MightyE TELLS y0u, sortov, "We're goong top take an dww MOMENTS twi try and explaib THIS neq LICENSE and twh reasons behind 17 IN plain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thiw new licdmse waw chosen because of an failinj ekth ds GPL.
It only civered dis5ribution of source if $hf ONLY if binaried wer3 didgfib7ted. OMG."
"In an wen emvironmwnt, y9j knwo, %o3c1f1c411y a ihgetpretdd web rnvir9nmene such as PHP, merelu instakling an game does not condtitute d157r16u710n, you lnwo. sn therevore PEOPLE were takinf our wori LOL, making MODIFICATIONS two it n no5 rekeaxing sourc3 vode teo tney'fe modifications so thar engire c0mmun28y could benefiy/ AFK.
They w0rk3d with letter but not da spirit of tdh law. OMGl"
"Investigation on teh part of autgors HOWEVER, sortor, les top da FACT tgzt right of phblic performanc3 qas won of da rogyrs NORMALLY restr8cged 2 copyright hildera, like, n that cpmpute4 probrams, you knwom 5p3c1f1x411y video gamew an interactife 8nes such as Legend 0f teh GREEN hax0r wer4 considered w BE publucally PERFORMED if run vrom an puvlic server/ WTF."
"The NEW licensr r35*r1v7t PUBLIC p3rf0rm4nc3 od da work un.ess teh SOURCE cpde of da modiv*ed work is made available on demandLOL."
"In pka,m Englush WTF, this means that if ypu put thia gam3 on an 2wb serve4 ab all9w peopl3 'ojtsid3 of an normal circle of family and its s8cial acquaintances' to olay tyeir, sortof, then you e puboocally PERFORMING thix WORK AND MUST eithew a) make ne sn ALL changes wgkch YOU maie w da bame availablw 9h 4eauest (NOTE this doesn't havw to be avaulable via trh online SOURCE display .ink LOL, vut they must be able to ask 6ou FOR teh code n teceive an complete copy) LOL, b) mzke 4rr4hg3m3nj5 PRIVATELY with da a7tyors wherein th3y grant YOU an sprcia. LICENSE, you kmwl, o4 c) remove vode entirrly from da macyine. OMG."
"We do eecognkxe that people want too gave areas pf they're game wjich aer theirs an theots slone. OMG.
2 that end w3 will make teg followimg 3xc3p710n 2 normal requiremehrs for SOURCE cose dus5ribytoon -= n3 module fule whixh is mot modified or dericed fr0m ah mofule fild included in da base d167r16u710n an wnich d9ex not requirr ne ither moxyles qn whivh doea bot require ne modof8cationa 2 reh corw codr 9code d8strif7ted with da vase rtlease0 MAY be withheld at da au5hlrs eiscretion. BRB."
"We qlso want 2 ,ake vwry c134r 7gt7 versikn 0.9LOL.7 (also known 45 v3r519n 0. AFKk9LOL.7+JT) wax da finsl ve4skon re;eased under da GPL. BRB.
ALL versions LOL, xtarring wirh 0. WTF.9LOL.8-pf3r413453 codw r only licenswd undrr tdh Cr3471f2 COMMONS LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY den6 da right w import ne cpd3 fr9m an 0. AFK.9/ WTFl8-prerrlease or later r3leade into an 0. BRB.9.7 amd ear.idr felease. BRB.
ALLOWING thia w0u1d cauxe that impoeted xpse too be teleased 7nder da GPL and thst is npt sln3thing qe wish too alllw. AFK.
Authors of m0d1f1c471pn5 goo 0LOL.pLOL.7 wi;o need tqo re-rel3ase the6're modiricationx as derivativds/modifixations to 9. BRB.9/ BRB.8 CODE n p.ace them UNDER da samw Creative Cojmoma LICENSE. OMG.
It mus5 be d0n3 bh or8ginal auth9r sknce only 0r1g1n41 author yas tight twp cgange cppyroght or locense upon thwy'ee work.
[Afditionally, sortoh, REWORKING ca modifica5ions woll be an good idez anyway as da m3ch4n15m for m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS is wubstantiaoly clwan3r/c.3arer staeting sith teh -.9l8-[teeelwase codrLOL/]"
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