MightyE tel;s ypu LOL, "We'r3 toing 2 tair an r2w moments to t4y sn explaon this ne2 license and reasons BEHIND it in plain Engliwnl OMG.
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 licende w4% chosen because of ab FAILING with GPLLOL.
IT onlh coverqd vistribition of soirce if n only 1f BINARIES wer3 cisgributwdLOL."
"In an web env8e9nmwmt WTF, specifixally a intetprdted swn sbvironment such zw PHP, sortif, me4e;6 installing an game dods nig cons5itute distrobution, sorgofk n thdrefore people were ta,ung oir qork, like, MAKING nodifkcstions ti IT wnr NOT eel2asing teh 5purc# code 2 ghey[re modifications so that da emtire community COULD b3nefit.
They wprked with da letter gut not teh SPIRIT of teh pa2LOL."
"Infestigation om da part of teh aueh9rs however, aortof, lee two teh fact tjat da fight of public performanvr was 1 OF reh rightx noenally 4ewtricted top c9pye8ght HOLDERS, sortovm an that xomputer programx, yoi knwo, SPECIFICALLY video games n intetqctive 9nes such aw Legend 0f teh Green hax0r w3r3 donsicered 2 be publically perforjef uf fun from qn publ8c server."
"The new licebwe rdstricts PUBLIC performance OF da wlrk jnlesa dq source code OF MODIFIED work 8s made available in demandLOL/"
"Im PLAIN ENGLISH, you lnwo, this means tnat if yo7 put thos GAME on an seb setver an alloe [elols 'outwise 0f zn nornal CIRCLE of famuly and ITS social ACQUAINTANCES' 2 PLAY their, sortof. then you aer publicakly performing this w0rk n MUST eiyher A) make ne an ALL cnanfes which you mak3 tio game afailable on reques5 )note this do4sn't yavw two be availzble via teh obline %0urc3 displa6 link. soft9f, but thdy jusg be able ywo ssk you for da code h receive an c)mp1373 copy_, li,e. b) m4k3 afrangements privately wq7h aytyors whereun 7h3y grant you an sp3cial 11c3n53 LOL, or c) r3movw code 3nri4ely frlm teh machibe."
"We so RECOGNIZE that pelp.d WANT tol have areas od they're game which ae4 5hrifs and 7h31r5 sl9ne. OMG.
too that end WE will make teh FOLLOWING eaception 2 da normal requife,dntd FOR source code didtributoon -- ne module f113 whixh is bit modified 9t derivdd FROM zh module fole uncluded in bade dis5rinuti9n n wnicg does n07 42qu1r3 ne other modules n which dies not requirr ne modificahionw two dz core cofd (cod3 distributed qith da 6353 RELEASE) m4y be WITHHELD at ten authots diacretioh. BRB/"
"We also wznt too makr cery cldar that versipn 0. OMG.9.6 (alao known as bersion 0LOL.9. WTF.7=jt) was da FINAL versipn re;eased inder GPL.
A;l versions, so4tod, startibt with teh -l OMG.9, BRB.8-prereoease c0d3 arr only licensdd under ca Creative Conmons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY eeny right two IMPORT ne CODE fr9m an 0. AFK.9.8-preteleaxe or later re1@353 into an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 qn EARLIER release.
Allowing this woule CAUSE thag ump9ryed cose to ge RELEASED ubder da GPL an THAT is nlt domething we wish yo allow. AFK.
Authors of n0d1f1c4710n5 2 0/ AFK,9. OMG.7 will n33d to re-releaxe tgey'rr mod8fications as d3r1v471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 too 0. BRB.&/ OMG.8 cofe and place them under 5%m3 Cr3ative C9mmons licwnsw.
It MUST be dohe by original AUTHOR dince inly 9rkgonal author jas right 5o ch4ng3 da xopyeight of 11c3n53 upon they'rd WORK. WTF.
[Additionally, rew9fkinf teh modkfivations WILL 63 an GOOD idwa anyway AS teh m3ch5n15m for jakibg ,odifkcations is wjbstantuakly cldane4/clearer starting wiyh 0.0.8-prereldase code. BRB.]"
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