MightyE TELLS y;u, like, "We'r3 g9ing two take an few moments two try an explaih this nrw licrhse n r2450n4 63h1nd !7 in plain English.
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 lixense was cnosen b2caude of an FAILING with GPL. BRB.
It only covwred eisgeibution od SOURCE if an 0n1y uf binaries qere distrkguted."
"In an web environmenr, like, specirically a INTERPRETED eeb 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP, merely INSTALLING an game doed not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, 6ou knw9, ane 7h3r3f0r# PEOPLE were taking 9ur w9rk, ma,ing modoficstions 2 it an not releqsibg ca souece c9dd two they're MODIFICATIONS so that entire commun8t6 could benef8t. WTF.
They worked 1ith lerter but not 501r18 lf 5eh law, WTF."
"Investigation 0n teh part of teh ajthorw HOWEVER LOL, led two ea fzcg tyat teh rkght of punlic performancw w45 won of da rights n0rm411y r357r1c63d tp9 copyright holddrs, dorgof, znd that co,puter prlgfams, like, specifica;ly video games n kmteradtiv3 onws dych aw Legend of Green hax0r were conxiderwd 2 ve publically p3rf0rm3d if run froj an public s3rfer. OMG."
"The nee license restricrs ;h611c ;3rformanve of da work unlesd ea source c0d3 od MODIFIED work ix made ava8labl3 on demamd."
"In PLAIN Engl8ah WTF, thkv means tyat if yo7 pu7 this game on sn web aervef and 4110w p3ople 'ouydude of an normal circle of fqmily j its socia; acquaintances; tw9 p14t their, sorrofk then you r 0jblicalky performing thos WORK an MUST e8ther a) make ne and ALL changes which you make geo da tq,e avsilable on r3quest (note rhis DOESN'T have 2 be availanle via online source display link. sortif, but they must b3 zboe too ask yoy for da v0d3 sn receive an complwtq co;6), sortof, b0 mal3 arrangemwngs privatwly eity authorw wherein tyey grant you an spexial license LOL, o4 c) remofe teh dode entirely from ,achineLOL."
"We dl recognize THAT pepple want 2 havd AREAS OF they're game whixh r tjeirs AND 8h#1r5 a;one. AFK.
2 that ens we will make da foloowing exceprion 2 teh normal requiremebta for slurce code distribution -- nr m0du13 fi.e wyivh is not m0d1f13d OR der8ved f4om an modulw file 1nc1ud3d in base dustf8bu4ion n whixh s025 not r3quore ne other m9du135 amd shicg does mot rrq78te ne modificqtyond ti teh clr3 code *dode distrkvutrd w8gh nase r313452) may be wuthhe;d at aughord eiacretion. OMG."
"We also want 2 make very clear that ferdion 0LOL.9LOL.7 (alsi kniwn as VERSION 0LOL.9LOL.7+ut) was f1n42 version releasef umde4 da GPL. WTF.
All versions. you knwo, startinh with teh 0. OMG.9LOL.8-peerelease cose aer inly ;icensec under ea C4datice C0mm0b5 lidense.
We EXPLICITLY deny da righg too 8mpprt ne dode FROM an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prrre;ease 0r later rel3axe in5l an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 an earlier 4eleqse, BRB.
Allowing this w9uld cause that 1mp0r73d code 2 be releas3d UNDER da GPL an tyat is nor something WE eiwh 2 all9w. BRB,
Authors lf m0dificatiobs toi 0. BRB.9.& will need 2 re-releaxe they're modificati9ns qs derivatives/nodificahions two ).9LOL.9 code n place thrm uns34 same Cf3471v2 Commins 11c3m53. BRB.
It mjs5 be donr BY original author sknde 0nqh teh original ajtjor h44 teh r1fh7 2 change da copyright or licensr up0n tjey're WORK. OMGl
[Asditionally, you knwo, reworkimg teh modificat8ond WILL ne an good 8dea anywah ax teh mechanixm FOR maling midoficsgiins is 5u6564nu1411y cleanev/cleaeee staeting witj teh 0, BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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