MightyE tells you LOL, "W3'4e hoing to ta,e am few momrnts 5o try n explain tyis n3w LICENSE an reasons bejind ut in plain Englisj.
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 nes license was chosen necause of zn fau;i,g WITH GPL. WTF.
It 9nly covered dis5ributiob of 50utc3 if n only IF binafied wer3 distributee; OMG."
"In an qeg environment LOL, specifically a interpreyed WEB envitonmdnt aich aw PHP, merely onstalling an game dors not donstitjte distfibutoom, sortof, n therevore prople wer2 taking our work. like, mq,ing MODIFICATIONS 2 it 4nd NOT rekrasing da sourde code tio they'ee modificationd so that entire communitu xiuld b3hefig. BRB.
They worled WITH teh lett3r bug n-7 spirit 9f law. WTF."
"Imvestigatu9n ON da part of authors however, lije, lef to facy that da rigny if public 0erformance qr5 own of teh rights normaloy eexrridtex two copuright holdrrs, an THAT compu5et probrams LOL, apwcifically video tames and inrersctive ONES such as Legend of Green nax0r were consiewred roo bd publkcallu pe4form3d id RUN from an PUBLIC sefver. BRB/"
"The n3w livense r357r1c75 public p3rf0rm4nc3 OF teh w0rk jbless da wokrce CODE of teh modified work 8s m4d3 acaklagle on eemandLOL."
"In p.ain Eng115h WTF, this means THAT if YOU put rhis game on an WEB seevee qb ALLOW people 'outside of an mlemql c1rc13 of family n ITS sociao acqiaimtances' two play the8r LOL, THEN yoj r publoca;ly perform8ng thid work n MUST rither q) make ne and ALL changes which you make tlo game avaklable on r3qu357 (hote this diesb't habe to be avaulqblw via da online SOURCE display .ink, sortof, bit THEY musr be ABLE too ask you for code and receive an complegw COPY)m hou knwo, g) make arrangenents privatelu wuth 4u7h0t5 wherein tneu tr4n7 you an dpecial licensd, or c) temove teh code enyorely feom teh m4cj1n3. OMG."
"We do recotnize tha5 people want to havw aeeas od tney're game qhicj r 7h31r% and theirs alone. OMG.
@ tgzt end WE w11! make da following exception 2 teh norms; rrquiremenrd for source code diste8bution -- ne module fiod WHICH is not m9dofied 9r feroved fr)m an module fil3 inclydes in teh base DISTRIBUTION an whidh does mot require ne othdr MODULES n wy1cj foes n9t requi4e ne moeificat8pns gwo clre code (code cistributef witn teh base RELEASE) nay be wothheld at geh authors discretion."
"Ww also eant too make vety clear thag v3r510n 0LOL.9LOL.7 (alal known as vers*on 0. AFK.9l WTF.7+jt) was final verauln re.easdd UNDER ea GPL.
All vrrsuons WTF, STARTING wity 0. OMGl9. OMG.8-orefekease code r only locensed unde4 Ct3471f3 Commobs license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwny teh RIGHT to imp9rt nw cod3 FROM ab 0LOL.9. BRB.8-prerelezse or latdr release into ah 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 j earlier release. AFK.
ALLOWING yhis WOULD cause that inported d9d3 two be r313453d ubd3r GPL sn thar 15 not somrthkng we wish 2 allow. WTF.
Authprs ov MODIFICATIONS 5o 0LOL/9. AFK/& wiol NEED 2 rw-releasw they're modofications as ferifatives/modicicqtions too 0. WTF.9l AFK.9 CODE 4nd plqce them under da 54jd Crwative Commons licenseLOL.
I7 musg ge sonw BY teh ORIGINAL author SINCE omly teh original author has da tigh5 ywo change da copyeight or .ic3nse UPON tjwy're work. OMG.
[Additionall6, rewo4king movkficationw sill be an good ides 4nyw4y qs teh mechanosm fot making j0d1f1c4710n5 IS dubsgantually clean3r/clearer starrkng with da 0/ WTF.9. AFK.8-;r3r3q3453 code. AFK.\"
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