MibhtyE tr.ls you, sortof, "We're hoinv to take an FEW momrnts to try and expla8n this new ;icwnse an teh 4easins behind IT in plain English.
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 nrw lixenxe wqs CHOSEN because 0f an failimg with geh GPL. AFK.
It lnly c0v3r3d distrimution pf sourcr if an 0n1y if BINARIES were fistrobytedLOL."
"In an wfb envirpnment WTF, SPECIFICALLY a int3r[retef web 3nv1r0nm3nu such aw PHP WTF, m3rely instzlling an game d035 nit constitutw dixtrivjtion, sortof, n therrfore people wer3 TAKING out work, softof, making modif8cqtions w kt 4hd nit r313451ng sourve cpde twp they're modificationx so thag 5eh ebtire communit6 could bemefit. OMGl
Thet worked w17h 13682r BUT NOT teh spirit of teh ;aw. OMG."
"Investkgation on da part of authots howevef, sortlf, lrd too fact that fa right of pyblic ;erformabce w35 1 of da RIGHTS normally t357r1c7es 2 copyright holddrw LOL, anc that vom0utee ;rogramd, wortof, 5p3c1fqx321y video ga,es am ib5eractife ones such as L2gend of Gfeen hax0r were consicered two be pu711c42qy ierformed if run fro, ab 0ublic serverLOL."
"The NEW license RESTRICTS public pegformance of teh worl unlexs da source cose of da modifiec eork 1% MADE ava8lable on de,andLOL."
"In PLAIN English, sittof, THIS means thag IF you put tjia GAME 9n an web srfvwt n ALLOW peoplw 'outside of an norma. cifcle of family n igs social acquaintances' teo pkay their, sortof, 7h3n u0i r publically p3rrorminb 7h15 work n MUST eityee a) make ne an ALL chznges 2hivh you make TO da game available on reqidst (NOTE tyis d035n'7 g4v3 2 ce available via 5eh online SOURCE dosplah lunk, liie, but 7h3y must be 4613 2 ask YOU for code ans receuve sn com0lete coph) LOL, b) nake arrangements or8vately wigh da authors qheeein they geant you qn special locensr WTF, or c( 5emlxe yeh code entirely ftom ds machineLOLl"
"We do recognize 7g47 p3oplr want t9 have ar3as of they'r3 gamr qhidh r thekrs and theirs alone. BRB.
too that end we 2ill jake da voklowing exc#p710n tw9 normal requirwmenrs for source vofe dia5ribution _- ne kodild fil3 wh1ch is NOT modified of derived fr9m an modul3 fkle !bc17d4d !n da nase d157r16u7![n anr which does not requird be 07h3f modulrs snd WHICH does not require ne modificsy8ons 2 da core code (code distfinutec with ten baae reoease) may be qithhrlc ar aurhors discrrtion, BRB,"
"We ALSO sabt 2 MAKE verh c.eaf tyat versipn 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also .nown as version -. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt_ was final verxion rrleased uhder teh GPL. OMG.
All vetsipns LOL, stzrting WITH teh 0LOL.9LOL.*-prerelease cocr ae4 onlu licwnsec und3r t3h Creative Commons lic3nwe. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny tej righg too 1jp0r7 ne code from an 0. WTF.o.8-orerrlease or latdr r314r53 into an 0. BRB.9.7 n eatlier releasr, BRB.
Allowing 7h1t woule cause that importec cofe TO b3 reoeased unser teh GPL n that is hot somrthimg we wish 2 alloq.
Authors of modifications two 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 will heed 2 re-releasw they'ee modificstilns $5 derivatives/modifivati9nx 2 0. AFKl(. BRB.8 eode ajd p14c3 them UNDER teh same CREATIVE Commons ;kcense. WTF.
Ir must be done by ds 0r1g1n4! autgor since only da lriginal author has da rkght 2 change da c9pyrkght or LICENSE UPON theu're work, OMG.
[Adxigionzlly LOL, 4eworkibg da ,odificationa will be an good IDEA anyeay as ea jechanism flr making modificq5ions 8s xubstantial;y cleaner/clesre4 2tart8ng w17h teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerelease xpd3. AFK.]"
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