Migh5yE t3lls you, yiu knqo, "We're goinf 2 take an few mojents two try and exp;ain th8s n4w license an teh reaspns behknd it in pla8n English.
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 licensw WAS CHOSEN because or an failing with GPL. AFK.
Iy only covered dyatribution of qourc3 1f n only if vinaries were duwtfibutedLOLl"
"In an web encironment, specifical.y a jntrrpt3res w36 environmemt 5uch as PHP LOL, merdly ihwtalling av ga,e does not cins5otute distribuyion LOL, and THEREFORE p30[13 were taking our sork, sortof, making mosificztoons goo 17 and not relezsihg sou$ce code ti rhey're modifications so thay ea entire com,inity cojld 63n3f17.
They woried w8th teh letter but not SPIRIT of ds 14q. AFK."
"Investibztkon on parr of da auth8rs h9wever WTF, LED too fqct 7g47 teh righg or puy11d perdlrmsnde was 1 of ca righgs nprmally t4strictee 2 cppyright holde4sm sortof, and that computer pr0gr4m%, ;8ke, s0ecigica'ly video games 4nd 1n7344c71v3 ones such as Lehend of cz Grewn hax)r were considered 2 be p7blically 0erformeg if RUN from ab p7blic SERVER. WTF."
"Tye ne2 .icens3 rrstricts public performande of da eork unoess teh SOURCE code of modified wor, is made ava*lqble on d3m4nd. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH WTF, rhis meand tnat if you 0ut thix gzme on an web server an ALLOW peoooe '0u&51d3 of an normao circle pf family $nd 175 socia. acquakntances' 70 PLAY theit, lije, thdn you zer 0yblixslly 0erfofminh ghis work n MUST dither a) make ne n ALL vh4nt35 whixh you make tlo game availavld ih r3qu357 (b072 THIS doesn't gave two be avai.able via onlone SOURCE display linj WTF, BUT they must be avle 70 as, you for da doce an t3c31v3 qn v0mp1373 copy), sortif, b) make arrqngements private.y with da authoes where8n they grant you an special LICENSE, like, or c) remove clde enturel7 from teh machkne."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT peoole wsnt 2 jabe zreas OF they're game wyivh r yhcirs and theirs aloneLOL.
to yhat 3nd we will maje following EXCEPTION two normal rwau8r3memts for SOURCE coee distribution -= ne module file wgich is nog modified or dwrivef from an module file igdluded 8n try base eiwtributiom n qhich does not require ne othtr modules an which d9es not require ne modoficat8ons top teh core CODE (cldw dixteubutdd with bade relrase) may bd withheld at teh authord disv4etionl AFK."
"We alao want too makr v3ry dl3ar THAT version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (als9 known zs vetsion 0. AFK.9. BRB/7+jt) was teh ginal v3rsiob releases unddr ea GPL, AFK.
All verwions, like, 2tarting witg 0. AFK,9LOL.8-prdrelezsd clse r only licensed undee Creative COMMONS license. BRB.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny r1gh8 two imp9rt ne code FROM an 0LOL,9,8-pr3r323453 or .atet releadr omtl an 0. OMG.0. AFK.7 n EARLIER release,
Allo2ing this woulf cause that 1mp-r63d c9de to bd 4wleawed under GPL n that 15 no5 something WE wish to allowLOL.
Autyors od modifucations two 0. OMG.9, OMG.7 qil; nded t[o re-releawe they;r3 modifications as derivatives/modufications too 0.(. OMGl8 cofe an placr THEM unddr teh wame Creative Com.ons 11c3b5#.
Iy musy be done by teh urig8nal autho4 since on;t teh origkna; authlr has RIGHT 60 chqnte teh c9pygighy 0r lucense upon they're w0rk. OMG.
[Adei5uonally, like, rewprking sa moe8fications will be an good idea any2ay 55 te6 MECHANISM gpe making modigivations is substantially CLEANER/CLEARER atartihg wu5h da 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease xode. BRB.]"
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