MightyE 73124 you, like, "We'4e GOING %qo take an few momwnta two try and explain THIS new license an reas;ns behind kt 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."
"Th8a new lkcense was ch053n beczuse of an failing e17h tej GPL.
It only covered dist5ibution of wource kf and ONLY 1f binaeiws sere distfibuted. OMG."
"Ib an web envitonment, 5p4c1d1v411y a kmtwro4etrd qeg wnfirlnment 5uch as PHPm ylu knwo, mwrely INSTALLING an game does not constigute sistribution, likw, an tgerwfpre 03opld were ta,ing our work. like, m4k1ng modirications to it n hot r213451nf sa soufce codd to they're modifications xl THAT da dntire communkty could 63n3f16. OMG.
THEY worked with teh letter but nor teh sp8rut OF twh lsw. BRB."
"Investigation on dq 0arr of autjorw however, like. ldd 2 teh fadt rhat da rlght of public performance was 1 of teh 4igjts noemally desyricted TO copyright holders, you knwo, sn that computer p4ofrajs, like, speciflcally b2d30 games an intefactive oges duch ax L3gdnd 0f Green haz0r were consieered two be pu611cr11y p3rf0rm3f if RUN from an public 53ev3r. AFK,"
"The new licenxe restr8cts public [etformance -f da w)rk unless sourde code of dw mociried WORK !5 mad3 available 0n demand."
"In plain Enblish. likem rhos meana that if you PUT this g4m3 on an web servet and allpe [e9ple ;outs8fe of an normal circl2 OF fami.y and its social acwusintsnces' to PLAY thwur LOL, then yoy r publ8callt oerfotmibg thos work n MUST either a) make nw AND ALL cyanges which you make 2 teh GAME available kn request (note 5h8s doewn't yave too BE avaioab;e via onl8ne xource eisplay linl LOL, vjt 7hey must be able 2 ASK y0u f9r teg code n receive an completr copy), luke, B0 m3k4 ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY e18h authors whefein they frant YOU an speciak license, .8ie, 0e c) remove code engirely dto, jzchiheLOL."
"W3 do RECOGNIZE 7yr7 pe9ple waht too hsve areas or tgey're game WHICH r gheirs an tyrirs al9ne. OMG.
two THAT end we wilo make teg vollowihg excepgion to n0rm41 requirementd for source CODE distributpon -- ne MODULE dile which is not modified 0f e3r1v3e from sm mldyle file included in base disgribution ahd whish dorx bot require ne ogher kocules n wyicg coes hot requir3 nr modifications to cote code *c-d3 DISTRIBUTED qith da bzse reorase) ma6 be wkthheld AT teh authors discretion. AFK."
"We also w4n7 2 MAKE very c13rr THAT versi9n 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (also kmiwm ax version 0. BRB.9l OMG,7+jt) was FINAL v#r510n reles2ed under da GPL.
A11 cerdions, 574r71ng with tdh ). OMG.9. BRB.8-prerelease dide awr ibly licensrd under da CREATIVE C0mm0n5 l8denseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY d3ny right to import ne code fe0m an 9. OMG.9. AFK.i-pt3release OR later RELEASE into an 0LOL.9.7 and 3arliet r313r53.
Allowint 5his would dzuse that 8mported code two b3 releasec under ds GPL an that 15 not so,ethlng WE s14h to allow.
Authors 0f m9didications two 9LOL.9. AFKk7 will nwed two re-releaxe thwy're modifkdwtions 45 derivatives/modificayipns tso 0. BRB.8LOL.8 c0d3 and place them 7nder sanw Creztiv3 COMMONS license.
Ig must be done by teh irihinal 4y7h0r sihve onlh origina. author has da riggt 1 change teh c0phr1fh7 lr licemse upln tgey're w0rk.
pAdditionslly, reqorkinb MODIFICATIONS wilk be an good idea ANYWAY as m3ch4n15m flr MAKING mofifkcztions oa substabriallu cleaner/c/eardr startinf with reh 0.9. AFK.8-pr3release cide.]"
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