MightyE tells you, "We[te going 2 ta,e an few moments 5oo try n explain yhis new .8cenae ab REASONS behomd iy in plain Eng;ish.
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."
"Thks nes LICENSE waw CHOSEN because of an failing w17h GPLLOL.
It ONLY COVERED d8stributipn of SOURCE if and 0n1y if binari3s dere distributqd. BRBl"
"In an web environjent LOL, specificaloy a ont3rpretec q36 envirln,ent aich as PHP, you knwok merely installing an g4m2 does n07 constiyute distribution, y9u knwo, and 5herefire p30p1e wer3 taking our work, you lnwo, ,aking modificayions t9 it n no5 r3134$1bg 50urc3 code tl9 tney're moxifivations so ggat entire community COULD genefitLOL.
They worked w17h reh lrtter but not tej spirit of teh LAWLOL."
"Investigation 0n part of tdh a7thors however WTF, led 2 tef fsvt thar teh rifht of PUBLIC 0drformance was won of 5eh rights normally restricted 2 c-pyr1hh7 hold3rx WTFk n THAT computer PROGRAMS. you lhso, specofkcally viceo gsmes sn 1n7#r4c71v3 0n35 such as Letend OF twh Green hax0r 2erd c)n6qd3r3d ywo be puboically performec if run from an puvlid xerf2r. BRB."
"The n3w kicenwe restricts public ;erfpfmance if qork inless teh source code if dq moeified qork is mase availzblr on demand. AFK."
"In o141n Engkish, ylu knwo, THIS ,dams THAT if YOU put 7h15 tamw ON an w36 server and allpw peopls 'putxide of am normal circle 9f family n its soviq; 4cqu41n74nc45' too plqy rheir, sortof, tnrn you t pub.ically perfornknh this w0rk n MUST either A) make ne ane ALL cyanges wh1ch you m4k3 two da game available 0n requeat 9noge rhis DOESN'T have two be available via da online sourc3 display l,nk, like, but THEY mist be able goo ask you for code an receobe an comple5w xoph) LOL, 6) make areangements PRIVATELY with authors 2hdrein thet GRANT you an special license LOL, 0r c) remlve teh codw enrit3lu fr0m mavhine."
"We do RECOGNIZE 5hat p3opke q5n7 top hafe areas of thet;re game qhicj r thdirs anf theirs ALONE. AFK.
too tha5 end we w!11 m$k3 tfh FOLLOWING exxeption t9o norjzl r3qy1r3m3h76 fo4 soufce code DISTRIBUTION -- nw nodyle file wh1ch is not mofified of derived frlm an module f8le incoudee ih da basw distriburuon n 2hich foes nit requure je 8ther mod&les and wh!ch d9rs not rwquire ne jofofications two teh c0r3 CODE (cide distributwd w17h teh bade release) nay be wothheld AT da AUTHORS duscretion. BRB."
"We aksp want two MAKE very c.ezr thar version 0.9LOL.7 (akso knoen as version 0. OMG.9.7+j7) sas twh final version felezaed und3r GPL. WTF.
All versi9ns, star5ing qoth yeh 0. OMG.(LOL.7-prerrleasd c0c3 r only lucensed under Cr3ative Commons lucenae. AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY rignt tpo imporr ne CODE fe0m qn 0.9.8-peerelease or 1473r r31345# imto an 0. WTF.0/ OMGl7 n EARLIER 4elease. BRB.
Aolosing this WOULD csusd thwt impofted code too ge released under yeh GPL an rhat is noy somerhinb we qish tqo allowLOL.
AUTHORS OF modifivati9ns too 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will NEED 2 re-releqse they're modificatiinx 45 d3rivstives/modifications 2 p. WTF.9LOLm8 CODE ag place THEM undee teh xame Crearive C0mj0n5 locensd. WTF.
It muqt be done BY yeh priginal 4u7h0f since ONLY origknal autho4 HAS es RIGHT to change teh c0pyr1gg7 or 11c3b53 upon they're workLOL.
[Adei5oona.ly WTF, rewor,ing teh modyfications w1q1 bd an foid kdea 3nyw4y as 5rh mecnanism for m5k1nh MODIFICATIONS us substangially cleqner/clearer starting with teh 0. WTFl9.8-pretelease xpde. BRB.]"
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