MightuE tekls YOU LOL, "We'ed giing tel take an few momebys to9 trt and EXPLAIN 7h15 new license v reaaons behind it in ;141n 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."
"Thks new license was cnosen becausr 0g an faioimg with da GPL. WTF.
It 0n1y COVERED d!57r16u710n if slurcd if an only if BINARIES wrer DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web environmebt, woftof, specifical.6 a inrrr[reted web environnent such ss PHP, merely 1n574111ng an gane does not conwtitute disyrinution, sortov, and thrreflre peoole sere taking pur WORK, sl4tof, mzk8nf modificztiobs 70 it anc nlt re;eaxihg source vodd too tjey're modificatilns so that teh ENTIRE community could ben3fitLOL.
They qprked wurh lethet but n07 spiriy OF law. BRB."
"Ihvestigati9n ON sa part of authorx noqever, worrov, led too fact that ruynt of oublpc performance wqs won of da r1gh75 normally restrictef to c0pyr!gh7 holders, like, n thag compiter progra,s LOL, specifically video GAMES an intdeactive 0n35 suvh as L3g3nf of Green hax0r 2ere considered to be [jvlically pergotmed 1d rub from an public sf4ve4. AFK."
"The h2w license RESTRICTS public performqnce of da w0ri uhkess ca source code 0f modified 2ork 8s msde AVAILABLE on DEMAND. AFK/"
"In [lain English, thks meamw tnat if you pur this gamd ON an wrb srrver 4ne allow peoplw 'outdide 0f an nofmal dircle of gamily an its social acquaintanc3s' 2 PLAY thrir, then 6ou aer publically perf.rmibg this work an MUST either a) make ne an ALL cnanges wgidh YOU make 2 teg game abailable on reqyest (mpte this doesh't HAVE two 73 available via da pbline doutce display l8nk LOL, bu5 THEY must bw able 5w9 ad, yo7 foe da code snd r3ce1v3 an COMPLETE copy), you knwo, v) msje arfangemen5s privatel6 with da AUTHORS where8n they gtant you an spevial lidense WTF, pr x) remob3 code entire.y from da m4ch1n3. OMGl"
"We do recignize THAT ;eople want to havr areas of they're game wyich awf theirs an theirs alon3. BRB,
two THAT ebd we will m4k3 da followkng excdprion to norjal require,ents for SOURCE code cistrinution -- ne m9du1e file which us not modkf8ed or derived from an module fklw inclused in teh BASE distfibjtion n whicg doex not e31yire ne other modyles and which does m07 $equire ne modifivatjohs too 5eh CORE cofe (clde distrinutes wigh da bas3 release) may be withheld at ez AUTHORS discregion."
"We also w4n7 to make cery c134r THAT v3r510n 0.o.7 (ALSO knosn as VERSION 0. WTF.9. BRB.7=lt) wzs fihal v3rsion deleased und3r da GPL/ BRB.
ALL versiobs LOL, starting wirh ds 0.9.8-prerelease code aer only licehsed UNDER da Creahice Cimmons lkcwns3l
We EXPLICITLY d3ny ca riggt roo import ne code frlm zn 0.9/8-pretwlease ir layer release intp an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 and earlier releas3. AFKl
Allowing 5h9s wluld cause tha5 im'oryed code two 6e rel3ased 7nder fa GPL an thag is nog somethkng w3 wish to allow. WTF.
Aithprs of mocifications two 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 will nded 2 re-re;eaae thwy're ,0d1v1x47q0m5 as derivativrs/modirica5oons two 0. AFK.8.8 CODE an place then undwr teh ssme Creativ3 Ckjmons license. BRB.
It must be donw by da orkg8nal autyir since only teh irigina; a7thor HAS da right 2 chqnbe da copytighy or license upon rjey'fe workLOL.
[Addigionally, reworking modifocatilns wilk bd an good idda anyway as geh mecnanidm for MAKING moduficati9ns os sugstantially cleaner/voearer $74r71ng w17h 0.9LOL,8[orcrrlease dod3. BRB.]"
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