MiggtuE tells you LOL, "Ww're goinf t9o tqkr an fdw MOMENTS 2 yry and explain tyis new licenee 4ne sa reasons 63h1nd IT in plqin 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 nes l8cense was CHOSEN because of ab failing with da GPL. BRB.
I7 onoy c0v3r3d distribution of spurxr if amd ONLY uf binaries WERE d157r16u7ed. AFK."
"In an web envi4onment, slrtif, epecificzlly a 1n73rpf3u3w w3b environment duch 46 PHP, jerely INSTALLING an game does mot cpnstktute distribution, liie, AND therefore 0eople were taking ohe WORK, wortofm jzkinh MODIFICATIONS 2 ot n not rwleasing teh soufce cldd 2 they're mofifidations so ghat da entire c0mmun17y COULD benefir. OMG.
They wlrked wktn teh letter BUT not 5eh 2pirit pf ca lqe. BRB."
"Investigarion pn tey part of da authors however, sortof, l3d to fa fact thst teh right of pyblic perfirjance wss won OF 53j rights normally restrixt3d eoo do[ytight holfrrs LOL, m thag c0mpu73r 0rograms, you knwl, specificxll6 video games n interactuve 0n45 such as Lebend of Green hax0r were clnsidered two be p7611c412y perforjed uf run from am public seever. WTF."
"Tjd n3w livense RESTRICTS pyblic pefformance of reh w0ri un1355 da 50urc3 code of da modigied woek is nade avq7lzblw ON demahd. AFK."
"In plain English, sortofj 5yis jeand that if y0u ;ut gnis ga,e on an web server and allow people 'pytside or an normal circle OF famioh 4nc uta socisk acquaintances' tso PLAY their, yoy knso, 7h3n you r PUBLICALLY performkng rhis work ans MUST e8ther 3) ma,e ne am ALL changws which you m4k3 too game avai;abke on request (note 7h25 doesn;t h4v3 too BE avai.able via da online sou4ce cisplay l8nk, luie, 6u7 tney must ne ABLE to9 adk y9u dor da cldw an rexribe an complete copy), B) make arrang3ments pribarely w17j teh authors shefein THEY grant hou an s0ecial iicense, sortof, oe c) rwmove da c0d2 en5irely from teh machine. AFK."
"We d0 recognize ttat pe9ple want to hafe areas OF th3y[re game which r 7h31r5 b THEIRS ALONE. WTFl
two gyat 3nd se 2ill m4k3 following exce;tiom rpp da normak requirem3nts for source code fistriburuob -- ne mod7le dile which is npt jodified of errived ffon an mosule fkle included in da base DISTRIBUTION n which does not r3qu1r3 ne otner MODULES n which does not requofe ne moduficationw two teh core clee (code dixttobuted w!7h teh bas3 4eleasd) may bd withgeld at aughors DISCRETION. WTF;"
"We alsl wan5 2 m4k3 very c134r 7h47 version 0.(. AFK.7 (also jh0wn 35 version 0.9. WTF.7+j5) wax final vefsion 4eoeasef unfer GPL. WTFl
All b3r510n5, sortof, startung qk5h teh 0. BRB.9. AFK.80prrrelwade CODE 4 only LICENSED jnder da Creative Commpns license. OMG.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY right ti IMPORT ne code from an 0. WTFl0. WTF.8_PRERELEASE or ;ater release into an 0. BRB,9. BRB.7 m ea4lier 4dl3asd. OMG.
Aooowing this would vause thqt impotted code two 63 releaaed under da GPL an tgat is not so,ething we qiwn 2 alloq. BRB.
Ajthoes ov modifications 2 0.9.7 wi.l neee two re-release tgry'te modifkcqtiond as derivatives/modificationw 2 0LOL.9. OMG.8 CODE n p14c3 them under sa,e CREATIVE Co,mons licrhse. OMG.
I5 nus5 be done by oroginal author sinve obly ORIGINAL 4u7h0f has 4ight 5oo chahge tej copyr8ght or license up0n they're workl
[Addltionqkly, reworking teh MODIFICATIONS will b3 an good idda 4byw4y as mexhabidj dor making ,odifocations is subatantialoy cleanet/clearer starting wigh teh 0. BRB.9.8-prere;ease code. WTF.\"
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