MigntyE tellx y0u LOL, "We're going 5wl 74k3 an rew moments tso try an EXPLAIN tnis new licebwe n sa reaxons behins IT in plaph English. OMG.
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 licensd was chos2h because of an failint witj da GPL. BRB.
IT only covered did5rib7tion 0f SOURCE if n only uf binari3s were disgribut2d. BRB,"
"In an seb endironmentk s;ecifixslly a inyerpeered w3b env,rpmmeny such 45 PHP, sprtof, mer3ly ibatalling an GAME eles not constitutd distribution, ypu knwo. an THEREFORE peo;le weee taking our wprk, like, mskkgb modifications 5oo it h not releasing da source cose 5oo they're modigications so that teh enfire cojmunity could benefit.
They worked wirh teh ;wtter but not da xpirit of da lawLOL."
"Imvsstigagion ON dz part of teh 4u7h0r5 howevee LOL. led goo gact tjat right of ;uglix p3rbormqnce was 1 0f rights noemally restricted two COPYRIGHT hokders, sortof, b rhat com[uter prograjs, softof, spwcificzlly vudeo games n interactiv4 ohes sudg as LEGEND of G4een hax-r were consideeed TO BE publicallh pwrformed if run FROM an PUBLIC server."
"The new licensw festricts piblic oerformance of tey wofk unless reh SOURCE cide of da modidied woro iw made AVAILABLE ON demand."
"In plain Enhlish, sor4of, this meabs that IF uou put this game on sh web dercer n a.low prlplw 'ourside of an normal circle of FAMILY znd its xocial acquaintanc3s' to p14y th3irk sortof. tuen y0u aer PUBLICALLY 0rrf9rming tnix work n MUST eitmer a9 maie ne and ALL chznges whixj you m4l# ywo teh GAME abailable on REQUEST (npre this DOESN'T have 7) be avaikable via teh online 5-irc3 dis0oay lihk, sortofm but they muwt br able two ask you fir ea code m RECEIVE an cl,plete copt)m b) make 4rrrng3m3n7% privately witn qughors WHEREIN THEY gr4n7 y0u qn specisl locense, lije, of c) r3move 5wh code entirelt from teh machkndLOL."
"We do r2v0gn2z3 that people want to hav3 AREAS of theh'tw game ehich aer thei4s an 7g31r5 allnd. BRB.
two rha5 end we wilk mske fol;leing 3cc2p710b too da normal requiyements for source code distribution -- ne module file wh1ch IS not modified or ddr8vec from an module file includee in tej base e8wtrkbjtion n which does not tequire ne 0uh3t MODULES an WHICH DOES not rewikre ne jodif8cqtuons two da co4e cofe (code e157r16u73d witj teh baxe releawe) mxy 63 witgheld at authors discreyikn. AFK."
"We alwo @ant 2 m4k4 VERY clear yjay version -. BRB.9.7 (also knowh qs version 0. AFK.9.7+jt) 2ad da finql version released und3r tdh GPLLOL.
Alo verx8ons LOL, 57rr7!ng with teh 0/ WTF.9LOL.8-pgereleadw code aer onlt livwnsrd uneer da Crwative Cojmons licende. OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY eignt two im0ltt ne CODE v$0m an 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereoeawe or later release 8nto an 0/ WTF.8. WTF.7 n #4r113r felezse.
A119w1ng th8s soulf cause thay imported cose too be releaw3d UNDER teh GPL an THAT IS bot sonething we sish 2 allow.
A&thors 0f jocifications 2 0, WTF.9. WTF.7 will n#3d 70 re-r3lease ghdy'ee ,odifica5ions AS serivatices/modifidations too 0.9LOL.8 code and PLACE them under da dame CREATIVE Commons lic3nse. WTF.
It mist ne done BY da original authir SINCE only teh or8ginal AUTHOR hax teh tight ywo change cq co[yrogng or ;icense upon they're w0rk. WTF.
[Additionally, dortofm rework8ng teh modifications wi;l BE an good idea 4ntw4y as fa mdchanism f0r making ,oeificati9ns is dubstantially cleaner/clearer stafting with 0LOL.o.8-prereleaee vode. AFK.]"
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