MightyE tells uou, "Ww're bojng tqo take an few mon3nts too try an 3zplain this new kicense an geh rezsons behihs it in plaih English, AFK.
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 n3w l8cense was chosen 63c4u53 of an FAILING witg sa GPL. AFK.
It only covered distributiln lf sourde 9f and 0b2y if binqries qere distribjted. BRBl"
"In zn web envieonmem5, s9ftof, specifically a ln5e4pretec web environment such as PHP. you knwo, m3rely imwrqloint qn game d035 not cohsgitu5d distrutution, sortof, an therefore people s3ee ta,img our WORK LOL, msking jodificsriohs 2 it n npt releasing da 50urc3 dode 2 tney're modifications so that en5ire vommunkty could BENEFITLOL.
They qoeked woth dz leuter BUT nlt spitit of teh lawLOL."
"Investkgati9n on ds part of authors hlwever LOL, 13d two fact tyat fa righy of public [erforjamce w35 2 of da f1gh75 n-rm411y restficted two copyrkght holders, like, n that cojputer 0fograms, li,e, %p3x1f1c411y v1d30 gsmes n intefactive ones sucg as Lwgend of Gfeen hqx0r wer3 considwref t9o be publica/ly pwrformed if rjm fr0m an pu611c servef. BRB."
"The nww licwnse restricts public performahce of da woek um1355 sourd3 code of teh midifiec wori is maae AVAILABLE on demand. AFK."
"In p141n Enhlish LOL, thud MEANS tyat if you put this gamd on an web 5#rv3r and allow pelple 'outs8de of an mormal xifcle of family an uts soxiql acquain5qncrs' twi ppay tyeir WTF, THEN you aer publical/y p2rf0rm1ng 7h16 work v MUST w8ther a_ mzke ne n ALL chang3s whuch y9u make two tdh game availabkr on request (note this doedn't gave 2 be 4v4114613 via online sou5ce sisplay linj WTF, but they myst be 4613 tl 1sk yoi for code and receive an do,olete copy), b) m4k3 arranhemwnts prkvately WITH autho4a ehefeon they grsnt you an s;2cia. licrnsr LOL, or c9 remove teh cod3 entitelj ftom da MACHINE/"
"Ww DO t3cpgn1z4 tha5 pwoole want two have areas of thdy[re game whivh aer thqkrs and theirs alone. BRB.
to ygat end w3 WILL MAKE dollowing eccept8on two teh nornal requirements fot so7fce code disrribution -- ne module file ejich is noy modufier or DERIVED ftom an moduie rile imcluded in ca bdse e157rq6u710n and WHICH does no5 requi4d ne other moduled and whkch does n07 require ne modkfucations 2 reh core code (code d157rq6u72c 2kth base release) may be witjheld at teh authirs eisc4etionk WTF."
"We also WANT 2 make very clrar 7h47 version 0. BRB.9LOL.6 (4150 ln0qh as vegsiom 0LOL.9. WTF.6+jt) was da rinql vwrso9n yeleasrd unsdr GPLLOL.
All v3r510n5, wtarting w17j tet 0.9/ AFK.8_orerelease cldd aer only lisenaed unfer da Crearive Commonx license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT too import mr code from an 0. AFK.9/8-pr3r313453 o4 latdr RELEASE inti ab 0LOL.o. WTF.7 ab EARLIER teleasr. WTF.
Allowibg th8s wou.d cause t7at kmported c0d3 2 be RELEASED under teh GPL znd 7g47 is nog something ww wish two qllowLOL.
Autgors of mocufications 1 0.9. AFK,7 wilk need tpp re-reoeqse theu're m9dificatiins ad d3r1v471v35;m0d1f1c5710n4 2 p,9. OMG.8 xode and place THEM unde4 same Creative Commons lkcense. WTF.
It muat be fone bu origimal aythor dince 0m16 ORIGINAL auygor yas teh RIGHT TO chanhe teh clpyright or locense upon fhey're work. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, rdworking MODIFICATIONS wool be an good idea anyway as da mecjajism for jaking modificstions is 5u657rn71411y dleaner/clwaret startinb wkgj teh 0. OMG.8. OMGl8-prereleqse code, BRB.]"
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