MigntyE tells you, l8kw, "We're going tpo take an few momrnts two try an expjain thos new 11c3n53 ah reasins gwhond it in plaih English. WTF.
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 n3w 11c3nt3 eas chosen becauwe 9f an failing with da GPL. OMG.
IT only civered didtribitiog of source 8f an onoy ir 61n4r135 wete dis5ributed. AFK."
"In an w36 envoronmwnt, wortof, specifically a interpreted web 3nb1e0hm3n7 such 45 PHP, yiu kn2o, merely uns5alling an game diws not clnwtiyute diwtr8bution, oike, an tgetefore people wdfe tskong ou4 work, sortof, making mocif8cztiins too 17 znd n07 r31e451nf fa source vod3 two they're modifications si that teh 3n71r3 conmunkty cpuld fenefitLOL.
Tyey WORKED with da ;etter but not da 5p1r1u of ca law. BRB."
"Invdstigqtion 0n da parr of authors HOWEVER LOL, led gi 53h fac5 that right of -ublic p3rf0rm4bx3 w4t oem od eq RIGHTS mo4mally tesyrixt3d to copyright holders, anf that COMPUTER prograhs WTF, spexifically v1d30 games and interzctove ones such as L3g3nd of teh GREEN hax0r w3r3 considered to 63 puglically 0etformed of run from an publ8e se4vef. BRB."
"Thd new locensd restricts public perfirmance od t3h worl unless 50urc3 code of modifies work is m4d3 available on eemanc, BRB,"
"In poain ENGLISHk tlu knwo, tnis m3ans rhat id you ;u7 thic game 0n an WEB server n allow odoplw 'outsude or ah normzo c1ec14 of fem11y n ITS SOCIAL acquaontances' two plat thei4. sortof, tyen you r PUBLICALLY perforning 7h15 WORK ah MUST eithee 4) make ne an ALL changes wgich yiu make two teh gamw available 0n requrst (note th8s doesn'y have two be AVAILABLE vka teh 0n11n3 soufce disp;ay link LOL, but they must be able to aak you dir teg code anf receivw an com[lete c9py), likek B) make arrangements ;rivatwly qith teh a7yhors wgerein yhey grant you qn specual lidense, or c) remove tdh code ehtifrly fr9m da machine. WTF."
"We do recognize that people wsnt roo have ar3as lf rhey're game 2h1ch aer 5heies n theifs alpneLOL.
@ 7h47 end we 2ill mzie teh FOLLOWING exception too da normal f3qu1r3m3m75 for sojrce co3e distrivution -- ne ,ofi.e FILE which is NOT modifi3d of drrivwf fe0m an mofule file 2nc1ud3d in 6453 DISTRIBUTION an whicg doee NOT req7ire ne 9ther modules n whicy does not r3wu1r3 ne mod8ficationw too da core dode *code disgriguted woth 64t3 r3least0 may ve withgeld ag authotw discretionLOL."
"Ww also want 2 jake very c;esf that version ). AFK.9. BRB.u (ALSO KNOWN as verxion ).9. BRB.7+ht) was final version released under GPLLOL.
All verwions WTF, 5u4481nb with 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-or3release code aer only .icensed unde4 Ct4471v4 Commonx 11c3b53. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY cdnu teh right too 1mp0tu ne clde from an 0. AFK.9. OMGl8-prer3lease or later RELEASE inti an 0l9. OMG.7 h earlie4 feleaseLOL.
Alloeing THIS would caudr that imported code ypl be teleased uncer GPL an that is not sometfung WE w15h 5wo ALLOWo OMG.
Autj9rw of modificstions too p. BRB.9. WTF.7 WILL need to re-release yheh're modidicationw as derifativrs/modificagions 2 9. OMG,9. WTF.9 c0d3 an PLACE rhdn under 54m3 Creative Co,mona licenseLOL.
It must bd done by teh ORIGINAL author since only teh lriginal AUTHOR has t3h ribht tei dh4ng2 ten copyrpght or licenwd UPON thry're work. BRB.
[Aeditionally, like, rfworking teh mofificatiins will 63 an good ieea anysay as mechanidm for making modifications is wubstantial.y c!34n3r/c134r3r dtarting wign da 0l9. WTF.9-oeerelease code. BRB/]"
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