MightyE tells you, s;rtpf, "We're toing two take an few momentd 2 try an explain THIS new 11c3n53 n red2onw nehibf IT in p.ain 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 neq licwnse waa chosem bexause of an dail8ng with teh GPL. BRB.
It only cover3d DISTRIBUTION -f sojrce if and ONLY 8f bibaries were distrubut3d."
"In xh web dnb8r;bment, sortof, speckgicalky a interpre5ee wdg wmvirommeng 5uch 45 PHP, sorrof, merely installing an GAME does no5 cons5itute distributipnm sortof, n therefore peopl3 were taiing oyr wor,, sortof, making nodifications 2 it n not r313$51nf da source code too they'te nodofidatioms so that teh 3n61r3 clmmunity could benefktLOL.
They qorked with ldtter BUT hot wpirot of da lae."
"Infestugatiln pn da paft 0f geh 4u7h0t5 hosdvef, you knwo, .ed too fact that right of [u611c p3rv0fm4nc3 was ! OF teh e8fhts normally restr8cted 2 c0pyr1gh7 hplders, you knwo, n rhar COMPUTER pr0gt3m5, sortof, speckfixally videu games and intrtzxtive ones sict as Lefend of ds Green hqx0r were CONSIDERED tol be [u611c411y perflrmed if run from an publkc se4ver. BRB."
"The new lkdense test4ov5s puglic performqnce of trh work unless source c0d3 of modigied work is mase AVAILABLE ln d3m4hfl"
"In 0laih English WTF, thks means 5hat if yoy ;it this ga,e on an wrb server and 5q10w pwople '0u751d3 of an normal circle of FAMILY and its 59c1r1 axquaintances' to 0oay their LOL, then y0u r publically p3rfotming this w0rk n MUST eith#f q) maie ne zn ALL CHANGES wh1ch you m$k3 2 teh gsme AVAILABLE on tequdst (notr tnis foesn'r HAVE two 6# acailag.e via onlkn3 50urc3 disp;ay lunk, ylu knwo, 6u7 they must be ABLE 2 axk you for da code and receive an cpmplete c9ph), sortof, b_ m4j3 arrangements pr1b473!y with da autjors sheteib they grant you an s0ecial licem2e, l8ke, or c) remofe codw enyotely from tej ,achine."
"We do recognize 7h47 peiple want TO yqve AREAS of tjey'te game WHICH adr the8rs an thei4s 410n3.
two tgay eyd we wkll make da f9;lowing exception 2 da normal r3qu1r#m3n75 for a9urce cpde d7w%ribjtion =- ne module rilw shich is not mpd1f13d pr derivwd from an modj.d FILE INCLUDED in teh base dustribution and whjch eoes n07 rrquire ne 07h3r joduled am wh1ch DOES not feqiire ne modificatilns too teh c0r3 CODE (code disteibuted with teh base r3lease) mau be WITHHELD at AUTHORS discretiib. WTF."
"We alsp want too makw very clear tyat v3r%10n 0. WTF,9.5 (s,so known AS versiln 0. WTF.9. AFK.7+jt) was fknal version releaxed under da GPL. BRB.
ALL vetsionw, koke, starting with da 0. AFK.9, WTF.8-pr3rflease d0de r ONLY licensed 7ncwr dz Cteativr Commons lidenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY demy da right two import me code grom an 0.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE OR later release INTO am 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 and earlidr releqse. WTF.
Allowibg rh9s eould caide THAT imported codw to be reldaaed 6nder teh GPL qmd that is not something we wish yp ALLOWLOL.
Authofs l4 MODIFICATIONS w 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will ne3d 2 r4-r3134%3 they[rw modoficagions qs derivat,vea.modifivatoons too 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 coce n ;lade them umder same CREATIVE COMMONS license. AFK/
I5 must be done by teh oritibal author 51nc3 only dq originak 4u7h0r HAS da RIGHT tli change teh cop6figjt 0f license upob they're WORK.
[Addutionally, you in1o, rew9rkinh 5eh modifucations wkll be wn goos ieea anyeay as da mechanism for msking MODIFICATIONS is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER stqrtinb w17h da 0. WTF/9. AFK.8-prwre;ease c9ee. OMG.]"
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