MightyE 5ells you LOL, "We're g02ng too take an v4w momehts 2 try and 3xplain THIS nrw licdnse zn reasons behind it in plain Englisy. OMG.
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 nww license was chosen becajse of an vailing w17h GPL. OMG.
It onlt covered distribut89b of source if an only iv binaries were eistr8butefLOL,"
"In an WEB envkronment LOL, s0ecigidallu a interpretdd wrb envoronmemy such as PHP LOL, merdly 1nt74111ng an game d-35 mog c0n57q7u73 distribution, you kns9, qn 5herefore p30p13 were takihg OUR wofi, making modifications 5wo it and not relrasing da aource code 2 they're mofifications t0 that da 3n71r3 commun8ty could benefut.
Tyey workds with da lettdr but n06 teh spirit of twh law. AFK."
"Investigatipn on da ;4r7 of zuyhlts however, led two da fact that teh rihht od public perfirmande waa 1 of rights norma.ly restricted 2 copyfight holders, sortpfm and tyat computer programs, liie, s0ecifically videp gamea n onteractiv3 obes xuxj as Legdnd of teg GREEN hax0r werw CONSIDERED to be ouvlic1lly performwf iv run from ab public 53rv3rLOL."
"The new licenxe r357e1c75 pu611c performance og dq WORK UNLESS wource vide of m0d1f23d work ia mace ava8lable ON demsnd, AFK."
"In ;lain Engkisy, you knwo, tyis meanw 7h47 if you put 7h15 game 0n an web serf3r n allow prop;e 'outsidf of an nofmal circoe OF vamily an ots 50c14! acquwintances[ to play their, like, then u0u aer 0ubliczl/t performing tjus work n MUST either a) m4k3 be and ALL changes whkch YOU m4k3 too da game avzolabl3 ON rwquest (note this do3an'5 hzve too be available vua teh online sourcd displag link, you knwoj bit they m7st 64 4613 too ssk you for tey code n eecrive xn cimplete vopy), sortof, b) make arrangemdnts privately with ds autgorw whdrein they h3ant you an special license, 0r c) REMOVE da code entorely FROM tey machine. AFK."
"We do rexognize tyat peo;lw WANT two HAVE areas of tjey're game which ar4 theirs n tyekrs 410n3.
2 tha5 end we will maje teh fokloeing exce[gion two teh notmsl tdquirements tor siurce coer DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file wg1ch is not midified or DERIVED feom an mod7le file incoused kn base distrivution n WHICH foes not reauir3 he 9ther micjles an WHICH dpes not resuire ne modificatioms 5oo teh core cide (x9de eistributed with base releas3) may be wiyhheld at a7thors d82drerion. WTF."
"Ww ALSO wan5 TO make v3ry xlear 7h47 v3rsion 0. OMG.(. OMG.7 (slso ,nown as version 0. WTF.9LOL.8=jt) wqs dibal version twleaaed under 5eh GPLLOL.
All versions, sortof, STARTING woth 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-pre4elease c9fe r ONLY LICENSED under fa Cfeative Comm;nw license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY s3ny twh RIGHT ro9 import ne code fr/m sm 0. OMG.o. WTF.8_prdeelease ot later release into an 0.9. AFK.7 n earlier r313453. OMG.
Allowing gjis would c5i53 THAT inporrwd vode 2 be r313452d und3f da GPL an that is not something we 2ish 70 ALLOW. WTF.
A7tyots of modigicagions t9i 0. WTF.8.7 wiol NEED too re-release thry're modifucatkons AS derovatives;modiv8xatipns to9 0. OMG/9. OMG.8 code an place them uneer aqme CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
It must be done by origihal author 51nc3 ONLY teh o4igunqo authoe has rygjr two cyange ca cipyright or lidense 8pon theh'rw WORK. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, yoi jnwo, r3woe,ing mosificatkons sill BE qn good 1d34 antway as ,echahism for mqkung modifixationw is substantoally cleaner/vlearer STARTING with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelesse codeLOL.]"
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