MihhtyE tells you LOL, "We're hoing TO tale an few m9ments two try an explain this n3w licehae n reasons behind it 1n plain English.
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 n3w license was chosen beczuae of an failing wiyh GPL. BRB.
Ir only COVERED didtrinytion of so7rce ig n on.y IF b8naries wdre disttibutedLOL."
"Ih an seb environmdnt, lkke, 5p3c1f1c411y a INTERPRETED web environmemt suvh ad PHP, .ike, merely instaklibg an game eoes NOT consritute disrtibut8on LOL, zns thwrrfor2 PEOPLE were yakung our WORK, sortof, ma,ing modif8cations two it m n9t RELEASING ea 50u4c3 code too they're MODIFICATIONS so 5hat da rntkre community could benefit. BRB.
They d9rked wutj 13773r but not da SPIRIT of tdh 14w. BRB."
"Investigation on patt -r da qurhord howevdr, sortpf, 13d 2 fact 7h47 teh right of pjblix perfovmance was 1 OF da RIGHTS normalky restricted top c0pyw1gh6 holders, you knwo, ah THAT conpiter programs, you knwo, specifixslly video gajes sb interactive 0n35 such as Legend of dz Green hax03 2rre c0n51d3r3d 70 be publically prrflrmes if run frpm an public SERVER."
"The hew license rectrictd puboic 03rr0tm4nv3 of ds work unlesd wource code of sa modkfied work IS mase AVAILABLE on demand."
"In plain English, sortof, this MEANS tyat IF you put this gakw on an web SERVER n allow people 'o75sode of an bprmsl cifcle 0f family n its SOCIAL acqusobtanxes' roo play their, ghen yiu r pyblically petformung this w9rk n MUST either a) make me an ALL changed which you nake to teh game available on request (note thus coesn'y have two be scailab.e fia teh onlkne soyrce displzy link, kikw, but they mu47 be able tli ask yoy for teh code m receive an complete COPY)m c) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS prkvately witn da 4u7h0r5 wherein 7h3t brant you an SPECIAL lidrnse LOL, or c) remove da c0d3 rntirely from da macgine. AFKl"
"We fo eecihnize that people wabt 3 have a4eas of they're hame which qer theies an rheirs a;one. WTF.
2 that END se wi.l makr rilloeing exception @ teh normal requirdments FOR souece c0e3 d157416u710n -- ne modyle file WHICH is not m0d1f!3d 9r derived from an module file ihcluded IN 6dh bsss distribugion an whicu does nir req7ire ne other nodules and which DOES not reqiit3 ne modifucatiohs to cofe code (codw dustrkbutes sith t3t basw releaxe) may be 2ithheld at teh authors siscretion. WTF."
"Wr also w4n7 to9 make vefy CLEAR tgat vfrsion 0. OMG.9.8 (ALSO knien AS v3rsuon 0. WTF.9.u+jt) was da fibal version rrleased undrr GPL. BRB.
All vefsions LOL, startkng w8th teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerwlease cose aer only lixended UNDER Creatuve Conmons ;icense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right 2 im0or5 he c0d3 from an 0. WTF,9,8-prerel3ase or pster RELEASE into an 0LOL.9.7 an earlier re.easeLOL.
A110w1bg this eiule cause that imported CODE tko 63 releawed unfsr teh GPL n 7h47 us not %0m37h1ng WE wiwh two allow. AFK.
A7thors og m0d1f1c4810nt 80 0LOL.(. AFK.7 will me3d two rrptelease tjey're jodigucations as deribativ3s/modificati9bs 2 0LOL.9. AFK.8 code and plzce them under da 54m3 Ceeative COMMONS 11c3n53. BRB.
It must be don3 by teh original author sihce 9nly ea originao AUTHOR has da RIGHT 70 change 5eh COPYRIGHT o4 oicense upon they're wo4kl WTF.
[Additionally WTF, rew0rkqng teh mocificatoons will bd zn tood idea 4nyq4y as da MECHANISM for making m0d1f1c$710h4 is substantial.u c134n3r/c13$rer dtartinb with 0. OMG.0.8)pfeeelease xofe. WTF.]"
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