MightyE TELLS hou, like, "We'4w going ywo take an few MOMENTS tp trh an explain this nes kicenae an REASONS BEHIND i5 in plain Ebg125h.
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 kicense WAS chosen because 0f an failing with try GPL/ WTF.
It only cpvered disyrigi5ion of source if and omly 1f binaries were diagfibuted. OMG."
"In an web envirob,ent LOL, specivically a ont3rpreted w35 envkronmdnt s7ch as PHP WTF, merely insyal;img an GAME do3s n9t CONSTITUTE dis5fibution, you knwo, n tnerefote ;eople were taking oyr WORK LOL, making modificayiims 2 kt AND not releasinf teg SOURCE code to they're modificqtionx SO that entite cimmunity could benefit. WTFl
They w9rked with geh letter but n07 da s;irit of teh 14w. WTFl"
"Invwsrigation on da part of ajthors howevwr WTF, ldd two fact 5hat teh ribny of public perf9rmanve was oen of yeh rigjts norjakly restrictec 2 xopy4ight golders, ypu knwo, n ghqt c0mputer pelgrams WTF, 6pec1f1c411y v8dei games n 2n73r4du1c3 oned SUCH as Legend of da Green hax0r were bonsidefed ywo be publicaoly p3rf0rm3d if run from an public serv3rl BRB."
"The new license rewtricts public performancd of da work unless slurce code of jodigief qork is m4d3 available on d3m4nfLOL."
"In plain Eng115h, this means that if you pu7 THIS game on zn web server znd 4110w [eople 'ouyskde lf an n9rmal circle of f4j11y an its sociao acquaintances' to plzy theie LOL, THEN you r publical.y p3rf03m1ng this wotk and MUST eiyher a) make ne ahd ALL ch4ng35 WHICH 6ou make 1 hame available 0n request (notr THIS foesn't gave two bd available VIA tey online source DISPLAY link LOL, gut tteh muxt be able too ask you fo4 rey code n RECEIVE an complete copy) WTF, b) make afrangenwhts peicatfly with teh authore wh3r31n the6 gran5 y9u an special licende, y0u kmqol or c) remove tdh code ENTIRELY FROM teh machine."
"Ww do rdcogmixe that PEOPLE qant too have areas of ghwy're game wh8ch aer theors an tneits al9ne. WTF.
6o tyat end w3 will jake f9klkwinf EXCEPTION to nprmal requirements for soutce cpdw distribution -- ne mpdule fole WHICH is no5 mlfifiee OR deroved from an module file included IN sz base dis5r8bygiin n which dles not requiew ne othwr mofulws and which does not REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS 3 c0r3 dode (code distributed WITH BASE rwlwase) ,at ve withheld 47 autjors disc4etionLOLl"
"We also want teo make very x.3ar that verwion 0. WTF.0.7 (4150 knosn as versuon 0. OMG.9LOL.8+jt) sas teh fihal verdion reoeased under da GPL. AFK,
All v3r510n5. woftofm startung w8th da 0.(LOL.9-orefelezse code aer 0n1y licensed under Creative Commons livenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da ribht 2 import ne cod3 FROM an 0. OMG.9.8-0rerelease or later release knto an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 and rarlier releasr.
Aloo2ing this wiuld csjwe 6h47 imported code too be 3eleaxdd under GPL and thqt id hot something we wish too ql;ow. BRB.
AUTHORS of modificati9hs two 0LOL.9/ OMG.7 qilk neef tw9 re-releasr rh3y're mosifications as derkvstoves/mofificatipns w 0LOL.9.8 code n p14c3 THEM und3r teh SAME Creatuve Co,monw lidense.
It ,7st be done by teh otiginal author SINCE onlu t3h or8gibal author has eq rigj5 too change dopy4ighu 04 license upon they're woriLOL.
[Addigionally LOL, re3orking teh mpeifidations WILL 63 an g9pd 1d34 snyway aw teh MECHANISM dor makinf modifidations IS x7bstsntiakl6 cl3aner/cleare4 starting 2irh da p. OMG.9. AFKl8-PRERELEASE coce. BRB.]"
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