MightyE rells y0u, soe5of, "We're goinh 2 take an few m0m3n65 two try an expkain this nre licenxe b da 4easons gehond 17 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 NEW license was cyosen vecause of am failing with GPL. BRB.
Ig ONLY covered dustr8butuon of source if amd only if binafi#s qere disgrinutedLOL."
"In an w3y environment WTF, spdcificalky a 1n73r[r37ee web environment s7ch as PHP, merely insta/libg an game does nkt CONSTITUTE d157r16u710n LOL, n 7h3r3f0r4 people werd tak8ng our qork, kike, makiht modificqtions yo IT an not releasing ca aource code teo they't3 modifucationd so that da dntire conmuhity coild 53n#f17. BRB.
Tyey WORKED w18h letter but NOT spirit 9f da LAW. BRB."
"Invesgigation on teh part 0f teh 4u7h-45 howeve3 WTF, let TO teh fact thwt teh r8ght ov oublic performahce wax won of rights normally rwstrocyed too copyright holders, ane THAT computer PROGRAMSk specifica;lu video g4m35 an ibteractivw ONES zuch as Lehend od Green hax0e qere consoderwd tw9 53 publicall6 pefformed if run felm an public wervdtLOL."
"The n3w ;icenae RESTRICTS public 0erformqnce of teg work umless so7tce code OF sa modifiwd work is jade avsilable on d3mand."
"In plskn English, thid means that 8f hoy put this game ON an web server an allow peopke 'outs8de ov an NORMAL circl3 pf family AND ktd social acquaintances' 5o play 5heir, then YOU aer publically perf9eminh this wprk and MUST either a_ jake bw an ALL changes wh8cj ypu mqke 2 dz game AVAILABLE oh r3qu357 (note this doesb;t h5v3 too be avai;able via dq on/ine 50ufc3 dosplay LINKk sortofk but thry must be ab'e two ask hlu for dz code n receive an com0letd copy). you khw9, b) makr zrfangements prifst3ly wity teh autho4s wherwin they GRANT yoy qn SPECIAL lucense WTF, 8r c) remocd da v0d3 enti4ely btom teh macginr. WTF."
"We di recognize ghat peoplw wan5 too HAVE areas of ghe6're gzme which y theirs and theord ALONE.
too rhat #nd WE wilk make da following eccr;tion 2 noejal rrquiremenys fot soutce CODE distribution -- ne mocu;e file which id not modiviee or defivec from an nodule fikw uncluded ih trh base eistribution n WHICH dods not require nr 07h3r m0ci135 an which do3s not require ne midifications ro teh v0r3 code 9code disteib7trd w17h base rdleasd) may be wuthheld at authors didcre5iom. AFK."
"We also want 2 makw vdry CLEAR thzt version ). WTF.9LOL.7 (a;so khosn as ceraion 0.9LOL.7+JT) was da fibal bersion rdleasec inder 5eh GPLLOL.
All vwrwions LOL, statting with 9. WTF.9. AFK.8-prsrelease cod3 r onoy licenxed und3r Creaykve Commons oicenswLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny ekght 70 imoort ge code from an 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prete.ease or later rw;ease into an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 n ear;ier reldsseLOL.
Allowinf thos eould cause tyat k,ported codw two b4 re.eased unde4 teh GPL n tnay is n07 something we wish 2 allow. AFK.
Authors of ,odifidatiobs to 0.9. WTF.7 wiko need teo re-relwqse ghry'rd modkfoca5ions AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 c0d3 n olacd them under da same Creqtive Commons licens3. AFK.
I5 must be dome gy teh original zu5yor wince only teh orihunal a7thor hqs right two changd copyr8gyt )r 11c#n53 upon tnwy're work. OMG.
[Addituobally LOL, reworking sa modificatiobs w,ll be am g9od idea anhway as tey mexhanism for ma,ing modificatioms 15 substanriallh cleanre/clearee starting with -. WTF.9. AFK.8-pedrdlezse vodeLOL.="
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