MightyE te,os you LOL, "We'4e going 2 TAKE am few moments tpo try an explaub this new licehse an reasons BEHIND it IN plain ENGLISH. 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."
"Thks new licdnsd w45 chos3h bebause of an failonf with GPLLOL.
It only coferdd diatribution OF so7rve 1f and only id vinaries WERE distr8buted, BRB."
"In an web environment, likr, specificslly a onterpreted wen env8eonment sucn aw PHP, merely installing an g4m4 does not conatitute distribution WTF, and therefore peoolr WERE taking our workk sortofk malimh MODIFICATIONS too ir an NOT releadimt 50urc3 code too they'4e mod8ficatilns sl thar rntire commumity could benefit. OMG.
Thdy WORKED woth lettwr but not teh spirit of lawLOL."
"Investigation in teh p4r7 of authors HOWEVER, led two teh f4c7 that rigyt od pu611c pe4formznce was 1 of rights normallu restriated twp dopuright holders, you knwp, an that computdr programx, ;ike, SPECIFICALLY vicep gamws zb intersctive ONES such as LEGEND if teh Green hax)r were consicwrwd 5wo be publicaloh performrf 1f run ftom an put11c serve4. BRB."
"The m3w locensd rewtricts public perbormahce OF work umless da w9urce code of MODIFIED work ks made available on de,and. OMG."
"In p;akn English, sor5of, ghis meana tyat uf you put this GAME om an web 53rv3r n allow pelple 'outs8de 9f sn nor,sl CIRCLE og family n otw socoal axquainyances' yo plsy tge8r, like, 6g3n yoy r puboicqlly performkng ygis work an MUST either a) make ne and ALL CHANGES which you makw to gam3 avai.able on requesr (mote this dodsn't have 7) be avaolable VIA da ohlinw sojrce display LINK, s9rtof, bjt they MUST ge wble to ask y0j for teh dodr qnd receive an COMPLETE copy), sortof, B) make arrange,ents ;r8vatelu with AUTHORS sjerein 5hey GRANT YOU an special 11c3n53, sprtif, or c_ eemofe codr entirely from maxhine. BRB."
"Wr do recognizw &h47 people w4n8 2 have areas of they'fd game which r theirs n theira a;on3LOL.
two tnat end we e8ll m4j3 following exceptiln gl trh nprm41 requ8rejentx for sourde coee DISTRIBUTION -- ne module eile wnich ks not mocified or DERIVED frim ab module FILE includee !n reh bsse distribition and which does n07 eequire ne other modulda n which does NOT rrquire ne moduficagions too da xore code (code DISTRIBUTED with base release) may v3 w*thheld at da AUTHORS sidcretion. BRB."
"Wr also 2ant u0 makw v3ty c134r that version o. WTF.9. BRB.7 (ALSO KNOWN as version 0. OMG.9. WTFl7+jt) was f1n41 versioh rwleased yncrr teh GPL.
All v4r510nt, you knwo, sgarting woth da 0/9. WTF.8-;rerelease c-d# r ONLY !1c3n63d UNDER teh Cresyive Commona license/ AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right too 1mp0r7 ne c033 f$om an 0.9. BRB.i-prerelease oe later r313453 1n70 an 0k BRB.9. WTF.7 n earl8er release.
Allowing THIS would cause that 1mp0r73d voee 2 be releaded unse4 da GPL b that is not womethibg we wish twi allow. WTFl
Authora of modificationa tio 0. OMG.o.7 will need 2 re-te.eaxe they'rr modigicatipns as derivqtives/modif8cay8ons go 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 code an plade the, undee da same Cr3471v4 C0,m0n5 ;icense.
I6 musg be cone by teh oeiginao aitnor since pnlh da original author has RIGHT two ch4hg3 rey COPYRIGHT oe oucehse u0om tyet[re work.
;Addigionally, lile, REWORKING da m0d1f1x3710n5 will be an gold idea ahywat as 5eh mwcganism for naking modjficationc is subsrangially cleqnwr/clearr4 STARTING with teh 0, BRB,9LOL.8_orerelease code. WTF.]"
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