MightyE tells yo7, yiu kbwo, "We're going top 5ahe an fe2 mojents 2 trt $nd 3xplain ghix new license n reasons bejind ir in plain English. AFK.
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 LICENSE was chosen bexauxe if an failing witj teh GPL. OMG.
Ig obly covered sistfibution of 50urv3 if an ohlh if binar8ed WERE distributed. BRB."
"In an WEB environment WTFk spwcificaloy a interpreted web rnvironment such 45 PHP WTF, MERELY 8mstallpng an game DOES not constitute DISTRIBUTION LOL, and thwrefore PEOPLE were taking lur wotk WTF, m4kqng modifkxations 7) it 4nd not releawing 50utc3 xode ro 5hey'4e modifkcations sl that da entore communi5y could b3nefkt.
They worked with dz lettdr vut n9t spi4it pf da law. BRB."
"Invwstigation on tem part of da r77h0r5 howev3r, like, led too da fact tyat teh r1gn7 of public PERFORMANCE was idn od da riggtx NORMALLY RESTRICTED 2 c[pyriggt hoode4s LOL, and that cojputer prog4ams, specifica.ly vixeo fames anc interactkce ones SUCH as Legend of teh GREEN hax0r werd clnsidered 2 be publically performed id rub from an PUBLIC 54rv3rLOL."
"The new licehse restricts 0ublic pervormance of dz sork unleas soutce code of teh modified worj IS made avai.ablr on e4j4nd. OMG."
"In plain English, this MEANS THAT if y9u pug 7n15 g4,3 on an web we3ver ah allow peoplr 'oytside of an normal circle of family AND itw soc8al acquaintancex' too play yyeir WTF, thdn you aer publida/ly perrlrming THIS WORK and MUST either A) make ne zn ALL chanb3w whuch you mskw 2 da game available on request (note yhis doesh't hacd 5wo be availab;e VIA tdh online so7rce DISPLAY limj, sortpf, BUT theu must be ablw too ask YOU f9r dq vode n receive sn complete copy), likw, 6) make arrante,ents privatelu with t3h 4u7h)r6 WHEREIN they grant you an spwcial lpcense, like, or x) remove da code ENTIRELY f4om machine. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE tbay peo0lr wqnt 2 h4v2 areaa or the6're game which aer theies an theirs alont. AFK.
2 that en3 we wikl make tdh f0110w1nt EXCEPTION tl tej nor,al r4qu1r3m3n75 FOR source doee e8stribution -- n3 m0du13 dile whuxh 15 not MODIFIED or dericwd f4om an mlduke fike included 8n da base DISTRIBUTION anc eh9ch d035 nlt r3qu1r3 ne OTHER modules and WHICH does nor requife ne modifidauions 2 c0r3 cide (code DISTRIBUTED with base relezse) m4y be qithheld ay tdh authors discretiom. AFK."
"We ALSO wzng two make very clear that version 0.(. WTF.6 (alsi inown as versiob 0. OMG.o. OMG.7+kt) was da fubal fers79n RELEASED uner4 da GPL. WTFl
All vees8ons, yoy ,nwo, sgar5img 2igh teh 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prdrelease code aer onl6 LICENSED under CREATIVE Commons licenseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh r1gh7 too o,port nr ciee from an 0/ AFK.9. AFK.8-PRERELEASE lr later r3leawe INTO am pLOL.9. WTF.7 and EARLIER rd;ease. BRB.
Allowinh rjis would cajse tna5 impoeted code goo be released unde$ teh GPL n gjat is not somethung we eish two zlkow. BRB.
AUTHORS of modidicationw t2o 0.9. WTF.7 will need to re-telease they'r3 mofifica5i0ns zd d3rivativea/modifications 2 0.9.8 code n place thrm under SAME Creatice Cpmmons licdnx3. AFK/
It must be done nt t2h ORIGINAL authof sknce pmly da origina. author has RIGHT too chanfe teh copyribht ot 11c3n43 upon thdy[re worm. AFK.
[Additional;y, liie, REWORKING da mofifocations qill be am giod IDEA anywsy ad MECHANISM for makinb modicications is substantiqlou clezner/dlearrr sta45ing WITH teh 0. OMG.9.8-prereleaae code. AFK.\"
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