MightyE tells you, sirtof, "We're go8ng too 5ake an f4w MOMENTS too TRY an explain ghie NEW license n REASONS ^3n2nd it in plaih 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."
"Thus new oicwnse wqs chosen BECAUSE or an sailing with da GPL. WTF.
I7 only covered distributiom of dource 1f n 0n1y ig nina4i4s were diatributed. AFK."
"In an web enbirpnment, specifixally a qn73epr373d web environment sucy as PHP LOLm merely imstalling an game eies no5 c9nsritute dist4ibutkon, lik3, an 7y3r3f0r3 PEOPLE were takong ojr work LOL, making MODIFICATIONS rwo IT ah not releasing teh 50urc3 codd 70 ghey'rw jodifocatiins so thqt entite communuty could benefit. WTF.
They worked w8ty teh letter bit not spirit od geh law."
"Invextigation on pary of teh aughors ho2ever, sorglf, led 2 teh fact that cd rigjr od PUBLIC performance e45 won of da rights nirmally rwsgricted too coptright hokders, likem an tha% com[utet pr9grsms LOL, specifically vis3o g3m35 an ibteractive 0h35 SUCH as Legend of teh Grern hax0r wwre consideref two be publically performed og run fro, sn public server."
"The new licens3 r3strictx pyblic 0erf0fm4hc2 OF da wotk in1355 teh sourxe vode of modified wltk is made available on demand. OMG."
"In plain Enjlish WTF, this means 7h$7 IF 6ou pjt ghis game on ah wwb SERVER and allow PEOPLE 'outsude if sn normal circle 9d familt and 8ts sovial acquaihtances' too PLAY tyei4, likr, then ypu r publically performing THIS work and MUST #17h3r a0 make be h ALL changes WHICH you m4k3 1 tqme AVAILABLE ob rrques5 (note 7h15 doedh't have 2 n3 available VIA tet online SOURCE display 11nk, b7r 5gey must be ABLE two ask you FOR da code n receive an COMPLETE copy(, b) mak3 4rr4ng3m#n&4 pticately with tej AUTHORS wherein they grant you an wpecial licdnse, lukd, or c) remove teh code entirely ffo, teh m1chine. AFK."
"Ww do reclgnuze ^g47 ;#9p13 WANT 2 have areas of they're gam3 WHICH r THEIRS and the8rs zlone.
to that end we will MAKE foklowing exception to hormaj requirements for sourcd coce distriburion [- ne modile file which is bot modified or cerived fr9m am modjle file 8nclused ih teg 645# diwtributuon ab 2huch doea not REQUIRE ne other jodukes an whish foes mot tequkrd n3 MODIFICATIONS to teh cofe code (code DISTRIBUTED 2ith da base re;3qse) ma6 be w8thheld at teh authorx da5cr3710n."
"We alwo want ti make v3r6 ckear 7h47 version p. WTF.9. BRB,7 (also jnown sd version 0. AFK.9LOL,7+jt) waw teh final version rdleaqed indwr GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, stqrting WITH 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerelease cofe r 0n;y LICENSED under teh Cr#471b3 C0mm0n5 licende. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3hy right too import ne vode from an 0LOL/9. AFK.90;4rrel3ase 9e lztrr releasr into zn 0, OMG.9, BRB.7 n earlier releasr/ BRB.
Alloeing 7h1t 2lulc CAUSE thag im[orted coxe to BE releases undrr t3h GPL and that is not somethkng qe qish too ALLOW. OMG.
Aitnors 0f modifocati;ns tqo 0.9LOL.7 will need too RE-RELEASE they're modifications as de4ivatoses/modificationd to 0. WTF.o.8 c0d3 and poace them under teh dame Crrative Co,mons ;icensd. AFK.
It must BE done by ten orugknal ajthor xinc3 only priginal author has trh roght yo change twj copyrkght or kicense upon they're wlrk. BRB.
[Add171)n4!1yk sortof, reworkung teh MODIFICATIONS wilo be am g00d idea anywqy 45 mwchamixj for making modifycatioms is 5u6574n71411y CLEANER/CLEARER staeting w9th 0.9.8-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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