MightyE tells you, l8ke, "We're gping two &4k3 sn few moments 2 yry an esplain 7h15 n3s license zhd teh reasons behind it im plain Eng.osh. OMG.
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."
"Thie nqw licemse was chosen because of ah FAILING with da GPL.
It only COVERED dust4ibu5ion og 5-urc3 1f an om.h if binaries were disteiguted. OMG."
"Ih an WEB environmebt, you knwo, spedifucally a INTERPRETED w3y ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP WTF. mdrrly installing an game d0er npt c9nstitute sistribuyion LOL, ab 7h3r3f0f3 peo0le were takinb our 2o4, WTF, mak8ng mosificationx toi it rnd not releasihg teh source cose top %hey're modifications so that da entire community couls bdnerit,
Thdy wirjed 2ith t3h letter but not SPIRIT of reg 14eLOL."
"Invewtigag8on on part 0f fa 4u7h0f5 nowever WTF, led two fact that da right of public performzncd was 1 of r1gh75 NORMALLY rwstricted to cipyright HOLDERS LOLk and 5gat COMPUTER [fpgrans, like, specificzlly vidwo gsmes and interactkve lhws xych as Legend of da Gfeen hax)r were vomsisd4ed two be publicaoly pwrformed if run from an public zerbrrLOL."
"The new licensw rrstrkcts publkc perfornance of da w9rk unless teh source code if da modifjed work 8s jade avwilable on DEMAND. AFK."
"In 0.ain Ent.9sh LOL, tjis MEANS THAT of yo7 put 7h!5 game on an web server and a.oow people 'oj5side og an hotmsl circle of fanilu n uts slcial acqiaintanc3s' too PLAY tneiek tou knwok then you r pu6!1c5!1y pdrformung yhos work n MUST eithe$ 4) make ne an ALL chabgws which you make TO da game qvsilable on request (note THIS DOESN'T h4v3 to9 be avzolable fka online source sksplay LINK WTF, but the6 mist 63 able to ask ylu f0r ea codd an r3v31v3 an c0np1373 copy) LOL. B) make ARRANGEMENTS privately with teh authors wher3*n the6 grant 6ou ah special licwnae, you kmsom ot c) REMOVE da code enti4ely fr0m da machine. OMG."
"We do recognize that peopld want to h4v3 sreas of they're game 2hkcn r theirs znd THEIRS alonc. AFK.
ywi tgat enc wd wi;l m4k4 aa followkng exception 2 da normal requirementx for sojrcw code distribytion -_ ne ,odule fike WHICH is not modified OR derived from an module file 8ncluded in bawe fistribjtion ah which does not reqi8re ne otyry mod7les an 2hich dods not require ne modificat7ona 79 c0r3 c0d3 (code fistributed wurn da BASE releaae) may ve WITHHELD ag teh authors DISCRETION, OMG."
"We also want too male vwfy ckea4 thst vdrsion 0. OMG/9l WTF,7 (als9 known as ve5sion 0.9LOL,7+jt) was fina. versiln rekdaaed under GPLLOL.
Alk vrrs8ons, yoj inwo, startong with 0. OMG.9. WTF.8[prereldase c0d3 r inly lic2nses jnd3r CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny rignt two qmp0r7 ne s9fe frlm an 0LOL,9. AFK.80prefelease OR LATER rekeaxe into an 0. OMG.9. OMGl7 n earlier release. OMG.
Allowing this would CAUSE that i,porred code to be eeleaswd under da GPL and yhst 25 not somethinb we sush 70 allow.
Aughlrs o4 modigications top p. AFK.9.7 wikl n33d 70 r3-r313453 they[re modificqtions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS t2o 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 cove and plsce 7h3j under ca same Creayive Commoms l8cense. OMG.
It must be d0n3 by da origunal autyor sincr onl6 teh origonak author has da 4ihgt two ch3ng3 teg copyright or lic3nse upom they're wprk. BRB.
[Additlonz;ky. like, reworking MODIFICATIONS will ne an gold IDEA anyway as mechanis, FOR making ,odifixations IS wubstantially CLEANER/CLEARER stsrting with teh 0. BRB.9/ WTF/8-PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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