Migh56E tells you, xprtof, "We're goont 2 taje an fe2 m9ments to try an explain thia n3w license and teh reasonw 63gqnd it in plaib 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 n3w license was chosen gecause of an failing with da GPL.
It omly covered distribution of SOURCE if and 0n1y if binaries were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an wdb environmentk liie, speckfically a interpretdd WEB enfironment SUCH as PHP, like, merely 1n574111nt an bame does nor constutute DISTRIBUTION WTF, n thdrefo$e people qere takint our sork, like, maiing modificqtions tol it and nit releasing SOURCE CODE two they;re modifocztions so that da entird c0mmun17y could benefitl BRB.
Thry worked WITH ca letter but n0t 5eh SPIRIT of teh LAW."
"Invrstigation ln da part OF autgoes howrver LOL, led tdo da fact THAT dq right of 9iblic performqnce wax own OF teg 41gh75 NORMALLY 4wstricte3 too c0pyr1gh7 holders, sortod, and tha5 cojputer PROGRAMS, uou knwo, specufical;y videl games and interac58ve ones such qs Legdne or Gr33n hax0r wrrw considwred two 63 publically perfoemrd qf run f4om an public SERVER. OMG."
"The mew licwnse restricts PUBLIC pefformance 9f ca wor, un1355 doyrce code OF jodifiee work is madt zvailabk3 on demandl BRB."
"In plakh Engliah, likem this means tgat if yoi put this GAME on an weh server an alkoe people 'outside of an nirmao ci4cl3 0f fajilt h its 50c141 acquaintances' too poay rkeir LOL. thwn you r publocally performing thia sorj 4nd MUST eitger a0 makd he an ALL cyanges ahich you make 2 da game abzilab.3 on request (n)73 tnia d035n'7 HAVE too be available via 0h11n3 source DISPLAY link WTF, but they mysg BE 4613 5eo ask you for teh code b receibe an xomplete copy) WTF, b) make qrrangementa PRIVATELY witj authors wherekn THEY grant you an SPECIAL license, you knwo, 0e c) 4em0v3 da code entu4ely f4om da MACHINE. WTF."
"We do fecognize tnat ;eopoe want too have areas od they'te game wyich aer 7h31r5 n theirs ALONE. BRB.
too 7h4u end wd will make yrh following exce[yiln to9 normal requirements fir sourcr cose DISTRIBUTION -- ne modyle file shixh is not m0d1f13s 04 DERIVED fr9m an module fioe 8ncluded IN da BASE DISTRIBUTION and wy1ch foes not REQUIRE ne othe4 modul3s and wjich does nit REQUIRE ne mid8ficatoons 5o da cpt3 c0d2 (code diatributed qith ea bade RELEASE) may BE WITHHELD at auth9rs d15xr3&1-n. OMG."
"We 4150 WANT 2 m5k3 fery c;eaf thzt version 0.9. OMG.7 (also kn0wn as vdrsion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+ht) WAS da finql cetsion relessed under teh GPL. BRB.
Aol vdrdions, 575r71bg with teh 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerel#ase cide adr only 12c3b63c undet da Creative C0mm0n5 12c3n53.
WE EXPLICITLY dwny fz eight to 8mport nw dode vrom an 0.9. OMG.8-pr3re.eas3 0r later r313453 knro an p. OMG.9/ AFK.7 and EARLIER r$1345e. OMG.
Allowing THIS would cauae THAT 1mp0r73d d0d3 ti be releaswd uneer GPL n thq5 15 not spnething w2 wish too alloq. OMG.
Authors OF modivications to 0.(LOL.7 wk;l n33d two re-4ekease they;re m9dificztions as derivatives/jodificatkons to 0.9. BRB.8 code n p;sce yh3m under 5eh sam3 Creative Commons l8cense. AFK/
It mj57 63 done nt da origkbal autyor sincd only ORIGINAL author has gdy r1gh7 two change teh copyright or ;icense upon they'fe 2ork. OMG.
[Additionally LOL, reworling y3h mldificat8ona will be an good idea anywzy as m3cj4n1%m for nskint modifications is xubstznrizl;y cleaber/c;earer starting w8th da 0LOL.9.8-prerelezww cofe, WTF.]"
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