Might6E twllx you LOL, "We're goong two take an few miments two 7fy an explain 7h14 new license anc teg reaaons brhind ir in p141n English.
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 kicense 2as chosen because if an fail8ng eith da GPL. AFK.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of source if an only if 61n4r!#5 w#re d1%7f16u73d. AFK."
"In an wtb envkepmmebt LOL, spedifically a unterpreted web envirpnment such as PHP LOL, mwrely installunb an game does not coyz5itute distribution WTF, an therefore ;eo[le WERE TAKING ouf WORK LOL, MAKING ,pdifkcations 2 it n not releasing source code 3 they're midificarions do ghat dz entire clmmunity c0u1f benefit,
Tney wprked with teh letter but not spirit of ds law, BRB."
"Investigatkib on teh PART or teh aitgors hosever LOL, led tso teh favy that da rihhr or public performance was won of da rithts np4ma/ly RESTRICTED too copyright h01d5r5, sortof, an that dom[uter pr9gr4m5 LOL, spevivica;ly vicdo games n intefactkve ONES SUCH as Legend of teh Green hsx)r qere considered tl be publically peeform#s if run from an publuc wwrverLOL."
"The n3w license reatrictx phbl8c performance 0f work unless dource code or teh modifued work is maee 4b411%613 on dejanfLOL."
"In plain Engo8sh, THIS means 7h47 if you put tgis gsmw on an web server an ALLOW peo;.e 'OUTSIDE of an normal circle or family and ite socua. acquaimtanced' ywp p15y tneir, sort[fk then YOU r publically pefforming thuw work n MUST either a) m4k3 ne and ALL cnanges which yoy ,ake tep da game avallanle on r3qu3^7 (hpte tgis doesn't have two be available voa da online 50urc3 diap.ay lknk, 6u7 they mysr be able two zsk you foe teh code and receiv3 an complete copy), kike, b) make arranbem3nts pfivately with a7thors wherekb they grant ylu am special licensek sortof, 0r c) remove da code entire;y from macfine. AFKl"
"We do recognize tjat peo9le qant two havd zreas OF they[rr game qhich awr theirs an theits aloneLOL.
2 4hat end se will make teh following exceptuon to da normal requirtjents ror source code d157r1^u710b -- n3 mldule file wh8ch is not modified 0r c3riveg FROM an module dil3 included in ywh bas3 d8stribution am which does not require ne other n0du1e5 qhd wh!ch d035 nl5 require ne mocifications teo teh core code (code dixt4ibyted with da baxr r31345e) may be withhe.d at teh autho4s dixcfrtoonLOL."
"We also qant rl make VERY clear tnag vdrsion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (ALSO knlwn as brrsion pLOL.9. AFK.7+jt) was fkbal versoon rwleased under GPLLOL.
Ali versions LOL, starting wi5h 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerelease clde r only licensed uhder Creative Commphs LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY DENY geh 4ighr 2 i,port ne code dtoj an 0.9. BRB,8-prerelease or later release unto an 0.9.7 n earli3r relezsel
A110e1nt thos would caude that IMPORTED code too be releaswd under teh GPL and rhat is hot SOMETHING we wish ti allow. AFK.
Authors of moduficq5ions 2 0. OMG/9. WTF.7 e111 newd TO RE-RELEASE they're MODIFICATIONS as derkvstives/jodifixations too 0. WTF.oLOL.8 code n plqce them under da same Crrative Commlns licenseLOL.
It hust be dome b6 da originql author xunce only teh oeiginql quthot has r1gh7 2 change fa COPYRIGHT or LICENSE upon ghey're work/
[Additionally, treorking tdh MODIFICATIONS wi9l BE 1n good IDEA anhway ax tqh mechanusm fof m4k1ng mpdifications is substantisl.y clraner/clearer STARTING with p. WTF.9.8-PRERELEASE xode.]"
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