MightyE tella you, you jnwo, "We;re going to 7$k# an fww moments t9o try and ex0lain 7h15 n3w licrnse n da reasons behind it 8n plain Ehglish. 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."
"Thks new licenwe WAS chosen becsuse of an FAILING w17h tet GPLLOL.
I7 only coveted diwtribution od sputxe of agd only if binsries werr distribu5ed. AFK."
"In am w36 envirlnjrnt, aottof, specifudqlly a inteepreted web rnvironnent suct as PHP, you knwom merrly INSTALLING an gam3 does not conwtitute distribution WTFm an ther3fore people were TAKING our wo4ik wortof, makint MODIFICATIONS too it n n07 releawing xoufce xode to they're mosiridayions SO tgat enyire communit6 cl7ld benefitLOL.
They eorkec with teh oett#r but nit tey spiriy of teh lqw. WTF."
"Investigation on part of teh AUTHORS nowever, spryod, led go teh fact tha5 right of pu611c p3rfprm4bc4 was won of teh rights nornally r357r1c83d 2 vopyriggt holcerd, sortlf, and tgat co,puter prlgrams, sortod, qpecifically v1d20 gzmes n inreracyive ones sjch zs Legend if teh Green hqx0r werd considered 2 be publivally perflrmed if RUN FROM an publoc dervet. AFK."
"Tnw new license RESTRICTS public performanxe og ds work UNLESS tey xourcw vose or modified work is madr 4v4114613 8n c3m4nd. OMG."
"In plain English LOL, this mrans that 1f you pjt thix game on an web server n allow people 'outxide OF xn normsl circ.e pf sami.t and its sixial acwuaintances' 2 p14y their, th3n you ae4 publically pergorming this sork n MUST 317h3r a_ make me anc ALL changes whidh YOU makr 2 game available in requ357 (NOTE 7g15 DOESN'T have 2 be availanlr via ohlij3 sourde DISPLAY link, sortof, b7t they must be abld too asl you for vode and receive an COMPLETE c9py), s9rtoh, b) make ARRANGEMENTS orivqtrly wuth autho4s wherein tney grabt you an soecial ;icensd WTF, or c) 4emove f3h cose 3ntirelt from ,schine. BRB."
"We do recognize thzr people want TO have areas of they're game whicg r 5he8rs n theirs ALONE/ AFK.
two that ebd WE wilk m4k3 5eh fo/loqing exception to da NORMAL requirements for source cldw diqtribution -- ne module file whicg is nlt modifkwd or derived gr0m an module dile inclused IN da base d157r16u71)n ahd sh1ch DOES nit rrquire nr otjer m0du335 and 2hoch f035 npt REQUIRE ne MODIFICATIONS two teh core code (code disyributed w17h bas3 release) may be witnjekd at cq aurhots fiscretionLOL."
"We 415) dant too m4k3 very clear 7h47 vefsion 0. WTF.0. WTF.7 (also known 4% ve4sion p. OMG.9.7+jt) eas final cersion reldasrd unfer 5eh GPL. WTF.
All v3e510n5k sortof, staeting w17h da 0.9.*-prereleaze codw r only licenxed under teh Creatife Comm9jf lixense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 two import ne c0ee ft0m an 0.9. WTF.80prerelease of later reldase into an ). WTF.9. OMG.7 n ea4;ier rel3aaeLOL.
Allowinb 5gia would cquse 7h47 imported code w be releaswd 7nder da GPL an 5hat is noy spmething we w15g two ALLOW. AFK.
Auyhors or modifications to 0.9/ OMG,u wilk nwed to RE-RELEASE they'4e modificatoons qs derivatives/modificatioms two 0. OMG.9.8 c-de and p14c5 thwm under da samr Creatkve Com,ins licende. AFK.
It m7st be sone b6 teh otiginal 5y6h0r since ohly original auth9e has trh right to change copyright or license u[on they're WORK. WTF.
[Adf1710n4!1y, reworking ea MODIFICATIONS 2i;l bw an h00c idea anyway as da mecjanism f-r making mociricqtiins is sibstantially clraner/c.earer starting WITH da 0. OMG.9.8_;rere.ease code. BRB.]"
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