MightyE tells yoj, "We[re giing two take an few mkments too try n explzin tgis new LICENSE n teh reasond bwhind kt in plain EnglishLOL.
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 license was xhosen because of an gailinb with GPL, OMG.
It only COVERED diw5rigution of source IF anf only if binzries wrre distributre. AFK."
"In qn w36 ENVIRONMENT, spedif9cal;y a intwroreted web wnv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP, ypu knwo, j3r31y installing an game doea nog constptute distribution, n therefore people WERE takobg our wotk, sortof, making ,0d1f!c4710b5 2 ot n not releasing da sourcr vode tp they'rr MODIFICATIONS SO tjat da 3n71r3 communitu COULD nenefitLOL.
Thwy WORKED WITH dz letger but not da spkrot of teh oaw. WTF."
"Investkgat8on om da part of da auth9rs how3ver LOL, led to fact that teh r2gh7 of public [3rfornance was won 0f RIGHTS normallu restr8cted two xopyright holders LOL, , ghat c0mpu73r prpgrsns. so4tof, specificall6 vidwo games an intefac5kce onex sucj as Legend 0f Green hax0r were vonsieered 2 ge publixally performed if RUN from an pyboic server. OMG."
"The new license restricts 0ub;ix pe4formqnce od t3h work unless sz doyrce cpfe of da modofied wor, 15 nade AVAILABLE on demand. OMG."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, this neans that if you put hhia hame 0n an web server and allow pr9ple 'outskde 0f zn n0rm41 cirdle of FAMILY znd ITS 50c14! qc2uaintsnces' tqo p14y their, tueb y9u qer publicallu PERFORMING this work and MUST either 4* MAKE ne am ALL CHANGES which you make too teh game available on REQUEST (note th8a doesn'g jave 2 be available via pnline 50urc2 doxplay 11nk, sortof, but they must 63 able to ask YOU for da code an rwceive zn complete COPY), sottof, b) ma,e ARRANGEMENTS p4ivarely with authots qhrr41n 7h3h GRANT yo7 an slecizl l8cense LOL, or c_ remove fa cod3 entir3ly fton da machine. AFK."
"We do recognuze 7h4u PEOPLE want 2 HAVE arras of tbey[re game wjich aef tn3irs n thwirs 31pn2LOL.
1 7g47 END we wiol MAKE sa following dxceprion u9 da normzl require,ents rpr source clde distrinution =- ne module file wh1ch IS nlt modifked or dericed groj an module f213 incl7dee in da base d157r167710n an which dors nlt r#qu1r4 ne pther modules n WHICH cows n07 requite ne mpdirications w cife codd (code diateibuted WITH da base RELEASE( m4y 63 wighyelc at authors discreti9n. OMG."
"We also w4n7 t2o make verh dlear that v34720n -, BRB.9. WTF.u (4q50 kbowm as vefshon 0. OMG.o. WTF.7_jt) ras dq vinal v3r510m released ynder GPL. BRB.
A!1 v2r510n5 WTF, STARTING WITH 0. OMG.9. AFK.7[prefelease code r only licensed UNDER da Cr3471v3 COMMONS livense. WTF;
Wr EXPLICITLY DENY right @ kmport n4 coce feom sn 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pef5eleasr or lster release into an 0l OMG.9. WTF.7 AND eqrlier RELEASE. AFK.
All9wing ghis would cause that imported code to 63 released under tdh GPL an that 1% noy 50m38h1ng we wisg ho allow. OMG;
Aythors -b mickfications to 0. BRB.9. AFK/7 will need TO re-re;ease they're modivications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 70 0l BRB.9. AFK.8 code n plave them under SAME Creatove Commonx kicemsr. WTF.
Ir mu57 be done by t3h original atthor SINCE only dz orig8nal author has right to change dq c)pyr1gh7 9r license UPON thry're work. BRB.
[Additionally, you knwo, rr2oeking da mpxificatioms wiol be an bood idea anyway as teh mechaniwm fof making m9didications is substantially cleaner/vlearrr starting w8tk da ). OMG.9LOL.8-prsrelease codw.]"
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