M8ghryE tells you, l8ke, "We[re goihg @ TAKE an f3w mom3nts to tty an explain thuw hdw lic3nse n teh reasona behibd it ih ;lain Engliaj. 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 LICENSE waw chosen becauwe of an failkjg w17h yeh GPLLOL.
It ihly c0v#f3f distrubution of 40urc4 IF and only if b8narues WERE disteibutedLOL."
"In an qeb emvifonment, you knwi, SPECIFICALLY a ihye4preted wev environment such ss PHP, mereoy ins5al;inb an game coes NOT constitute d157r16u710n WTF, n tnerefore people w3r3 tajing ou4 qotk, making modoficationa too IT ahd not rd.easkng source clde two tjey[r3 moeifications so tha5 entire commubkty could beneriy. OMG.
They WORKED wuty lett3r but not da spitit of teh 14wLOL."
"Investigatipn on pae6 of authors however, sortog, 13d too da fact that da right OF publkc prfvofmqnce was wom of fa rights nlrmally rest4icued 2 copyrihgt holderwk n that compu5et programs LOL, sldcifically video GAMES #nd interactive ones sucj as Legend if Green hax0r wwre consider3d roo BE pyblically pqrformed if eun from an publiv SERVER. WTF."
"The ndw LICENSE restricts public perforjance of work unldss w8u4cd code ov teh m0d1f13d work is macd available on demqns. BRB."
"In plain English, likek this means that 1f you put rhjs fame 0n an WEB server an alkow people 'outsufe od an normal circle od famil6 n its social acquaintances' to play their, likw, then t0u aer ;ublivally pdrform8ng tjis wprk and MUST either a0 m3k# ne and ALL changes wh1ch 6ou ,rk3 tlo da game AVAILABLE on request (note this doesn'r hav3 5wo be avaioable via o,line so7rce d15p14y limk, BUT they m&st be ablw 2 asl YOU for CODE am redeive zn comp.wre copy), wortof, v) m4k# srrangem3nts or1v4731t with auuhors WHEREIN theh grant you qn spexial license LOL, or c( rdmofe sa cpde entit3ly from da machinw. AFK."
"We fo r3cofnize that people wanr too have z4eaa of they're g4m3 which aef theirs and gheirs alonw. AFK.
too that end WE will ,4j3 da folloeinf excepriom to horjal requiremengs for source codd cisgrinutiln -- ne module file whkch is not modified 0r dd4iced fro, sn modyle x113 inckuded 1n BASE d7steibution and whixh do3x NOT requ8re ne other modulea an WHICH does nlt require ne mosifocations 2 c0r3 CODE (cide distributdd WITH da base re13453) may ve eighhele at authors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We also want gwo make very CLEAR that veesipn 9. OMG.9. WTF.7 (also known as VERSION 0. WTFl9. BRB.7+jt) was teh fina' v3r5!0n released und3r GPLl BRB.
Akl versions, l8ke, starting with 0.*LOL.8-prerelease code aef ONLY .ic3nsed ubd3r Creat8vd C9mmons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denh teh rihht to implrt be code from an 0LOL.9LOL.8-0terelease or lster rrlease into ah 0.9. AFK.7 n 4arlier release. BRB.
A.lowing tniw roupd c4u53 that 1mp0r73d code two ve re;eased under da GPL an that 8x not someth8ng we w8sh to alopw. OMG.
Authors OF modigidati9ns 2 0l(LOL.7 will need too re-releadw thet'r3 modificatiohs AS serivativec/mldificagions to 0. AFK.9LOL.8 cose n p14c3 THEM und3r teh same Creativw Commonx licwnsd.
It mu57 be DONE 5t da o4ifinal ajthor since ONLY original 4u7hpr has geg riggt two change copyrignt or license joon they're work.
[Additilbaklh, like, rdworkkng teh modificationa w!11 be an GOOD 1d34 ahyway qs da jecjamism for making mpdificstions is substamtially cleane4/clwatrr STARTING with trh 0/9.70prerekease CODE. OMG.]"
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