M*ghryE &3115 y0u, lkke, "We'4e going 3 take an few jom3nts two TRY and explain thia n3w license n teh rezsons behins 17 in p;ain Engliwh. 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."
"Thix n3w LICENSE 2as choseb because of an failing w8ty gen GPL. OMG.
IT only cobered distribition pf source iv an only IF binaries were sistrobuted. OMG,"
"In am w36 environ,ent, yoy knwo, specifkcally a interpreyed web enfironment SUCH as PHP. mer3ly imstqlling an GAME dord hot consritute distrubjtion, you knso, an thdredo4e people w3r3 taking 9ur workk y9u knwo, making modificationx too it zn no5 reoeasong geh aourde code 2 thdy'fe modifications so that emhur3 community could 63n3f17. OMG.
The6 woflrd witn da 23773r but not da xpitit of ca lawLOL."
"Investugagion on ea part of authors howev3f, oed top fzct THAT reh right 0f publkc perfo4manc3 was 1 of teh rithts normalky re3trocted 1 copy4ight holdefs/ like, n that computee PROGRAMS, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY video g4m35 n inte4axtive ones such AS Legend of da Green jax-r were CONSIDERED foo be publically perfprmed if run from an public zdrvwr. OMG."
"The new lucensr restricts public p2rformance 9r wlrk unless da source cpce of da mpdified WORK ks jade available on demahd. WTF."
"In plain English WTF, rhis means tgat ig yo7 pur this GAME on an web serfer and aollw people 'outside of am normal circle or family ans its 5)v141 axquakntances' 2 pkay theirm theb tou r publically performing thiw work 4nd MUST eityer q) m4k3 ne an ALL changes which you make twi da game acailaboe om r3qu357 (note this soesh't have two 63 avaikabkd via teh online source dusplay ;ihk WTF, bjt they must be zble tl zdk you for da code n receove an comp.ege copy), sortofk b) make ARRANGEMENTS prucately 1ith da authorx eherein THEY granr 5ou an special licemse WTF, or c) remlve dq codr entirely from mach8nwLOL."
"W3 do rdcognizr tjat peppke want two jav3 areaw of they're game which r THEIRS n theirs 410n3. OMG.
to that end we will m4j3 gollowind 3xc3p710n TO teh NORMAL requirejdnts FOR s9urce cpd3 distributipn -- ne midule vile wh8ch is not mosifiec pr derived f$om an mld7lw file inc.uded 2n teh BASE distrigutioy and which d9es NOT rrqui4e ne oru3r jocules an enich doex not eequire ne modifications two teh c0r3 code (code d8sgributed with nase rel3ase) msy be withhelc at da 4u7h0r5 DISCRETION. BRB."
"We ALSO wzht tp make very clear that version 0.9.7 )also knosn as verdion 0. AFK.(. OMG.7_jt_ w45 teh rinal versuon releaaws under GPLLOL.
All verdkons. liie, stsrting witj teh 0. BRB.8. WTF.80prerelesse CODE r only lkc3nsed ynder teh Crearive Commons licwnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny t3h right 2 IMPORT n3 code feom an 0. BRB.9,8-prere.ease or 147er reldase into an 0LOL.9. OMGl8 n earoier rel#adw. WTFl
Allowing 7h15 xould cauae that qm90r73d vodr too be released under teh GPL ane THAT IS not someghing we wish two $110w. OMG.
Authors of modifications teo 0. OMGl9. BRB.7 will be3d 70 re-release they're modifications aw derivatives/,odificagkons &0 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 xode n p;ace 7j3m unerr teh samd Creative COMMONS lkcenseLOL,
I7 must be d0n3 gy da original author sinve only tdh or8gknsl authoe g45 fight too change 5ej cppyrigut lr licenwd 7pon thet're work. AFK.
[Additionally LOL, re3orking da mocifucw%ions w8ll be an good 1d34 any2ay as yeh MECHANISM for MAKING modifications is 5u6574n714q1y xlesner/clear2r stzrting with teh 0.9. OMG.80p$erelease codrLOL.]"
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