MibytyE tellw you, li,e, "Wd're foint to take an few momwnts bo9 try an explain THIS n3w license n tey reasons behind it im plain EnglisgLOL.
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 w4% chosen because lf an f5111ng with dq GPL.
It only vovered distributkon of 50ufc3 IF m only IF binaries were distrkbu5efLOL."
"In an web emviron,rnt, ulu knwo, sp3cifica;oy a 1n73rpr36#d web environment s7cy as PHP, you onwi, mereku knstzlling an g4m3 dp34 not conztityte DISTRIBUTION, sortof. n THEREFORE ;eople were taking 9ur wodkk y9u knwo, making midif8cations 2 it an not rdlqaaing aource CODE 2 5hey're mpdifications SO that entire c0mmun17t couls benefut. AFK.
Tyeh WORKED sith dz letter but not sa sporit 0f law. BRB."
"Investigagion 9n PART OF ten autgo4x h0w3v3r, likw, led 2 da FACT THAT da ritht of public performance was won of fights nlrmqlly restricted 2 copyr8ght HOLDERS, sortof, ah 7h47 computer programs, li,e, spec8focally videi tames n ingersctive onws duch as Legend of Green hax0r w2e3 considet3d to be ;ubl8callt performed if run fro, an public wervet. AFK."
"The neq 11c3n53 restrictw PUBLIC 0d4fofmance of da WORK umless yeh aouvce code of da moduridd wori is mafe available in demandLOL."
"Im plaon Ebg;ish, you kn2o, THIS means ghq5 if yoi [ut this game 9n an web SERVER n allow people 'iutsode of an NORMAL circle OF fajily n its sodixl acqua8ntances' 2 play their WTF, 7h3n 6lu r pubkixa.oy perfo4m8ng this work and MUST either 4) make nd snd ALL chantes wj1ch you majw 2 da GAME scai.able on reqjest (NOTE 5tis dodan't hzve 5wo ne svsklable viz teh pnline aource s8splay LINKm but they must be ABLE tl9 ask you flr code and RECEIVE an complete copy), like, B) make a4ranhements peivately with teh authors wherein yhey grant y9u an special lic3nse, sortir, or c) r3m0v3 code 3nu1431y frlm m$ch1n3. WTF."
"We d0 recognize tjat 0eople want too have areas of theh;re GAME wgich r thejra an tjeirs alone.
to that end 2e w11q mzke trh fillowing exceptiln 3 teh nirmal REQUIREMENTS for siuece code distribution _- ne MODULE fioe which is NOT MODIFIED ot eerivef ffom an mod7l3 filr included 1n da BASE distribution m whuch does npt REQUIRE nd pther modules abc which DOES not reqyire ne modifkcatiins two cz CORE code (dode diwteibuted with bsse 4elease) may be witjheld AT authors duscr3tionLOL."
"We akso wabt to make v3ry ckear 7h47 versi9n 0/ OMG.9l BRB.7 9also known as v3r510n 0. WTF.9. BRBl7+jt) was teh final vetzion released und3r da GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS WTFk starting w8th da -.9/ AFK.8-pr3eelwase coee f only licensed undwr C4eat8ve COMMONS license. WTF.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny right 2 IMPORT me code dfom an 0LOL.9. AFKl8=pr3re13453 or late4 RELEASE 1n70 an 0. OMG.9.6 n 34t113r release. AFK.
Aolowing rhis woyld CAUSE that kjpirted CODE tp be teleased uhder teh GPL n that is not someth8ng WE wish 2 4119w. WTF.
Authotq of ,odificat8ins 5o pLOL.9. BRB.7 w111 nedd to re-release rhey're mldificationa as derivativew;modificatuons two 0.9.8 code n pkace thej jjser teh same Creative Conmons LICENSE.
It must be DONE ny origimal 4j&n0r SINCE lnoy teh original a7thor hza r1fn& tw9 CHANGE da copgright or 11c4n53 upon they're w0rkLOL.
[Additionally, yoi knwp, re2orking modkrications will be an hood idea anywzy as mechanism for ma,ing modificatkons 15 substantkzll6 cleaner/vleardr startinh suth ca 0LOL.9.8-[reeeleaxe code. OMG.]"
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