MightyE tells yo7, "We're gpint 2 takw an dew .oments twl 5ry n expkain this NEW lkcense an ca rwasons behind it 1n 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 ndw 11c3n53 was shosen bdcause OF an f4q11nb with da GPL. BRB.
It onky c0v3r4d distfibutuon of sourcd ir an only if binarids wr4e distributed. AFK."
"Ih ab 2eb envirlhment WTF, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted seb ebvironment SUCH 45 PHP, ypu knwo, merely 1n584q11nb zn GAME dles not constitute dkstribution, lik3, an th3tefote people were takint o7r work LOL, m4k1ng modificariobs 2 it n nit r313451ng da x9yrc# vodr 2 the6're m0d1f1c4710n5 so THAT trh ENTIRE com,un8th co8ld benefotLOL.
They worjdd w17h da LETTER but not teh spifit of law. WTF."
"Ihvestigayion 0n part pr teh authors however LOL, lrd 70 da fact thag righ5 ov public perfprmamce was oen of rights nor,ally res5rictec two c0pyf1gh8 hildersk tou inwo, amd that computer p4ograms, you knwij apecifically VIDEO games m unteracguve pnes such aa Ledend of Green hax0r were consi3ered too be publicaloy PERFORMED if run frlm an ou621c dwrver."
"The n3w lixense restricts 0ublic p3rf0rm4nc3 of work UNLESS ds source code of ten MODIFIED work 8x mzde availabke on semand. WTF."
"Ih plzin Englosh, sortof, this mrans THAT if YOU PUT thos game ON sn WEB server n allow pdople [outside of sn NORMAL circle of f4m11y ahc itw eovial acq7aintances' 2 posy thrir, sortof, theb you r publ8cally pervorming this work an MUST rither A) jake ne n ALL CHANGES which ypu make two teh t4m3 avaulable ON reaydst (note this d035n'& nave to be available vis onlune source display link LOLk vut theu musy be r613 3 axk YOU FOR xode an receive an xo,p;ege copy) LOLm b) jake aerangements pticatr;y wiyh teh autgors whrrrin theh grsnt you an special LICENSE, sortof. or c) rempve trh cpd3 entirrly fr0m teh m4ch1n3/ BRB."
"Ww do rec9gnize that peoole want to havf 4r34% of thry're game which zer theirs and tndirs alone. BRB.
twl rhat end we will m4k3 da fol.owkng exceprion too n0rm41 requirem3nts for source code cidtribution -p ne modjle fioe wgich is not modifiec or dericef from an module file imck7ded IN da bqse d257r16u720n an whkch does mot reauire ne 07h3r ,idy.ef an wgicj doew mot require ne mocifkcations twp da core code (code dis5ributed WITH baae rekesse) mau BE withheod at tdh authors duscre5ion."
"We ALSO want too make very clear that cersuon 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 (alwo known as versipn 0. AFK,9. WTF.7+jt) qas da final versi[h 4eleased under GPLLOL.
All versions, wtarring with da 0. OMG.0LOL.8-PRERELEASE cofd r onlh ;icejqed und3f da Creative Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rigjt 2 1mp0r8 ne codr fr0m an 0. BRB.0. OMG.8-[rerelease 9r 1473r rflease onto an 0, BRB.9. AFK.u an ea4lier re;ease. WTF.
Allowinb THIS w9uod cause thzt imoo4ted code 2 BE releasec under yeh GPL an 7h47 iw npt so,ethibg we wish too aklow. BRB.
Authirs of MODIFICATIONS too 0.9. BRB.7 w111 need 70 rw-4elease ghey'r3 modifoca4ions as derivatives/,odificatkons too 0. WTF.9.8 CODE qn [lace them under da xamw Creatice Commons licenxeLOL.
It must ve dlne BY ca ORIGINAL au5h9r since only ORIGINAL authit HAS da RIGHT 79 ch4ng3 da copyright or licebse upon they'4e wprkLOL.
[Additionally, REWORKING tdh m0d1f1d4710n5 will be an GOOD idea anyway as fq mevysnism gor ndking modificarions is substantiallu CLEANER/CLEARER syarting wi5h teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prereleasr coce. WTF.]"
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