MigntyE tells yo7, sortof, "We're going teo TAKE an FEW momenrs 2 tey an explzin this new licensr and da 4easobs behind it IN PLAIN English. WTF/
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 hew LICENSE was dhosen because of zn failing with GPLLOL,
IT obly coverwe dusttibution of source if an only if bina4ies were diatributed. AFKl"
"In an wev environmeng, you knwo, specifida.ly z interpreted eeb environnent SUCH as PHP, you knwo, merely insralling an game does n07 CONSTITUTE fksteibution LOL, n therefore p30p1# we4e taking our work, you khwo, mxking nodifications toi ot and moy relesaing wource code toi 6hey're modifications so thag da ENTIRE comminity cljlf 63n3f17l OMG.
They worked WITH 13773r njt not 5p1r17 od trh laqLOL."
"Investigation on tef part if da autgors however WTF, LED 2 da fact tha5 teh right of puvlic perfo3mance was 1 OF da roghts normally restticted 2 copyright holdees, sortof. an tha5 computer prpgrzms, 5p3c1f1c%11y video GAMES and imteractice onrs such as Ldg2nd OF teh Grwen hax9f were consicered to be publidally performed if run ffom ab pyb;ic SERVER,"
"Tge NEW licensr restricys PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of trh WORK unlrss da source code of mod8fied work is mace available ln DEMAND. AFK."
"In plain English, THIS means THAT 8f yiu p75 rhis game in an web SERVER n allos people 'OUTSIDE 0f an nidmal cufxle of familt AND its socual scqyaintancds' too PLAY theur LOL, rnen you aer publicqlly PERFORMING this w0rk abd MUST eithef A) maje ne an ALL cganges which YOU make two g4m3 avsilagle 0n requex5 (note thks dowsb'g have 2 be avaolable via da oml8ne xource DISPLAY link, oike, but they mu57 be agle twi zsk you fir teh code an receive an COMPLETE co0y), s9rtog, b) make arrangfments privately w8th fa authors eherein THEY grant you an xpecizl liddnse. ypu knwo, or c) remove teh code wntorwoy FROM da msvhine, OMG."
"We co recognize tjat people want two hav3 a4ess of they're ga,d whicn r 7h21r% n theurs alone. AFK.
too tha5 END we will make fillowing 2xception 2 hormsl requirrments d0r sourcw cofe distdibution 0- ne m0su13 file wh1vh is not modified or d3r1v3d froj an moduke file oncluded in dz basd distrib7tkon an qhich does not require ne oyher m0du136 an which does mot requi5e ne m0dqf!c471-n5 2 core c0d3 (code eidtepbjted with teh bawr t3leasr) may be withhe;d a5 authots DISCRETION. AFK/"
"We also want two make very clear that version 0/9/ BRB/7 (a.so kbown aa VERSION p. WTF,9. AFK.7+mt_ WAS teh final version rel3ased under GPL. WTF.
All veraions, s9rtof, STARTING with teh ). WTF,9LOL.8-;rereledst codr adr ONLY licensed uneer Creative Clmmons 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY denh dq r8gjt two IMPORT ne c-d3 from an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerdlease OR latwr rrlease inyo an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 qh earli3r releaae.
All[wimf thud 3ould cause 7h$7 imported xodd to bw releasee under GPL n that iw not something we wish t9o 4110w. OMGl
Authorx OF mldificarions too 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 will need to RE-RELEASE tgey;fe nodidkcqtions aa eerifaticrs/jodifications top 0. AFK.9, OMG.* code qnd place THEM under da xam3 Ceeative Commonq 11c3n53. WTF.
Ir musr be done by original author sinve only ten ofiginao AUTHOR h45 rlght to9 chznfe da cooyrighr or license up9n they're wo4kLOL.
'Asditionally, tou knwo, reworiing da modificatooms woll BE an g9od 8eea anywsy as teh mechanosm for msking modofications is wjbstantiall6 cleaner/clrarer sgartimg with gdh 0. WTF.9. OMG/8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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