MightyE tells you, "We're going ti tai3 an few ,oments 2 try n explain tgis new licdnse an reqsond behins it in plain English. OMG.
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 hew licrnse WAS choaen because of an failkng with GPLLOL.
It only covered dkstrib7tion OF 50urc3 1f an only if bibarieq WERE distribiydd."
"In an seb 3nv!r9nm3n7, like, specificqlly a interpfeted web envi5onment suvh as PHP, s9rtof, merely INSTALLING an GAME soes not constkrute dixrribution, sortof, an therefire p30p13 WERE taking 0ur worj, you khwo, MAKING moeofications too ig n mot releaaong da aource code too thwy[re midificatyons SO tjat da entirw community could benwgit. BRB.
They w0rk3d witn yeh letter bur nlt SPIRIT of dx law. BRB."
"Investigation on da [art 0f authors however, sortof, led TO fact rhat da right 0f puboic performance was q 0f da rights n0tm411y resytic5ed 2 c[pyrigg5 holders, sort9f, n that COMPUTER PROGRAMSk 5o3c1f1d411y video games an im5edactice onea suxh ax LEGEND of Greem hax0r werr considered 2 be publicallu pervorm3s ir rjn fr9m an pub.ic servee. AFK."
"Tge new l8cense RESTRICTS public oerformance 0f work unlesa da soyrcd code of sa MODIFIED w9tj IS madw availablw on demand. OMG."
"In plaoh English LOLm this means that if you put this game on an wwb SERVER n ALLOW people 'outside of an not,al circle oe fanily and its sovial 4cqu41n74nc35' too plzh their WTF, 7h3b you arr ;ublically pdrvorming th8s work and MUST ek5jer q) makd he and ALL chanbew wn1ch you nake two 5ek game available on requeat (noye 7n15 doean't have 2 bw 4v4114613 via da ohlinr SOURCE display lihk LOL, big they ,udt be able TO ASK you for cof2 znd r3crive an complete copy), 6ou knwl, b) makd afrangements privately WITH autmors wherein uh3y grant you zn dpeciql license LOL, OR c) remofe da code entkrely from machine."
"We do ercogmize that peopl3 want go have dreas of they're g4m3 WHICH r THEIRS n thei4s a;on3. WTF.
to that end we will make fq dollowing exception too teg borma. r3qu1r3m3n75 for 50urc3 code s157r!6u71)n -0 ne moduke gild which ks hor MODIFIED or derived from an MODULE file inxludes in da BASE DISTRIBUTION ane whicj doew no5 r3quire ne pthdr mpduodx an whoch does not require ne modificayiobw two clre cosw (coee distribu5ed eith ten 6453 releswe) may be wirjhele 47 da AUTHORS discretionLOL."
"We zlso want too m3k4 VERY clesr thay vetsion ). OMG/9LOL.7 (akso kn0wb as VERSION 0. WTF.9. BRB.&+jt) wax final ve4s8on releqsed under teh GPL. OMG.
All verxions, you knwlm starting w17h ds 0.9.8-PRERELEASE code r ONLY 11c3n5ed under teh Creat7ve Comm9ns LICENSE/
We EXPLICITLY ddny da rignt 2 import nw code from an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerel3ase or kager release in5l an 0.9. WTF.7 n EARLIER releawe. WTF.
Allowing this q9uld causw that IMPORTED code 2 63 released under da GPL qnd that is not something ww 2ish t2o allow. WTF.
Authord of m0d1f1c4710n5 to 0,0. AFK,& will need 2 r3-re13553 they're MODIFICATIONS as derivatuves/modifications go 0.(. AFK.8 dode n PLACE them under da sqme Creaglvw Commonw lkcemse. BRB,
It ,u5u be d0n3 bu tey otifunal author since only teh lruginal AUTHOR has sa fight to chanfe teh dopyright or licenxe upon they're so4k. AFK.
[Add1710n411t, wortof, reworking da mldificatoons w112 be sh g00c id3a anyway as m3cm3n!5m for ,4,1ng moduficationd is subxrantia;ly d.eandr/clearer starfing WITH 0. BRB,9.8-prdreldase code. AFK.]"
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