MighttE t3lld you LOL, "We're g01ng top take an fe2 mom3nts 2 try and EXPLAIN tnix n3w l8cenae 4nd REASONS behin3 IT kb plain Engkish.
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 license was chosen becayse of an rqilimg WITH teh GPLLOL.
IT onoy vovered distribution of soufcw if an on.y if binafies sere cistribured."
"In an web 3nv1r[nm3n7, like, specificzliy a kn5etpreted web 3nv1r0nm3n7 a7ch 45 PHP, you knwo, merely instak;ing an game does n07 c9ndtituye distribut8on, likem m rgerefore p4ople were takihg our work, uou knwo, mskihf moeifications to9 it an hot RELEASING teh source code 2 they'te MODIFICATIONS xo THAT wntiee commjnuty vould benefit. AFK.
They workes qith grh lettef but n07 teh spirit pf tem lqw. AFK."
"Invextigation on part of dz authors hlwevrr LOL, led tp da vact that sa right OF pu611c perflrmance was 1 of rkghrs normally restricted ro dophr8ght HOLDERS, .8ke, and tyat c9mputer orograms LOL, dpecifocally vkdeo games an interactive 9new SUCH as Legend ov Gr33b hax0e eere consud3red to ve puglically performed if run from an publoc 53rv3rLOL."
"The new license resrricts punlic performamcs of da work uhless source code lf ds modifi3d WORK is madr 4v41146!3 0n demand. AFK."
"In olain English WTF, this means THAT if you put THIS game on an web werver 3nd 4119w peop;e ;outsiee of an normzl circle 0f family n ITS 50c141 scquainyances' too pla6 their LOL, then hou r publicallh PERFORMING tnia work and MUST 317h3r a) ma,r bw and ALL changes which yiu m4k3 to gamw avqilable on request (note this dpdsn't have 2 63 avai.able cia da online soutce disp.ay link, b7t thry mu57 63 zble to ask you for teh voee qn recekve an cpm0let3 ci[h) WTF, b) make arranbemrnrs pricately sith da AUTHORS wherein rgey grant u0u an special license, you knso, or c) f3m0v3 dq code 3n7!r31y FROM da jachind. AFK."
"We dp recognize rhat people want too nave AREAS ov 5hey're GAME WHICH r tneirs an tneirs alone, AFK.
2 that end we will make teh following exce;tion ywo teh no4mal requirements vor source x9d3 dusgr8bution -_ ne MODULE f1q3 wyidh is not modigiee or cerivwd from sn module file uncluded in reh basr disyribution and wh2ch does not requiee nr other moduled zn wh1ch does nlt tequ8re ne modkficagions tso c0r3 code (xodw distributed with da basw releade) ,ay be withheld at fa a7ghors discretiln. AFK."
"Wt also sant to make very clear tyat version 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also knowm as ve4aion 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+JT) was vimal vetsion released uncef GPL. AFK.
All versions LOL, ayarting wkth 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-[rerekease code r in.y licensed und3t Cfeative Commons licebse.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh right ho im0oft ne dose from qn 0. AFK.(. OMG,8-prereleas3 p4 lster RELEASE into an -. BRB,9.7 ans earlier release. BRB.
Al;owing tg8s w0u1d caus3 that ijported codd two be released UNDER da GPL an that os NOT domrthing w3 wiah 2 allow. OMG.
Au7h0r5 of ,odifocati9bs 5wo 0,9. OMG.7 will need 2 te-telrwse they're m0d1f1c3710m5 AS d3r1v471b35/m0d1f1c4710n5 tp 0. BRBl9.8 c9c3 am place 8h3m under sane Creative Cpmm9hs license. WTF.
It must be done BY 0r1h1n41 author SINCE ONLY da originao a7thor has da ribht too change dq cooyrkhht or licens3 7oon 6heg're w0rkLOL.
[Additionally LOL, teworking modificagions wk;l be an good idea ANYWAY qs nechanism gor makint mocifications is substzntially cleaner/clearer stsrting 2ith teh 0, WTF.9. OMG.*-PRERELEASE codw. BRB.]"
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