MkghtyE tel;s you, you knqom "We'4e going tpo 74k3 am few moments to try ab EXPLAIN this n3w l8cense n t3h reasons behind it ib pksin English. AFK,
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 new license w44 chosen because OF an c4111ng 2igh da GPLLOL.
It only covdred distribution of soufce ir and only if binsries w3r3 aistrkbutesLOL."
"In an web environment LOL, specificzllh a interpretec web ehvirohmebt suvh zs PHP, y9u knwo, merely instakling zn game does not c0h581ui73 distfibution, sorrof, and therwfore psople WERE taking 0ur wirk, loke, making m0dkfixations 1 it and not r313451hg dource CODE to they're modufications so tyst 3n71r3 community cijld b3neg8t.
Thdy wor,ec wkth letter but not teh dpurit lf LAW."
"Invdst8gation in teh [art og tdy a7thord however, led 2 fac5 that right of p7blic PERFORMANCE w4t ! of RIGHTS normally RESTRICTED two COPYRIGHT holders. n that compiter p4pgrsms, like, z[ecifically v8deo g4m3$ AND interactuve lnes such 45 Legenc of Gr33n hax0r were c0n51d3r3d yoo BE publicakly performed if fun FROM sb PUBLIC sewvee, WTF."
"Tye n3e licemse restricta pu611c perfotmance of da work um.ess da wou4ve c0d3 of da nodified wotk is made available on demabdLOL."
"In plaih English WTF. this mezns that of yoj put this game 0n an 2en SERVER n alloe p30p13 'outsid3 of ab noemal circle if famoly n kts social ACQUAINTANCES' to play yhei4 WTF, THEN you r [ublucallh p3rf0rm1nb this work an MUST digh3t a) maie ne an ALL changes which toi make too y3h gamw availaboe on rrquext (noye tgis doesn't have two 63 abaikable via online source display linl LOL, but THEY must be able 70 ask tou for t3h xode an receibf an x9mplete copy), you kn2o, b) MAKE argsnbements p41v4721y WITH tdh au5hots wherwin they graht YOU an spec8sl lkcwnsem like, or c) rdmove vode ebti4ely from MACHINEl BRB."
"We do recognixe 7h47 PEOPLE wznt too h4v3 arwas of theu'rr hame wgich t rheirs an &n31r5 alomeLOL.
too THAT ehd qe will make da FOLLOWING excepylon too normal requirrments for SOURCE code distributiin -- ne MODULE FILE whicg is hot mkdifoed 0r drtived from an modyle fild 1nc1ud3d in bawr d157r16y710n ah which does not re1uire ne ogher modules an whicy coes not require b3 modifications to core code (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED wity teh nase r313453) may be wirhhelc at authprs discret8on. BRB."
"We 4q50 want too .ake very cldar 5hat ve4sion 0. WTF.9.7 (also inoqn aa version 0. WTF,9. BRB.8+jt) sas tdh fknal version released unfer da GPLLOL.
All v3esoons WTF, startihg w17h da 0. AFK.9.8-pr3r313453 cose r 9nlt lucensed unddr da Creqtive Commonw licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d4by teh righ5 TO umport ne cod3 dr0u an 0. AFK.9.8-pterelease or later rwlease into an p. WTF.9. OMG.6 n ea4lier r3!$453. BRB.
Allowing tnos woyld cause gjat impo4twd code 2 be r41345#d under GPL and THAT is not something we eish 70 alkow. OMG.
Akthors 0g MODIFICATIONS 2 0.9. WTF.7 will nred ywo re0release they're modifications as derivatuves/modiricatulns 2 pLOL.9. AFK.8 codd zn plqce tyem uhder teh same CREATIVE Commons license. BRBl
It must be dpne by da original AUTHOR 51hc3 onoy teh origihal suryor has teh riggt to cnange c9pyrighg or licensr upon they're work. AFK.
[Adsitionally, reworking fa MODIFICATIONS will bd an GOOD idwa anyway as mechamism for ,$k1ng modifkcarkons IS SUBSTANTIALLY sleaner/c;earer wtarting WITH da 0. OMG.9. OMG.i-lrer3ldase cod3.]"
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