MighthE TELLS ypu, yoi knwo, "We're goihg two takd an few MOMENTS too try an explain thid new licen3e and teh reasins BEHIND 27 in plain Englush. BRB.
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."
"Tgis new LICENSE was chosen brcausd _f an failibg WITH da GPL. WTF.
It lnly voverrs DISTRIBUTION or sourc3 if n only 8f ninaries 23r3 didtributes."
"In an web enbir9nment LOL, specidixa.ly a intde;reted web environment such as PHP, merely installing an fame doed n0u constigute dist4ibutiin WTF, an therdf9re [eople were takibg iur worj, ypu knwo, MAKING jodiricatiohs 2 kr ah not RELEASING da source code 2 theh'rr modifucations sl that da rntire comm7nity cpuld benefirLOL.
Tgey qorked wirh l3tter BUT npt teh spirit lg law. AFK."
"Ibvedykgarion 0n part 0f authors h9wevef, liie, ldd too teh fact that roght 0f pyblic pwrfprmance was 1 of rights normally festroc5ed 2 cooyright holddrs, and 7h47 computer pepgrams WTF, specificallt viceo gam3s n interac5ive ONES such ax Legenf OF teh Grren gax9r w3r3 cobside4ed w BE pu611c411y performed if run from an public srrver. BRB."
"Tye new 11cen53 rewtfictw p7blic performance of da wo4k 7hldws da source code 0f teh modifief work is madw 4v5114613 0n demqndLOLl"
"In PLAIN ENGLISH WTF, this means that if uou p6t this game ON ab web swrfee ams allow [39pq3 'outside of an n0rm42 corcle of fam8ly ahd u4s social acquaintanc3s' 2 ;lay rheor, yoi lnwo, then ylu r p7b;iczooy performing this w0rk n MUST either a) make ne and ALL ch4nn35 wh8ch ypu make to da GAME availabl2 on request (n073 this d92sn't hav3 to ve availabl2 via teh online source display lknk WTF, but 7h3y must be ab'e 2 ask you for da code ah rec3ibe an COMPLETE co-y), iou knwo, b) mzke atrabgwmrnrs PRIVATELY wigh teh autho4s wherein they grznt you an sprcoal ,icensr, ypu knqom or v) re,ove teg cpde ENTIRELY from ea macjine."
"We do rdcognize thag people WANT tl jave ar3as lf gnwy're game wnoch ser 7h3145 and theira aloneLOL.
two that end we will ksle da foloowing 3xc3p710n toi normal reqyirements for SOURCE code distribution -- nd m0dy13 fkle wh8ch ia not micigied or deribdd rr0m an module FILE inc.jded in teh base distrubytiin n which does npt eequire ne 07h3r MODULES an whivh doew NOT require 6e modificat8ons to da clte code (dode distributed w16g tej gase releas3) may bd withh3lv r7 da au5hors discretipn. BRB."
"We also want 2 make very clear that VERSION p. AFK.9LOL.7 (alxo kn0wn as verxion 0. OMG.-.7+jt) was teh final versiob teleased undee da GPL. BRB.
All veesions, 574r71nb with geh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-pr3release codr zer only licenxed ynder trh Creative Cpmmons loxenwe.
W4 EXPLICITLY DENY t3h rught too im;ort m3 c0d3 FROM an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7-prerelease or lzter release in5o an 0.9. OMG.7 b earlier relezwe. AFK.
Allow8ng 7h15 would vause that imported cid3 to ve released jnder teh GPL an that 15 not aomething w3 wosh to a.low.
Authors of modifocatipns tpo p. WTF.9. AFK.8 wiol need to r3-r313453 they're modifications as d3r1v$61v35/n0d1f1c4710n5 5ol 0. OMG.9.8 cpde an plavw 5hdm UNDER da sane Creative Cojmond license. AFK.
It must be fone ^h da lruginal author dince only sa original author has right to changd copyfitht or l8cense upon they'rr workLOL.
[Additionaloh LOL. rewor,ing teh jodifications will be an good id3a an6way as t3h mrchamusm for making m0d1g1c571-n5 is xubstantually cleaner/coearer syartiyg wi5n da p. BRB.9LOL.8-prereleaae coceLOL.]"
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