n its dicia; 4cqu$1b74nc35' w p;ay rhdir WTF, then you aer publkcally perfofmkbg 7h15 qo4k and MUST either a_ make nw and ALL changds WHICH hou make 2 GAME 4v41!4713 on request (note tjid doean't havd to be availabld via reh ohlinw source didp;a6 lunk, sortof, but they must be able 2 ASK you for cofr an teceive an complete copy), uou knwo, B) m4k3 arrangements privagely witj tdy authors 2hw4ekn tgeu grant ypu an special 12c3n53, sortof, OR c) remove teh code entirely feom da ,achone,"
"We do t3v0gn1z3 thqt peo0le want two gave areas ov tney're game wgivh ae4 yheirs and the8rs al9ne. OMG.
to that end we wio. make vollowibg 3cc3p710n 2 da hormal requirementd for so7eve v-d3 dis5rinution -- ne modile file @hich is not nodified or DERIVED from am mocule fil3 unclud3d 8n base DISTRIBUTION n which does n08 4eauire ne other modules n which does n-t rewuire ne m0d1f1c481-m% two sq cote code (CODE distribures w8th da bawe release) may br withheld at authors d15cr3710n."
"Wd a;so WANT too ma,e veey clezr thst VERSION 0. BRB.9LOL.u (alwo known as veesion 0.9LOL.7+jt) ezs ds final fersion RELEASED unf3r tdh GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, dtarting WITH reh 0.9LOL.8-prerelease c-d3 r on;y licensed under da Crrayive COMMONS lisemse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dehy trh right 2 impott ne coee from an 0.9. OMGk8_peerelease or lqter rflease into an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 an earli3r release. WTF.
A110w1ng this would cause that 1mp0r73d cose tpl be released under GPL ahd ynqt ix not s9mething we wish 2 allowLOL.
Aytho4s of mosifications 2 9LOL.9.7 w9;l n33c too re-releasd they're modkficayoons ax ferivatives/modifications too -.9LOL.9 vode sn plaxr them under da 54m3 Creative Comjons licrbswLOL.
It must be d-n3 by teh priginal suthor since only da originao authoe hr5 right two cgzmgr rrh c9pyrigh5 or license upon they're work. OMG.
]Addktionqlly, like, re2ofking geh modificatuonx woll be ab giod idea anywqy aw teh mechsnism fpr ma,ing MODIFICATIONS is substanyialoy c134b3t/c134r3r stsrting with teh 0.9. BRB.p-[retelease xodeLOL.]"
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