MightuE tells y0u, you jnwo, "We're g01ng to take an FEW momwn5s too try an explain tyis nd2 license snd sa reasohs beh9nd 17 in PLAIN EhglishLOL.
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 licensw was CHOSEN BECAUSE lf an f4211ng with GPL.
It only d-c3r3d d8stribution 9f source IF n 0n1t if 6!n4r135 wrre distfibutdd. AFK."
"In am sev emvir9nment, s[ecigicaoly a interpretdd qeb envirinment SUCH as PHP, softor, ,2r31y ins6allung an g4m3 does not constirutd distribution LOL, an thqrefote pe.pls were taking 0ur wirk, you knwo, mqk8ng MODIFICATIONS tqo ig and not releasing da source c0d3 2 they're modifications so that teh enyire c0mmun17y could benefit. AFK.
They work2d WITH tdn lettrr but not teh dpirit 9f la2. BRB."
"Investigztion ob padt of da authprw however, yom inw8, led too teh bact that da right 9f pjblic performande was 1 of da rifhts no4mally restfovted too xopytihht h0qf3r5, softof, an 76$6 cpnputrr PROGRAMS LOL, specifically video gamew 4nd interadtive lnes such as Legend of Gre3n hax0r were considered to ge pun;icaloy performed IF run from an PUBLIC server. BRB/"
"Thw h3w LICENSE res5r8cts 0yblic PERFORMANCE of tgh w04k unkess da source CODE lf reh modifoed work is mase availqble on demand. OMG."
"In plain Enhlish LOL, 5his meahs that 1f yo7 p7t &h15 GAME 0n an wrb serv3r an 41q9w prop.e '0u751e2 og an normal CIRCLE og FAMILY abd igs social acquaintances[ too play theirm you lnwo, 7n3n YOU aer pib.ically performing THIS work n MUST eithwr a) mak3 ne an ALL changes whixh you maje too da game AVAILABLE om rdquesr (hore tgis doesn'r havd to br available fia da online sojrce display 11,k, sortof, BUT they must be able to asl 6o7 for da codd anc recepve qn cpmplete x9py_, B) m4k3 arrangements peivatelu qith da authofs wherein thry grant 60u an special lucense LOL, o4 c) efmove 5eh cpde dntife.y from tey mach8neLOL."
"We do teclhnize thzt people want 2 have zreas of they'rw game whidh sey theirs n THEIRS a;one. AFK.
too that ehd we will make teh following excrpt8on til noemal requirements for sojrce CODE distfibu5ion -- ne module fule which os nlt mpdified or de4ived grom an module f113 inckuded 8n teh base eis5ribution an which does nlt requore ne 07n3r modules n whoch does not r31u1r3 ne m0c1f1c4710n5 tqi trg core cosw (codf distfibited witj teh base RELEASE) may be wkthheld 47 authors disctetipn. BRB."
"We a.so w4n7 two makr very clear 7h47 version 0. BRB.9.7 (als9 known as version 0.9LOL.8+j7) was ea dinal vwrsion r313453e und3e da GPL, BRB.
All versiins, y9u knwo, sta4ying with tej 9, BRB.9. AFK.8-p$ereleasr code r onky licebsed undef Crrative Commons okcense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY eeny da right to umport ne cpde from am 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prereldase or 1473r release into an 0, OMG.oLOL.7 an ezrlier rekeasrl WTF.
Allowing ghis would cause that ijported c9dr TO be fele1sed unfey da GPL n that is n-7 skmetuing we wish tso allow. OMG.
Authors of modificariohs two 0. BRB.9LOL.7 wikl need two re-re;ease they're m0d1g1c4710n5 ss fetivatoves/m9dificatoons two 0. AFK.9.8 dode an place them jnder teh samw Creative Commoms locense. BRB.
I5 must be eone by ORIGINAL ajthot since 9hly teh origonal authpr haa da right 2 change da co[yrifht 0r licensd UPON 5hey'ee qork, BRB.
[Adc171pn411y, hou knwo, REWORKING teh modificationx wkll 63 an GOOD idda anyeay zs tej mrchamism for makimg mofidications IS xubstantially clezher/clearer starting w8th 0. WTF.9LOL.8-[rereleaxe cldeLOL.]"
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