MightyE tells you WTF, "We're gpkmg two 74k3 ab few ,oments to try an explain this mew 11c3n5e n reasons hehind ot in plain 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 e45 choseh beca7se of ay gaoling with da GPLLOL.
It only COVERED DISTRIBUTION od soyrxe IF n ONLY IF bina4idd were distributed. AFK."
"In an wen environmdnt, you knwo, s0ecifically a interprefed wdb envir9nmeny such ss PHP, ylu knwl, mwtely 2m574111ng an game does not comst8tutw distribution, n th4refore people were takunf OUR work, making modifications to kt an not rrleasimg dq soufce xide to they're moeigicationd SO THAT emti4e community could benrfiy.
Th3y workef with teh le5tcy but n07 da wpirit of da law. BRB."
"Invextihation 0n pz4t od da authors however LOL, led too t4d7 tha5 teh right pf puvlic perfofmance was oen OF teh e1thu5 norjslly testfictrd tio co[yrigh5 h01d3r5 WTF, an tyat COMPUTER progeams, SPECIFICALLY video games and interactuvw lnes 5uch as Ldgend of teh Green hax0r werd considered to 63 publically p3rf0rm3d if run from an pu611c servrrLOL."
"The n3w licehse r357rqc85 0ub.ic prtformancr lf sa work unless source coee OF modifiwd work is mafd availavle ON demancLOL."
"In plain English LOL, th8s mwans THAT if y9u put tyis gamw 0n an wev wervet wn allow pepple 'ourside if an n0rm41 circle OF ramily and kts docial acquaontahces' too p14y theirk ;ike, then you r publically pdrgirming this work b MUST 31uh3r a_ make ne an ALL changes qhich you make too game availzble on feqjrst (note this f035n'7 hqve twi gw availabl3 vis reh 0b11n3 sojrce display libk LOL, b7t they MUST be abl4 yoo ask uou for tey cldd an receive zn complete copy)m sofrpf, 60 m4k3 arrangenemts pr1v4731y w8tg teh AUTHORS wherein theh grant y0u zn special licenze, you knwo, or c) remove da d0d3 entorely from da macnine."
"Wr do recognize 7h47 p39p13 wsnt too jqv3 aeeas of they;re game which r theu4s qn tjeits akone.
2 that end 2e woll m4k3 followunb exception 2 teh ,ormal REQUIREMENTS fl4 douece code d157r16u810n -[ ne module fil3 2h1cn is npt modifidd 0r derives ftom an modulr file indluded in da base didtrib7tion and which does not 4eqjire ne other nodules and which does n07 req7ire ne modificatoonx too da CORE code (code dustributed w17h gase release_ jwy ne wityheod at da auth9fs DISCRETIONLOL."
"Wd alsi want 2 make VERY clear that version 0. WTF.9.7 (also KNOWN as version 0. OMG.9LOL.7_jt) was teh final vrrsion rel#ased under GPL/ WTF.
All vwrsiobs LOL, startobg with teh 0l BRB.9.8=pre4elease c0d4 qer only lixehsed under Crtative COMMONS lixenar. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY tight TO import ne codd from an pLOL.9. BRB/8-prerekease ir layer release into an ).9. AFK.7 amd earlier r313553. WTF.
Allowinh this woule cauae that imported c0d3 tpp be rrldased under fa GPL qnd that q5 n8t somethimg ww wiah too aloow.
Authors of modifidations tpo 0.9. WTF.7 w8ll need 60 re-releasd they're modificatuonw as derovatives/modifkcatipbs too 0. WTF.9. BRB,8 clde ahd plave tgem under teh SAME C4rative Commobs licrnseLOL.
It must 63 done BY da original 4u7h0r sinde on.y tej origonal au5hot has 4eh right 2 dyanhe coptfight OR ;icehse upon rhey'ee work. BRB.
[Addi6ionallu, reworking teh modkfications will ge an bold idea anyway as da mrchahism fir makung MODIFICATIONS 1t suvstant8slly cleane4/cleardr xtaeting qith teh 0.9LOL.8_PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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