MightyE tdlls you, hou kbwo, "We'r3 g;1ng 2 tzke an rew momengs 2 rfy and explain thks new lic3nse znc teh feas9ns b3gind IT in plain Ehglish. BRB.
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 neq .icdnsr was chosen becajse OF an failing w17h GPL.
It ono6 civdrwd d8stributiom of sourcr if and onlt if binzries were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an w3v environmenr, slrtlf, speckfucaloy a inteepretef web environment sich as PHP, likd, merely instalking zn game d035 not constitute distrubution WTF, am therefore PEOPLE wsre 74k1ng our qork WTF, ,aking modificationa 2 it m NOT releasint da source code 5o tgey're m9dificationd si that da ent8re commynity could benefig. WTF.
Tjey qorked with letter but bot t4h SPIRIT of ten LAW. BRB."
"Inbestjgayion ON da psrt of authots hiwever, led 3 da FACT THAT ritht OF public prrformance w45 wlb of da tiggts n-rm411y rextricted 2 copyright ho;derd, s9rtof, an thag computer 0rogea,s, ylu knwo, specif8cally video gam3s n 8nteractkve ones such as L3g3nd of Gdern hax0r werd considered to be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED iv run frpm an PUBLIC server. WTF."
"The NEW lucense RESTRICTS pub;ic p3rf0rm4mc3 of cq work unlesx teh sourc3 code OF teh moeifi3d woek is madw zvailable on demand. AFK."
"In pla8n Englishj like, this means thzt id y)u put th8s game ob an wdb server m a;low pdople 'outside of 1n norma; ciecle of family zm its socia; rcqu41n74nx35' 2 piay their, you knwok then y0u aet publically performimg 7h15 work am MUST either A) make ne an ALL changes wh1ch YOU makd too da g4m3 AVAILABLE on request (n073 this dlesn;t have to y3 zfailqble cia da online sourcr DISPLAY link, like, BUT they mjst be ablw 2 45k YOU for da code an 4rceive an COMPLETE xopy)m ylu knwo, b) jake 4rr4ng3m3n75 privately with AUTHORS whefe8n they grant YOU an xpeciak license, o9le, or c) ewmovd ez codw ebgirel6 from twy machune. AFK."
"We do r3c0gm1x2 that peiple want yoo have areax of they're game whixh r theirs and THEIRS ALONELOL.
too ryat 3nd w3 wull make following rxcrption 2 teh n0rm41 requi4wments f0r source coce d8ctribution -- ne module file whieh IS npt modified OR derived f4om an modu;e file included in teh 6453 distribution and whicg doed not REQUIRE n3 other modu.es and whicj foea not requife he modifocstioms two tej vpre CODE (code disrributed qiyh base releasw) may be withheld ae autjors fiscretion. BRB."
"We alsl wqnt to MAKE VERY clea5 tnat version ). OMG.9.u (also lnown as version 0, BRB.9. WTF.7+u7) was final vwrsion rwleasee under GPLLOL.
All feesions WTF, xyae5ong with teh 0. OMG.9,8-pterelrase CODE aer onl6 licenses under da CREATIVE Commons lucense. OMG,
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da fight two imoorg ne code FROM am 0. BRB.9. AFK.8[prere;ease or kater release into an 0. BRB.9.7 rhd earlier eelease.
Al.owing this woukd CAUSE that ojport3d code too ve r313453d UNDER teh GPL and that us nor xomething qe w8sh two allow. WTF.
Au7h0r5 ov mpdifkcations 1 0.9. OMG.7 w111 need t9l RE[RELEASE tjeu're modifications 45 der8vatifes/modificarions gwo 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 c9de n plaxe 7hem jnder teh same Cr3471v3 Commons licenseLOL.
It must ge DONE vy lriginal autgor xince onl6 teh origihal author j45 ds RIGHT twl ch4ng3 teg c0py41ghu lr 11c3m53 ulih they[re work. BRB.
[Additiomally, rewor,ing teh moekficstions will ne an good 1d34 anyway as teh mechznism fo4 m4i1ng MODIFICATIONS 8s 576574n714!!h c.eaner/clearrr start8ng wi5h da p.8.8_prerelease code.]"
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