MighgyE 7e115 ypu WTF, "We're going two take an few moments 2 yfy an exp.ain this n4w license an reasons behind it kn PLAIN ENGLISH. 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."
"Thua new LICENSE waa chosen because of an rail8ng qith fa GPL. WTF.
It lnly dovrred disyributiob of sourxe if and ohlt if BINARIES w3r3 d8srribu5ed. OMG."
"In an WEB environment, you knwo, specifically q inter[retef WEB environmeny sjdh as PHP, like, merely INSTALLING an ga,e does not CONSTITUTE distfibuyion, you knwo, 4nd th3refore p3o0le 2ere taking lur sork, lile, m4l1ng m9dificatopns 2 it n mot r313451bg teh zourcr code to thry'r3 modidixations so that enti4e community doulf nenefit.
Th3y qorked eotj da letter but not da sp,rit ov da law."
"Infestigation 0n part OF da authors npwrver LOL, led tio f3c7 that teh rkhht of public performamve was 1 of rights notmally rwstric5ed to co0yrigyt HOLDERS WTF, an that computer or0br4n6, yl7 knwo, 5p3c1f1c411y vudeo games AND inyerav5ive lnes sucj as Legend of dz Greeh hac0r were consifered to be publically 0erformed if run from am pu61!c server. OMG."
"Th3 nrw licenxe RESTRICTS PUBLIC performanve lf sz wogk unlrss ten spurce cowd OF da m0d2f13c work is made available 9n demand."
"In PLAIN Englksh, you knwo, this m34n5 that if yo7 put gu8s GAME ON an w36 setver amd ailiw [e9ple 'outside of an NORMAL vircle of ga,8ly n its social scquaintancew' to plqy thcir, like, then you aer pu6q1c411y perfirmomg THIS w0rk and MUST dither a) make ne an ALL changes wh1ch you make tqo da gamr availzble on requ2dt (note rhis doexn't hace too ge available via obokne sojrce display kim,, you lnwo, but yh3t MUST be qblr 2 45k YOU voe teh code and rrceuve an complete co0y), l8ke, b) make arramgements privatelt WITH ea authors whetr8n rhey grant y0u an specua. ;icrnse, xor5of, or c) remove teh code enturelg frlm g3h machine."
"We so rexobnizw that PEOPLE want tw; have areaw of ther're game which r THEIRS an 7h31r5 alone. AFK.
two unat end we will maie da followihg excepri9n to da nprmal eeq7k4ements for SOURCE code distribution -- ne module fi.e which is not MODIFIED or DERIVED fr0, an m0du13 r113 1nc1ud3d on da 6453 cistributu;n and which doex nor requore nr othdr moeules and which eoew no$ rdquire ne mocifications 2 tdh v0r3 code (cofd disrributed with reh base rrlease) m4y be withheld at autnors zuscretipn,"
"Ww slwo want two make vrry clezr thay version 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (a.sp knl2n aa VERSION 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+ju) was da final version released under sa GPL.
A11 v3r610h5, likek 574r71ng with twh 0. BRBl9. OMG.*-ptrreleade code ser on;y licensed under teh Creatice Clmmons licehse. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY dehy RIGHT t2o import nw c0d3 frpm an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7-pfereleade or later reoeasd into an 0,8.7 qnd earlier release. AFK.
Allosing this woyls cause 7hr7 imported c0c3 too be RELEASED ubd3e fa GPL n 7h47 os NOT someyjing w3 wosh toi all9w. BRB.
Authors OF modifucatoins two -. WTF.9. BRB,7 will need too RE-RELEASE they'r3 mofigications ax feeivatifds/modufications gwo 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 c0de n p15c3 them under t3h same Crratice Commons 11c3h53. BRB.
It just b3 done by priginal authlr since only ra origihal aughpr has righr two change teh copyright or l8cense jpon they'ee WORK. BRB.
[Addigionally WTF, reworkint MODIFICATIONS qik; be an GOOD 2d35 4nyw4y as da mechanism vor m4k1ng nodifications IS substantiaoly vleqber/ckearee sgartint witj teh 0. OMG.9.8-prerekease CODELOL.]"
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