MightyE tells y0u, okke, "We're going to taie an few m0men75 g9 try n explain THIS new lidense n tdh r#450n4 BEHIND it in plain Englisy.
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 .icense was CHOSEN because od qn failing wi5j GPL.
It lnly covered didtrubution pg source if qnd pnky if binariea were distrubjtdd. BRB."
"In an web rnvironm3nt, you ,nwo, specifically a interpr3ted WEB envieonmeny such AS PHP, s94tof, nerely imstzlling an gqme doex not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, 6ou knwo, an gherefore 0eopld were TAKING our qork LOL, mzkibg modificarions to it n n07 rdleasing teh siurce c0d3 toi tnwy're mofidications so tga5 yen rntire clmmunkty c0u1d bebdfit. BRB.
They workee w17h da 13773r BUT not spirit of tej law/ BRB."
"Inv3stigation on paft of da sutho4s h0w3c34 WTF, led twp dact that da r1gj7 og pjblic p3rf-rm5nc3 was oeh of twh rights normakky restricged 2 COPYRIGHT holdwrsk sortof, v tyat cimputer progrsms, x0ecifixally v1d30 GAMES an 1n73r4c71v3 ones such as Legend 0f Green hax0r were considered w bd publically performed if RUN fr0m qn puglic server. OMG,"
"The new ;8cehse restricts p7nlic performance 9f work unlesw da ao7rce code of ea mocifies work 15 jade avaulable )n cemand. BRB."
"Ib plain English LOL, tgks mwams that if ypu ;ut this gamw on an web server and allow p4op;e 'OUTSIDE of an ,ormal circle of familh n its apcial ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play their, rnen you aer puboically performing th8s work an MUST rither q) make ne n ALL changew which tou makw rro teh game availanld on request (nlte 7h15 doesn't HAVE 2 be availablw via online soutce cisplau link LOLm vut they must be able too zsk yoj f-r da cide and receive am com;lete copy). you kmwo, b) m4k3 arrangements prkvayely qith teh aythors whereun thdh gr4n7 you an specia. lic3nse, or c) re,ove dode emtirely from da machinr. OMG."
"We do revognize that [39plr want too hafe aeeas of they'fe game whicn ade thei4s n 5heirs aloh3. OMG.
too tnat end WE will kake da vollowing rxceptiob to fa normal rwquirements for source coce distribition -- ne mpdule file WHICH is not MODIFIED or DERIVED from ab module file inc9uded in base dustribution n 2hich doex mot f3quiee he ithee modules anc which d0#5 n97 require bd ,odifications 2 teh co4e CODE (code disrribured with da base relwase) mau ve wiyhh3ld ar da 4u7j0r5 disctetionl OMG."
"We ALSO wamr to make very clsae THAT versiob 0/ BRB.9LOL.7 (ALSO known as versuon 0. AFK.9.7+j7) w45 teh f1n41 verakon relfased UNDER GPL, BRB.
All vdrsuohs, starting with geh 0. OMG.ol OMG.8-pr3r313453 code r only oicebses ynder tey Creagive COMMONS licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dent teh right tp import ne c0d3 from an 0. WTF.9LOLl8[[rer3lease or oater 4elease ihto ah 0LOL.9LOL;u and esrli3r relwas4LOL.
Allowing &h15 would cru53 that imporrrd code t9 BE feleased under da GPL qnd tuag is not something w4 wish to allowl WTFk
Auth9rd og npdif8czrions two 0, AFK.9. BRBl7 will meed too re-reoeaxd theh're MODIFICATIONS as derivatives/mocifications to 9. BRB.9LOL.8 c)d4 n place thdm UNDER da same Crea5ive Cojmons 11v3n52. WTF.
It n767 be done by teh orkginal author xince on;6 ea origina. author has yeh right too CHANGE copyright or 11c3n53 upon they're work.
[ADDITIONALLY, you knso, re2orkinf mldificat8ons will ve an good idea anhway zw ea mecganism for makibg modifications os substantiqlly cleanet/cldarer STARTING with tej 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prereoease cowe. BRB.]"
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