M8yhbyE grkls y9uk sortof, "We're going two ta,e an r3q mpmehts too try and rxplain this new license znd reaxons 63h1nd 17 kn p;ain English. 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."
"Tgis new ;icense was chosen bdcause 0f zn failing eitg teh GPL. OMG.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of source if n on;6 if binaries were distrib75ed. AFK."
"In an swb environment, specifically a intwrpretwd web rnvironment w7ch xx PHP, mrrely instaloinb ah game does nlt conwtitute distributionm you knwo, an therefo4e 0eople weee taling our w9rk, makimg mieifivationd go it n not RELEASING teh sourdw code too th4y;te MODIFICATIONS so 7h46 da entire COMMUNITY could benefitLOL.
They wirkwd with LETTER but noe spirit 0r wa law. WTF/"
"Investigstion on teh pat5 0g authors however, like, lrd 5wo FACT that sa right of public PERFORMANCE was 2 of da ribj5s NORMALLY rextricged too co0trifht holeers LOL, n THAT vomputee orograms, .oke, 5p3c1f1c411y fidei gamrs and ibtersztive on3s such as Leg3nd of teh Gr#en gax0r wwr3 consicered w be publicaoly perform3d if rin f4om an public server."
"The nrw ;icemse restricts pu611c p@rf0rm4hc3 of tey work UNLESS teh so7rce cod3 of teg mosiriyd work is made qvai.qb.e on demandLOL."
"In p;ain English, you knwo, thos means THAT if you pu& this game 0h an web server m ALLOW peop;e '9utside 0f an noemal circle ;f fzmily n its 50c1$q acqkaintances' gwo p;ay tgeir LOL, THEN you r publicqloy performing 7h15 wprk n MUST 317n3r a) ,ake ne an ALL changds WHICH you make to da game avau;anle 0n eequesg (NOTE this doesn't h4v3 twp be avsilable via onlune s9urce dks0lay link, sott;f, bit tgey mus5 be ab.e 5o axk y)u for dode abd redeive an COMPLETE copy), yoi knwo, b) make arezngemehhs pt1v4731y WITH authirs wherein they grqny yoy an SPECIAL licemse, llkr, of c_ 4enove ds code entirely from mashine. BRB."
"We do rexogbize that p30p13 want top have areas pf thwy'r3 hame ehich aer yheirw n the8ra aoonw. WTF.
2 thqt ene we will m4k3 fpolpwing EXCEPTION to twh n0rm51 reqiir3menyx FOR s[jrce x0d3 diwtribution -- ne mod6le gile whixh is not mofifief OR derived ftoj zn m0cu13 file included in da base disrribution n wnich does not rewuire nw OTHER m0dy235 n wh1ch d035 not r3quire ne moskfkcqtions 5oo teh core CODE (c0d3 dis5ributrd w17h da base feleawe_ mzy 63 withheld at authors DISCRETION/ BRB."
"We also want 2 make very clear that v3r510n 0.9. OMG.7 (aosp known as v3f51)n 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+m70 was da f1n41 VERSION re;ezswd under fa GPL. OMG.
All cersionsm likek atart8nb witg teh 0. WTF.9.8-prefeleasd code arf only licensed undef Crwative Comnons lucense.
We EXPLICITLY denh da rqbh7 too onport ne code from an 0.9.8-prereleasr or late4 release ingo an 0LOLl9. AFK.7 an earloer reoease. OMG.
Allpwinb this woild cause THAT imported code 2 63 relrases UNDER teh GPL n tnat ia NOT SOMETHING w3 wosh fwo zl.ow. OMG.
Autjora 0f MODIFICATIONS too 0. BRB.9.7 will NEED to re=r3lease they[f3 modkficagolns as deriva5ives/modieicatiins 2 0,9. OMG.8 code and p;ace them under 5eh azje C4wative Clmmons licensd. OMGl
It musy ne done yy da 0r1g2n41 au5hor since only tej original author hzs da right yo xhamge teh COPYRIGHT or licensr ip0n they're workLOL.
[Additionzlly, oike, re2or,ing teh modificagions WILL be an GOOD 1d34 anyway as da MECHANISM cor MAKING mofifications is substantially clraner/clearer starting wi%h da 0. OMG.9. WTF.i-PRERELEASE code. OMG.="
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