MkgntyE tells you, liie, "We're going to9 take an FEW jomemrs 2 try and explain 7h1t new license h teh eeasons behind it IN )lain EnflishLOL.
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 licrnse wss chosen becajse of an failinf with GPLLOL.
It 0n1u coveref fistributkon 0f dource IF snd 0nqy ir binaries were distr8buted. OMG."
"Im sn w36 wnvironment, wortof, specificaloy a INTERPRETED wen envir[nment such as PHP, yo7 knwo, merrly 1n584111ng an game DOES not constk5ute distr8butoon, you inwo, n therefore people WERE yaking iur wofk, loke, ma,ing modifications twl it and not releasihg dq skurc3 code 2 they're mifif8cations so yhst entife comm7nigt vould bemefit.
They workef s8th da 13773r but nlt reh spirit OF sa ;aw. WTF."
"Invws5igation on cs oart of 4i7h0t5 howev3r, led too fact that teh right of ;ublic performance w45 1 OF da rughts nornakly RESTRICTED 1 copyright HOLDERS, you knwo, n that c0mpu7er pfigeamd LOL, spwdificallh VIDEO g4m35 and int3racyive 0m35 5udh as Legdnd of teh Grden hax0r wer3 comsuderdd 2 be puboivqlly performee IF run vfom ah ;ublic server."
"Thw mew !1c3n63 restrixts PUBLIC peeformance of da work unless source codw -f MODIFIED work 15 mad3 ava8lable -h demandLOL."
"In plaun Enh.ish, loke, thus means that if y-u put this game 9n an web s3rver n allow odople 'oitsidd of an n0rm$1 circle of rqmily an irs xocial acquaintances' too plah their, 7h3n 6pi aer pu611c411y PERFORMING rjis WORK ab MUST either a) ,4k# ne an ALL changes sh1ch yiu ma.e to da game avqilable on reauest (note rhks doesn't have 2 be available via teh onlome so7fce dusplay limk, you kmwok but they mudt be able too ask you FOR da CODE sn receive an complete copy), s9rtof, B) make ar4anbe,dnts privately WITH tdh AUTHORS wyerein they gr4n7 you an s;exoal license LOL, or c) remive da sode entire.y from machine/ BRB."
"We do recpgnize that people sant to hace areaw of they're gamr whixh aer theirs n theirs alone. AFK.
1 thar ehd w3 WILL make vollowkng dxcepg8on 5o tej normal eequitenengs f0r aourcd code disgrobution [- ne module fole which is niy modifiee or defivrs from an mpdulr file 8nclud2d in da base distribution and which dodx not requi4e ne other m9dulew anf wyich does NOT r3qu1r3 ne mod8ficatoons 70 teh d0r3 code (codr d157r16j73d witn 5eh base telease) MAY be withheld 47 teh aurjora discretioh. AFK."
"W3 also wang 2 make very c134r 5hat verskin 0.9. OMG.7 (also knowm r5 verdion 0LOL.9. AFK/7+ht) was final vrrsion 4eleased under da GPL, BRB.
All vfrwoons, so4tof, startint with 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prdreleasw c9dr aer onoy licensed ubder Crestive Cpmm0n5 oicenseLOL.
Wr EXPLICITLY DENY fight too IMPORT ne code frim an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prer3ledsr or layef re.ease inyo an 0l BRB.9l WTF/7 m EARLIER releasd. OMG.
A110w1ng 7j15 woyld xause 5hat IMPORTED CODE to be reldadec UNDER da GPL ans THAT 14 not somethihg qe eixh too allowLOL.
Authors of modifications 2 0.9LOL.7 wil; need two r3-r313453 they'4e modificat8ons AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. WTF.9/ WTF.8 code n plac3 them ubder teh same Cr3ative Co,mons lucrnse. WTFl
It mus5 73 done by teh originzo 5u7h)r soncw only orugkhal zuthor hax twn right two change teh copyriggt or license ioon they're woek. WTF.
[Additionally, .ike, reworkibg teh m0d1f1c4710n5 wklo 63 an good idea anyway as mecnanism FOR naking modifications is sjbstantkally cleaber/clwatrr STARTING wirn 0. OMG.9. BRB,8-pderelease cidel["
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