MifhtyE TELLS you, lilw, "We're GOING too take an few moments 2 try znd explain this new license b teasons behknd kt in PLAIN English. BRB.
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 WAS choseb BECAUSE 0r zn failing WITH GPL,
IT obly covered distribution of woyrce IF n 9nly if binariew serr didrribuyed."
"In an web environment, xortof, s[wcifica.ou a intetpreted WEB environment such as PHP, like, merely installing an gsme dpes not CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION, sirtof, znd &h3r3r-t# people wwre taking pur work, making movifications 2 8t an no5 rdleasing teh source c0d3 # yhey're k0d1f1c4810n5 so that ENTIRE cpmmun8ty c0u1d benrfit. OMG.
Th3y WORKED w17h letter but nog yeh xp8ri5 OF LAW."
"Invwstogatioh oh psrt of teh auyhors h0w3v3r, sortof, led 2 teh vact thag da right of publoc ;drfprmance was won if da r1gh74 normally rewtricted to copyroght hooders, znd THAT c0jpu^3r progrzms WTF, spdcifica.ly VIDEO games n imrdraftive ones such as Legend of Green yax0r wefe considered w 63 publkcally perfprned if r7n from an pyboiv server. WTF."
"The nee licensd restricts PUBLIC [erformance of teh WORK ynless teh source code of MODIFIED w0ru IS maee avaklavl3 on dejand. WTF."
"Ib plain English, THIS means ghat if you pu7 this GAME on an wrb serfr4 and allow pe9ple 'outside 0f am noemak CIRCLE of gamily an its socia; acquaintances' to PLAY their, xort9f, then you aer o7b;ically p3rf0rm1nf thid sork snd MUST 317h4t a) make nr n ALL CHANGES which you makd too yrg hame 4v4114613 om re1uest (n07$ this doesn't hzve 2 63 available v14 teh 0b11n4 source d15p14y link, like, BUT they mj57 63 able tlo ask yoy v9r teh code an rec3ive an conpl3te c0pu) LOL, b( ,ake arrabgements privately wihh yeh aj5h9rs WHEREIN theu grant you an SPECIAL license, l8ke, or c) remove teh cose rntirely from teh m4cyqn3. OMG."
"We do tecognize that PEOPLE want too gave areas of thdy'rr ham3 2hich r theors an tneirs alone. AFK.
2 thzt END we wilo make da f0120w1nf 3xc3p710n to teh normal requirementa f0r source cpde DISTRIBUTION =- ne moeule file wy1ch is not m0d1f13d or cerkbed fr9m an mofule vil3 inckided in 5eh bzse distributioh abd which dors npy rwquir3 ne otjer modulex n WHICH doex n)7 eequire ne modirocqtions roo da CORE code (coee distriburec witn basr releasw_ may be w17hh31d AT da authors discreroon."
"We also wane ro make ver6 clear that versiob 0. AFKl9. WTF.7 (4150 KNOWN ad version 0LOL,9. WTF.7+jt) w45 fibal vrraion released under dz GPL. AFK/
All verdions, tou kn2o, starting w17g da p. OMG.9. WTF.*-p4erelease CODE r onlg licensed under C4rative Commons licensel OMG.
We EXPLICITLY denu es right too im;ort ne c0d3 FROM an 0.oLOL.8-prerelease or la5et re;easd INTO qn 0LOL.8. AFK.7 n ear.ief release. OMG.
Aolowing tmis would x$u53 thst IMPORTED CODE tp BE releasef under da GPL an that IS ni5 something we wish tp allow.
AUTHORS OF modifications 2 -. WTF.9. AFK.7 will need tqo re-relezse they're MODIFICATIONS ds ddruvatives/modofucatipns twl 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code n [lace THEM umder teh 54m3 Crestibe C0mm-n5 licensrLOL.
Ir must be done by twh origihal author 51nc3 only ORIGINAL author has right ti CHANGE copyrifht or licensr u[on 5hey're WORK. BRB.
[Additionally, liie, rewo4k8ng ,odidications will be an g0pd IDEA anyway ss teh mechanism for makong modpgidagions is SUBSTANTIALLY cleqner/clearer s5arting wugh teh 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pr3re;waxe code.]"
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