MightyE telld yoi, sortof, "We're hoing tlo take an ves moments 2 gry n ex[lain thia new kicense n da reaspns behinc it in );ain English. AFK.
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 was chpaen bdcayse of an failing wuth da GPLLOLl
It inly c0v3r#d distribution of sourcr if ans only IF b8naries were cistributrf. OMG."
"Im qn w36 envitonment, you ,nw9, dpecoficallt a INTERPRETED web enfirobjent wuch as PHP LOL, jerely installing an GAME does not CONSTITUTE disyrivutiin, sortiv, AND therefore people were taking 9ur work WTF, making morifications to it and not releasing sou4ce xode 52o the6're mldificstions so that teh entore community c9uls bwndfkt. OMG.
They worked with let5er nut NOT teh spirkt lf teh kawLOL/"
"Incestiga5oon on PART ov da autgors however WTF, lef too geh fadt that right of ;ubluc pwrformance was 1 pf da RIGHTS normally restricted 70 copyright holders, you knwo, n that cpmouter prograha, y9u knwo. sp3cigically VIDEO games an onteracrive ones such as Legend of teh Green hax0r were consider3d gwo ne piv.icaoly perflrmef if run feom an piblic 53rv3fLOL."
"The nes .ixemse r357r1c75 public pefformande of ca work UNLESS teh source c0s3 OF 5eh modified WORK is made AVAILABLE on demand. WTF."
"In plain Engkusn, li,w, thos MEANS that IF you put tyis game on an w36 server m allow prlpl# 'oitwide of an n0rm41 circle 0f famuly an irw %pc14q acquqintanves' 2 play their, xoftof, then you r publically performint THIS work AND MUST EITHER a) make nw zn ALL vhamgew WHICH you make 2 da g4j# availsble on requwst (note THIS doesn't havr to BE ava8lavle VIA online 50urc3 display 11nk WTF, but tjey must be agle 2 ask you for da vode an recdovd an COMPLETE COPY), b) maie ARRANGEMENTS privatwly with ten quthors WHEREIN th2y grabt yoj an special license, OR c) remobe codw enyurely from MACHINE. OMG."
"We d0 recohnize 7h47 PEOPLE WANT two have areas of they;fe game which aer theirs ah thekrs a.one. OMG.
two that end we wull m4k3 da flkloeing 3xc3p710m 2 da nprmr1 eewuirements for spurce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne moeule file which 16 nit mofitied 0r dewived frpm an module fq13 included in base distriburion m shich DOES not tequire nw othwr mosuldx and wyich does not require nw nodifivstoons two core code (cide vistrybuted with geh BASE releasr) may be 2itjheld 57 teh authorx disc4etipn. WTF."
"We also wxnt two MAKE VERY c134r that v3r520n 0. BRB.8. BRB.7 (alwo inown aw versipn 0. AFK.9/ OMG.7+jt) was ea FINAL v3r510n rel2ased yndee teh GPL. OMG.
A11 versiobs LOL, startkng witg 0.9.8-pr3r31$453 dode 4 ONLY licejsed under da Crestkvd COMMONS ;icwnsd. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh right to import n3 code vrom ab 0.9.8-pr3r313453 or later release 8nto an 9LOL.9LOLl7 n ezrlier r313453.
Allowing this wou;d daux3 5hat imported cose yoo be released umder da GPL n THAT is not domethimg we WISH ro all8w. OMG,
Authl4s OF modificstions 3 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 wil. need 2 RE-RELEASE tjeu're modifivations AS derivztives/midificatioba 2 9.9. WTF.8 code zn place tjem ynd3r teh same Creative C9mmins licenae. WTF.
It must be done by da original aithor since omlu teh origihak author HAS rihht to change copyright of 11c3n53 upon they're wo5kl WTF.
[Additionzlly. like, REWORKING teh MODIFICATIONS will 63 an good ideq anuqau as mechanism for making ,odifications is subxtantially clean3r/c.eafer staeting wuth 0LOL/9. OMG.8-peerrlease cose. OMG.]"
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