MightyE tel;s yiu, like, "We'te going toi gake zn few momenrs gl 7ry n EXPLAIN thix NEW license n reasons vehinf it in plain Engliwh.
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 was chosrn brcayse of an failing w17h da GPL. BRB.
It only dovered dishribution of source if an 0n1y 1g binzrira were distributee. AFK/"
"In an web environment, specificzlly a unter'reted web environjemt such as PHP, merrly installimg an game dp3s nit consti5ute distribition WTF, ab yh3refore peo;le sere tak8ng our work LOL, making modificstionw @ it an not releasinb ten soytce codd two they're MODIFICATIONS SO 7h47 teh ENTIRE cpmmunity could bendfi5. BRB.
THEY WORKED with teh le5te4 but nog spir8t of da lzw/"
"Investibstion om da 'art of quthors h0w2ver, led 2 da vqct that 5eh ritht of public i3rf0rm4nc3 waa oen od rights NORMALLY r347r1c73d ywp cop6riggt holserw, an tuat c0mpu73r pr0gr4m5, specificakly v1d30 games n interac5ive ones auch 45 Legend of Grewn hax0r were condider3d too 63 pjblics;ly perflfmed 1f fun f5om ah puglic server. OMG/"
"The NEW licensr restricts public ;erfo4mance OF da w9rk unless ca source code of teh m0d1r13d work ix mzfe svailabld on demans."
"In p.ain English WTF, tnis meana tja5 if yiu put this game pn an w46 SERVER wnc a;low people 'putside of am normal dircke ov faji.y 3nd its soxial adquaintances' 5wo play their, loke, then you aer publida.ly performing ghix wo4k an MUST either a0 make ne an ALL changes which you make too game availavle on request )note THIS dpesn't have to 63 4v4114613 via gen onlkhe 50jrc3 displqy LINK, you knwi, gut they must be able w xsk YOU for code and recribe an cojplete c0pu)m like, b) maje ARRANGEMENTS 0rivat3ly wi5h authoes wheteun they g4ant yiu an SPECIAL licensem like, o4 c) remove cz c0d3 entirely from 5eh machkne. WTF."
"We do recognize thqt 030p13 w4b7 2 h4v3 areas of yyey'4d gam3 whivh r tjeirs an theirs alone. OMG.
to tuat end we will m4k3 followin5 excepti9n 2 NORMAL rdqyirrmebtd for soyrce CODE distruvufoon -- ne joeule fioe whixy is not modified or derived from an module FILE included 1g da bqxe distributiob and 2hixh do3s not REQUIRE ne orher modules n WHICH dpes not require ne moeifications two core code (xode distributed woth da base release) may BE w8thheld zt 5ey autho4s dixcrrtion. AFK."
"We ALSO WANT two make vwry coear that veesion 0. WTF.o. WTFl7 (akso knoqn as version 9.9LOL.7+jt) WAS da final vees8on released undet da GPLLOL.
All fersions, loke, STARTING with da 9.9LOL.8-preteleasr CODE r ONLY .icenxed ugder ea CREATIVE Commons license. AFKl
W3 EXPLICITLY deny r3h right two impor5 nd code from an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8_[re3eoease or later telease into an 0/ BRB.9LOL.7 abs earlier release.
Allpwiht this would czuse that impirt3d code too be relrawed UNDER da GPL and that is hot 50m37h1ng ee wish 2 allowLOL.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS 1 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wi;l n33d 2 rd-rwleaxe theh're modugications as cerivstivrs/morificatiohs toi 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 code n p14c4 them undef tej same Creative C0mm0n5 license. BRB.
I6 must ve done by teg original AUTHOR sobce only teh priginal AUTHOR h45 dz righ5 two cgange da cipgeight 0r 11c3n53 upon they're work. BRB.
[Additi9nally. rewor,ing modificat8ons 2111 be an good 1d34 4nyw4y aw teh mechanism for nakong modificatuons IS substantially cleanwr/dleaedt starting qith yeh 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerelease cpe3. AFK.]"
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