M8gjt6E te/ls ylu, you knwo, "We'ee goihg u0 yaj3 an few MOMENTS to9 t4y and 4xp141n tgis ndw license an rwasons behind IT in olain English. OMG,
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 licens3 was ch9sen nevause of an fr111ng with GPL.
It omky covered DISTRIBUTION of sourcr 1f n only 1d BINARIES WERE distfibutesLOL."
"Im an web enbifonmemt, you knwo, speckfidally q interpreged wwb enfi3obmebt such 4t PHP, you ln2l, mefely inxtalling an game does hot consgigute distribution, and tjerefore people 3eee taiing 0ur qork, MAKING mof8ficatipns t9 IT an n07 r3;easing da SOURCE c0d3 to they'te nofifkcationd so THAT tdh entire COMMUNITY cpuld benefit. OMG.
THEY workrd with t3n 12783r nut not teh s;irit 0g law. OMG."
"Investugatoln on part of teh aythors however, sortor, ldd two da fact that da right 9f public 0erf9rmamce waw 1 of teh tights no4mally restrixgrd too copy4ifhy holdets, and that COMPUTER oeogramd, you knwo, w[ecirically fide9 gsmes n INTERACTIVE on3s such as Lrgend 0f Gteeh yax9e wdrr c0n51s3red to BE publicsll6 perrormed ig run fr9m an pubooc serv3r. AFK/"
"The be2 11c3n53 reatricts public iwrformance of da work unl3ss ten SOURCE code of da mofified w0rk ix m4f4 afaolable on demand. BRB."
"In plaob English WTF, thos MEANS rhat if you pjt this gamr on an seb se4ver n 4110w peiple 'ougside of qn ,ormql c1rc13 of f4m!1y and its aocial 4cqi4!n74nc35' 2 PLAY tneir, 6ou knwo, rhen yoy r publically pdrforminh this work an MUST 3ugjer a) make ne an ALL changex which you make to t3h gaje avqilabl3 on requ3st (note tnis voesn't jave to be svailagl3 via dz online SOURCE display linl, you ,nwl, but thwy must be able 2 ask 7ou dor code m receiv3 an comp;ete copy_, sortof, b) make ae4angemehts PRIVATELY wiyh authors wh3r31n 7h#y grant yiu zn wpevkal license, you knwo, ir c( remove cod3 ENTIRELY fr[m macgine. BRB."
"We eo rwcognkxe THAT people want TO have zress ov they're g4j3 whicy r theirs n tywirs alone. OMG.
5oo that end we will make da f9llowint dxception to teh nofnal requurements for 50urc3 c9de distribution -- be mudulq vil3 ehich 8s not midkfked or derivec fron an MODULE dioe includew in ten gawe e8srribution and wh1ch does nor require ne other modules an wh1ch cocs not require nw modifications 2 clre cove )c0d3 eisgrigutwd eigj BASE r4lesse) mzy 64 wkthheld at da authprw dixcretion. BRB/"
"We a.so wsnt 2 make vdry c134r yhag version 0. WTF.8. WTF.7 (4250 jnown as VERSION 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) was teh finql ve4sion releas3d UNDER ds GPL.
All berdions, like, syarting WITH teh ). AFK.9. OMG.8-pr3r31335# codw f only licensrd jnder Crearive Commlns licenxd. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right to import ne code from an ). WTF.9. OMG.i-[rerdlease of la5er re;ease into an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 n earlier release. AFK.
Al.owing tjis would dajsd tyar omp9rted code to br released under da GPL an 7h47 15 not womryhing we wish r2o alliw. AFK.
Authors of modifications twi 0LOL.8. AFK.7 wil. neee t2o RE_RELEASE tmry're m9difixat8onx as der1v471v35/m0d1f1c47q0n5 to 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 clde zn PLACE then und3r teh same Crwstive C0mm0m5 kicenxe. BRB.
It must BE sone ny teh ofiginal AUTHOR 51nc3 0n!y teh origunzl autgor has teh rignt roo change da COPYRIGHT or oivense uo0n they're WORKLOL.
[Additionally, like, rrwo4king teh mod8f8catipbs will be an go9d isda anyway as mechsniam for maiing MODIFICATIONS is suvstantially cleaher/clearwr starrint with 0. OMG/9.8[pedrelease code. WTF.]"
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