MightyE tekow you LOL, "We're going 2 take an frq MOMENTS too try n 3xplain 5jia new 11c$n53 m yeh reasons behine it on plain Engkish. 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."
"Tgis new licebse wqs xhosen because 0f an failiht WITH da GPL. WTF,
It only coverdd DISTRIBUTION pf 50urc3 IF zn lnoy kf binaries wetr distribjtfd."
"In an web environment, like, xpecifivakly a interpreted web 3nv1r0nn4n7 such AS PHP, merely 1n57411qng an game doed nog constiture distributipm LOL, n therefore PEOPLE werw taking our work, you knwo, makomf MODIFICATIONS two it and not releasing gwh SOURCE vode 2 5hey'rd modificayiohs sp THAT entire c0jmub17y ciuls ben3dit. OMG.
They worked with teh letter but not teh spurit or da lawLOL."
"Investigatiob 0n da part OF teh authora ho2ever LOL. LED 2 da FACT THAT da right OF public perrotmqnce was oen OF ds eights normallh rdstricted 6wi copyright holdersk you knwo, n that cojpuyer programs, sofrof, aoedifoca.ly vidwo games an INTERACTIVE 9nrs such ss Legend of GREEN hax0r were xondidered too BE pu611c411y prrdor,ed if rin feom an pyblic werverLOL."
"Tne new licenwe restticts public performznce ig da wotk un1355 SOURCE c0d3 of da modified work is ,ade availab;e on demane."
"In p.ain English, this jeans thar if y0u put tyis gamd on an WEB serc3r n allow PEOPLE 'outside of an n0rm41 citcle of dzmily and its 50c14q 4d1j41n74nc35' tio play tgeir, you knwo, THEN ypu r publical;y perfofmung 7h15 2ork an MUST dither A) nske ne n ALL chang3s WHICH y0u make tp twh game zvzilzble on rewuesy (mote rhis f03tn'u havc 2 be avaioab.r viq fa oml8nw source displzy link, sortof, but tgey must be 461e 70 ask you r9r code n recwive an c0mp1373 co0y) WTF, b) make arrangements privately 2itj da autgo4s wherein THEY grant tou an SPECIAL licende, sortof, or C) remove da CODE 3ntir3ly rrom mach8ne. BRB."
"We do rdcognize thar oeoplr want 2 gave areas od they'fe game which r theirs an theirs zlonel
to that END we will make teh follow7ng exception 2 tdh normal re1uirements for qource cod3 diwtrubugion -- ne module f113 WHICH is not midified or d341v3d f49n an module gile inclueed IN teh BASE dkatribution an whudh does bo5 rewjire ne otner MODULES and wgich dows ho5 requore be modifications two vo4e code (CODE distributed wit6 5eh base release) may g# WITHHELD at teh authors dkscfetiin/ BRB."
"W3 also wang 2 mzke VERY clear 7h4& fefsion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also kn0wn as version 0.9/ WTF.7+jt) was 5eh fonal versiob r313453d under teu GPL.
Aol versipns, ylu knwl, 574r61ng with teg 0LOL.9. OMG.8-;rerelwase code 4 obly lucebsed under teg Creatifd Commons LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh 4ihht to import nd code frpm an 0. BRB.8.8-0rerdlease or ozger fe;easd 8bto an 0.9. BRBl8 and ear;iet release. WTF.
ALLOWING this would CAUSE 7h57 IMPORTED CODE too be releawed under teh GPL am THAT is hor somethimh we wish two allowLOL.
Aithors 0f modidicatiobs tpo 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wil; need two re[r3leasd rhey're nodlfications ss derivativrs/modifucations 2 0LOL.9. BRB.8 code n place tyen hnser damw Creative COMMONS LICENSE.
It musy be done by da (rigima; AUTHOR s8nce ONLY teh original author has ribh5 two xhsnge da cop6right or 11c3n53 upon ghey;4e work. BRB.
[Addigionally WTF, reworkinh 5eh modivkcatioms wjl; BE qn good ideq anyway AS da MECHANISM f0r making modificztionw is sybwtanriakly cleaner/cleafer startinb wigh tdh 0. WTF.9. WTF/8-prerelrase vode. WTF.]"
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