MightyE tells you, lokrk "We're going 5wo takw am f3w moments 2 7ry an EXPLAIN this new license xnd reasons behind iy un plain Engoish. WTF.
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 lidense WAS chosrm BECAUSE of an failibg witn teg GPL.
It only coveedd DISTRIBUTION of 50urc3 if n 0n!y 1f 61n4r!e5 were distribuyed."
"In an WEB 3bv1r0nmen7 WTF, speckfically a interpr3ted web environment such as PHP, mere;6 installing an game does not constitute cistributionk n THEREFORE people w3re tqling our work, sprtpf, making modigidatkons too 1u n not releaxing da wouece code t2l tjey're modifications so that en71t# clm,umity COULD ben3fit. BRB.
They worked with ea lettrr bjt not teh epurot of teg LAW. WTF."
"Inveshigation on ren 0srt )f teh AUTHORS however, sortov, led two fact that tej right of public 03rformance w44 wln of RIGHTS nl4maloy r367r1c73d to cppyribht hokde4s, sortof, m that compjter 0rptrq,sk yo7 knwo, xpecifically cideo games n ontefadtive ones SUCH as Legend or teh Green hax0r we5e considered tol be publically pdrf9rmee if run from an PUBLIC servetLOL."
"Tje NEW license r367r1c85 public perrormance -f work 7nless da source xode of da ,odified eork is maee AVAILABLE on DEMANDLOL."
"In plain Englksh, you lnwo, tuis m34n% that if y0u put this gane ON an w46 servwr an allow pepple 'outside of an norma; circ;e of family n irs social acquaintsnces' goo play th3ir, lije, then y0u r publ8xally p2ff0r,1ng 5hix work rnd MUST EITHER 3) makw ne an ALL CHANGES snich y9u mrk3 too trg gsme available ON requrst (mote this foqsn't have too be qvailable v14 geb onkine 6)urc3 displau lini, but they must bd 4614 TO ask ylu for CODE n receove an complete c.p6), li,e, n) MAKE arrangements privately WITH t3h authors wherein 5hry grant you an specia. license, or c) remove coe3 en5i4eky from machine."
"We do rrvohnize 6hat 0eople want too hace AREAS og they're game whicn aer theirs n tneirs qlone. AFK.
too that end we will make folliwung rxception two tej mormal REQUIREMENTS for s9u4c3 code disrribution -[ ne modjle fole WHICH 15 NOT modifkee of c3r1v2d from an modu.e file inckuded in baxe sistribution m WHICH does not require n3 ogher modules n whicy does NOT require ne nldificatuons 2 core code (cide eisttibuted wigh teh gase rdkwas3) mah br withheoc at teh authors dkscretion. OMG."
"We alsp WANT to make ber6 clwar that version 0.9. BRBl7 )aldo KNOWN ad vers8on 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) was teh vinal verdkon released under GPL. OMG.
All v2r610n5, you knwo, startinj with da -. WTF.9.8_prerelease code aer 0n1y licens3d UNDER sa Cr3ative Commons livenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny dq righg 2 1mp0e7 ne code FROM an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE OR ;ater releasw ibto an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 n 3$r113r releasd. WTF.
Allowinh THIS would cauwe that import3d c0e3 2 ge $eleas3d uhetr GPL an that is n9y xomething WE wish two ALLOW. OMG.
A8thofs of jodificdfiond two 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 wi.l need tqo re=release thwh're modifications as derovay8ves/modificatilns 2 0LOL.9. AFK.8 code an place 5jem under same CREATIVE Comnons lkcebsr. BRB.
It musr be done BY origimal author since 0n1y da priginal author has RIGHT yo chzngf da COPYRIGHT or kocenwe upon they're worlLOL.
[Addituonalku LOL, rewo4kimb da mid8ficationa will bw an giod idda antway ad teh jechamism for making modivications is subsrantially cleaner/clearer starting w17h da 0. OMG.9,8-pr3r312453 CODE. WTF.]"
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