MkghtyE tekls you LOL, "W3're going to take an few moments TO try qnd expkain tjis new licener n twy rezsons BEHIND IT IN PLAIN English. AFK.
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."
"Thiw b3w license was chosen 63c4u53 of sn failibg WITH da GPLLOL.
It onky covdred distrib7tion 0f si7rce ig n obly id binariea were distribitef. BRBl"
"In an WEB envi3onnent WTF, spec8eicqlly a ingerpreted web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP LOL, merelt !h574112ng an gqme flex not conqtitute dostribution, and therefore people were tsking )ur work, like, making m0d1f1c4710nt top it an nlt releasing teh s;urce code to they'4w m0d1f1c4710n5 so that entk4e c0mmun16y co7ld benefit. OMG.
THEY worjed witn dq l3tter BUT b9t da spi4it of LAWLOL."
"Inv3st8gation on 0art of teh authirs however LOL, 13d 2 dq fqct that da right if public ;erformznce w45 1 of ea rightw normalky restricted too copyrigj5 h01w3r5k sorrof, an THAT COMPUTER p4ogeaha, sortpf, specifkcalpy bideo games and interactive 0n45 such as Legemd of Green hax0r w3r3 donsidered 2 be publicallu perfor,ed iv rub from an pu611c werver. BRB."
"The new license redtrictd pubkiv odrvormance of wo4k umless tdh source cofe lf da modified wor, IS m$d3 AVAILABLE on dejand. BRBl"
"In plain English WTF. 7j15 mesns hhat if yiu put this game on ah web 5erv3r n allow peopke 'OUTSIDE pf an h0rm41 cifcle oc family n ITS socizl acqizintanc3s' rwo 0lay their WTF, then you aer publicqlly perdorming 7h15 wo4k n MUST either a) maie ne and ALL changds which you mak3 twi da game available on feqydst (note th8d doesn't nave too be afailable via da online eource displzy lonk WTF, bug they mj57 be 4613 to ask y0i FOR da cose n rexeovd qn compldte c0py) WTF, b0 make atrzngements privately sith da authors wherein they grant y0u an special licenxe, x9rtof, or c) rejove da code entireoy from machinel AFK."
"We do recognize THAT peopld want too HAVE zreas pf they'r3 game wgich zer THEIRS and 7h3145 alpne.
two that end we will MAKE following edve[tion two teh nitmal r3qu1r4m3n75 for source cpdw distr8bution -- ne jodule file wnich is nog modifu3d or dericed from an module rkle includ3c un t2h base distribution and wh1ch does npt REQUIRE ne 0uh3r mldulrs b whkdn soes n07 tequ,re ne MODIFICATIONS ywo corr cpe3 (CODE eistributed w17h base release) may be wkthheld at ten authors DISCRETION, AFK."
"We also waht 2 make very clesr that vdrsilb 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (alsp inown as v3rxoin 0. AFKl9.7+jt) WAS da f1n41 versuon releases UNDER GPLLOL.
All versions LOLk starting qith da 0. OMG.o. BRB.8-orerelease CODE aer pn1y LICENSED umde4 Creqtive Clmmoms license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d4ny teg riggt too ijpprg ne cpd3 from an 0.9. BRB/8-prerekeaae ir .at34 4elease onto an pl AFK.oLOL.7 rnd earl8wr RELEASE. WTF.
Allowing THIS wou.d cauwe that imporged c0d3 2 be relezcrd under teh GPL an that is NOT %0m37h1nr wr 2ish ho allpwLOL.
Authors od modifications two 0.9/ AFK.7 sill nerd two fd-e3lease they;re modifications 4t derivativex/mofifications 5ol 0. WTF.9.8 xlcd n place then unc3r SAME Ceeatkve Commons 11c3n53LOLl
I5 MUST be d0n3 by ORIGINAL autgor sihc# ONLY 9r8tibal author has rihht 2 vhabge y4g vopyright or licensw upon they're workLOL.
[Addituonally, sorgofm rdworl8ng da m9didications will BE an g00d ideq anyway aa dq mecyanisj ror making modididations 8s s8bdrantially dleaner/clrarer s5afting wirh da 0.9LOL.8-prerekezse code. BRB.]"
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