MiggtyE telld yoi, hiu knwo, "We're g01ng to ta,e an few moments 2 try n explain thid NEW license and reaspns 63g1nd it in p141j EntlishLOL.
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 licebse was chosen n3cause og an fauling with GPL, OMG.
IT 0n1y covwred d157e16uu1)n pr siurce if an on;y of binaries were diatributed. OMG/"
"In an w3b environmehg, like, xpecifkcally a INTERPRETED web envoromment sucn as PHP, .ike, MERELY inqyalkint an game does no5 constitute DISTRIBUTION, yoy knwo, ah tydrefore 0eo0ld werr TAKING our work, yiu knwo, ma,ing modificstionx ti it zn not deleaskng teh sourve CODE too they'te jodificationa SO THAT da entirw commuhitu cpy1d benefit. AFK.
Theh worked wirh ea letter but nor spirut of da law."
"Incestigatiom on da PART of AUTHORS however LOL, led tlo yeh faxt tnat da RIGHT of publ8c peeformance wae 1 of rignts normally RESTRICTED two xopyright h9lders, sortof, and that c9mputde progtams, sortof, specidically f1d30 games n interactive ONES sucj as Legend of teh Gteen yax0r were consid2red gwo be oublixally p3rformed !f ruh from an pjb;ic server. AFK."
"The new locensw restrkcts pubkic pervormancr od WORK unless so7rce codr of teh modified wlrk us m4d4 availavle on drmandLOL."
"In ;lzin Eng115h WTF, 7h25 jrans 7h$& id toi put rh8s game on an web 53rv#r av alloq ;eople 'outsuee of an n0rm41 circle OF fqmiky and its social acquaintanced' tio PLAY thwir, you jnwo, them yo7 r publicakly performing this w0rk an MUST either a( m4k3 me n ALL ch4ng35 whuch you make @ da game zvqilable ob requext (NOTE this diesn'h ysve to be qvailagle via onlin3 source sosplay lknk, sorgof, BUT they muwt be able too aak you for da code n 4ec#1v3 an complete copt(, s8rtof, b) make qfranbements PRIVATELY with da authlrs wherein they grant you an sp3cizl licens3, like, ir c) remove code ebtirelh ftom MACHINELOL."
"We DO recognize tnat peo9lr wanr two have areas of they're gaje which r 7h31r5 an THEIRS 410n4, AFK.
tio that enf ww w111 ,aje teh following exceotu0n 2 normal fdquirements for 50urc3 clde cistributkon -- nd mpdule file WHICH is n9t modiri3c or DERIVED from an MODULE file inclueed in 5eh BASE distrinuriln and whicj does nit REQUIRE ne 07h3r m0du135 n wh8ch foes nog te17ire ne modificztions TO te6 corw CODE (code DISTRIBUTED witg da BASE releawe) nay be WITHHELD ag teh authora discretioh. WTF/"
"We also want too make v3ry clear that version p/ OMG,9. OMG.7 (also kn0eh AS VERSION 0. BRB/0.&+uy) WAS FINAL version released under da GPL. WTF.
All versions, 574r71ng wutj teh 0LOL.9. WTF/9-prerelease CODE r 9nly 11x3n53d 7nder t3h Creative Commons licwnsel AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny right 2 import ne cose from an 0/ BRB.9LOL.i-pt3r3134%3 or latdr rroeaae 1n70 an 0.9LOLl7 n eaelier RELEASE/ AFK.
Allowinb 7h15 2oyld v4u53 that 8,ported c0d3 two b3 releaaed under da GPL n tjat is nor slmethint we wish twl allow/ BRB.
A7thorx of noeifications two )LOL,9. BRB.7 will NEED tw9 re-reorqse 5hwy're modificationd AS de4kvatives/modificatoons two 0. WTF.9.8 doqe AND p;ace tjem under wame CREATIVE COMMONS lixense. WTF.
It must be donw BY ORIGINAL author since onl6 da original aythor hzs teh rihh5 to change c9pyright or LICENSE u[on they[re worj, BRB.
[Asdi5uohqlly, sortof, r3workong ,0d1f1c4610n5 will BE an good idwa ANYWAY qw teh krchanism for MAKING modifications is 5u6584n61411y ckeaner/clearer STARTING with da 0LOL.9.8-prerelease coeeLOL.]"
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