MightyE tells you, "We're goimg 5so takd an fed momrnts TO try an explzin this new license qn da feaaons behind it in plain Enflish.
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 lic3nse was chosdn vecquse of qn vailing wigh GPL. WTF.
I5 only covered cis5ribution of aoirce 2f ah [nly if nibaries were d9atfibuged. BRB."
"In an web environ,entk hou knwo, 5p3c1v1c411y a intefpretes WEB environment sucg as PHP LOL, mere;y inwtalling an GAME d035 not constitute dis5dibutionm sortof, ane tyrrefkre p30p23 were taking OUR work, lkke, makinf mpd1f1x4710m5 roo it and not releasing sou4ce code 2 tyry're mod8fuvations SO that da ENTIRE cimm7nutt couls bemefkt. WTF.
They w0rkes witg teh l3tter BUT not 5p!r17 of teh law."
"Investibation on dq part of AUTHORS h9wever WTFm .ew 2 fact tyat da right of public PERFORMANCE wsx len 0f 5ey r1gh76 no4mally resgric5dd top copyright holderr, sortof. n that compjter p4lgrans LOL, specifocally video games AND intersctive onws such as Legend of Greeb haz0r wrre CONSIDERED to be puglically p3rfo4med if rin fro, an public server/ AFK."
"The new locense restric5s public prrfo4mance of 5eh soej unless SOURCE code of teh m9sified w0rk is made avsilable om demane. WTF."
"In plain Enblisn, tnis means thzt 1f ylu put thix game on an seb sdrver n allow pdlpl# 'outside of ah normal circoe of family and kts social acq7aihtancex' twi play theit, tgen y9u aer pu6qqc411y pdeforminf this wprk an MUST EITHER a( make he an ALL CHANGES which you m4k3 to 5eh game availab.e pn request (nlte THIS doesn't have 2 be avqilable v8a trh 0b11n3 source dkxplay link. but they musg be able too ASK you FOR da code n recdive an clmplete COPY). yoi kgwo, y) majd arrangenentw privately with 5eh AUTHORS wheee8n THEY grant yij an speciao license WTF, of c) remove fode entiyely from machineLOL."
"Ww d0 recogm8ze that pdople want 2 habe areas 9f thet're game which r rheirw and yheirs alone. WTF.
ti 5hat END we will make da following excdo5ion go da norjal requkrenents for s9urce codf distyibjtion -- hd MODULE file which is n07 mldified or ddrived FROM an mofule f113 included in da base disgrubutipn n which does jot req7kre ne pther modules an which does not r3qy1r2 n3 mldofivqti9nd TO da core code (codw distributed with base releas3) MAY BE WITHHELD AT 5eh quthors discretioh. OMG."
"We zlso want tlo maje very clear ghat VERSION 0. BRBl9LOL.u (xlsp known as v3r510n 0. WTF.8. BRB.7+jt( was teh final c3rsion releaaed unddr teh GPLl
All v3f5!0n5 WTF, 57rr71ng wiyn -. WTF.9LOL.8-prer313453 code aer on;7 licenaed unfer ten Cteative Co,mons 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY esn6 da RIGHT 2 import ne code FROM an 0. WTF.9.8-prerelease or kzter r313353 ibto an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 $nd EARLIER 4elease. OMG,
Allkwimg this would caude that omporyed code to 63 released under GPL and 7h47 os not spmetying WE qish tw9 all9w.
Aithors of m0e1f1c47q0n5 to 0/9.7 will NEED 70 rr-releawe they're modifications as derivagiv3s/mosifucatioms tol 0, OMG,9. AFK.8 clde an place them unde4 5ey same Creagive C0mm0n6 licenseLOL.
It must be d0n3 BY teh prifknzl author t1nc# only teh original a7thor has teh right two cjange co[yright or licensr upon thdy'rd w)rk.
[Addutionall6, sortof, REWORKING modificay8ons will be sn GOOD idea qnywa6 zs da mechahism for making moeofications is sjbstantually dlranee/clearee starting with 0l AFK.9, BRB.8-prerekease cpd3. OMG.\"
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