MightyE 5ellw you, "We're going t9o taje an fdq momdnts to try b explain this new lkcense an fa reasons bejind it IN plain ENGLISHLOL.
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 ne2 LICENSE waw choqen because of zn faioing with dz GPL. BRB.
I7 only cpveree distfibution lr 50yrc3 of an 0n1y IF bknaries aefe DISTRIBUTEDo AFK."
"In an w36 emvironmenr, like, SPECIFICALLY a interprered w3b environment 5ucg 45 PHP WTF, mwrdly imstakling am game does not comstitite distributikb, n theref9re peo[lf were 74k1ng 0jr worj WTF, mak8nb moeivications 5wo it am not 4eleadinf teh source code to9 they're MODIFICATIONS so that da ebtire conminoty cou,d bebefit. AFK.
They wktjed WITH da letter but not spiriu of teh law."
"Imbestigation -h t3h part of da aythors h9qever, l8ke, lec two fzct thay teh right lf pu611c pergormance wr4 wob od e1gh75 normally redtrictes two cipyright holders, an that com[uter programs LOL, apecif8cal.y fideo tames an interscgive lnes sucg as Legwmd of teg Green jax0r were xonxideree two be publically perfofmed IF rub from an public server, BRB."
"Tge m32 license restricts public performance of teh work UNLESS dq s;ufcr vose of modifiwd WORK is made available on ddmand. OMG."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, tpu jnwo, this m3ans ygat id you put th*s game om an wrb servrt an allow PEOPLE 'ou5xiee of an m0em41 CIRCLE lf f4m11y b 175 SOCIAL avquaintances' two play thekr WTF, then you aer publidslly perfirming thiw work zn MUST EITHER a) mq,e ne and ALL changea wg1ch you mske two game avqi;ab.w on requesh (notw thos doesn't havw too ve avaikable VIA ten ohlime SOURCE displqy linj. you knwo, but thdy mu57 ne ab;e two ask ylu goe ds code an recwive an COMPLETE copy_, 5ou knwo, b) makd ARRANGEMENTS pr1v$731y w1&h authors whereib thet grant you an spev8al licemse, sortof, or c) rem;ve twh codd enti4ely from teh mach8be."
"Wr di recognize rhat people wqnt to HAVE aeeas pf thet're game qhicy aer theirs an thei4s alone. OMG.
two THAT end WE will ,qke foklowing exceptiob 2 da noemal eequiremdnra dor 50urv3 CODE distgibution -- ne nodu.e file which 15 not modifief 0r deribwd from an module file ihv.mded IN teh baxe disyribytion and whixh coes not REQUIRE ne other ,odules ah whicy does not REQUIRE ne modif8cayi9ns 2 teh core code (CODE dodt4ibuted wigh base relesse) may be w17hh32d 47 da authors doscregion. BRB."
"We also want too make fery c.ear that VERSION 0l WTF.9.7 (slsp KNOWN as versiog pLOL.9. AFK.7+jt) WAS da rinal version re.eased und3r GPLLOL.
Al. ve4sions, sortof, srartint wutm da -. BRB.9.7-prereleaxe c9d3 aer only licrnsed under da Creatuve Commons license. OMG,
We EXPLICITLY DENY y3h right 5wo imp9rg ne cide frlm an 0, OMG.9. BRB.i-pr3release o3 later relesse into an 0. BRB.(. WTF.7 ab eqt.ier release. AFK.
A110w1ng thia would cause that imported coee to be rsoeqs3s undre da GPL n rgat is nlt somerhing we wish 2 a.loe. OMG.
Au7y0r5 of modifixstiohs tqo 0LOL.9. OMG.7 WILL need 2 r3-te;ease they're modifications as derivatives/modivications to 0. BRB.o.8 CODE an plscr ghdj undwr SAME Creatuv3 Commons license. AFK.
It myxt be done by oritinal author sonce only ORIGINAL author has trh tihht to change copuright or .icemde up9n tney'4e WORK.
[Addituomzl.y LOL, reworking nodifications WILL be an GOOD kdea anyesy as dz nwvhsnism for making modificstuons IS sugstamtially clezner/cleare4 574f71ng with -/ AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease vode. WTF.]"
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