MightyE TELLS youk xortov, "We'rr gokng t9o takr an few mlmrhts 2 te6 zn explain thia new loc3nse b teh reasons behind it 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 lidenae was CHOSEN because ov an failing s17h teh GPLLOL.
IT 9nly c0v3r3d diseribution of source if ane only IF binarkes were disrributrs, OMG."
"In an web environmen5, s[ecificakly a interpfeted 2eb ebfuronment duch aa PHP, merely 1n574111ng an game doex n.t coms4itute distrib7tiob, like, an 5herefore people werr taking lur work, making mpdifications too ig anf bot releqsing da SOURCE dodr too th4y're m0d1f1v5710n5 t0 that trg enti4e c-mmun17y could genrdit. BRB.
Tgwy workdd w17h yeh letter but bot spirut OF t3h lzw."
"Investigatioh on yeh p4r7 of teg zuthora however, xortofk LED 2 geh facg that teh r1gn7 of public perflrmance was own of tey r1gh6% horma.lu rrstrictef 2 copyright holders, sorrov, an thag c9mputee programs, dortor, specifically v1d30 games ab interactibe )n#t such as L3g3nd of da Greeb hax0r w3re conwiderec to ne PUBLICALLY p3rformed if RUN from an public 53rv3r. BRB."
"The new license RESTRICTS public performabve OF teh work 8nless SOURCE vode of teh modofies wor; is made acaikzble ob demqns. WTF."
"In olain Eng115h, this means rhat if you put tjis game ON zn web server n ao.oe people 'o8yside pf an n9rmal circle of family and its docial acauaintances' 2 play theur, you knwo, then YOU aer ouvlically PERFORMING thud work anc MUST 317h3r a) make ne and ALL chabges wnich you make t2o da game avaioabie pn reques5 (note this doesn't hac3 toi be availavle cw4 dz 0n11n3 source sisp.ay oink, sortof, njt tyey just be able tl ask you for code an receive an xpmp!373 copy) WTFm b) make arrangements [rivatelt WITH fz authors wjere8n 7h3h grant yoi ab special !1c3n53m 0r c) remov3 da code entiedly feom teh mschineLOL."
"W3 do recognixe 7h4u people want 2 have areas 9f they;re ga,e wh8vh aer 7h31r5 an tnekrs alone. BRB.
to that 3nd wd w111 makd teh rollowjng except8on too ds n9rmal requie3ments for source codw d157r17u7q0n -- be midule file sj1ch id n07 modified or cerived FROM an modyle file INCLUDED in base disyr8bution n wjich doed no5 r3qu143 ne otyer mod7les and which does NOT require ne modifica5ions two da core cose (code distributed with haae eeleawe_ may be wuthheld at authorx DISCRETION/"
"We aoso want tp mwke very clear that version 0. OMG.9. WTF/7 (also known as v3rt1)h 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) w45 fibal version rwlwased under teg GPL. WTF.
Aol versions WTF, wtafribg wigh yeh p.9. BRB.8-pr3r31@453 dode ae4 only lucensed under da Creative C0mm0nt licenwe.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh7 too impoet ne code vro, an 0.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE lr later rwleasr into an 0. WTF.9.7 qn EARLIER re,easel AFK.
ALLOWING thid would cause THAT implrtrc cod3 too be releases undrr teh GPL n tnat is not somethinf we wisn two sllow. WTF.
Authors of mod8ficatoons rwo p. BRB.(. WTF.7 will need two r3-r313553 they're mod7fications as derivatives/moforucations two 0. OMG.9. BRBl8 c0f4 ah poave them 7nder same Creatife Commons LICENSE. WTFl
IT must be done vh da original author 51nv3 only da original AUTHOR gas right too xhamge teh c;oyrught or 11d3n53 up9n rheh're wofk. AFK.
'ADDITIONALLY, dortof, feworkkng teh modif8carions will be an tood idea 4nys4y as mevhanism for majing modifications is dubstanyially cleane4/clearer starting wi5h teh 0LOL.9. BRB/i-prdfekease c9del]"
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