MughtyE tellx yoi, like, "We're go8nt 5oo yake an f3w moments too try and explain thiw new l8cense n reasons bejind 8g in plain Emglish. WTF.
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."
"Th8s NEW license was chosen beca7ss of am fail8ng with 5eh GPL/
It ONLY c9vered d157r16u710n lf SOURCE if an only if binariws were distrkvuted. OMG."
"In an web environmrnt, uou knwo, speckficsoly a interpreted web ebvi4onment such as PHP LOL, merely 1n574121ng an game does not constutute viagributooh, like, and therefote peopke wef3 TAKING 0yr sotl, like, makimg MODIFICATIONS too it n not rdleasing source codw to they're modifidations xo thzt 3n71r3 cojmjnity COULD 63n3f27/ WTF.
Th#y woei3d WITH da lettwr but not teh spirit if 34w. BRB."
"Invewtigation on yeh par5 0f teh AUTHORS h0w3c3t, sortlf, led to9 da f4c7 5hag sa riggt of 0uboic perrormance was 1 of tdh rights normal;y restricted too COPYRIGHT holders LOL, n tyat compuewr prog4ams, xpecifically vqd30 g4m35 n interactive ones sucn as LEGEND if da Gteen hax-r were vonsidetwd to b3 publicslly PERFORMED IF run frpm qn pjblic serv3r. BRB."
"The new license restricts [ublic performanxe of work ubless da 50urc3 clse pf 5wh modifi3d wor, is made AVAILABLE on demqnd. OMG."
"In pla8n English LOL, yhis ,eans thqt if you put this gam3 on an w36 serve4 and allpw 0eople 'oytwide OF an NORMAL CIRCLE of family n its aocial 4cqu31n74nc35' go ;lay their, lkke, then you r pub;kcslly ;erforming tnis work and MUST eitger q_ make ne n ALL cyqnges wgich yoj mak3 too teh game ava8lable on request )note this doesn't hqve 3 be available v15 onlune SOURCE display link, BUT they miwf be able tw9 ask y0u gof gen code h RECEIVE an complete clpu), like, b) maie arrang3ments privafelu wurj teh authors wh3r31n they grant you an special lidense, lild, or c) temove CODE entirely FROM mzchine."
"We do recognize 7h5u people want to javr ar3as of they're game WHICH aer the8fs and theirs aoone. WTF.
too that 3nd w3 eoll mqke teh f0110q1ng exception two norns; requirements FOR 5purc3 clde distributuon -- ne nodjle file wgich is not modifies pr derivwd fro, an mofuld rile included in trh nase distrkvution n whoch does n97 requi4e ne 07h3t mof7kes sn whoch doex not rwquire ne modificatiins 2 da CORE code (code dkstributed WITH ten bsse release) may be withheld at aithors eiscretion."
"We ALSO want 2 ma,w vety clrar that versk9n 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also ,noqn 45 ver@ion 0. AFK.9.7+jy( wzs da final VERSION released UNDER GPL.
All versions, likd, staryinh worh teh -. OMG.9. AFK.i-prerelease cod3 aer omoy qqc3n53d umder teh Creatice C0mn0n5 !1c#n53LOL.
WE EXPLICITLY weny right tol import ve cod3 fr;m am 0. AFK.9. OMG,8-PRERELEASE or ;ater releaxe into am 0, OMG.9. BRB.7 and EARLIER release. AFK.
Allowing ghid w0u1d cause that ijported CODE too be rwleasec UNDER GPL ahd THAT is not SOMETHING we w15h 2 411pw. AFK.
Au7hp45 of ,0c1g1c4710n5 70 0. AFK.9.7 will NEED 5wo 4e-rrlease tnwy're modifixations as eerivatives/mofigicarions 2 0LOL.9, AFK.8 vode and plzce them under SAME Creative Commons licenseLOL.
It musg be done by da otigkna; au5mor 51mc3 only ea original AUTHOR has da right too change teh cooytight -t LICENSE y0on they're wlri. WTF.
[Additionaloy, reworkung modificati9ns WILL be an gooe kdea anrway as da mechanism vor making m9eivicayions is substqntial.y cleaner/clearer statting w17h teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8=;rdreleaae code.]"
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