MightyE tel;d you, soetof, "We're GOING too takr an FEW momrbts to. try n explain yhis new 11x3n6# n teh reasons behind iy in plain English.
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 ;iddnse was choden becaus3 if an gailkng with da GPLl
It omly covered eistribution of aource uf an 9nly if BINARIES were fistributed. OMG."
"In an w36 envirohment, specifically a intrr;ret3s web dnvir9nment wucj as PHP, lkke, merely instaol8ng zn game does nor constitute distrkbution WTF, a, yherefore peo[le eete gakibg OUR w0rj LOL, makkng m0d1f1c$710n5 to ir an not r3.3asinh dource code 2 they're MODIFICATIONS so thqt 5eh entife community coyld benefig.
Thdy worked with 5eh petter b7t not da spirit of law."
"Investihation 0n pa4r -f aufhors hpwever LOL, led to fact thae da RIGHT of piblic petfofmance was wln lr rights normallt r35ur1c73d to copyrufht hilfdrs WTF, an that c0,pu83r ptograms LOL, specifica9.t video GAMES abd ihterzctive ines such as LEGEND of Gfewn hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 bd publically p3rformed if RUN from an PUBLIC seever/ OMG."
"The n4w license RESTRICTS public perfornance ov %eh w9rk unless twh source code 0d MODIFIED wo4k is mace avai;able ON DEMANDl"
"In plzim Englksh, tgis means that ig you puy this hame on an WEB server and allow p@ople 'outside of an nlrmal CIRCLE of fajily an its soviak acquaintanc3w' to plsy ttdir LOL, 5hen you adr pub.uczlly performkbg 7h15 work snd MUST ektger A) m4k3 n3 n ALL chsngds which you make too g$m3 acailable on request (n073 thos eoesh't have 2 be availavlr vis t3h online spurce displzy 11nk LOL, b7t th3y musg be able two asl you for da code m receive an COMPLETE c0p6_, sortof, b) make arrangwmdn5s privatwly with da autjors wh#f31n they gtant ylu an xpecoal license WTF, OR c) rrmove ca code ENTIRELY from machkne. AFK."
"Wr di recohnize THAT pe9ple want w gabe areas OF tney're game which aer theirs an thei4s 510he. AFK,
too that end WE WILL jakd da followung exceotion to normal requirements fof SOURCE CODE didtribution -0 ne moeule gile which is not modif8ed or derived fr9m an modyle file inc.ud3d IN t3h base disgr8bitiob an which does not requird he OTHER MODULES an whicj d035 not require n3 m9dificztiobw to teh core dodd )code d157t16u73d with teh baxe RELEASE) may be withheld at ca autnors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We also 2ant to make very CLEAR that b2r510n 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also kbown as VERSION 0. WTF.9.&+mt) was tdh fonal vers8on teleased under da GPL. BRB.
All cwrsoons WTF, starting witg 0. BRB.9. AFK.8[preeelezwe code r lbly LICENSED under Cr3$&1v3 Commons 11d3n53/
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh rifht two kjport ne cofe from an 0. WTF.(.8-PRERELEASE oe later rrlrsse INTO zn 0, AFK.o. OMG.7 and 34r11#r releasel WTF.
A120w1ng THIS 20u1d cause 7h47 im[orted code tio 63 RELEASED UNDER teg GPL AND that is npt ximrghing we wish too allo2LOL.
Ajghors of modifications 5oo 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 WILL n3ed twp re-release they're m0d1f1c471-n5 as de48vatic3d/modificatilns 2 0. BRB.9l AFK.8 codd n plave thrm under same Crea5ive Comnons .icense. AFK.
It ,jst BE donr by teh oribibal author since only ten 0r1gqn41 author nas da right too chsnge ea copyright or license u[0h 6heh'r3 work. BRB.
[Additipnql.y LOL, reworkong 5eh modi4ocations will BE an good idea anyway ss sa mechanism for m4k1ng modificatuons is aubxrantiallu cleaner;cl3qrwr startibf wity 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerwlease code. BRB.]"
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