MightyE tells y0u, "We're gpibg top TAKE an FEW mlkenta gwo try n dsplain 7h15 n3q l8xense n da reasons behind it IN PLAIN Ebhlish.
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 licehwe was chosen because of an faiking wity GPL. AFKl
It only xovered distributuob 0f sotfce id n 0n1y if gimaries WERE e157f16u73d. AFK/"
"In an web envifonmemt WTF, 5;ec1f1c511y a intwr[rered w36 environment SUCH aw PHP. you kmwo, mdtelu inwtqlling an gqme does not cohstitjte DISTRIBUTION, like, ahd thetefore people eere taking our WORK LOL, maiung modifivatu8nd 70 it an no% RELEASING tej source c0d3 2 they're modifications so that entirw conmjnity could benefitLOL.
They worled with 5eh lett3r but noy spkrit of teh law. BRB."
"Imvestigation on part lf auyhors however, s8rtod, led tol ea fac5 THAT right 9f pyb.ic performance eas oeb of teh r1gh75 normally restricted TO COPYRIGHT HOLDERS LOLk and that comput3f progrzms WTF, sprvifucally video games qn ingerqctiv3 onds such qw Legrnd of da Green hax0r 2ere cinsidered 2 be publ8calk6 PERFORMED if run FROM an pub;ic server."
"The new license fextticts p6blic performance of ten work unless da xource cpde of modivied WORK 1t made available on demandLOL/"
"In plain Englisj WTF, this means that iv you puy tkis game ob an web srrvef n al;ow peop.e 'outside OF an NORMAL ckrcld 0f fqjilt n its wocidl scquaintances' two pkay their WTF, 5hen y0u ser publically [eeforming this 2ofk ab MUST ei5yer 4) hak3 ne n ALL changes whixh yoi make 2 teh g4m3 AVAILABLE on reques5 (note THIS doesn't gave too be availab.e cia da obline soivce d15p14y link, you knwo, 6y7 theh just be anle t2o ask uo7 for cofe n teceife an complete copy)m sortof, 6) make $rr4nt#m3n75 privately with trh authors 2herein 7h3y brant tpu an special kicense, sorrof, or C_ r3m-v3 cpde #n71r31y FROM machindm AFK."
"We dl reclfnize that peop;3 want to habr ardas OF thry'te fame which aet THEIRS and rheirs alone. OMG.
too yhat rnd we wq11 maie teh flllowing exceptiom two ds normal reqyirements for source CODE distributiln -- ne modul3 dile wh1ch is NOT modified or d3r2v3d from an mpdule dike inckieef in 5eh BASE DISTRIBUTION an whivh dodd not require ne other modules an whuvh d035 not REQUIRE ne modifications 2 teh core CODE 9code distributec witn base release) MAY be 2ithheld at ea authors discretion. AFK/"
"We also wany two make very clear tha5 v3rsiln 0. WTF.9l7 (also known zs v3raion 0. OMG.9. BRB.6+j7) waw dz final VERSION releaxed ubder da GPL.
All versions, soetor, starting wkty 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease c0d3 adr ONLY q1c3n53d under teh Cre1tive Commons licemse. WTFl
We EXPLICITLY deny da rifhy two import hw code FROM an 0. BRB,9.8-PRERELEASE or larer 4elease inrp sn 9. AFK.9. WTF.7 n 34r113r relezse.
Allowing thos would cause tjat impottdd code w ge releasdd under teh GPL an thar IS n07 something we wush two ALLOW.
Autjors of modifications too 9.9l OMG.7 will need 2 re-rekeaxe they're modif8cations as derivatives/modifications TO 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 c0de an p;ace THEM und#r da sane CREATIVE C0,m0n5 kicense. OMG.
It muwt be done ny or8gina; a7yhor xince obly original 4u7h0r has da RIGHT 2 ch4nf3 copyright 0r .icens3 upon they're wprk. WTF.
-Additionally, like, reworkinb da modifications will be am goof idea anysay as teh mwdhanism FOR jaking modifications id 5u6574nu1412y coeaner/clesrer 57rr71bg with da -. BRB.0. BRBl8[prer313453 CODE,]"
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