Migyt6E TELLS you, lik3, "We're going to yake an few momenys to 7ru and explain yhid nrw license and tey reasobs behihf ot in plain English. BRB.
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 livrnse was chosen beca7se of an failing wirh GPLLOL.
It 0n1y cover3d DISTRIBUTION of 50urc3 1f an omly if minqrues eere cistribuyedLOL."
"In an wev environmwht LOL, SPECIFICALLY a inter;eeted web environment such aw PHP, like, ,erely instailing ah GAME doed not cohstitute disgribution, lkke, qnd THEREFORE pr0p12 2erd taking OUR w0rk, making m9d1f1c4810n6 TO kt and not releasing eq xpurcr code to they're modifications s9 that teh entifr clmmunity coyld BENEFIT. WTF.
Theu eorked wigh da lerter bjt not teh 5p1r1& OF da q4wLOL."
"Investihation 0n da part of teh authora however, lee two dz faxt 7h47 da eight of public performamce WAS 1 pv gwh tigjgs nprmallh r357r1c73d two copyright holders, likem anf that compuger pr0gr4n5, ypi knwo, apecifical;y vidrl games an int3rqctive oned such as Legend pf da Green hax0r were CONSIDERED too BE publically PERFORMED id run drom an piblic server. WTF."
"Thd NEW licensw restrivts oubkic p3rf0rm5nc3 OF da worj umlfss teh apurce code ov teh m0d1f13d work is mrd3 available 8n demand. WTF."
"In plsim ENGLISH, 7h15 means that if YOU put this game on an web dervet and aloow pe9ple 'ojtside of qn noemsl circle of f4,11y an its aoxisl acquainrances' g9o poay bheir WTF, 7h3n you r publicak.y perfprning THIS work qn MUST either a) maie ne and ALL chantes wyich yiu male 2 game availavle in requedt (notd th8s doesn't h4v3 roo be 4v411461# via onlime souecr d15p14y link, like, but they musy be able 2 ask yli for code znd eedeiv3 an vompkete cppy), softif, b) make aerang3mengs privatelt WITH twh zythors wherein 5h3y grant yiu an special LICENSE, OR c) remove da CODE enrirely FROM da m4ch1m3."
"W3 do recogmize that peop.e want t2o have areaa od they're hame wg1ch aer THEIRS an 7h31f5 alond. OMG.
two tjat enc we will make FOLLOWING exception rl normal fequirememts vir 50urc3 c9ew distrinutiln -- ne modulr file snich ka not mosified o4 derived fr9m an m9dulr fkle includwd in yeh base distributiln n wh1ch DOES NOT require ge 97hee modules n which does not require ne MODIFICATIONS tio teh cofe c9fe (cise distribured w8th teh baee RELEASE) may be withhelf AT authors discregion. OMG."
"We alwo wqnt 2 make very vlear 7n47 ve4sion 0. WTF.9LOL.7 (zlso known 44 version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt9 qas dz final version r2134%3d UNDER da GPL.
Al. versions, sortof, dtarting with da 0. AFK.9.8-prerelezsw code aer only licens3d uncer reh Crearive Commona licdnse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny da RIGHT twp ijpodr ne code from an pl OMG.9/ AFK.8-prerekwase or later release 8nto an 9.9. AFK.7 and ear.ier relrase. OMG.
Allowibg tyiw wo7.d cause tjqt ompor5ef cpd3 two BE relessed unde4 da GPL an that IS not domethung we wish to alkow. OMG.
Ay5hors if modificationa 2 0LOL.9. WTFl7 wi.l need too re-relwsse they're misifications as derkvativws/moduficztions to 0. BRB,9. AFK.8 vode h PLACE tye, uhd3e da xqme Creativ4 Comjons license. OMG.
I5 nust bd dinr by tdh lriginal author 51nc# onlh teh oritinal auyhor had rignt 2 chang3 teh cop6tight 9r oiv3nse upon they're work. AFK.
[Add1710n411t WTF. rewprking ten modufications wilk 63 an good IDEA anyway as sa mechanism for making modivicatioms 15 substzntially clesnet/ckearer start7nt witj da 0/9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.]"
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