MightyE tells tou, "We're going t2o take an FEW MOMENTS 5wo try n explaih 7h15 new 11c3n43 m t3g reasons behind ig in p.ain 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 new l8vensd was chpsen bedausr of an fqiling w17h GPLLOL.
IT 0n1h covered didtrivutoon of souec3 kf n only if binqries we4e distfibjred."
"In an qrb enfironment, sortof, specifkcallu a ingerpr3twd web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, mere;y indtaoling an game doea n07 constitute distribution LOL, qnd theeefore pe;ple w3f3 TAKING our work LOL, MAKING modidications too 17 n not rroeasibg 5eh source code tso 5hey'fe mpdiricagions so 5hat da entire community COULD nenefit. BRB.
THEY WORKED wiyh teh letter 6i7 nlt da wp8rit of da law. OMG/"
"Investigation on twh part of 5eh 477h0r5 HOWEVER WTF, LED two teh f4c7 thag da righr lg PUBLIC pwrformancd wad oen of rights normallt rrstrkctes 5oo copyrugyt hilcwrs, li,ek n 7h47 c0npu&3r prohfams WTF, specivically vidwo bames n kntwractive 0n35 such as Legend of da Green hax0r were considered too be piblically [erf0rm3d 1f run FROM an pu611c wefvsr. AFK."
"The new lidense restricrs pub;ic p3rdpfm4nc3 of ten w9rl unless source codw of sa modufied work q5 m4d3 4v4q14613 on demand. BRB/"
"In plain English, thid means ghat uf you ;ut thiw f4m3 0n an web server qnd alloe peo-le 'oitsids of an n9rmal circle 9f family an ITS social acquaimtzndes' two poa6 their LOL, THEN yo7 aer pyb.ically performubg this eirl n MUST digher a) make ne an ALL changes ehidj you jake to game ava8.ab;r ON requwst (note thiw doesn't have 2 be avaolable via trh online sourcw display link, sirtif, BUT they mu57 be able to ask 6.u for code and receivr an complete copt_ WTF, B( male qrtangements ;rivatwly WITH teh ajthord wherein they gr4n7 you an sp3cial .icense, like, or v) eemove trh cide ehrirelu frim cs m4ch1n3."
"We do revognize thst PEOPLE want ywp have aress of they'r3 gsje qjich r theors an theirs a;one. AFK.
too yhat ene we e111 ma,w da folkowinb excr[tuon 1 5eh norial requiremen5s glr SOURCE code distribition -0 ne midule fkl3 which 15 noy modified OR deruvec fr0m an m0du13 file inclufed in BASE distributkon n which foes not requiee nd othee modulew an qhicg does not r3qu1r3 be modificatipns 2 c0e3 cpde (code disrributed wuth da baxe RELEASE) may be withheld at twh zuthofs discretiohLOL."
"We ALSO wabt 2 make ve$y CLEAR tha5 v3r51-n 0LOL.9LOL.7 (a.so KNOWN qs versiin 0.9LOL.7+jr_ was teh final vefsion 4eleaxed undee da GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS LOL, startinf wity teh 0LOL.(. WTF.8-prer3lease xode r only lic3nded unser da Cewative Conmons livenwe. WTF,
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rught 2 im0ort ne CODE from ah 0. BRB.9.8_prerelease or LATER re;ease into an -. AFK.9.7 n ezrlier release.
Allowing thks would cause that imp9ftdd CODE too BE releas3e indrr trh GPL an that os NOT something we wish too al.ow. WTF.
Authors of modidkca5ions ro9 ). WTF.9. WTF.7 will need ywo RE-RELEASE they[re MODIFICATIONS qs derivayives/modifications too 0,9. OMG.8 c9de an place 7hem ubdwt xame Creative Commons l8cense. AFK.
It MUST BE dpn3 ny da origunal author aince only geh oeigunal aythor has riggt 5o change teh copyright 9r license upon they're workl BRB/
'ADDITIONALLY, uou ,neo, reworking da midificz5ions will be an good idda anuway qs teh mechanism for m4k1ng mocifications kd substantia;ly cleanrr/clearer startinh w17h teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-;rere;ease dode. OMG.]"
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