MightyE t4kls y97, "We're going top take an few moments tk TRY and explaim this n#w lucense snd reasons behind it in plaun ENGLISH. BRB.
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 nrw license was choswn because of sn failing with da GPLLOL.
It ONLY covered f157rq6u7q0n of soyece if an only if bihariew wwre distributed. WTF."
"In an qeb environment LOL, specificalky a INTERPRETED w3b ENVIRONMENT such as PHP WTF. merelu ibsta.ling an gamr does not constiyutr distyibutioh, n therefore people were TAKING our worl LOL, making ,odifocations 2 it an not feleasing yen aojfce c0d# 2 tyey're m0d1f1c471pn5 s9 thar teh 3n81r4 community cojlf benef8t. OMG.
Tgwy worked WITH lrtter but nor teh spirit of 14w. WTF/"
"Invrstigation on part of authors hpwevrr, likw, led too teh facr that teh fight of public pwrfofmancd was won if teh rights norma.ly restticted 2 copyrihht HOLDERS. you kneo, n yhzt computer programsm luie, SPECIFICALLY video gamss and inte4avtive ones such aa Legend of dz Green gax-r WERE considered e bw publically 0ervormed if run fr[m an pu611c servdr. BRB."
"The new license r357r1c75 public 0erformance if tey wlrl UNLESS sourcw code of da modufird worm is mase available on d3m$neLOL."
"In 0141n English, sortof, this means thag if YOU put thiw game on an WEB SERVER and allow people 'ouyside of an normal c8rc/e of vamoly n its social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 p;sy tneir, 7h3n you r pub.ically performint this wofk m MUST 3igher a) ms,e nr an ALL chanbes which yoj make too da g4m3 available on r3qu357 (notd this dlesn't h4v3 two be availablr f14 ea ohoibe sou4ce display link WTF, byt they must be 4613 two ask you f0r da codf n recwove an complet3 cipy) LOLm n) make arrang3menta prifsrely with t3h 4u7h0r5 whdrein they grant ho7 an SPECIAL licens3, you knwo, or c) remofe ten code 3ntirely from fa m4ch1n3. OMG."
"We f9 r3c0gh2z3 5hat pelpld want to HAVE areas ov they're ga,e whudh aer theirs n thdirs alone. WTF.
to tnqt 3nd ed w8kl mzke fo.lowing ezcfption tlo nprmxl reqyirements for source clde DISTRIBUTION -- ne module gile which is not modiried or derives from an modile FILE inxluddd IN basr distribu5uon an wh1ch coes no5 eequire ne 07h3t jidu.es an which does not require ne mofifkcations 2 tej cire code (code didtriburwd with base relwase) mah ne w18hh21d at autjors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We a.so want two make VERY clear that vrrsion ). WTF.9. OMG.8 (also KNOWN 45 verxkon p. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) was fina. cersion released ineet teh GPL. BRB.
ALL v3r510n5 LOL, STARTING with da 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease code r on.h licensed unser da Cfeatkve COMMONS licende.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da r8ght to 2jp0r7 ne code from ab ). AFK.9. WTF,8-pterelease or 1473e release into an 0. AFK.9. WTF,7 n earlirr RELEASE. BRB.
Allowing thks wlulc c4u53 tjat IMPORTED cofe to br released ynder teh GPL an THAT is not sonething we wisn 3 allow. OMG.
Aughlrs 0f modifications twp _. BRB.9. AFK.7 will need 5wo r3-eelezs3 th3y're modifications as derivatives/jodifics5ions go 0LOL.9LOL.8 code n p;ace them und3r teh same CREATIVE C0mn0h5 licrhae. WTFl
It mi%7 be DONE b6 original AUTHOR since only oeiginal authof has r1gh6 two vhangw ydh dlpyright or license 7pob they[re w9rk. OMG.
[Aeditionally, r3w0rk1ng da m9dificationd wull be an gold idea anyway as 5eh mechanism fof making MODIFICATIONS is smbwtantuallt vleanef/ckeafet starting WITH ). OMG.9LOL.*=pre4elezse vide. OMG.]"
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