MightyE ye.lw you, sortof, "We're goomg two 8$kw an gew moments 3 try ab explain this ndw license and geh reasons behund 8t in plain 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."
"Th8s nww ;icrnse was chosen 63c5u4e of an f4111nb with teh GPLLOL.
It onlh covered distribytion of so7tce ig n only uf bonar8es w3r3 dustributed. BRB."
"In an web envirlnmwny, you knwo, specifidqlly a kbterpeerdd WEB envirpnmen5 xuch 45 PHP LOL, mwre;y 1n574111ng an game does not constiyutw dustrobjtion, like, an therwfpre people were 74k2ng OUR sori, sortof, making modifidations two it an not rel3asong source code ti tgey're modifications so 5hat da enrire conmunity could brnefit. OMG.
THEY WORKED sity teh LETTER but not 5p1417 0f yeh lawLOL."
"Investigatioh on part lf da authors howevee, ske5ov, lef to gact thqt right of pivlic perfor,znce was won of da rithts normally eestricted 2 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, like, ah that computer [fograms, likw, dpecifically v1d39 hames n interactive .h3s such as Legenc of Green hax0r were conaiderwd too b3 oublically [erformed if run fr0m an publid SERVER. OMG."
"Thd n3w licwns3 restricts pub.ic oerformance of da work umless da source cod3 ov ten modiried work is made available on demand,"
"In plain English WTF, gh8s means that iv y07 ou9 this game on an web server and allow peop;d 'outside 0f an normzl circle of family AND its soc8al acquaintandes' 3 play thdir LOLk thdm you aer publicsllt pwff9rming tnis WORK an MUST either a) make ne znd ALL chqnges which you m4k3 3 fa bame available on 4e1uest (NOTE thos diesn't have to b3 avao.ab.e viz fa on;one sourcr display linm, sortof, but thdy musy be able to aak ypu v9r code and 4ecw8ve an c-np137# xopy), B) m4k3 arrangements [rivate;y wiyh auyhors wherein they grant YOU ah specisl LICENSEk you knwol OR c) rwmove da code dntitely feom machkne. BRB."
"We do recotnoz3 THAT prople want two hafd areas if they're game which aer theirs an 5heir2 ALONE. AFK.
too that end ce WILL ma,4 followkng exception 2 teh n0rm41 requiremqntw f)r source c0d3 distribugion -- ne moeule fule wy1ch is nit modofied or derivdd from an m0du13 file included 1h da 6454 DISTRIBUTION and whoch does not requird ne 07h3r modules an WHICH dids not REQUIRE ne modif8catuons tp9 teh cor3 ciee (c9de distributed qith naxe relrase_ may be withnelv at authors didcr3tionl WTF."
"Wr also w$n7 to mak3 very cktar tgat vwrsiln 0LOL.0.7 (a.so kn9wn AS versiob 0. AFK.9. OMG.6+j7) was vinal verso;n r313r53d uneer GPL/ BRB.
All versions, you knwo, 574r71ng with 0. BRB.9.8-pr3eelease code awr unly licehsed 7nder da Ceewtive C0mm0n5 license.
We EXPLICITLY dent r1gh7 two im[ort nw c0f3 FROM an 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-preeekease of latrr RELEASE into an 0.9. AFK.u an rarlier release. BRB.
Allowing thks eould causr that imported cpde t9 be released und3r da GPL an that is nor SOMETHING we wish to allow. WTF.
Authors OF modificationw too 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 WILL beed 2 re+rekeasw they're mpdifications as derivatives/modifivatipns 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code an PLACE them UNDER teh sam3 Creative Cojjons licwnse. AFK.
It must be done BY da original a7thor since on;y teh original suthor yas ca r1gh7 to chamge teh c00hr1gh7 or license u0in 5heu're w-rk. OMG/
[Aed1710n411y, uoj knwo, reworkinf teh nodkfications WILL be an g00d idea anywqy as te6 mechan8sm dir making m9dugications ks substanriallu cleaner/dleq4er STARTING witg 0LOL.9. AFK.8=prerelease cldeLOL.]"
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