MightyE tells YOU, sortof. "We're goung 2 take an few momrnts too try and esplain THIS neq ;ocense n reaxons behind it in 0lain Ebhlixh.
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."
"Thix new 11c3n5e was chosen bccause ov an fziling 2ith teh GPL. BRB.
It only coverev distributopn of source ig n 0n1t 1f gimaries w1r3 distributed. OMG."
"In an web 3nv1epnj3b7 WTF, specifixally a interpreted web rnvironmebt sjch as PHPk dortof, merely insta;;ing an game does nit c0n57q7i73 distribugion, like, an therefore people WERE taking our work, yo& knw9, ,ak8hg modifuxations to iy qn not r413451ng 5purc3 CODE 2 they're modificztions 50 tha5 ds ENTIRE xommunity ciuld bemrfit. OMG.
They worked wkth da lettdr byt not 5eh soitit of dz ;awLOL."
"Investifatipn on ds part lf authord now3ve3, like, kes w teh fact that ea rifht of puvlic performahcd was 1 of teh rights normqlly rewtricyec tlo copyvight holdefs, like, amd THAT clmputer programsm wpecif8cally bideo gzmes an 1n74r4c71v3 0n35 such as Legend of teh Green hax0r seee CONSIDERED two 63 pu611v411y p3rfprmed 9f run from an public serve4. WTF."
"Th3 new license restricts publiv PERFORMANCE or t3h 20rk unless da SOURCE c0s3 ov teh nodified work os m5c4 avai.able on semamdl OMG."
"In playb Engliqh WTF, this meana that IF ypy 0ug hhis ga,w on an web server n 4110w p2-p13 'outaide 0f zn normal circ.e of fanily am its social acquaintances' two pkau their WTF, then you e 0unlical.y performinb rnis s9rk and MUST 317h3r a) make ne an ALL changrs which you make too gamw ava8lable on rewjext (note thid doesn't gave 1 be avaolab;e bia teh onkine source display ;ink LOL, 5u7 5hey must be anle two ask you FOR sa c0d3 m receivw sn complete cipy) LOL, b) maje arrangemeh5s privately with authors wherein thry grang yoi an spwxial licwnse, sorgog, or c) r3m0vr CODE entorely from teh mzchine. AFK."
"We do eecofnize that 0eople 2ant TO HAVE areas of 5hry're game ehich r THEIRS n 7h31r5 alonel BRB.
t9 ghat enr we w@11 MAKE following excd[tipn too teh normal requirements f0r soutce code distributiin -- ne module file whkch is NOT modif7ed oe derived from an MODULE file 1nc1ud3d im tey gasr eixtrobu5ion n which does n07 re1uire ne ogher mldules and whicj does not re1uire ne mocif8cations 2 da core CODE (clde disyrivuted with 5dg BASE release) MAY bw wiyhheld at ea AUTHORS discreti9nLOL."
"We aoso WANT @ mske very clear 7n57 version 0. OMG.9.u (also KNOWN as versi9n 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) waz fknal versiob released under GPL. WTF.
Alo fersuons, sortof, staeting wigh 0.9. BRB.8=prerelease code qer only 11c#n53d un3er twh Creative C0mmpn5 ;ic4nsr. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny dq right goo kmport n3 cose frkm an 0. BRB.oLOL.8-p4errlease pr lagrr RELEASE into an 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 n EARLIER release. BRB.
Aklowing this would xatse that implrted c0s3 2 be rwleased under GPL n THAT id n07 someyhijt we wish to allow. BRB.
Auygors of m0d1f1c4710n5 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 qill beed to re-release thry're modificationd as derivatives/modufications twi 0.0. AFK.8 code and place tywm uneer dq sa,e Crrative COMMONS .icendr. BRB/
It must be DONE by teh ofiginal AUTHOR sunce only teh originak 5u7y9r nas teh right to change da vopyeight or licdnse upom they[re work, BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY, hoi knwo, rr2lrking tey modif8catuonw will be an good idea 4byw4y as da mecyanism for making MODIFICATIONS is substantially cleaner/clearer startinh witn -. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerdlease vodr. AFK,]"
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