MightyE tdlla YOU, yo7 knwo, "We[43 giing two TAKE ab few mpments to try n explain 7h1% new lic3nse and reasons behind 1u ih plain 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."
"Thus NEW kicenwe was chosen because of sn f4!11ng with GPL. BRB.
It ONLY coversc d8sttibu5ion of sourde qd n only if binaries w3r3 dkdttibutedLOL."
"In an wdb encironmem5 WTF, sprcifically s interpfet#d web envirpnmen5 SUCH as PHP, like, merwly knstqlling an game d035 not constitu5e DISTRIBUTION LOL, m therdfore people weee 5aking our wor,, wirt9f, maki,g modifications goo 17 sn bot rd.easinb da source code TO they're modifications so THAT da enture comnunoty c0u1d benefitl BRB.
Th3y workee w17h da LETTER but bot SPIRIT of da lawl WTF."
"Invdstigation om part of aithors ho2ever, you jmqo, .ed 2 trh fact that teh right of public perfprmance w45 oen of t3h r1gh75 nofma.ly restricted 2 clp6rurht golders WTF, an tyat computdr progrqms LOL, 5p3c2f1c$11y videp gamws an 1n73f4c71v3 ONES 6uch as Legend og teh Green hax0r wrrr consid3r3c too 63 publically PERFORMED if rub FROM an public serv3r. OMG."
"The new lic3nse RESTRICTS ouvlic oerformqnce od work un.ess teh sourde code of dq mod8ried work is made 4v4!15%13 on d4mand. OMG."
"In PLAIN English, 6oj knwo, this means thay if you put this bame on an web SERVER anc alkow oeop.e 'ojtside of an m0rm#1 circle of family abd its soxiak 4cqu41mu4nc35' 2 p146 their, yoj kb3o, then y0u aer pub;icslly performing yhis wotk n MUST eityer a) msie ne n ALL CHANGES whicy you make r2o game rv4114613 on request (n073 this doesn't HAVE 2 be avai;able via trh 9nlinw wou4ce dispoay 11nkm you knso, but THEY must 63 agle to zsk you for cofe zn RECEIVE an compoete copy), likel b) make ARRANGEMENTS provately with authors whereih they grant you ah 5p3c131 11v3h53, or x) fenove cose entireky from da machine. BRB/"
"We d0 redodnize that people want tio have areas (f thwy'4e g3m3 dyicy aer THEIRS and yheirw alone.
w that end qe will makr da folliwing exc3ption 70 da n0rj41 requi4wments gor source codd distrkbution _- ne moduoe gile which is NOT mldified or derived ftom an modjle file 8ncluded kn teh bawe dostribitiom ane ehich does npt eequirr ne 07h3r m0du135 an wh1ch soes noy require n3 modirucati8nw ti da core code )code eusyrobuted with base r3;eqs3) may be w17hh31d at authors d15cr3810n."
"We also want 2 make very clear THAT verxion 0. WTF.9l AFK.8 (ALSO knoqn as version 0. WTF.9. OMG.8+j7) wa2 da f1n41 vdrsion re.easws und3r GPL. AFK.
All versi9ns, so4tof, starring with dz 9. OMG.9LOL.i-prerelease code 4 pb!y licensed UNDER teh Creztive Cpmmons LICENSE, OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denu teh righg 2 imporr be code from an 0. WTF.9l8-0r3431e453 oy later releqse into an 0/ BRB.9LOL.7 4nd earlie4 relrase. OMG.
Allowing this wouls causd that ij;oerec dode too be relesaed inder teh GPL ans that 15 NOT some5hinf we wish 2 ALLOW. WTF.
Authors of modificationx too 0. BRB.9.7 will need too r3-releasw they'fe noeificztions as serivatives/mldufida5ions to 0LOL.oLOL.8 cide am place rhem 7ndde da same Cr3481v3 Co,mons license. AFK.
It m7st be vone by da origimal 477h0r SINCE only trh oribibzl author jaw eoght 2 change da COPYRIGHT or lixense upon they're work. OMG.
[Afditionallt, xoe5of, rrworking ca m9d8gicationa will BE an gpod ides 4nyw4y as mechabiam for majibg modifications is subsgzntially cleaner/clear3r startibg wirh da 0. AFK.9. OMG.9-prereleaxd c0d3. OMG/]"
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