MightuE tells y8u, you knwo, "We[rd going two take ab gew moments yso try and explaib ghis n3w LICENSE an reasons veyind kt 1n PLAIN English. BRBl
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 q1x3n53 wzs chosen because of an failing wigh teh GPL. BRB.
I5 only covered disrribution OF dource if n )nou IF binafies were DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an WEB environm4ng, sirtof, apexifically a unter0retwf web environment sucn as PHP, MERELY knstalling an game DOES not constitutw distribur8pn WTF, anc thrrefore people were TAKING our work WTFk majing modifuvations to it n bor releasing da SOURCE vode 2 they're midifycatiobw s9 that fa 3n71r3 conmunity cohod gdnef8t. AFKl
Th2y worked with geh lwgter bur not spirit of 5eh LAWLOL."
"Investigation on da part 9f teh authord noeever, sortov, led two fact rhat r1gh7 of public performance waw 2on of da riggts normally rwsgricted 5o cppytught holders LOL, an that computer protrams, you kn2o, SPECIFICALLY video games and knteractive ones such as LEGEND of da Green hax)r WERE donsiderrd roo be puboically PERFORMED 1f RUN drom an pkblic aerfer."
"The new licenae res5ricts public performqnc3 OF da WORK ubless da 50urc3 xode OF mofif8ed w0rk 14 madw available ON d#m4ndLOL."
"In plain English, this means 6hat if y0u put tnis game 0n an wrb server an qllow people '0u752d3 OF ab normal dirc.e of family an 175 aocial acqiaingqnces' ywo plzy yheyr WTFk then yo6 r p7612d411y perform8ng rhis WORK n MUST either q) m4k3 ne and ALL CHANGES which YOU jake two teh game availabke oh request (note tjis doesn't have 2 63 4v4214y13 via da onlind source display link, aoryof, but 7h3y must be sble to ASK you for da cpde and 4ecwive an complete cipy), sortof, b) mqke arrangements priva5el6 sity da authita wherein they grant you an s[ec8sl licebsd, like, pr c) remove cod3 entifely from te6 machin3. AFK."
"We do recogbkzd that peop;e want two hafe areas og they'rd game wg1ch r theirs AND theirs ALONE. WTF.
two that end we will nake teh filloeing EXCEPTION to da nlemal r3qu1r3j3n75 FOR source vode distribition -- ne moduld FILE WHICH ks h07 modified or d3r1b3d frpm an module file inckudef im teh base distrivution n qhich coew not REQUIRE ne other modulex n which eoes not requird ne modificarions tpo da core cod# (code distfibuted with BASE releade) may be withneld AT da a7yhors discregiob. BRB."
"We alsi want two mak3 very clear thqt version 0. WTF.(.& (also KNOWN qs VERSION p.9.7+jt) waa da final ve4sion rrlwasef under teh GPL. BRB.
All v4f510b5, siryof, xhartung with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerrlease code r only oicemsed UNDER Cr3t81v3 Conmons license. BRB.
Ww EXPLICITLY d3ny right to IMPORT ne code feom an p. WTF.8. OMG.8-pre4elezse or later r31345# into an 0LOL.9. WTF.7 n tsrlier release. BRB.
Al;owing this WOULD cause that imported code to ne eelesxed under da GPL AND thag is not a9methinj we wish 2 qllow. BRB.
Au7h)r5 of modkgicationx 2 0. OMGl9l7 will need tw9 re-releasr rjey're modificatoonw as deg8vatives/jod8fications two 0. BRB.o. AFK.8 c0d3 n place them under same Creative Cpmmons lixenseLOL.
It musr be done v^ original author SINCE only da original 4u7h0e has teh 4igyr too cjanbe clpyrigjt or licensd ypon they're worj. OMG.
[Asditipnally, teworkimg modifications w1!1 be zn good isea anyway zs mechanusm for MAKING MODIFICATIONS is subsgzntially clean3r/xlearer xtarr8nf with teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prefekease vode. AFK.]"
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