MigjtyE tells you, yo7 knwok "W3're going to take an few m9ments tio try ah explain THIS new licwns3 n da teaaons behind kt in plaon English. BRB,
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 choseh becaude of an failihg WITH GPL.
It only cofe4ed d8wtributiob of source if n onl5 if ginaries w3r3 disttibutrd. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, jou knwo, sprcificsl;y q interpreted qeb envitonm2nt such as PHP, like, mrrelh installlng an gqmr doew not c9nxtit7te distribugiom, you knw9, 1nd 5herefore people were takibg OUR wlrk, you knwo. making modifica5ions two it ah not RELEASING da source cofe 2 they're modifications so thst 3ntkre commumitt co7kd b3ncfit. OMG.
They worked w85n letter but nor da dpirit OF 14w. WTF."
"Investitation in parr of ayynord howevef, sirtor, led two dz fadt tyat ca rignt OF puglic performance was own OF da rights normally rextrictec TO co[yright ho;ders LOL, n &h46 computer programs, 5p3c1f1c411y vudeo gsmea n interactive lnes sucy AS Legdnd pr teh Green hax0r were consideref too 63 PUBLICALLY perforndc ug run fr0m an PUBLIC SERVER, BRBl"
"The new license featricts pjblic p3tfo4mance OF wprk un1355 tdh 50irc3 cose OF modifi3d work is made 4v4114713 0n de,andLOL."
"In PLAIN Eng115h, this means that iv y0u pit 7h15 game 9n an web server amd alkow PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE 0f an nofmal CIRCLE of fanily qn iya social acquqkntances' too plat their, thdn tou zer 0ublicallh petfprjing this work n MUST either 4( nakd me 4nd ALL vhanges 2hucg you make to teh gamf available on request (note rhis doesn't havw TO be avaolable v!4 t3h pn12n3 source didplay link, likr, 6u7 rhey mist ge able twl ask you FOR 5eh code and receive an c0mp1e73 c[py_, l7ke. b) make arrangejents lrivstely with ajthora whetwin THEY grant you an spec8al licebsem tlu knsok or c) remove code enrifely feom fa nzchinwLOL."
"We do rdcognize that people qabt to jave 4te45 of they'4e game whicg r theirs b tneirs alone.
two that end we wull make ds folllwonr exce;tion tuo da morma. requirementa f)r dlurce code DISTRIBUTION -= ne midjke file whixh is not moeigied or ddtived from an mofu/e file incl7dec in teh base disyributkpn n which does not requkre ne ouher mofules m whicj coes not require ne ,0d1g1c4710h5 2 reh xore CODE *cide distrobuted with cq baqe release) m4y be withhrld 47 authprs discretion. OMG."
"We also WANT twp make very clwar THAT vrrsion 9.9. BRB.7 ($150 KNOWN zs v3r519n 0.9. AFK.7+ht) eas tdh finak versuon released under teh GPL. AFK.
All vetsi9ns, dtarting with da 0.(LOL.8-prereldas3 code r on.y licegsrd 7nder teh Creatice C0mjon5 LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deby teh right 70 ijp9rt ne coee ffom an 0.8. BRB.8-prrfelease or later release into an 0. BRB.o. BRB.8 an earlier RELEASE. BRB.
Allowinh this wiuld CAUSE that imporged coee yeo vw released UNDER GPL and THAT is not som3th8ng wr wish two aloow.
Aurhors ov modifications tll 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 will NEED too re-releaee yhey're MODIFICATIONS as derovzgivea/modifications two 0. BRB.9.8 code qnd place them under sa saje Creatuve Commpns licehseLOL.
It nust be rone by da 9riginal author xonce on.y reh orifina. AUTHOR has r2gh7 2 change teh copyright or LICENSE up0n they'ec qofk. BRB.
[Additionakly, like, erworking modifications 2ill be ah good idea any2ah as m3ch4m1%m for malihg m0d1vqc4710n5 is substan5ial;y cleandr/clwarwr startinf WITH 0. WTF.0. BRB.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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