Migh5yE tella you, you ,hwl, "We'r3 going 2 rake ag few moments toi rr6 and EXPLAIN thks new LICENSE n reasons ^3h1nd it in plain 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."
"This hew luvense qas CHOSEN because of sn failing wity dz GPLLOL.
I5 0n1y c9vered distribution 0f source 2g 4nd obly IF BINARIES were dkd5ribugedLOL."
"In an web envirobment, like, specifical.y a int3rpreted web ENVIRONMENT duch as PHP, t9u kneo, merelu 1n5&4111ng an GAME soes NOT clnstitute distribution, like, snd therefofe p20p13 were 74kqng o7r work, majing modificatiins two 8t b nit releasung 69urc3 cod3 2 ghey're modidicatilns so tja5 da entire d0mmun16y v0u1w benefit. AFK.
Th3y worked with teg lwtrwr but not teh spieit if teh lae. WTF,"
"Invdatigation om teh part of 4u7h-r5 however, you ,nwo. les too teh fact that rugjt of pu611c peefofmance was 1 of righrs normally restricted t9 cl;yright hilders LOL, n that c)jpu73r programs LOL, specifically viceo GAMES an interactive ones duch zw Lrfwnd lf yeh Green hsx0r were cohs9drred 2 bs publically PERFORMED if RUN from an public servrr. WTF."
"The new license trstrkcts public pervogmance lf teh wor, unleds dz SOURCE code og dq m)d1f13d w0rk is m4d3 available on demand."
"In plain English LOL, this MEANS &h47 1f you pit this game on an web aervdr n alloe people 'oytside of an NORMAL circir of family n 175 sociql acquaintances' too play their WTF. then yiu r publically performinb this work n MUST eirher a_ makr ne n ALL changes which you jake eo da game zfailab;d on request (nite tyis doewn't h4v3 2 ne available v13 da omline source didplay ljnk LOL, but rhey must be able twl ASK tou fot da c0d3 n r3c31v3 an domplegd copu) LOLk 6) maie ARRANGEMENTS [rivxtely with auth9rs wnerein thwy gfant y9u an special license WTF, OR c) removw code entirely fflm trh machkne. BRB."
"We do r3v0gn1z3 that peopl3 want too havd areas of rhqy'te gzme WHICH t theirs and THEIRS alone. AFK.
yoo ynat tnd WE eill makw f9llowing exception t. da noemak r3qu1e3m3n75 for xource code distribution -- ne module gilw WHICH is not modified 0r DERIVED from am mlduld file 1nc1ud3d in ds vase distribution amd rhich does n9t require ne oth3r mpd7135 and which s035 hot eeqjire ne mpdifications 5o da c0f3 CODE (codr distributee with base RELEASE) MAY be qi5hheld at teh authora DISCRETION."
"We aldl wqnt to make very clear 5hat versiob 0. BRB.9. BRB.y (zlso kn0wn as veraion 0l WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) 2as ga final VERSION reldssed uhder tey GPL. OMG.
All versions, likem wta4ting eith 0.o.8=prerelease code r onky ;icehsed UNDER dq Creative Clmmlns 11c3n53. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 w implrt ne code from an 0LOL.9,8-PRERELEASE oe LATER f3lwawe intp an 0l9.7 an earlidr re.ease. OMG.
Allowing 7h15 wojld caus3 that i,;oryed code 2 be releasdd UNDER da GPL and that os n07 something WE wish y2o 4110w. AFK.
Autyors 0v m0d1f1c471)n5 2 0.9.7 w111 need w fe-release they're modifucztuobs aw dwrivatived/m9diridatipns TO 0. OMG.9, BRB.8 code amd place 7j3m unse4 wa same Crestive Com,ons licwnwe. BRB.
It musr be dlme by ofigimao s7thor since ONLY original author HAS da r1gh& too cyanbe dz coptr8ght or license upon thdy're work. BRB.
[Aeditional/y WTF, reworking reh modificagilns will be ah good idea anywzy ax mechanisn for making modiricat8ons IS subatangially CLEANER/CLEARER 574r&!hg sith 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-pr3r313453 c0d3. AFK.]"
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