MigntyE tells y9u, you knwo, "We're going tql 7$k3 an f3w mimentx tp 7r6 an explain tyia new license n teh reasons BEHIND it in plain English.
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 LICENSE was chosen becqjse 0f an FAILING witg GPLLOL.
It on;y covefef distribution of so7rcd if an only if binsties w3rr d157r16u73d."
"In an w36 ebvironment LOL, specifisally a 8ngwrpreted web env8r;nment sjch aa PHP, merely 1n574111ng an game DOES noy CONSTITUTE distfibution, like, n tnw4efore people wdre taking iur work, you knwoj making MODIFICATIONS twl it an NOT releasinb source CODE 2 the6're nodufizations so tyat tej entire communi5u cp7ld benefitLOL,
Thet wotked with lette4 but n07 da 5p1r17 if yeh lzw. BRB."
"Investigatiln on reh part of AUTHORS how3vef WTF, lrd to; da fqct tyar 5wh rkght of ;ublic perfo4mance was 1 od tej rights NORMALLY r357r1x73e ti copyrught holders WTF, an gyat compute4 p4igtams, you knwo, specificakly video games qnd interacyive ones SUCH as Letend ov da Green jax0f w3re conxideres too be publicakl6 performdd IF run ftom an PUBLIC SERVER. WTF."
"The hew license restrictd puvlic perforjance og 5eh eork UNLESS sourcr code of da ,odified WORK is made availqblf ob DEMAND."
"In plain Ehglish, so4tof, jh!5 means that if tou put thks game 9n an web SERVER an aklow peoplw 'ougsode of an no4mal circle of fs,ily AND 8ts social sxquaonyancrs' too 0lay tneir, sortof, then you 4 publicalky p3rror,ing this work n MUST ei5her a) makq ne an ALL chanted which yiu make ywo dz GAME available on reqiest )n9te this doewn't nave 2 br avqi.zgle cia teh imline sourxe diwplay kink, but they mist be able 2 ASK you dor tey code n twcdive an c0mp137# COPY) WTF, b) MAKE arrangements pfuvately with teh AUTHORS wh3r31b they grant you an specka/ license, lkke, o4 v) REMOVE da clde ENTIRELY rrom macjine. BRB."
"We do recognize that PEOPLE wabt twp have zreas if they're game which r theirs an THEIRS alpn3LOL.
two that enc we qill ,ake tdh foloowing exception to nlrmal requirem3nts for eiurce code dis5rib7tion -- ne module file WHICH is no5 MODIFIED or derived from an ,odule file includ3d in da basw distrivution n wyich does not rrquire be oth3r modules amd wyich DOES mog requirr ne modifidations 3 da core code (code distribited with da BASE re/ease( may be wuthheld ar teh authors disvretionLOL."
"We alsp waht two make fery clea4 yhat version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (alsl ,nown 44 versiin 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+JT) WAS dz fina; vw4siom RELEASED under teh GPL. OMG/
All versions WTF, 57$r71ng witg teh )l AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelease x0d3 r onl6 lidensed uneee teh C4eative Comm9ns license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY eeny 5sh right two ijp9rr me cod3 frlm an 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-prerelease or later re.ease into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 snd 34r113r releqwe.
Allowing 7h15 w9u.d cayse that 1mp0r73c code too be RELEASED UNDER da GPL and ghat is NOT simething WE 2ish tl aklowLOL.
Authors or nodifivayi9md 2 0. AFK.(. BRB.7 WILL neee 6oo re-r3oease they'fe modificati9ns as cwrivatives/modificationw two 0.9. AFK.8 c0d4 an plqxe THEM under SAME Crestice Commond locense.
It must 63 done by 0f1g1h4! author since obly teh original aurhor has teh RIGHT 1 CHANGE dz co0yright or licehxe upon they're w0ro. BRBl
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworking da modifications will be ab g9od idts anuwqy as mexhanism for makung MODIFICATIONS IS substantially cleaner;x.earet startihg w!7j teh 0/ WTF.9LOL.6-prerrleade code. BRB/]"
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