MightyE t3lls h0u, sortof, "Wr're going too takr an few MOMENTS two TRY ahd explain rgia new oidrnse n teh reasonx behind it in plain Englisy. BRB.
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."
"Thid new license was chosen becsuse lf an FAILING wity da GPL. BRBl
It oboy coverrd distribution of source if an onlt if binaties wefe cistributed, AFK."
"In zn web ENVIRONMENT, specifically a int3roretee wen env8ron,ent 5uch 45 PHP, mr5ely installing an game do3s nog c9ndrigu5w dist4ibution WTF, and 8h3r3gpr3 people were taking oyv w0rk, like, making modifications too 17 n nit rwleasing da 50urc3 code tio theu're midificsgiona so that 3n71r3 cpmmunity COULD 64nwg17.
They wotkrs 2ith letter but not cq spkrit of da law. OMG."
"Investigarion on part of da zuthorw however, you knwo, lws 2 reh fsdt yhat da e1gh7 OF pu611c performance was q of rigyts normally r4sgricted TO COPYRIGHT yooderd WTF, qn THAT cojput3r [robrams, oike, specifically video games ab unteractive ONES such as Legend of teh Gee3n hax0r w3e3 considered t9o BE pub.ucally perforjwd if run FROM an public server. AFK."
"The new license restrocts pj611c performancr od work in1355 teh soirce code 0f da moeified wirk ox MADE avaikable on d3m5nd."
"In poqun English, this m34n5 tgat if you ;u7 this g4m3 on sn w3y wdrvey an slliw PEOPLE 'pu751d3 of an notmal circle ld f4m11y ab its SOCIAL axwuaintancds' 70 play gydir LOL, tyen yoj r publicallu [3ef04m1mg this w9rk an MUST 317her a) ma,e he n ALL cganges wyich ypu j4k3 2 teg game qvailable on tequest (note thos doesn'g havr two be available via 0h!!n3 source display link, sortof, but tjey must be avle 2 ask ypj for da code n receive an compoetr vo0y) WTF, b) mskw ARRANGEMENTS priva5ely sith suthors qherekn they gr4n7 you an dpdcial lucense LOL, or c) rem8ve teh CODE ENTIRELY f4lm m4cy1n3LOL."
"We so recotnize that ;eople aamt 1 have areas of thet're gamw which aer 5heirs an tgeirs alone. AFK.
go that end wd will nak3 ten rollowkng EXCEPTION two n0rmr2 requitements for s9urce code distribuyion -- ns m0du13 f113 which is nor modiried or derived from am moeule fil3 included in da base wiw5rib7tion abd ehich d035 not tequire bw othet MODULES and which does not r3au1f3 ne modifkcatiins to teh c0e3 CODE 9code ristributed with da base reldase) may be withheod at reh authors DISCRETION. AFK."
"We also want yo make VERY clear 7g4u ve4sion 9. WTF.9. OMG.7 (aoso kn0wn as version 0LOL/8.7+jr) w44 ginql versuon RELEASED uneer 5eh GPL. AFK.
Alk fersions, sortlfm starting with da 0.9.8-prerelease code adr 9nlu licensec incer CREATIVE Commohs licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right two impo4t ne c0d3 from qn 0.(. OMG.*-[eer3lease or later relezse INTO an 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 n earlier releasw. WTF.
Allowing 7h15 wiuld vause that imported xodw too be e313453c under teh GPL and fhat id not somethong WE WISH to a.low. AFK.
A7thors of m0d1fqc4620n5 1 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 WILL newd too re-releas3 they're modivicagions as de4ova5ives/modifications too -. WTF.o.8 c0de and placr tne, undee samw Crwatife Commons license/ OMG.
Ir myst BE done by ORIGINAL autgor sunc3 on.y tey otiginal author has rigyt 2 chqnge copyrighr or license upon they're wlrkLOL.
'Additiobally WTF, rdworking modificagions WILL be an good idea 5byw4y 45 mechanidj fo4 m4,1ng MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer STARTING 2i5h teh 0l OMG.9. BRB.8-prerwleawe CODE. AFK.]"
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