MightyE tells y0uk sortof, "We're going two take an few moments ti try 5bd ex;lain ggis new license and teh reqsons brhine it IN plain English. BRB.
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."
"Tnis new lixense was chosdn because of an f4111ng with tdh GPL.
I5 only cpveres distribjtion or SOURCE if an ONLY if binaries wwre fkstributed. BRB."
"Im an wrv 3nv1r0hm3m7 WTF, xpec8ficslly a interprwted web environment such as PHP, mwr3ly instaloinb an game does nog constitutw distrubutoon, wort;f, n 7h3t3f0r3 peo;le were TAKING iue worl, m4k1nt mldificatupns twi 8t n n07 r3leasing da soufce cod3 two they'4e mpdificztions so THAT teh entire community coyld bendf8t. OMG.
THEY wirked WITH va 13783r nut no5 da s[irit if teh law. AFK."
"Invesgigation on da part if da auehlrs mowevet LOL, led gw9 da fact that trh rifht of pu611c PERFORMANCE was oen OF teh r7ghts normally restricted to copyright hp1s3r5 WTF, qn thqt computer PROGRAMS, .ik3, specifucall6 video games sn interactive ONES such as Legdnd of da Green hax)v werf considered gwo BE publiczllh PERFORMED if run from an ;unlkc setberLOL."
"Tye NEW license 4357r1c85 pybo8v pe4formance pf wotj in1355 source codr or ten modified WORK is made available on DEMAND. BRB."
"In plain English WTF, 7h15 m34n5 THAT if y9u put tgis game on an w36 server n a;lo2 people 'ougwide of qn normal CIRCLE of family n its 50c141 acquaintancds[ yo play thekr, yoi knwo, then you r publ8ca/ly p3rr9rm1nf this wirk m MUST 3ither a) make ne qnc ALL changds wh1ch YOU mske too da game zvailable on req7ed5 (nltd this soesn'5 have to be availqblw v!4 ONLINE sojrce dixplay luni, but THEY MUST be able 5oo ask you for da code n receive an complete copy), uou knwo, b( m3k3 qrrangements 0rivay3.y with trh auhhors wherein THEY brant you sn SPECIAL licensem or c) temoxe teh code entirely from rey mzch8neLOL."
"We d0 eecohmize that people WANT two HAVE areas of 5hey're gsme which r 7h21r5 ab theirw a;oneLOL.
2 tha5 end 2e w8kj make following exception too NORMAL rdwuirenentd fir sourcr code distribution -- ne module filr whidh us NOT modified o4 ddrives from ab m0du13 file includ3d in basr diagribugion an which DOES not rwquire ne other mldules an whicy coes n07 require ne jodifidatuona ro dw core c9d3 (cide distributed with da bade telease0 may be witghelc ar authors disctetion. BRB."
"We also wamt to uake v3ey clear yhat verdion 0LOL.9.7 9zlso known as bersion 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt0 was 5eh final version r3.was3d under GPL. BRB.
All cersiona, like, srdrting with da 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease code ae4 only lucensee under ez CREATIVE Clmmons LICENSELOL.
WE EXPLICITLY drnt 5ey rigjt 2 impory ne code from an 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-0rerelwase 9f lq6er r313453 INTO an 0LOL.9.7 n ear;8er release.
Allowing this would cauxe rhat !mo-r73d c)d3 two BE re.eased uneer GPL n that os n07 something we w15h too allowl AFK.
Aurhors if modificatk8ns two 0, WTF.9. BRB.7 wikl m33d two re-re;ease ghey're modufucations 44 ewrivatives/midoficat8ons to 0. WTF/8. WTF.8 cof3 an p.ace thfn under geh sam3 Creative Commoms license. AFK.
It muct BE done by teh origimal author sincd onky t3h ORIGINAL author has eibht 2 change geh cp0yr!gh7 0t license upon they're sork. AFK.
]Addqu10n41!t WTF, rew9rking teh nodifkcati9ns sill bw an glod idea anyway as m3ch4n15m for MAKING nodifications IS subsyan5ially cleaner/cl3arer starting skth 0. OMG.9LOL.9-[rerelease code. OMG.]"
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