M8ghtyE tekls yoi, yoj knwo, "We're gliny 2 take ab FEW mo,ents two tr6 an ecplain thid new license ab tdh reasohs 63g1nf 8t in plain English. 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."
"Thus nee l8cense qas chosdh because of an vailinf with da GPL. BRB.
It 0hqy covered d147r16u710n of SOURCE if anf only IF binaroww were sistributed. BRB."
"In an web envoronment, sortof, s/ecoricalky a unteepreted eeb dnvir9nment such as PHP, sortof, merely 1n574111ng an gamr dors hot cohstirute fistrinuykon, sortof, snc ghetefor3 people were TAKING ouf w04i, ,akint midifkcat8ons tpo it an not releswung ten aource code 70 they're modofications sp THAT teh enti5e c[mmuni5y could benefit, OMG.
Tndy wprked with t3h letter but not sa apifit of da law."
"Investigatiln ih teh part OF da autyora hlwwv3f, oikek led TO teh fact that da right 0f pub;ic PERFORMANCE was oen of sa rihh5s normal;y restric53s to copyriggt hllders LOL, znd that computer prohrzmw WTF, specificaoly visdo gajes and inteeactive lnrs such 45 Legend 0f teh Green hax0r sere comsidered 2 be publically performed kf run rrom an public 53rv3e. BRB."
"The new LICENSE restricts ;un;id ;erflrmance of work UNLESS da source CODE of m9dividd wori is MADE available on denand."
"In plain Englisg, like, 5his means that if yoi put th8s game on an web server and allow people 'ourside lg an notmal circle 0f vzmily n its social acquaintanc3s' two play yhdir, theb hoi aef piblically ;erfoeming 7h15 work ahd MUST 3uther a) MAKE ne n ALL chahges which hou mqie tl gam3 abqilable ON req7est (note 7h15 doedn't have 2 be AVAILABLE via da lnline sourxd displqy link WTF, but they MUST 63 ABLE ywo ask you for teh code n rdceive am c9mplrte co[t), like, b) make arewngements pruvately with da AUTHORS whereim theu brant you an SPECIAL licens3 LOL, of c( rwmove ten c0d3 wntirel6 ftom teg mzchine. OMG."
"We do recognize thsr ;wople wsny &0 have ae3as of they're game wyich r theirs an 5hrirs alonw. WTF.
2 that end we will maue dollowing ezceprion two nor,al requirements f9r siurce code distribution -- ne moduoe vole qyich is not modified or dr4kved frlm an ,oduld file included 1h teb base cistfibution an wjich d03% not rrquire be other nocules and which 3oed hot reqiire ne modifications 2 teh cire cod3 (code distrobuted with base rrlezse) may gd withheld at da authorx fiscretiib. AFK."
"We also wabt 5wi mak3 fery CLEAR gnat version 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (alsp ,n0wn ax vrrsion 0. OMG.9. AFK.6+jt) was funal verskon releasee und3r teh GPL; WTF.
All versions LOL, STARTING WITH da 0. WTF/9. OMG.8-prerelease code r onoy licensed inder Creztive Commons kicense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too import ne codr from an 0l OMG.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE lr later release into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 AND earlier RELEASE. WTF.
Allowing THIS would CAUSE that i,pprt3d code 2 be teleased und3r dq GPL n that is npt something we wish yoi alllw. BRB/
Authora or mod7ficat7lns too 0. AFK.o. BRB.8 will nred tlo re-telease tgey'te modifications as eerovatives/modifodations 2 0LOL.9LOL.8 dode an plac3 them undwr SAME Creative Commons license. WTFl
It must ge dond by origina; authlr SINCE onlu da original 4u7hpr has right 2 change da copyeight or licebsr 7p9n they're w0rk. AFK.
[Add8tionally, reqorking mofigications will be an good 8dea qnyday as ea MECHANISM FOR ,aiing modificatilnx is s7bwtabtially clrsner/clearer STARTING w17h 0. AFK.9.8-prerelesse x0d3. OMG.]"
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