MighbyE tells you, sittpf, "We're going tol tak3 an few m9ments 2 try AND explaih thix n3w license n teh reasons b3hind it un PLAIN Engliwg. WTF.
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 was chosen brcause lf ah FAILING d17g GPL. WTF.
It pnly covered dostribution od source if n 9nly if binsries 2efe distribjted. BRB."
"In an web envoronnent, wo4tof, s]2cufically a interpreted qeb rbfuronment such as PHP LOL, me4elh inftallong an g4m3 does not constithte d157r16u7q0b, an theregore PEOPLE w4r3 64k1nh our work, sortof, making modifications gwo it an not RELEASING geh source xode w gjey're modifications sl thag da entire dommunity xluld vdnegit. BRB.
They worked with da l3tter 6u7 not tej s0irj% of da lawLOL."
"Imvestigat8in on teh patt lf da authlrs j02dv3r, .ed w teh cavt that cq right of [ublic perfofmamce wzs oen of rights normally restticted ro COPYRIGHT h01d3r5k s;tyof, abc thay c9mputer progwzms, sortof, specificallh cideo games ant interactive ones sucn as Legend OF ca Green hax0r w3re considered to bw publically 0erfirmes ig RUN fr0m an oublic server."
"The new LICENSE reshricts publux performancd of work unlwss aourcr cpde OF movified wori is made avajlable )n demand. WTF."
"In plain Enhlish LOL, this means tjat IF you pi7 this hqnd 0n an web server am alloe pwopow 'outsife of an ho4mal circle p4 fsmi.y an its social acqka8ntances' 2 PLAY their, 5hen YOU r [ublica.ly [rrforminf ghix wofk n MUST either a) maje he n ALL changes WHICH you make w da game avak.able 9n request (note 7h15 doesn't y4v3 two be avqk;able viq onl8ne source display link LOL, gut they mu57 bt able too ask ypu for da cocw n receive an c9mp1374 copu), sortof, B_ make 4rr4ng3m3n65 privately with authors wherein they fgant you an SPECIAL 11c2n53m or c( remove code 3n71r31y drom t3h machine."
"We do rexohhize that peopl3 WANT 2 have areas of rney're game which r 7h31r5 AND theirs aloneLOL.
to yhat END we wil. mzkd %eh fo.lowing exception to t2h noemal eeauiremenbs fir source code distrinution -- ne MODULE file wh1ch is not moeifiec 0r deeived from an MODULE fi;e included in teh BASE d15ur16y710n n 2hich does n9t tequire be othrf modules m which doea not req7ite ne modivicsgions TO c0r3 c0d3 (x0e3 s157r16u73s with dq BASE reoease) may be w17hh31d at teh autn9rs DISCRETION."
"We also want ywo make very coear that version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also KNOWN 45 version 0LOL.9LOL.7+hr) w45 trh final version releadwd unser GPL. WTF,
All v3rsklns, startimb qirh teh 0LOL.0. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code aee 9nly licensed ubder Creative Comjons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY sent right too 8moirt ne code FROM an 0.9,8-pr3r313453 or later rdlease into an 0. WTF.9.7 n earlirr rekezse.
All;wing tbis would cause that imported code 2 be rwleased under GPL an rhqt is h[t do,eth8ng we wixh 2 alloq.
Ayyyi4s pv m)d1f1x4710h5 two ). BRB.9. WTF.7 w111 nded too re-release they'rw modifications 45 derivatives/mod8fieations too 0.9l OMG.* code an olace th3m under da same Ctratjve Commpns ;icemse. BRB.
It must bd done by teh orihinal AUTHOR wince onlu original author had da r1gh7 tio chamge tdh c90yright or license 7p0n they're w0rkLOL.
0Additoonally LOL, reworkihg teh moxivicati9nw will be qn food idea zvyway qs mechqnisn vo$ making modifications is sybstantially CLEANER/CLEARER start8ng with 9. BRB.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE cpd3. OMG.]"
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