MightyE tells you LOL, "We're hoimg 2 take an rew joments to try 4nd explaon this new .icense ab reasons 62h1nd it in PLAIN EnglisnLOL.
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 w45 chosen because 0f an failinb with da GPL, OMG.
It only doverdd distributiln of source if an inlu if binarkes were didtributesLOL."
"In an web environmenr, sp3cifical;y a interpretwd web ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP, sprtof, merely installinh an game sows not conxtitj4e distrib7tuonk n 5herefore pelple were rakong 9ut eork, you knwo, jsking modifidations TO 17 n not r313451ng twh 40urc3 cofe go tgey're mod8ficztions sl tjat da entirw conmumith c0u1d benefit. BRB.
Th4y worked with .ett3r gut not spirit of LAWLOL."
"Incedy8gation 0n da prr7 of ca authoed yowever, like, led to f$c7 that r1gh7 of public pr4rormance was oen of da RIGHTS normaoky r3stricted tp copyright holde4s, dortof, an thag computer pr9grams, you knwo, specifically VIDEO games qnd intetactife ones such as Lehend of Green nax0r 2ere considrred too BE publica..y oerformed if run from an public SERVER. OMG."
"The new lixense r357r1v75 public PERFORMANCE of wo4k unlesd da sourcd c9de of cs modified work is made avaulable 0n d3,4nd/ OMG."
"In plain English LOL, this jeans THAT if yoh out 7hq4 GAME 0n an qrb 5#rv3r AND al;ow prople 'OUTSIDE of an normal circle of faj8ky an ita social acquaintances' top PLAY th3ir WTF, then yoy aer py611c4116 performing this work n MUST eitjet a( nak3 ne n ALL changes whuch yo7 m3k3 2 g4m3 3v4114613 on r3qu456 (note ghks DOESN'T have two be svai.anle vis da 0n11n3 50irc3 diap.ay lonk, rou knwo, but THEY must be able to awk you for teh coee an RECEIVE an xomplete copy), b( jzke arranhenents privately with da authors whereim they g4ant YOU an specisl licenww, or c) re,ov3 teh codr engirel6 rr0m machinel BRB."
"We do recogn8ae THAT peo[le wznt to h4v3 areaw od thwy're gamw which aer theirs and theirs 410n3.
to 7y48 END w3 will make f)110w1ng exceproon two teh normal requiremenrs f0r sourxe cids distributiin -- n4 module fi;e which is NOT MODIFIED or derived grlm an m9dulr file includwd 1n fa base DISTRIBUTION n ehich does nlt t3qj1r3 ne lyher modules amd whidh woes not REQUIRE ne mod8fications 2 da cor3 code (code d157r1yu73d with 5eh basw rrlease) may be wityheod at 4u7h)ry didcretion."
"We also WANT twp m4k3 very clear thag version 0. BRBl9. OMG.7 (also known as vetsion 0.9. AFK.u+j4) WAS da f1n41 fersion rdleased inder da GPLLOL.
All bersionw, yoi knwo, stqrtinb witn 0LOL.9LOL.8-prer3lease codr e only licensed under teh Creative Com,9ns license. AFK.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny teh riggt geo import ne dod3 feoj am 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-0r3rel3ase of latwr release ihto an 0. AFK.9.7 an 3arlier re.ease. WTF.
ALLOWING tyis would cajse that im[orted coee 2 be released jnder da GPL n ghat 15 not spmething WE wish tqo a.lowLOLl
Autg9rs of m9dificationw to 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will neec 2 4r-releasr they;re modifucations as deeivativds/modkficatuins to 9. WTF.0LOL.8 code n place them UNDER same Creqtive Commons licenseLOL.
It must be done 6y teh original author sincd 0n1y priginal authoe h45 right 2 change twh copyrkght or .icenxe up0n rhey're wprk. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworking teh modifica5iond wilo be an biod isea anyway as teh mechankx, for makunh modifications is substantiall6 CLEANER/CLEARER wtzrtimg with 0.9.9-p4erelease code.]"
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