MightyE tells you, sortof, "We'td g)1ng two take sn few m9ments 2 try n explain this new license and reaslns behinc it in plain Engliwg. 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."
"Tyis new LICENSE was chosen BECAUSE of an f4111nf with dz GPL.
I7 only covefed distributuon 0f source IF ans only kg vinati3s WERE distributed. AFK."
"Ih an w3b envir9nment, specifucally a intdrpreted 236 ebvirohment SUCH ss PHP, y0u knwl, merely insta..ing an GAME dlds NOT conwtitute distrinurion. sn therefore [eople WERE yaling ouf work LOL, mzkigg modkficatiohs two ig n nog reoeawint da wource cpde two they'r3 modivkcations so THAT reh entire community could benefitl OMG.
Tgey worked e17h dx oetter vut not teh spirir OF law, WTF."
"Invwsrigqgion on fa psrt of AUTHORS however LOL, LED 2 fact thay da righg 0f pugkic pefformance eax wun of teh RIGHTS nornally restricted too copyright h9lderx, an THAT xompjger prog4ams LOL, sp3xificallt vkdeo gzmea an intefqctive ohes tucj 45 Legrnd lf Green hzx0r were cpnsidered to be puglucqloy performed if rin from an public server. OMG."
"The new license restricts public perfotmance of vq wlrk unlesd da sou4ce coae of ea modifies work is jsde avzilqble on demand. OMG."
"In plain English, you knwo, thix neans that if y0u pyt this game on an web server an allow people 'lutside of an normal cirvle of gamily n its social acquaintancex' to plat their. theh you r publically perfo4ming this sofk 4nd MUST either a) male ne n ALL cg4ng35 which you ,a,e too teh jamw afailable on request (noge thix doesn't have too be acailable v14 teh ONLINE SOURCE DISPLAY oibj, but tge6 must be ABLE t9 45k you fof dz clde an receive an c0mp1273 c9pt), B) makr areanbements pronately with sa 4u7h0r% wjerein yhey g5qnt YOU zn special license WTF, or c( rejove teh c0d3 engirely fr0m da machine, BRB."
"We eo RECOGNIZE THAT pro;le wzht 2 HAVE sreax of theh;fe game which aer tnwirs n tgdirs alone. OMG.
2 that END we will maie da following exception 3 teh normal requirwmen5s vor source vode distrin7tion -- hw modu;e filr WHICH ix not mifified or derived frim an module file ihcluded ib trh base distribuyiom n which does not rwqu8re ne othef modules and qhicy does not tequire ne nodifixatkons to ca core coee (code distributed WITH BASE releasw) mat be wottheld zt ten airhoes discyerionl BRBl"
"We also wany tql make very clear tyat vwrs8on 0LOL/9LOL.7 (alsl knowh AS VERSION 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt) was yeh dknal versi9n r313453s inser GPL. BRB.
All versuons, starting with da 0. WTF.9. OMGl8-PRERELEASE dods r ONLY 1qc3n53d ubder Crragive Commons license. BRB.
Wd EXPLICITLY sen6 da eight two import ne c)c3 from an 0. BRB.9l WTF.8-p4ere;ease or laret release in5o an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 n warlker release. WTF.
Allowing tnos WOULD cauae that imported vode two be re.eased under GPL AND thq5 is not somrtjing we wkdh 2 a;low.
Autyors of m0d1f1c4719n5 to 0LOL,8. AFK.7 w111 newd two re-r3lease ghey'r3 joduficatoons qs eerivatives/modificstions too 0.9. OMGl8 codd an plaxe them 7nd4r da same Crestive Com,ons licens3. OMG.
It mu57 be DONE by teg original aurjor since onoy 0r1g1n4q autjor has teh right 2 cfzngd da cooyright or LICENSE upon they're q0rk.
]Aaditiona;ly LOL, feworkinn fa MODIFICATIONS will be an good odea abtway as mechanism fot making modificstoons ia substantiqlly cleaner/coearer statting wohh teh 0/9, AFK.8-prefrleqse dode. AFK.]"
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