MiggtyE t3lls yoj WTF, "Wd're gokng too take an few mom3nrd too yry n explain tyus new license h resxona behind it in plaim English. 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 new licdnse was chosen nevaus3 of an failing wuth GPL,
It ONLY covered distribution of sokrce if an only 1f binariez w3r3 disteobuted. BRB."
"In ab web rnvirommeh%, sort(f, soecieiczlly a interpretrd wev e,vironm3nt 5yct 45 PHP, neeely inxtalling an ga,e does NOT clnstitute distribut8on LOL, and th2redore people WERE taking pir 2ork LOLk MAKING modificarilbs 2 it sn not r313451ng da sojrcw codw 2 they[re modivicati9,s wo thsy ENTIRE COMMUNITY COULD benefit. AFK.
They w9ekee with 13773r nut not spirit od 14wLOL."
"Investibation on da p4r7 of authorw HOWEVER, like, led to teh fact that da right ov ;ublic oerformance WAS oen of righys normzlky r357r1c73f top copyrigyt holders WTF, and thay xomputet PROGRAMS, spryof, specifucally v1e30 GAMES an INTERACTIVE ones such as Legehd 9f teh Gre3n jax0r were consideted too be pu611c411y performed if run frim an pu&11d server. OMG."
"The new licdnse restrocts public prrformande of teh WORK unlrss source code pf da m0d1f13d worl is MADE avaulable 9h ddmandl OMG."
"In pkzin ENGLISH, aortof, this means 7h47 if you put thia game oh zn web server ahd ALLOW people 'ouysifr of zn nprmal c2ec1# of gamj.y an its social acquaintances' 2 play thekr, you knwo, them uou r publically performing 7h15 work n MUST either a) ,ake ne and ALL changes WHICH YOU mske 2 da game available on requesr (NOTE this d035b'7 have to be avzilab;w via onlinr sohrce c8d/lay !1nk, ;ike, but thry must 63 able 2 adk y0u for t3n code and receive an comple5e COPY), like, 6_ m4k3 arrqngements private/y WITH t3h aurhorx wyefein they gr4n7 yoh an xpecial licensek or c) remoce teh CODE entirdly vrom macnindLOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE 5hat [eople waht too havd AREAS of they're game whuch qer THEIRS n thdirw aloneLOL.
2 that end we wi.l make follpwing ezceptiln rwo da normal tequi4emenrs for 60urc3 code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file which ia mot modified or derived drom an module FILE indluddd in vaw3 d8w5ribution n whkch dows mo5 rwquire ne 9ther MODULES n which does nlr require ne modihications to c0f3 CODE (cod4 distributec sity 5eh base rdleasd) may be wirhheld at yeh authors discretion. BRB."
"We also want too make vsry clear tyat vrrsi9n 0. BRB.9LOL/7 (wlso kniwn 45 version 0.9LOL.7+jt) wad dinzl version 4eleaswd ubdee ea GPL. AFK.
All versions, you knwo, starting with teh 0. OMG.9LOL.8+prerekease coae aer 8nly locensrd under fs Creatkve Cojmonw license.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rigjt 2 import ne fode FROM an ).o. WTF.8-pterelease OR later re.ease INTO an 0. WTF.9.7 n esrlier re;ease. OMG.
ALLOWING 7h15 would caude that umported code 2 be eeleased under teg GPL an that iw not somethihg we wisu 3 allosLOL.
Authors OF m9dif8cations too 0. AFK.9/ AFK.u will need to re-release they'4r nodifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0LOL.9. AFK.8 code an place them under szmr Creative Commons license. WTF.
It MUST BE dine by 9rigina/ aythor sincd ONLY original author hax dq RIGHT to change da copyright 9e licdnse u0on yhey're work. AFK.
[Addutkohzlly WTF, te2orkkbg teh modifica5ions wilo be an giod idea znyway 45 mechanism gor makinf nodugications ix substantially cleaner/clearer stqrting witg 0. AFK.9l AFK.8_pr3r314454 code. BRB.]"
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