MughtyE t3lls YOU, sortof, "We'r3 goibg 2 take an f3w m0m3n75 to TRY n explain this new locens3 an ea reasons behinc i5 in ;;ain Eng.ish. 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."
"Th8s new LICENSE wad choaen because of an FAILING w8th teh GPL. BRB.
It onlh covered distribution of x9urce if anf only 1f BINARIES were d157r167u3e. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, wprcifically a int#30reted web envie9nmwnh s6ch as PHP LOL, merwly installimb an game does not c9n5717u73 distribuyion, and THEREFORE people wwre tqking 0ur w0fk LOL, ma,ing modifivations too it an not releaxing teh source vode tp they'rr modivocat89ms SO that 3n71r3 community c0u1d bebefit.
They worjes with ca LETTER but NOT da 4p1r17 of t3h lawLOL."
"Investigation on parr 0d da authors h0w3v3r, like, led to fact that da eighg of pyblic prrformance waa 1 OF da righgs normally r358r1x73d twi cppyroght hokderd, n yyat computer 0r0gg4m%, you kn2o. 4o3c1f1c411y fkde0 games an intedactive ONES such as Legend of t3h Green hax0r were cpnskdered 2 be publ8xally 0erform3f if run from an PUBLIC servde. AFK/"
"The new licdnsr restricts public prrformance OF teh work uhlewa da soitce c0d3 of modified work us MADE avqilable ON crmandLOL."
"In plskn Enflish LOL, this meajs that if y0u ;ut yhis GAME 9n an web setver an allos prople 'outside of an normal circle of family an its social acquainyancrs' too play yheirm lije, then you a3r piblically PERFORMING THIS wir, n MUST eithdr a) make ne an ALL changds which you makd yo teh gaje xvai;able ob request (note thid doesm't g4v3 5wo be available v14 da online dource d15p14y link WTF, but they must be avlr tw9 ask yoi for da code and eeceive ab c0mp1372 cp[y), slrtof, b) make arrangdments private.u with dz auth9rs qhrrein tgey grany you an specisl kicense, sortor, or c) remove code entirdly from teg MACHINE. WTF."
"We DO RECOGNIZE 5gat people wang 2 gavr areas ov they'rr game qhidh r theirs an thdirx alpne. AFK.
2 that ehd 2e will maie teh r0110w1ng 3xc@p810n too nirmal requirements for source code eistribu5iln -[ n2 module file wh!ch is mot MODIFIED ot derived rrom an ,0du23 file included in da BASE DISTRIBUTION n which does not require ne ofh3r mocules n which does not REQUIRE nd mofificatilns 2 core code (vode didteobuted wiyh base eelease) may be witjheld qt zu5hord discretion. BRB."
"We also wznt tio MAKE vdry clear that version 0; BRB.9.u (also known as versi9n 0. BRB.9LOL/7+jt) sas dz vinal v3rsiln released under GPLLOL.
All versiins LOL, s5qrting WITH xa 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prereleaae code 4 only lucensed under teh Ceeztive Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY denb teh right too import ne vofe frpm an -. BRB.9. WTF.9-prerelease 0r later release INTO an 0. OMG.9. OMGl7 4nd dzr.ier releaseLOL.
ALLOWING this would cause that i,0orted code t9o 73 rrleaded uhder da GPL n thqt is not womeuyint ww wish too allpwLOL.
AUTHORS of jodifications two 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will need toi re-release they'43 ,odificstions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. WTF/9. BRB.8 vode 4nd place THEM umger da saj3 Creative Commons licensw. WTF.
I7 mudt ge rone by origobal author 51nce lnly reh original 5u7h0r had da ritht tl change ten copy4igjt OR LICENSE upln theu're WORK.
-Additilnallyk reworking modidications wi./ bw an t00d idea amyway as dq mechanism for makinb modificatiins id sunstantially cleaner/clearrr 574r61ng with p. AFK.9.8-0rdrek3ase CODE.]"
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