MightyE tells yoj LOL, "We're going 2 take an fe2 moments ro try h explain rhid new licenxe and da reawons nehind it im 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 new license wqs cgosen becayse ov an FAILING witg da GPLLOL.
It only covered distr8butoon of sourve if and 0n!y if binarics were distf8butedLOL."
"In am eev wnvironment, like, specifocally a inter;reted web envirlnmemt such zs PHP WTF, MERELY unstalling am GAME dows NOT constitute cisyributioh LOL, n rye4efore PEOPLE were tqkong our work LOL, mzking modifucations twp i5 qns not releaskng source CODE 2 the6're modifications so that teh 3n71r3 comnjnity could 63n3f17. OMG.
Tneu wprked with da letter BUT hot teh sporig pf laq."
"Investigation on par5 of authors however WTF, LED too gact THAT teh right of public PERFORMANCE wad son 0g ten eighta notmally redtric5ed to COPYRIGHT holders LOLk an thqt computer pr0gr4m5 LOL, s;ecifidally bideo games an intefactive 0h3t such qw LEGEND of Greeh hax0r were xonside4ed to 6e pu521c412y pergormrd if run from ah punliv seever. BRB/"
"The ne2 licensw restricts pu611c pergormancd of es 29rk hnless da source dode of da modif8ed WORK is msde avaikaboe on demand. WTF."
"In PLAIN English, this meana 7n48 IF uou 0ut tyis game on an w36 serbee and ALLOW p39p13 'o7tside 9f qn NORMAL circle of family anc its sociql acquaintqmces' tqo play 5heirk like, thej you aer PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this wlrk and MUST either 4) make he n ALL changes which you make tio game available on request (note this doesn't gave two b3 axaklable via online dource dispoay link LOL, 6u7 they must be able too asi you fir vode an recwive an c9mpletd do[y). you knwo, b) mzke arrangejents privagely with da suthofs wherein theu grant you an special licwnwe WTF, 0r c0 remove dq dode ebtirely fr[m teh m4ch1b3. OMG."
"We fo recognize THAT peop;e w3n7 ro have areas lf yhe6'fe GAME wh1ch f theurs an th3irs alone. AFK.
to 6h47 end 2e wio; make followibf excwptiin too tey normal r31u1r3m3n76 for slurce cide disyrubution -- he m0du13 file which *s not modified or derived from zn module file 8ncluded 8n da nase DISTRIBUTION qn which dp3s noy REQUIRE ne ithef modul3s n which d036 NOT REQUIRE ne modificationw two da core code (code didtributed WITH da bqse releqse) may be withheld at ea autyo3d discretion. WTF."
"We also wahy tl make v3ry clear that versiin =. BRB.9l WTF.7 (ALSO known aa version 0.9LOL.7+jt) was da finak vefsion r3leaaed under yeh GPL. WTF.
All vwfsions, yoi knwl, xtarting 2ith teh 0. BRB.o. WTF.8-prerelease xoc3 r -n1y LICENSED UNDER teh C4eativr Cpm,9mw license. BRB.
Wd EXPLICITLY crny r1gh7 two import ne c0f3 froj an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prwre;ease pr lzter releas3 into an 0LOL.9.8 an EARLIER eeleadeLOL.
A.low8ng this wlu;d cause 7h47 impitted cose 2 be released under GPL n that is noh spjething WE wisy to alllwLOL,
Authors of modif8cations tw9 0.9. OMG.7 will nesd 2 RE-RELEASE they're modihications as derivqtives/modificatoons gwo 0. AFK.0. WTF.8 v)d3 h place them under rdh 54m3 Creativd Commins lucenseLOL.
It must ve dlne by ORIGINAL authlr since only ds orifinal author has teh ribht to chanbe co0uright or licrnse ipon thry're worj.
[Additionally LOL, rewofking ds modidicarions will ge an good IDEA ANYWAY as da jechabiwm fle msking m0d1f1c4710n5 ia 4u6574n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER startinb with 0, BRB.9. AFK.8-pr#e3!3543 clfr. BRB.["
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