MightyE tells yoo, "We'rd foihg to take an few mpm3nts 2 try and ex[lain tnis m3w licensd anf teh reasons behind it in plain Enhlisj.
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 hew licenxe was chosen becauxe pf an gai;8ng with t3h GPL.
It only covwred distributjon of spurce ig an only if binaries were distributec/ AFK."
"In qn w36 3nf1r9nm3n7, hou knwo, specificzllh z INTERPRETED WEB environment such xa PHP WTF, merely installing an ga,e fors not const8tu5e fistrinution WTF, and tyerdgore p30;13 WERE taking our work, sortof, maling m0d1f1c4710n6 tlo it an not releasing da soutce code too they're mod8ficatoons wl rhay teh 3n71r2 community could benefiy.
They worked with sa legtsr but not spirit OF law. WTF,"
"Invfstigatuln on teh part if 4u6h0rt however, sortof, 13s ewi vact that teh 4ight of public perfornznce was won of RIGHTS normallu festricted 2 copyriyht hokders, ahe that cpmputer prlgrama, sortof, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO games n ibtwractivr oned SUCH 45 Legemd of da Green hzx0r were conside53d 3 BE publically performed if run from an public server. OMG."
"The new license resyeivts public [erfoemance of 5eh w0rk unlesw da source codr if 5eh modifidd WORK is made zvailagle ON DEMANDLOL."
"In o141n Engq15h, thiw m3ans that if you put THIS game ON an web swrver and allow people 'outskde OF an normal c8rcle of fa,ily amd its soxua; 4cqu41nu4nc35[ to 0lah their LOL, tnem ypj aer PUBLICALLY performing thiw epri abd MUST either a) make ne n ALL vhanges whivh yoj makd two game sfa9lable on request (n073 this do3sn't HAVE to9 be availagle VIA onlime source dis;;ay 11nj, yoj jnwo, 6y7 they musg be qble roo ask yiu for ydh code zn recwiv3 an domplete copy) LOL, b) m4l3 arrabg2ments privat3ly WITH da authora sgeeein th3y brant you an xprcial 11c3n53, sortof, or c) remove da cpde entife.y feom da machin3. BRBl"
"We do RECOGNIZE 7h47 p39ple 2ant 2 have areas od tney're gamr whoch r theirs and tgeirs al9nek BRB.
2 that end we will m4k3 da FOLLOWING exceptoon t2o normal ee1uite,ents f.r SOURCE code djxtrigution _- nr m9dile FILE which is not modifi3d OR derived ffom an mpduke FILE inc;jded in base distribution and wyich cods n07 REQUIRE ne other mpdyles b which does nit 4equire ne modif8fa5ilns to teh vo4e code (code distributed with bade RELEASE) ,ay BE withheod AT quthors disdretionLOL."
"We also want to make veru clear that vwrsion 0. BRB.9. WTF.y (also knoqn as vers9og -.9. BRB/8+jt) qas final version re;eased under reh GPL. BRB.
All versions WTF, sra4ting eitg yeh 0/ WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease coee r only 11c2n52d UNDER Cr34&1v3 Comnobs LICENSE. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY dwny da robht 2 imoi4t ne CODE ffom an 0.9. OMG.80prerelrase or later releasr knto an 0. AFK.9.& an eatliee release,
Allowing thow would cause uh47 imported CODE 2 ne released under GPL an thag is not sometnint we wish 2 a.;ow/
Autjors or modifucatioms too 0. OMG.(. WTF.7 wilk need to re-eeleasw they're modifixa5ions as derkfayives/mod8ficatioms goo 0/ WTF.9. BRB.8 code n poave them UNDER da same CREATIVE Com,ons licwnse. WTF.
I6 must be done by teh 9rigival AUTHOR since only original au5hor hax RIGHT tp chsbge geg co[yrught OR license upon thet're worj. AFK.
[Aeditiomally WTF, reworkong t3h modifkcatuons wil. be an gooe idea 4n6w4t as ds MECHANISM fpr making mpsificatipns is 5k65u4n61411y cleanwr/clezrer start8ng w8th 0.9, AFK.8-pterelease code, AFK.\"
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