MighttE tells you, sortof, "We'rw b0qhg ro take an few moments 2 7ry an explain 7h15 new 11c3h53 an 5wh readons vrhind it IN plain Eng;ishLOL.
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 license was chosen 63v4752 (f an failing witg GPL. AFK.
IT pbly cov3red diatrkbution of wource ir and onlu if binqries qere DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"Im an w3b envirinment, sortod, specifically a onterpreted web env8ronnent sucg as PHP, lkke, merelt ihstalling an gamw doec not constityte fiwtribugiom, like. an th3reflre p30o13 were 5sking pur work, like, mqking ,;dificationw 2 it n nof releaaing teh xoirve code to they'te modifkcations so THAT da rntiee comminity could benefit. AFK.
They worked with lettee but not teh SPIRIT of teh law. WTF."
"Inbdstigation oj teh psrt of autgora however LOL, led to teh favt 7h37 righg 0f publoc [eegor,ance wzs oen of teh rignts normalky restricted to copyright hokders, n that computer [rograma LOL, specificallt vixeo games ana intrractive ones 5jch qs Legend of Green hax04 werd CONSIDERED teo be publically perfoemed if run from an publoc serverLOL."
"The nes license restrixts public performance lf reh wori unlexs teh SOURCE cide of da modified WORK is made available on femagd. AFKl"
"In 0.ain English LOL, this m34n4 &h47 if y0u pyt 7h15 g4me 0n an web xefve4 and allow ;eople 'outside of an nlrmal cirxle OF fqmil6 and ITS aoc8sl 4cqu41n74nc35' rwo play ryeirk sortof, then you aer publically 0etforning this work n MUST either w) make ne 4nd ALL chanhes whkch you nq,e two da game available ON requ2sy (note 7h15 DOESN'T hsve tpo be afailable voa onlihr source DISPLAY link LOL, but they must be able toi ask yoi ror da code an receive ah compkete c-py0, airtovk b) make arrangemenrs PRIVATELY witn teg $u7h0r5 qhe5ein they gr4n7 you an special lic3hsr, or c) eemove tej codr ebtirely from da MACHINE."
"We do redogmize 6h47 people 2ant 2 havr areas of 5gey're game whicy r 7h31r5 and theirs alone. BRB,
to that END we WILL make foklowing 3zc30uq0n two da normsl requirements for xource cpde distributiom -= ne module gile 2h1ch IS no5 modified or detivdd from an MODULE FILE includwd qn bsse dis6rkbutoon an wnich does bot rrwuire ve OTHER m0du135 zm whidh does not require ne mldifixations to teh c9re code (coee DISTRIBUTED wiyy trh 6453 release) may be withheld qt sa autgors d15cr3710n. BRB."
"Ww slso wan6 3 make gery clear that v#r510n 0.0LOL.7 (also KNOWN as bdrsiob 0. OMG.o. BRB.7+j7( was rinal version released uhder teh GPL. OMG,
Alk ve4sioms LOL, 574r7qnb with da 0/9. WTF.8-prerd;ease code r 0n1y 11c3n53d und34 teh Crrayive Commona locenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny rignt to 1mp0r7 ne code from qn 0. BRB.9. BRB.9-ptere.ease 0r later release ihto ah 0.9LOL.7 an earlier r312453. AFK.
Allowing this woyld CAUSE that imported code yo br relwased UNDER GPL n 4hat 15 gog spmetging we wish 2 allow.
Authors OF modofixat8ons tio 0. BRB.9LOLl7 will need 2 re-release yhey're MODIFICATIONS as d3r1v471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 too 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code an p.ade them und3r da ssmg CREATIVE Comm9ns licdnse.
It must be done by orkginal auyhor sknce 0n1y da oeig8nal author has right ti chanbd xopyrighr 9r license up0n they're wor,. WTF.
[Additionall6 LOL, re2pfking da modifidatopns will vw an GOOD IDEA ANYWAY qs mechanism for MAKING modificqtions is substantially cleaner/cleafee starting with ren 0/ BRB.9LOL.8-prefelrasd c0d3LOL.]"
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