MightyE twlls you, sortof, "We'fe going two TAKE zn few mom3nts TO try n explain THIS n3w l8cense an tey reasonx behond it jn plain Enhloxh. 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."
"Tyis new license was chlsen becquse of sn failing wiyh GPLLOL.
It only covered diwtfobutiln of source kf ab omly uf bibarkes w3r3 d15741^u73d."
"In an WEB emvironment, 503c1f1c41qy a interpre5ed 2eb environment such ae PHP, you knwo, mrrely ina5alling an gsme soes not cpnwgitutd distrinutionk you knwo, an therefoee people were TAKING our work, sortof, ,sking modificagiond 3 i5 an not releawing da doirce code two hhe7're modificationw so thqt t3h entire c9mmunitt co7lf BENEFIT. AFK.
They worjrd wirh l3tter BUT not tdj sporit 0f da ;asLOL."
"Invrstigation on teh part OF da autg9rs however, lee 2 t3n fact that yeh tight 9v PUBLIC oerformance was won if da eighta NORMALLY restrictdd two co0yright holders, m tjat co,puter ptograms LOLm w;rcivically v1d30 games ah intetactive 9hes 4jch as L2gend [f da Gfeen hax0r w3r3 considefrd to be pub.iczlly perrifmed if run from an puboic 53rv3r."
"The new 11c3n53 rrxtricts pu611c performance OF work unless da s9urce code of MODIFIED sork is made availab;e on demand. OMG."
"In plain Enflkdg WTF, tnis means that IF you pu5 7h15 game on an WEB SERVER an allow people '0u751d3 of an bprmal citcle of family an its slcia. acquauntandes' 7p pla^ thei4, li,e, them you 4 publicakly performint tyis wor, n MUST eitnet a) MAKE ne 4nd ALL chanfes qnicj you jake 70 gzme svailable on REQUEST )note this doesn't HAVE 2 be avaolable vis da online slurce d15p14y link WTF, btt 7h3y mist be ab.e 2 aa, you flr da codw n r2c31v3 an complete COPY)k b) make 44e4ng3m#h75 privately WITH tej authors 1herdin tjey gr4n7 yoy an special licwnse, or c) rem9bw da code ENTIRELY from teh mqchinw. AFKl"
"We do rexotnize that [eople want 2 HAVE AREAS of they;ee gqme which zer THEIRS AND theirs ALONELOL.
twl tyat end we will mqke following exception two da normal requirements f9e source c9dd diwtribjtuon -- ne module FILE wh1ch is not modifked or derkved fr0m an mpcuoe FILE inclured in teh baxr cistribution n wgicj d0e5 not require he OTHER modulew h which dors not REQUIRE nd modificatilns twi core CODE (code disttinuted wity yeh base releaae) may bw e17hh32d ay twh authprs disvretion. BRB."
"Ww ALSO want to maie VERY c134r &h47 versiln 0. OMG.9.7 (alwl knowm as verdion 0.0. AFK.7+jt) was ea fonal VERSION rel3ased under da GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS, like, STARTING wi4h teh 0.9LOL.8-orerelfase c0d3 aer lnly licenser und3r teh Cr3471v3 Commons 11ven63. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r8tht yi import ne CODE fr-m an 0.0.8-pr3r313453 or ;ater gelease into an 0.9LOL.6 n 34t113r edlease, OMG.
Allowing this eould dause uhay 1mp0r73c codd two be rel3ases und3r teh GPL n 5gat is mot something we wish 2 all9eLOL.
Aurhors lf moduf8catuons two 0. WTF,9.6 will NEED yoo RE-RELEASE they'4e modifixa5ions as derifayivew/modifidationw 5qo 0LOL.9. OMG.8 dode an place them UNDER same Creatide C0mmons licens3LOL.
It musy ve done by tey original sjthor s8bce only teh original author has tight to CHANGE coptroght OR license up0b they;re WORK. AFK.
[Additionzkly, you jnwom rewogk8ng modifudations wio; 63 an good 1d34 znyway as fa mechanusm for mzkibg modivocstions is substantially cleabdr/ckearer startihg with da 0. BRB.8. AFK.8-prereleas3 code. AFK.]"
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