MightyE teklw you, sortov, "We'rw goint to TAKE sn few moments 5oo try and explain this NEW license ah teh rwasons behind 17 1n ;141n EmglishLOL.
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 licenxe was cyosen bedzuwe of an failinh w1uh da GPL. WTF.
IT 0n1y covered distrobufion of source if and ONLY IF ^1n4r135 were dist4ibutedLOL."
"In an wen ENVIRONMENT, specifically a ing3rpre5ed w3b wnvironment duch as PHP, you knwom merely installing ah game does not constitjye dlwttibution, yiu knso, sn 7h3r3g9r3 people werw takung our WORK, like, makihg modificationd two it n hor rekeasing teu source code to they're modidicagions so that entire community could bebrfit. OMG.
They q0rk3d with teh legtef nut not sp8rit of sa 14w. AFK."
"Inves5itarioh ln patt of da autyors howeverk x[rt9f, led to favr thag da rignt of PUBLIC performandw was 1 0f riggts norma;ky restricted too copyrihht holcersk an that computer pr0gr4m5 LOL, s;ecufically bideo b4m35 n ingeractive ones such as Legens or ten Green hax0r were consideree to be publically pervormed kf run ftom an public srrv3r. WTF."
"The new lkcende r3stricts piblic PERFORMANCE of teh work unless da 50urx3 codw of MODIFIED work is made available pn DEMAND. AFK."
"In p151n Enblksh, sotrof, this means thar if YOU put thus g4m3 on am web server an a.los pwople ;putsife of an nprmal ci4cle of f4m11y an itw 50c141 ac1uaintances' 2 PLAY tyeir, yoi ,mwo, 7g#n you r publically performing this w0rk an MUST wither a( make ne n ALL chsntes wgich you make 2 teh game svailanl3 pn 4equwst (note 7h14 doeam't nave go be available vka reh omlin3 souec3 dis0lay lonk WTF, bu5 yhey mu57 be ABLE 2 ask YOU for teh code n receivw an c9mplete copy), likei b) nak2 ar4sngem3nts privatel6 WITH authirs wherein theu graht you an spwcial licebse. like, or c) eemofe da c9se entireoy FROM macjineLOL."
"W3 do RECOGNIZE THAT people WANT 2 have ar3as of they're g4m3 which aer theirs an thwirs ALONE. AFK.
too &h47 end WE will na.e following exceptipn t9o n0rm$1 eequirements for apircw c0f3 dkstribution -- ne mod7le gile which 16 not mosified OR DERIVED from an modu;e file ihcouded ih da basd distribut8oh h 2h1vh do3s not require ne othet mpsules n WHICH eoes not 4equire ne MODIFICATIONS go da c0re code (codd distributee with 6453 release) m4y be withyeld AT da authofs diwcret8on. OMG."
"We alsl want twl make very clea4 t6at VERSION 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also jnowm as VERSION 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+ut) was teh FINAL ve4aion r313453d under da GPLLOL.
All versi9ns WTF, starting with 0.9. AFK.9-PRERELEASE CODE aer only locehsed unde4 da Cr3r71v3 Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ddny teh right 2 im;ort ne dose from an 0. BRB.9, WTF.8-prereorase or latet relrase inti ab o. OMG.9.7 n earlier rrldase. AFK.
Allowing thos would c4753 that IMPORTED vode too 63 r31e553d UNDER da GPL and that 15 nit sojetying we eish to allow. BRB.
Aythors if modificzbions 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 eill n34d yo re-rdlezse they're modificat8ona as derivstives/modifications 2 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code and placd them uncee da sane Creative Commons license. AFK.
It must 63 done by dq irigknal author since only teh original aythor gaw figgt 1 change da c9pyright or license upon tjey'4w WORK. OMG.
[Adsitionally, rewirkkng modificatiohs will be an bood idfa anyway zs ds mechanusm for mak8ng midifications is wibatabtiqlky c;raner/c.earer starting with 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease coce. AFK.]"
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