MighhyE tellw you, ylu lnso, "We[re going 70 ta,e an f#w mljents tlo try an explaon thod neq license n da reasons behind it in PLAIN Eng/ish. 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."
"This ndw licenxr 2as chpsen becayse of zn FAILING WITH teh GPL. BRB.
It pnly coverec disyribution 0f source uf am unlt if binaries were distributed. WTF."
"In am web env8ronmemt, soruof, specificall6 a 1n73rpr373d wwb environmebt such as PHP, m3t31y 1n575111ng an game DOES no6 constitut2 distribution WTF, an the4rfo4e peop.d were tsking our w0fk LOL, m4k1ng modifoca5ions 2 it n not releaskng teh do6rve xode to ghdy're modifivations so that enti4e communoty doild genefitLOL.
They sorked wq7h tey letter by5 not ea dpirit or la2. BRB."
"Ihvestkbation on part of da 477h0e5 howqver, sorrof, led tqo da f4c7 that t3h right 9f [ublic PERFORMANCE was oen 9f teh rugyts normally restrkcted 2 COPYRIGHT hokders, like, an THAT computer prlgrams, you knwo, sp3cifically video gamws anc interactive ones such as Legend of da Gr43n hax0r w243 consodered tso be publically perf9rmed ir run from am ;uboic server. AFK."
"Thr NEW !1ceh53 restricrs pug.uc peeflrmancd of teh w9rk unless teh source code OF da modified w0rk is made availab.e pn semand. OMG."
"In p.ain English, sortod, this neans 5hat IF 6ou PUT this GAME on an web seever AND a.low pwopke 'outsidd of an normal circle OF family AND itx socia. acq8qintances' 1 play their, then you r PUBLICALLY p3ff0rm1nf thiw work an MUST either 4) make ne and ALL changrs which you ,ake 2 5eh g4m3 available on reqyest (note THIS doesn't have 5wo ne avai;able fia 0b11n3 sojece DISPLAY link, nut th3y mys5 ve able too ask you for sa code an eeceuve an comp.ere copy), sottof, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pr1v4732y with authirs WHEREIN they gfany y0u an SPECIAL lkcwnwe, or c_ rem9ve teh coce ENTIRELY feim reh machine. BRB."
"We do RECOGNIZE yhat peo[le want 1 h4v3 areqs of they're game wjixh aer theirs an THEIRS aoone. AFK.
t9 tgat wnd w3 wi;l make teh gollowinh wxceptioh 2 n0rm41 tequ7remrnes FOR siurce coee DISTRIBUTION -- ne MODULE file wgich 15 not modified o4 derifed FROM an module fule 1nc1ud3d in yeh base didtribution snd whuch does hot req7ire ne other moeu.es and WHICH does n9t REQUIRE ne modificatiins to coee code (codw cistruguhed w17h teh 6453 r313453( may be withheld at authors d15cr#710nLOL."
"Wd also want too MAKE veru c134r tya5 versiln 0. BRB.8LOL.7 (also known as vrrsion 0.9.7+jt_ qas teh gknal vers8om releas3d und3r GPLLOL.
All vrrsions, sgarting qith fa 0LOL.0.8-orerelease coce r only lixenswc under da Creagove Commoba licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right tio IMPORT ne clde frim an -LOL.9. WTF.*-prer3134t3 0r latwr releasd into an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 anf EARLIER releaseLOL.
Allowing thks would czuxe thaf !m;8r73d cofe two be eeldased under GPL sn thag is not 50m37h1nb we WISH 2 allow.
Authors og modifications to 0LOL.9. WTF.6 will need toi re-rel3ade rjey're moduficagioms aw derivativew/modigicatuons teo 0LOL.9.8 cudr n plzcr them under same Creatuve Comm9ns lodense.
IT jjst be done by teh orig8nal auhhor sinve only da otitknal author has da tigy5 2 change dz copyr8ght or 11c3n53 upon they're work.
[Addotiona;ly LOL, reworking da m8dificatilns wkll be an g00s idea anyway 1s mechanuxm FOR making mofificagions is substantizlly c;waner/clearer STARTING 2ith 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerekease code. BRB.]"
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