MightyE te;ls y0uk like, "We're gokng tio take an few moments to ury qn ex;laon thka new licens3 snd reasons behind ir in p141n Engliah. BRBm
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 licwnse wzw choxen becaise ov qn fail8ng wigh teh GPL. BRB.
I7 only covered DISTRIBUTION of source if and only kf binaries werw distributwd. WTF."
"In an seb environ,dnt. like, specifically a int3rpret3d weg encironmwnt such as PHP LOL, MERELY knstallong an game does not constitute distribution LOL, n 5he4rforr peip;e were taking OUR qork LOL, making mosifica%ions 2 ot and NOT fekezwing teh source c0d4 gi they're modificztions so that enture c0mmuh17y cpjld beb3fit. BRB.
They w0rk3d wkth letter but n08 spi4ut pf ten 14s. WTF."
"Investihatiob on teh part OF teh 4u7h0r5 how3vrr, sottof, ;ed two fact that rught of public 0erformsnce was 2on of da rights nirmaloy r357r1c73d too coptriggg holders LOL, n that comouter 0rograms, liie, 5p2x!fqf411y viddo tqmes and inteeactive onew sucj as Legdnd lv teh Gr33n gax0r WERE considered yo be -iblically pergormed if tun from an public s34ver. AFK."
"The new LICENSE r3%7f1c75 PUBLIC perfo4mancd of work unless source cide of da MODIFIED work os mase 4v411461# on eemamd."
"In plain Englisn WTF, this jeanx thar if YOU put yhis game on an w3b servcr an allow oeopl3 'OUTSIDE OF an nprmak circoe of f4m11u h its social acquaintqnces' two plah their LOL, then you aer publically perrprm8bg yhis work an MUST eothdr a_ make ne snd ALL xhanges wjich y0y MAKE 2 da vame avaolsblw on 33auest (mpte this doesn't yave 2 BE avqilable via da onkine spurce display linj, but 7h3y mixt be ABLE to adk y0u for tch clde n receive am cpmple5w copy), yiu knwpm b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately qith authors wherein 8h3y grant you an special license, oe c) rejove da code ebtirely grom machine."
"We di tecognize thdt people want two have AREAS of thry'4e game wjich r rheirs an THEIRS alone. BRB.
too THAT enf we will MAKE FOLLOWING exception t2o da borma. requireuebts fo4 source code cistributipn -- ne module f11# which ks n07 modified of derives from sn module file included in ten base distr8bytion znf 1hich DOES NOT fdquite ne pther modules ahd qhich soes not fe1uird ne modifications toi ss cord code (code distributed eitg teh vase RELEASE) may be wirhjeld zt autjord discre58on. BRB."
"Wd also want two make vwry cleqr that fetsiob ;LOL.9. BRB.7 (also kn0w, as version ). OMG.9.7+jt) wzs finao vdrsion releawed under da GPL.
All versions LOL, wtarting witn da 0;9LOL.8-prereoease code t onoy licenswc uncrr teh Crwagive COMMONS ;icense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too import ne cofe drom an 0. OMG.p. WTF.8=prerelease or late4 re;eaqe into zn 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n earliee relezae. WTF.
Allowing thix woild cause that 1mp0r73d code two be RELEASED 7mder da GPL n that is nlt something wr wixh roo 4110w. BRB.
Authors of modificatuons two 0. BRB.9.6 wil, n3ed two re-release they'r4 mod8ricatiins aw detivatives/modificationx too 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 xide an place them undrr teh dame Creatuve C0mm8n5 license. BRB.
It muwt be done BY da orif8nal quthor sincr onkh original ajtho4 hqs righ6 two chabfe da coptright or licens3 upon they're workLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY, wortofm rewo4konh modificstions 2ill BE an GOOD IDEA anyway as da mechanism vor makinb modificztionx is sibstamtially cleanw4/clearer stafting wity dz 0. AFK,9. BRB.8-prerrlwaxe c9de. BRB/]"
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