MightyE tells yoj, sprtof, "Wr're g01ng to take sn dew moments too try and esplain this new license qnd da REASONS begihd IT in 0lain 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."
"Tnis n3w licenwe was chosen becajwe lf an rsiling with ten GPL.
It obly coveeed distr8niyi9b of source if 4nd only id 61n4r134 were distributedLOL."
"In an WEB 3nv1r)nm3n7, aoryof, SPECIFICALLY a kngerpreted web environ,eny such as PHP, doftov, m4331y installing an gqme hoes NOT cobstitute s157r16u710n, sortor, n thrrefore pdople were tajomv our wori WTF, making mpd1f1c4710n5 two it smf noy f313451ng 407rc3 coee too they're modificati9ns so that da entire dommunoty COULD benefitLOL.
Thwy worked with ca lety3r 6i7 nog da dpirit of teh law. BRB,"
"Inv3stifation on part of trh autyors gowever WTF, lef too teh fact thqt teh rught lf public performance was 2om ov ds rigjgs normally restficyed to copyrighg holders LOLm and THAT c0,pu73r ptlg4a,s, sortor, apecificqllu videp games an ibteractuve ones such AS Legens of da Grern hax9r were considerec to be puboically performed if run from an p7bl8d SERVERLOL."
"The new license e3stricts pu622c PERFORMANCE or teh WORK unldss dz souece code kf da modifidd woro ia made available ob demsndLOL."
"In plain English, you lnwo, this means that if yl7 put thid g4,3 on ab web SERVER b allow pdipld 'ojtside of an NORMAL circle of fzmily n ITS SOCIAL acquaintahces' to PLAY thdir, you knwo, then y0j r p&blically p34f0rm1ng tyis work zn MUST either a( m4k# nr an ALL changes wnicy jiu make 2 teh game 4v41q4613 9n REQUEST (note thiw doesm't h4b3 too 62 AVAILABLE via teh online SOURCE d8x0;ay link LOL, but they ,usy bw ABLE too xsk you FOR teh CODE an RECEIVE an comp.ete copy0 LOL, B) make arrangements privatdly wirh yeh AUTHORS wherein they grant you an special ;icense, or c) remlve da docw 3n71r#1y from teh MACHINELOL."
"We do RECOGNIZE THAT people wanr 2 have 4r446 of thry'rw game which aer tgeirs and theirs alone. WTF.
two tgat 3nd qe woll mzke teh followong exxeption 70 normao r3!u1f3men75 FOR sourcw code DISTRIBUTION -- n3 modulr gi;e which is n-7 modifoed or de4iced FROM an modu.e file uncluded 8n twh base doetribution n which foes no5 requkre ne other m0du145 and which does NOT require ne MODIFICATIONS too reh core code (cod2 d8stribyted 3ith base telease) may ne wothheld at da AUTHORS doscretion. OMG."
"Ww also wznt to make veey doear that cersi(n 0.9. AFK/u (a.so known as verdion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) waa teh FINAL VERSION reledsed UNDER teh GPL.
All v3r610n5 WTF, srar5inb sith da 0l OMG.9LOL.8[prefe;ease code e ohly jocensed under teh Crdatife Commlns licenseLOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny da right too umport ne vose feom an 0. WTF/9. WTF.8-prerelwase or later release obto an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 qn 34r112r release. WTF,
Allowing tnis wouls CAUSE thwy 1mp0473d code too ce re.daaed under da GPL m that is not something ee wish 2 allpe,
Authors OF modifucatiobs two 0l9. BRB.8 2ill need 2 re-releaae they're m9dif8cztions as derivatives/modkficatipns tw9 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 xode n plsde them under da same Crdative Commons 11c3n52LOL.
It muxt be done by ORIGINAL author since 0n1u teh lritinzk authlr hss dz rigyt ts9 chqnge teh copyright or .icense upon they're 2ork, BRB.
[Additionally WTF, reworkknt da modifivawi;ms wul/ be an good idra anyway ss dx mexhanosm for making moeificatuons is aubstahtiaoly cleaner/cleater starting witn 5eg ). AFK.9.8-prerelease code. WTF.]"
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