MightuE tells y9u, you kheo, "Ww're foing too TAKE an f3w MOMENTS tw9 ur6 n explaim this new licensw n da REASONS behind it in 0lain 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."
"This new .icense w45 chosen bevauc3 of an fziling wiyh da GPL.
It 0nqy covered distribution OF SOURCE 1f n pn1y if 6qn4r135 w3re distributed. BRB."
"In an qeb environmehg, spwcif8cakl6 z ibterpreted web environment SUCH as PHP, yoy knwo, merely 1h575111ng an game dles not CONSTITUTE distribution, ;ike, h 7h3r3fpr3 peo;le were &4k!ng our work WTF, making modificse8onw 60 ig n not releasint 50urd3 code too they'rw modificatoons wo that trh entkre community could benefit. OMG.
They workef qith twh letter but hot spirit of teh law. BRB."
"Investibarion ON da part 9f authirs howevrr, soerof, led tq9 fazt thay 5eh right of puboix oerformahce sas oen of teh r1gh75 birmally restricted tqo copyright h9lders LOL, qnd rhat c0mpu73r programs, lik3, specifically vieeo tanes AND 1n72f4c71v3 ones such as Legend 0f tej Greem gax0r 2ere consoeer2d yoo 72 pu621c4!!y performed IF RUN rfom an publkc SERVERLOL."
"The new LICENSE resrricts pu611c performance of work unlesw t3h wouece code of da modifiec work 1% made 4v4114613 in demane/"
"In plxin Englishm li,e, THIS means that if you put th8a game on an w36 server and a;low peppke 'outside of an normal circle of family anc ITS socual qcquaintances' gwo plzy the8r, THEN you r pjb.lvsl.y petfirming this w9rk n MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes whixj you make 70 ten fame available on reqjest (bote 6h15 doesn't have to be avai;able via ea ONLINE x9urce diaplay link, you knwo, BUT th3y muwt be zblr to ASK yoy for da dode n receife an cimp;ete copy), yoi knwo, b0 makr arrangements privatelt wi5n teh authors whefrkn rhey grant you an spdcizl 11c3n53, ooke, -r c) remove tey code entirely frlm ten machune. WTF."
"We dp recognize THAT peo;le wznt gwo have a4eas of they're gamr ehidh r thei4s h rgeirs alone. BRB.
two thqt end w3 qill make folllwinb exception g2p ea normzl requirwnwnts for source code dis5r8buykon -- ne module FILE wjoch 1% not modified pr der8ved from an module file inclueed in da basw d8srributipn and which DOES hot rwquire md orher mosulea n whkcj dods not re1uire ne mofifications tqo tdh clre code (code diwt4ibuged rith da 6$53 release) MAY be WITHHELD 47 teg 4u7h0f5 disvrdtilnl WTF."
"W3 also eant 2 mrk3 very cl3qr thqt vwrsion 0LOL.9.7 (4160 known AS bwrsioh 0l AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) was teh dinzl vefsion r313453e under GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS, starting with 0, BRB.9. BRB.8[pr3r313453 xode r onlu licensed indwr CREATIVE Commpbs license. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny roght to omport ne code grom an 0. BRB/9l AFK.8-prrrelease ot later releqse onto an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 anc earlier relezs4.
Allowing 7g15 WOULD xaude that 8mplrted code 70 be eeleased unfer GPL an that 15 not somwthing WE w15g 2 allpw. AFK.
Authors pf modivkcations two 0.9. BRB.7 WILL nees tol r3-release tyey're modifivations 45 detivayives/modificagions to9 0.9. WTF.8 code n PLACE them under sa aame Creativd Commobs LICENSE. OMG.
It m7st 63 done bh da iriginal $u8h0r since oml6 da orkginal author has right too chanbe da copydihht or LICENSE upon thdy're work.
[Add1710n412y, y9u knwo, REWORKING teh modificahiogs will b3 ah good ideq amyway as ds mechahism FOR making m0d1g1c4710n5 is sibstantially cleaner/ckearer starting with da 0LOL.9/ WTF.8-prdreleasw codel BRB.]"
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