MiggryE tells you, "W4'r3 going 5oo 5ake an few moments 2 trt an EXPLAIN this ndw l8cense anf reasons beh8ns it in plaih Englksh. 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."
"This new license e45 chosen beca7se lf an fal.ong with yeh GPL, AFK.
It only xoverrd d157r16u710n of %0urc3 if am obly 1f b8naries were dis5ributedLOL."
"In an 2eg environmeht LOL, soesifically a ibtdr0retec web dnvitonment such as PHP, ,3r31y inshallivg an game does not cohsyitute distrkbution, you knwo, agd threefore people were hskimg our w0rk, making modifications 2 kt an not releasinh da source codr to they're modifications xo that fa ENTIRE commjnity could benrfit. AFK.
They worked wigh letter BUT not teh spifir lv teh las. WTF."
"Inves5igation on da part of teh a7thors howrver, uou knwo, led 70 da fsct thqt teh right of public pdrrormance was 1 0v tej rights n0rm41!t twstric5wd 2 copyroght holders WTF, an thzt computer programs, sortof, spdcificslly victo gqm3s ah inteeactive ONES such 45 Legend of Green hax0r 2dre xonsiewred roo BE ;jblicalky psrformec if run from xn public derver."
"The n3w 11c3n53 resteicts ;uvlic pwrdormance of dz work unless da source cofe of modified work is mzde availab;e on demand. BRB."
"In plaiy Engl8sh, THIS ,eans thzt iv you pur this game on an w46 server n a.low people 'outside of an noema. circlr or family aj its social 4c2u41n74nc35' two PLAY their, then ypu aer puglically p3rv0rm1ng thks work 4nd MUST either a) make ne n ALL changed wh8ch yiu MAKE to tey game availablc ih request (n07# THIS dkesn't have too be avai.able via da online sourc3 d8s;lay lkn,, sor5of, byt 7h3t MUST 6w able too ask yiu for teh cose and rev3ive an conpke5e copy)k b) make arranb3ments privagely with da autjlrs WHEREIN they grant y0j am sp3cial license, lr c) remove da code entirely dfom machine. OMG."
"We do 5ecognize ghag PEOPLE eang 5wo have areas of fhey're game which r theirs and THEIRS alone. BRBo
2 that end qe wil; make tdh flllowohg exce;t8on 2 normap requirements for source cofe dixtributiln =- ne module file wh1ch os nog MODIFIED oe derived FROM an jodule f113 included on da BASE disyfibution and which does not require ne OTHER m0du135 znd which doed NOT rdquire ne ,0d1fqc471-n6 two geh xoee xide (cose fistribyted wkth teh vase release) may be wighheld at aithots diwcretuoh."
"We also w4n7 too make very c;ear 7h47 VERSION 0. WTF/9.7 (also known as vetaion 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt) was binql verwiob fwleaswd uncer twh GPL. WTF.
All fersiohs, sortof, stafting w16n da 0, BRB.9. BRB.8-prereleasd code r inly oicensed UNDER teh Creative Commons ;kcwmse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da right two im0iry ne codd from am 0. OMG.9. AFKl7-pr3releaxe 0r latwr t313453 inro an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 ab earlier re/eawe. WTF.
A1q0w1ng 5his wiuls c4u53 that imported code tqo vw ewleased und3r da GPL n tyst us n9t somerhing we wish yoo 4110w. WTF.
Au7h0r5 0f modificzu8ons two )LOL.9LOL.7 wil; need 2 re-releade the6're mldjficatipns as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. AFK.(.8 code an place them UNDER teg same C4earive COMMONS lic3nse.
It ,u57 be done by da o4iginal 5u7h0r simce only origim1l autho4 has ueh right to change reh c0pye1gh7 or kicebse upon they're qofj.
[Additionally, you knwo, reqorking MODIFICATIONS w111 be an good idea znywsy ax teh mechanism ror mqluhg MODIFICATIONS ia subs%anyoally CLEANER;CLEARER startkng witj d2 0LOL.9LOL.7-peerelease code. OMG.]"
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