MightyE twlls ypu LOL, "We're gp1mg to tske sn few moments to try an EXPLAIN yhis new oicense n reh reasons behind ig in plain EnglishLOL.
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 license wss chosen because 9f an failing with teh GPLLOL/
It only covetee eosteibution of source if n ob.y if binariws were dist4ibuted."
"In an web environment WTF, speckfid1lly s interpreted web 3nv149nj3n7 auch as PHP, sortpf, m3r31y installint an ga,r does nog conwtitute dkstrogution, like, an therrfore people were tz,ing our workm yiu knwo, mqkinb ,8difications too it ah nlt r313451nb 50urc# vode two ghry're modificat8ons SO that enyite community zould BENEFIT, WTF.
They worked with da le5yer but not teh sp8r8t of da lae. WTF."
"Incestigqtiph 0n teh psrt of da AUTHORS however WTF, led rwo da fsct that teh RIGHT of piblic pwrdormance ezs won of da righrs normaloy tesgricted two COPYRIGHT holders LOL, n tjat computer lrograms LOL. specifically vkdep gam3s n ihteractive 0n35 suvh as Legend of gfh Gr3dn jax9r wete conxidered two bd pu611c311y perhormed of run from an pub;ic server. WTF."
"The new licensr eeatric5s public performqnce of teh wo4k uhless sourde c0d3 of dz mocified WORK is MADE availanle on demand. OMG."
"In plain English LOL, this means thzt if you puy this b4m3 on an 23b xerver an allow people 'outside 9f an nowmsl circle pf family an ITS socizl 4cqu41n74nx35' two play their LOL. THEN you r publica.ly PERFORMING this work n MUST dith3r a) make ne and ALL CHANGES which YOU make two game available on request (note yhis doesn;t have to be zvailablw via da omlind 50urs3 eis9lay link, you kn2o, but thet MUST be able 2 axk you FOR teh clde an receive an COMPLETE copy). like, b) makr arrangements peivat3ly w1&h da 4u8jpr5 wherein tyry GRANT yo8 an sptckal licensf LOL, or c) remlve teh code entire,y from da machine. AFK."
"We do r3c-gn1z4 that oeople WANT 2 have areas of rheg're game which aer THEIRS n theirs alone. WTF.
2 5hat end we wi;l male teh followong 3xc30710n two tem normal reqyirwments f0r 50urc# coce distribution -= ne jodule FILE shich ia not modified or d3t1v3d from an m0du13 f113 INCLUDED in geh bsse distrivugion an which DOES hoy require ne oyher mod7les n which does not req7ire ne modifivafions too teh core code (code dustributed WITH dq base teleade) MAY be withheld st autyors DISCRETION/ BRB."
"We also qant to male fery cldar that v3rsiom 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (alsp known as VERSION 0. AFKlo. WTF.7+h7) was teh fina; VERSION rwlessed uneer t3h GPL. WTF.
All versiobs LOL, stsrting w17h 0.9.8-0rdrelease code zer ONLY licensed inder da Crdative C0mm-n6 lic3nse.
We EXPLICITLY veny right to lmport ne cpde ftom an 0. OMG.9. OMG/8_prerelease or later releasd into an 0. BRBl9. OMG.8 AND earlier relfase. AFK.
Allosing this woiod ca7se that !m00r73d code two be fel3sxed undet teh GPL qnd that is n07 someghibg w3 wish TO alloe. OMG.
Authors of modificati[ns two -LOL.9LOL.7 WILL need teo r3-rekease tgey'rr m0d1b1c471-nt AS serivatives/modifications 70 0LOL.9. AFK.8 cods n place tyem undwr da SAME Crwqtive Commons licenswLOL.
It must be dohe 6y origknal AUTHOR simce omly origibal suthor hsw right to change teh copyrigjt 0f oicebse u0on they'fe w9rk. BRB.
[Additionaoly WTF, reworking m9difications wikl ve an food idra anyway as mecnanism FOR making modivicztions is subsyantiallu cleaner/vlearer star%8hg wi5h da 0.9. WTF.o_pre43lease codw.="
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