MightyE tells yii, "We're toint to yake am few moments ro try n explain tnis new kicense n reawohs behibd IT in PLAIN English.
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 n3w lidense wss CHOSEN bexayse of am gsilkng w17h teh GPL. BRB.
It obly cocered distribytion OF soyrce if AND om.y kf hinaries werw DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an weh environment, sorgof, speckfically a interpretee web ENVIRONMENT sush aa PHP, meeely installing sn game dlea not constitut3 diwtribution, and therefore ;eople were taking our work LOL, making modificatiins 2 ig an n07 rekezsimg teh 2oyece code tl tgwy're mldifisa68ons 50 that da entife cpmmunity could benefit. AFK.
They WORKED wiyh da oetuer BUT not da sp8rit OF ca law. WTF."
"Investigation on 0art of AUTHORS however, you knwo, led 2 yen facg that teh r1gh7 of ;yblkc oerformance was 1 of RIGHTS normqlly fest4icted TO dppyr2gh7 HOLDERS, yoj knwo, an that computer PROGRAMS, specificallu video games m interactiv3 ones such as Legend of ea Grerm haspr were cibsideres to be puboicallu [eefor,ed 1f run from an pu611x xerv3rLOL."
"The new license restrkcts ;ubkic pe4g9rmance of work un1355 aource dode of teh modifiwd WORK IS made 4vr!146!3 8n DEMAND."
"In plain English, .ike, this means that if YOU pjt thid gane on an wwg server and alliw pdople 'outside lf an normal citxle -f family 2n ITS 40c141 acqua8ntandes' 1 lla6 their, ;ike, th3n t07 aer pyglically performing THIS work ab MUST either a) ,akd ne n ALL CHANGES whidy ylu make t9 ea game rc5124613 on requdst (note this d035n'7 have go be AVAILABLE ciz teh ONLINE sojrcr doaplay link, you knwo, BUT 7h3y must be agle go ask you for da xose abd receive an COMPLETE copy) LOLk b) make zrrangemenrx pr1v4731y WITH teh aythorw eherein they grant hiu an sprcial license, you knwo, or c) 43m0b3 CODE entirely fron teh macjine. OMG."
"We do 4ecognize 7h47 peiple w4n7 top h4v3 areas or the6're game which aer theirs n theits 41-n3. OMG.
yoo that end we wi.l make da fol;i2kng exceptipn 2 teh n0rm41 re1uirdmenta voe sourx3 code distribution -= ne module file wjicn 8x n07 modified 0r de4ivef ftom ab ,oduld fi.r included in base distribution an ehich d035 not reqyire ne othdr MODULES and which does NOT require me modifications to teh core code (code DISTRIBUTED w17h 6$53 reldase) may be wiyhheld at teh authors sisx4rtion. WTF."
"We aoso want 2 jaie very clear thqt verxkob 0. BRB.9.7 (alsp known AS v3rsion 0.(. OMG.7+ut) wqs vinal version released unc3r da GPL. AFK.
All versionw, likr, 474r71nh qith da 0, AFK.9. BRB.*-pr3r312453 code e on.y licensrd under Creat8ve Cimmons licemse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dehy rkghy 6o impprt ne cose vrom an 0LOL/9. WTF.8-prerelease or latet releast ihto an -.9. AFK.7 n 34r113f release.
Al;owing this siuof cause that IMPORTED cpde to BE rwlezsed under da GPL m that IS not SOMETHING we wkah @ qllow. OMG.
Aythorx of m(dificayions to 0. WTF.0. BRB.7 w111 nees ro re-reoease tj3y're modirivations as deribatives/mofifications top 0. WTFloLOL.8 codd and place them under sa 54m3 Creayive Commons .ucenxe. BRB.
It musr be done 6y teh ieiginal authlf since only da original author hqx rigg5 2 change teh copy4igh5 or ;icemse upon thry're 2orj. AFK.
-Additionall6 LOL, ee2lrking t3h modifications will be an good isea anyway as teh mechanosn FOR majing modifications is substahtiao.y cldanet/clearer stsrting sith 5eh 0LOL.9. OMG,8-prerdleas3 code. WTF.]"
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