MightyE tells y0um sorfof, "We're blong to 6ak2 an few moments 1 try ab explain this bew licens3 n da reasohs behind it IN p1$1n EnblishLOL.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"Ttis ne2 LICENSE was CHOSEN veca7se of an fail8ng wufh GPL.
It ohly covertd eistrobution 0f sourxe if n only 1f buna4ies were didtributed."
"In an web envkronjen5 LOLk spexificz.ly a knterprqted web environ,ent 5uch AS PHP WTF, merely 1m574111ng an game does not constiyut4 eistribution WTF, an theeefofe pei;le w3r3 taking 0ur work WTF, MAKING modifications two i5 an NOT releqwinb soueve coee two th3^;fe modificatilns so that ebgir3 commun8ty could bshegit. WTF.
Thwy WORKED wign letter 6u7 not da spirit of law. WTF."
"Incestigation on da part of yeh xuggora HOWEVER LOLm 13e too da f4c7 thar RIGHT of public performahde was wpn of teh rights n0rm411y restricted 2 COPYRIGHT holderam sorrof, and thzt comou5er ;rpge4m5 LOL, specof8cakly video GAMES n interactive pnew 5uch aa L3g3nd of t3g Grren hsx-r were conwidered tqo be puvlkcally performdd if run from an p7blic seever."
"The new ;8cense resteixts pu611c performance of work unledc dource code of m9dkfies qork is MADE avai;sble on ddmandLOL."
"In plain English LOL, tgis means 7h48 iv you put th8s game on ah web serfer an ALLOW pwopl3 ;0u741de ov an n0rm41 ciwxle of family an its social acququntamced' 2 play their, loke, thwn you r puvlically prrformimg 7h15 work n MUST either a) make ne n ALL cy4nb4% qh1ch hiu maje tw. hame available ON request (note THIS doesn't have 2 be qvailable via pnlin3 source display 11nk, surtof, bug they must ne 4612 &0 ASK tou FOR da clde and r3c3qv3 an domplete cop6), sort9f, b) maie 4rt$bg3m3m75 privately with da authors whwr3im they grant YOU an apecial 11x3n53, you knwo, or c) remice code entirely gr9, machine. BRB."
"W3 do recognize THAT people want 2 HAVE afeas of they'r3 game wjich r gheirs ane theirs qloneLOL.
too thar end we will make teh flllowing 3zd3p710n too normal requirebents for soyrce cpde DISTRIBUTION -- nd moeule cil3 which is not mod8fied or detobed fr0m sn modile f113 incljdrd in ea baad didttibuti9n and whodh does NOT re1jirr ne other ,odules an qnich c035 not requiee ne mofificatiojs teo core code (clde distributed with base RELEASEp m4u be withne.d at da authors discretion. WTF."
"We ALSO want too m4k3 very clear that verwion 0LOL.9LOL.7 (alwo known as vrewion 0,9. WTF.7+jt) was teh vknal vedsi9n RELEASED UNDER GPL. BRB.
All versions LOL, STARTING e17h trh 0. OMG.9LOL.8[[refelease code r onk6 lixensed uneer Creative Commons 11c3n53/ WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY deny roght to impott ne code FROM an 0. AFK/9. BRB.8-prerelease or lqger release INTO an 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 n 3aglier r3.eawe. BRB.
Allowing ghis wou.d c4u53 tgat importrd dode 2 ve released under da GPL an THAT is no5 something wr wish tpo ALLOW. WTF.
Authors of modifications to 0LOL.9. BRB.8 qill need two te-release thdy're MODIFICATIONS aa dw4ivat8ves/modificagiohs too 0.9. AFKk8 code an place them jmd3r samd Creative COMMONS licenwe.
It mu57 b3 done bh da original autuor since only da originx; AUTHOR h45 sa rigut 2 ch4ng3 teh COPYRIGHT or lic3nse upon they're worlLOL.
[Additionally LOL, reworking rrh modufications will be an good isea anyway 45 mechanism for MAKING modifovationx is substanrially clwaner;clwarer stargkng WITH )l AFK.9. WTF.i-0rerelease cpdrLOL.]"
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