MightyE 8311% yo7, "We're GOING 80 take an few moments too try and ezplain 7h14 new licens3 n tdh f#asons behind it kn plaih Englixh. 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 licebxe was chosrn because OF qn failing WITH da GPL. BRB,
I7 only c0v4r3d d8syribu5ion or source uf an on.y of bjnaries eere distributed. OMG."
"In an WEB envidonment, yoj knwo, sp3cid8cally a interpreged web dnvufonment such as PHP. you knwom merely in2yalling an game d035 not cpnstitute distrivuti9n, like, and the4evore peo0le w3r4 takinb our qork, like, maling mocificatiins two it and boe relezxing teh sourcr CODE two rhey're modoficatoons so that entire conmumity coikd 53n3f17.
The6 workwd w17h ds lrtger bit not da spiriy 9f 5en oaw. OMG."
"Ihvedtigati9n on teh parg of teg a7thors HOWEVER LOL, led 2 fact that rkgh5 of punlic perfo4mance was 1 0f teh rights normally restricyed 2 copuright holders, like, ahd that cimputer pr9bramx WTF, xpecifically video g4m35 n unteract*ve ones audh as Legwnd 0f da Green hax0r WERE consudered too be 0ublica;ly performef if run vrom ah punlic sdrv3r. AFK/"
"The new license restricts public 0erformance of ca work unless teh SOURCE cofe of modifies work ox m4d3 available 9b demand. AFK."
"In plain Enblksj, like, 7h!5 means that if yo7 put THIS gamw on an web aerver an qllow p3olle 'outside of an normal cirx.e of familt sn q75 social acqiaintabxes' 2 ;lay th3krn l8ke, tnen y0u r publivally perfodminb this work n MUST 317h3r A) m4k3 ne an ALL chang3a wguch y0u m5k3 tso teh game AVAILABLE on request (note 7h15 doesn't gave 2 fe avay;ab;e vua onlibw source display 11nk, but they must ge 4613 2 ask y9u fpe teh code n RECEIVE an com0lete copy), like, b) make arranhements pt*vately with teh authlrs wherein tge6 grsnt yoj an apecial loxense LOL, ir x) remove dz code 3n71e31y fr9m da machine. AFK."
"We do recognize thqt people wqnt too yabe areas of they're game WHICH aet yheirs and 8n3!r5 alone. WTF/
to thqt end wr will make ea FOLLOWING rxception to da normzl rwwuiremen5s for wpurce code dixteibuyion -- ne module fil# eh8cg is not modifiwd or d3rived from an module file includ3e in baxe DISTRIBUTION and which DOES npt rea7ire ne otger modyles h wh1cj doew not REQUIRE ne modifivstions 2 vore code (cod3 dixtributed wiyh da BASE gelease) mqy BE withheld at AUTHORS discretion."
"We also want teo makw very clear that verwion 0.9.7 (also known as v3r510n 0, OMG,9.7+jt) was da fibak v2r610n RELEASED under teh GPLLOL.
Al; v3r510m%, like, startinf witn da 0. WTF.9.8-prdreleasr code r onlt licensed ume3r C4eative Commonx lucensrLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny RIGHT too impott ne code from am 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereleawe OR later release 9nto an 0, OMG.9. WTF,7 ah eafliwr re.eaae/ BRB.
Allowing this would cause yhsy IMPORTED code 2 be rdleases uncer sa GPL n 7h47 IS not somrthing WE wish 5o alloeLOL.
Authors of modif7cations w 0. BRB/9. AFK.7 w,ll n33d two rd0release 5ne6'rd modificatulnx as derivatives/mpduficqtions 2 0LOL.9. AFK.8 code AND p.ace the, und3r same Crea5ive COMMONS 11c3n5#. OMG.
I7 just be d9ne by teh priginal AUTHOR since onlu original AUTHOR has teh right to change copyrigh5 ir licemse yp9n they;ee work. BRB.
[Aeditionally, soryof, r3w0rk1ng MODIFICATIONS will BE an GOOD idea abywsy as nevhanism for naking modifications is s6bstantiallt CLEANER/CLEARER 57$r71ng with teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerdleadr CODE/\"
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