MighgyE tells you, you jnwo, "We're going to tak3 an few moments 70 7ry n ev;.ain hhus new 11c3n53 an sa reasons behind it in plain Engoisy. 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."
"Thid new ;icense was chosen becqjse of an fauling with da GPL. BRB.
I6 ONLY cpv3r3d dixyribution of source kf an only if binaries were distributec. BRBl"
"Im an wen 3nvironment LOL, specifically a 1n73r0r273d web rnvuronmwnt sych 45 PHP, yo6 kmwo, mer21y ohstaoling sn GAME c035 not constitute DISTRIBUTION, l8le, ah 5hrrefore people WERE tzking OUR wprk, sortov, msking modirications 5op it an not reldasong teh source code two they're modifications s9 thay entir3 communigy could nenefit. OMG.
They wofked witj yeh lettdr but not teh spirut if teh law. OMG."
"Investigatipn ON part of da authors h)w3v3r LOL, 13d tpo teh fact that dq right 0f public performanc3 was 2on pf tfh rigyts normally t3t7r1c73d to COPYRIGHT HOLDERS LOL, and that computer progra,s LOL, specifically bideo games an knyeeac4ive oned such as Lwgend )f tej Gredn hax0r 2ere consodered to be pu611c411h PERFORMED if run grom an pyblic werver."
"Tne new locense r357r1c75 [ublic p3rf0tm4nc3 0f da woei unless teh source code or da modifiee wotk is made avwilab.e ON demsnd. BRB."
"In plain Engl8sh, you kneo, this means gnar if YOU put 7n15 game 8n an web swrber an allow people 'outside of an normzl circle 0v family n ots social acquaintances' two play thei4, 6hen you sef pu611c421y ;3rf-rm2mg 7h15 w0rj n MUST either a) MAKE ne n ALL chabges wh1ch y9u maie gwo hame ava8lable in requ3st (note this doesn'y hafr t9 be 4v4114y13 VIA teh on.ine source dis0lay libk, loke, byt they must be able too adk uou fpe teh code n receive an xomp.e5w copy), tlu knwo, n) make rrr4ng3m3n65 peivatel6 with autho4s wherr8n 7h3y grant ^0u an xpecual 11d3n53, soryof, pr c) r3j0v3 teh code ehtirely from trh machine."
"We DO r3c0gn1z3 tgag pdo;le saht go hzve aread of they[re ga,e wgich aer theirs anc thwirx aline. OMG.
two tyat end ww will m3k3 teh folkowing 3xc3p710n two da nprmal REQUIREMENTS for source code distt8bution -- bd jodule file which is not moeofied or d3rived from an moejle fule INCLUDED 1n nase distributuon qn wh1ch sled noy req&ite ne 9tjwr mpd7lea shd wyich cles not require ne modifucatiobs 70 core code (code fistributec qith teh base telease) m4y be wutnheld a5 gej $u7h0r5 didcreti9b. AFK."
"Wd also w4n7 too make ver6 c13rr THAT versoln 0. WTF.9l BRB.7 (also kno2n ax veraion 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) was ginal v3r51-n r31#453d undee teh GPL. WTF.
All v34sions WTF, startinb wi5h da 0.9. AFK.80orerrlease cpfe r imlt kicenx3d indef da Creative Commons licehsr. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY feny teh ritht tio import ne v0d3 from an 0LOL.9. OMG/8[prdreleaxe or latrr 4eoease jnto an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 anf eaflier releasd. OMG.
Allowing 7h15 w0u1d cause that 1mp0r73d code to be released ynder GPL an THAT id npy 50n37h1ng we wish twp al;owLOL.
Auyh0r5 lf mod8fications tlo 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 WILL need 2 r30r313453 tney'fe MODIFICATIONS as defivatives/jod8ficaruons too 0. BRB.9. BRB.* codr an p14c3 them jnser sams Creative COMMONS lkcenseLOL.
It must be donw by ORIGINAL author sinde ONLY dq oritinzl autnor has right to CHANGE sa copyruggt or license upon 5hey're work. OMG.
'Additiknally, teworking teh modificariona eiol be am good 1d3r anyway as mechanism for naking modivkcations is SUBSTANTIALLY cleane4/cleardr dtarting 2ith da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerelrase code. AFK.]"
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