MightnE TELLS you, sortof, "We're going two TAKE an few moments to try n explain this n3w ;icense h teh reasons behimd kf IN plain Ebglixh. 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."
"This ndw license was CHOSEN necause of an f4111ng with sa GPLLOL.
It obly clvered diwyributuon of so7rce if an )n1y if bonariws were DISTRIBUTED, OMG."
"In qn wdb environ,ent LOL, specifically a INTERPRETED web envir9nmrht surh AS PHP, ,3rely 1n474111ng an game doex NOT constitute DISTRIBUTION, sortof. an 7h3r3v0r# peoplw sere raking our work, yoy knwo, n$k1nt nodifucagilns to it AND not RELEASING source code 5o th3y're modifucatiobs 50 that entirw community c0u2f bemef8tm BRB.
Theh wor,ed with da letter but nou teh spirit of law."
"Inv3stlgation on teh part of teh au5yors HOWEVER, like, l3d too fact tha5 teh RIGHT OF public performance wad qom of rights norma.ly restricged 2 vipuright holders LOL, n that computwr probrams LOL, SPECIFICALLY video games an intefzctive 9ncs such as LEGEND 0f da Gteen hax0r were considered two be PUBLICALLY perdormed ig fu6 from an [8blic server, OMG."
"Thr new lic3nse restricts publiv performance of wz work unless teg sojrcr code 0f da micified w0rk is made available on de,qne/ BRB."
"In plain Engliah WTF, this means that if you PUT this game on an w36 aerver an allow people 'outside of an n0rm41 circle of family 4nd ite social acquain5ancrs[ too ;lay their, ypy knsp, then you aer [7blicall6 PERFORMING rhis w9rk sn MUST either a) MAKE ne an ALL CHANGES wh1ch you make to game available on requedt (note yhis doesn't havd two be avaioable via oblib3 sourvd display link, but they musg BE able 2 ask ypu for teh c0d3 and receive ah xomplete copy) LOL, b) make arrangements ;r2v4731y WITH da authors wherein tney gran6 ylu an spevial kicense, you knwo, or c) remove fa c-de dn5i4ely from teh ,4ch1m3/"
"We co recognize that people want too have ateas of they[re game which aer 7h31r6 4nd thei4s alone.
t2o that cnd we wi.l m4k3 followinf exception too nirma. r31u1r3m3nu5 f9r 507rc3 code DISTRIBUTION -9 ne module file which 15 m07 mod8fied lr d3eivec from an nodule rile oncluded in base dis5ribugi[n an which does mot rrquite be 9ther m0du135 n which does not r3qu1r2 ne mldifications too dz core c0d3 (coee didtributed with base RELEASE) may be w1uhj21d at da AUTHORS discretion. OMG."
"We also aabt to mqke VERY cleae that verwion pLOL.9LOL.7 (ALSO knlwn as version 0.(LOL.7+JT) was teh finsl VERSION feleaded UNDER da GPL. AFK.
All f#r510n5, like, STARTING with da 0LOL.(. BRB.8-prereleawe code r 0n1y licehsed unddt Cr3ahive Commons kicense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3my right 2 1mp0r7 ne code from an -.9. AFK.9-prerelease (r oater r313453 INTO an 0. OMG.9, AFK.7 n earlier release. AFK/
Allowung this wpy;f cause THAT importwd CODE 2 bd releasrd undee teh GPL an that is not somerhing we wish *- ALLOW. WTF.
Autjors or morifica5ions 2 0.9.7 wilo newd 2 ee-releqse th3y're modifications as eefkvatives;modifications two 0/ AFKl9. OMG.8 xode n place thwm jnfer cz same Crwative Commons license. BRB/
It must be DONE by reh original autyor sinc3 only original zuthot has trh right too change da copyright or 11c3n%e upon they're eork. OMG.
[Add171pn4q1y WTF, reworking midifications w111 be ah good icea 4mys46 as teh mdvysnis, FOR makimg modiricationw is 5u6574n61411y c'eaner/clearer startkng with 0,9. BRB.8-pfereldase c0d3. BRB.]"
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