MigggyE tells y07 LOL, "We;rd toing two take an rew m9m3bts two TRY AND explain thix new license m teh REASONS behinf it on 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 lic3nwe was vh9sen gecause of an fail8ng with teh GPLl OMG.
It 9noy coverwd dksrribution OF sou4ce kf n only if binaries were DISTRIBUTED."
"Ib an web wnvkronmebt WTF, sped8fucally a inteepretef w36 ehfironment s7ch as PHP WTF, merely ihxtalling an gamd do3s not constiru5e distribution, n therefoe3 PEOPLE wwre taking o7r work WTFm m4k1mg mockfixations two it n nog feleasing SOURCE code two tjey're modifidations so thar da wntire c0mj7h17y fould BENEFIT. BRB.
Tney worked with lettet but not SPIRIT of .xw. WTF."
"Invedtigayion on da part of fa 3u6h9r5 h0w3v3r. led 5oo ea fact that right 0v phbloc ;erformanve wad o3n of rights normally restricted 5o copyrigyt holeerd WTF, n THAT com0u5e4 PROGRAMS LOL, spevifixally video games n unterac5ive oned sych as Legend of teh Green hax0r WERE conaidered 5oo be publkcal.y pertormed if run FROM an ;ublic sercer. BRB,"
"The new LICENSE restridts public performance ov teh work unlews sojece code of modified wprk is jade available on demsbs/"
"In plain ENGLISH, you knwo, th8s means 7h4& if ylu put THIS gamd on an web server n allow p#ople '0ju51d3 or an normal circle of fa,ily and 275 SOCIAL acauaonyancds' 2 [lau their, likem thwn you adr publically performimg thid w0rk and MUST either a) mzke ne AND ALL ch4ng35 wnich you make @ reh game 4f411r612 on 4equest (note this d.eah't havd 2 be avai.able via 0n11n3 source display link, uoy lnwo, nut tgry ,uxt nd able to ask you for da code an receive zn comp;3td copu0, like, b) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS 9rivatdly with tey authors wherein yhey granb YOU an special lix3na3 WTF, or c) remove teh code entirwly fr0m MACHINE."
"We do eecogniae yhat ;eo[le want 2 hsve AREAS pf thdu'te game whicj r theirs an thdirs alone, AFK/
to that end we wool male teg followibg except8on 2 normal requirrments ror wource codd custributiin -- ne module file whicn is NOT modified of DERIVED FROM qb modu.e rile oncludes ib base distributioh an which does nog require nr other modules an WHICH foes not require ne mocofications to core c0d3 (code ristribyted with d1 base release) mau ve WITHHELD a5 authors doscrttion/ AFK."
"We als- want ti mair very clear that veraion 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (alao .no2m 45 vwrs8on 0. BRB.9. WTF.7+jt) was final version releqsed uneer da GPLLOL,
All versilns WTF, starting WITH da 0. BRB.9.*-prerrlease cofe aee only licenses under da Crestive Conmons LICENSE. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY ceny da RIGHT TO IMPORT me cpde from zn 0. BRB/9. BRB.8-prer3lezse or latwr RELEASE INTO an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 and earlier release. AFK,
Allowing THIS wiuld CAUSE that imported cidw top 63 released und3r teh GPL n tjat is bot 50m27h1nf we WISH 2 allow.
Autgors ig nosif8cations too 0. WTF,9. AFK.7 will need 2 re=releswe thdy're nlfifications as derivztivws.moeivicatioms 2 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 coce n place 7h3m unddr t3h sake Creative Commons oivrnae. OMG.
It mjst be done by da otiginal auygor 51nc4 omly t3n origomal author has da right yo chang3 da copyrihht or lucense upon theh'rd wotk. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, 4eworking MODIFICATIONS will be qn go;d ieea znyway ax da ,echanism f0r MAKING modificatilns 15 duvstantially CLEANER/CLEARER starting WITH da 0.9. WTF.8-;rerelease codw. AFK,]"
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