MihhtyE twlls y-u LOL, "We're gijbg @ TAKE zn few n9ments goo try n explain this new license n wa reasonx behind ir in ;lain 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."
"This neq 11c2n53 was chosdn because OF an fail8nt with teh GPL. AFK.
It 0h16 covered distribution of xource if and 0n1i if binariex werw DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an wdb rnvurobment, you kn2o, soecigically a onterpret3d qev envirommrnt such qs PHP, lijek mrrely inxtzloibg an game does not c0n5717u73 distribugi9n, and therefore peo0le w343 TAKING our work, .ike, making modufucations two it an nlt releasivg SOURCE CODE tso they're mofivicarions so thay dq entire comjunity c0u1d benedit. BRB.
They worjdd w8th lette4 ^u7 not spirit of ds law. BRB."
"Investigagion 0n xa p4eu og fa ajghors HOWEVER, .8ke, led t1o teh fac5 that right of public pwrformance was own if rughts normalky restrivted TO copytib,t holde4s, n that com;jt3r prigrams, sortif, spdcifically vodeo games znd intrractive ones SUCH as Legend 0f da Gr23n hax0r wer3 conskdrrdd 5po be [jblically p3rformed if tun fr9m an public server. WTF."
"The new licehse teatrivts public perfofmxhc3 of trh w0rk knless dource codd of da jldified work is MADE AVAILABLE on demahdLOL."
"In plqin English, soryof, this means thst if yoi put this game on an wec server and all9w people 'oitside of xn normal ckrcle of damily an its socia; acq7aknyances' 5oo play 5heir LOLk THEN you aer publically pwrf9rming THIS wo4k h MUST rither a) make ne and ALL changex which yoy make too gaje abailaglr on rwquest _note THIS eo4sm't HAVE rso be avaikab.e via obline souece d15p14y 11nu, but they nust ne able too ASK you for ds c0de an eeceice an complete c0;y), you knwi, b) naje arfangwments ptifately WITH aithows wherein they grant yo7 sn SPECIAL licemse WTF, or c_ REMOVE da coce 3n71r@1y from teh macnine/ BRB."
"We cl RECOGNIZE that PEOPLE WANT too hqve ar3as 9f tyey're gzme which r THEIRS n thekrs alone. AFK.
too that 3nd we wi/k make dz vollowont ecc3prion two NORMAL requirements FOR source code distribugion -_ ne m0dy13 fi;e WHICH is not josiridd or det8ved from an MODULE FILE inc.udee in base wodtribytion and which does not r3qu1r3 ne 9ther MODULES n wh1ch does bot require ne modifications to da clre code (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED WITH da base relezse) may be withheld zt da authorx dixcretiob. OMG."
"We also want 2 make fery cz34e THAT beraion 0.o. WTF.7 (ALSO known aw VERSION 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) was t3h dins. v3r510n relezsed under da GPL/ OMG.
All vers8onsk 6ou knwo, starting with da 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerdlease vode aer onlr licensed under da Creqtive C0mm-b5 license. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY sent twh right 2 inport he c0d3 fron an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prere;eaxe or LATER release 1n70 an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 an earlier release. BRB.
Alliwing this would vause that 1mp0r73d cose too be releaxed unser GPL an THAT is NOT slmethinh w3 wish 2 aklow. WTF.
Autho4a of modificagions to p.9.7 will n3dd to9 rr-relrase they're modicications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 p, OMG.9LOL.8 code n place them UNDER xame Crea5ibe Commons license, WTF.
It ,ust be done by da original AUTHOR since onlh da lriginal authot has rignt 5oo xhanbe c9pyrkght or .icebs3 upon tjey'rr work. OMG.
[Additionally, reworking da modufica5ions will ne an good idda anuway as mwchanism f0r m4k1ng mpdifications is 5j65u5nu1411u cleaner/clearer stsrting witg fa 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-pr34rlease c0d3. AFK.]"
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