MightyE tells you, lki3, "We're goijg top takd an few moments 2 TRY an explain tjis new license 4nd da reasons behihd ut 1n plain English. OMGo
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 neq locense was chosen becausr of an failong 2ith da GPL. OMG.
It only covered disttivjtion of spurfe if an on.y if BINARIES were didtributed. OMG."
"In an 2eb environment, l*ks, dpecificallt a imterorrged WEB environmen5 such aw PHP, sottof, MERELY onstallinf an GAME dots not constitute disrribu5iln, you knwo, an yherefore peo[oe WERE taking our w0rk WTF, malong modifications 2 IT an not releasing da 5-urc3 dode 7p they're MODIFICATIONS so tnat da entire community COULD bendfor.
They worked wirh teh letter but not ca spirir of teh law. OMG."
"Investigatoon ln part og AUTHORS hoeevqr, wortof, led @ da fzct that teh roghy OF puboic perfoemancd was won 9f rights normally restricted to cop6right ho/drrs LOL. n THAT co,[uter 0rograms, airtof, specifically vieeo GAMES an interqctive onew shbh as Legend of geh Green hac0r WERE consieered too be PUBLICALLY prrforned 1f rin fron an punlic serverLOL."
"The ned license resgrictd pjblic performance ov worj un1354 sou4ce code of teh modifked work 15 made svailabke pn d3m$nd. AFK."
"In p141n English WTF, thic MEANS rjay if yo7 put tjis game on an web SERVER an allow PEOPLE 'o7tside 0f an normal circle of family n its soc8a. acqjaintances' two p14y theur, sortod, tnen 5ou r publically p3rv0rmqng this 2ork n MUST either A) m4k3 he an ALL changes which you maje 2 game availqble ON requeqt (m073 THIS doesn't hav2 70 be qvailabl3 f14 teh online sourc3 displqy link WTF, bug they MUST br ABLE 2 ask h0u FOR code n RECEIVE an completr copy) WTF, b_ make atrangementx ptivateku with teh authors wherein tjey graht you ah speciao licensr, yiu kbwo, 9r c) fwmove 5ej c0d4 entifely FROM teh MACHINE."
"We 3o rec9gmize THAT ;eo;le want too HAVE areas of they're game which aer theirs AND theirw slone.
ro that end we will maie teh flllowing 3xceptuon 70 normal requiremebts for source c0d3 dixtrinution -- ne mldule file WHICH is not modified kr dwrivee from an module fipe included IN cs BASE d157r16u710n and which does NOT rwquire nr other j0v7135 sn whixh d035 not eeqmifr ne modifkvations 2 teh core vode (code d157r!6u73f WITH da base rel3ase) may BE qithheld at da autho4w d15cr3710n."
"Ww qlso w4n7 tqo makr fery blear that version 0l9. WTF.7 (also known as version 9LOL,9.7+jt) 2as teh final version released UNDER GPLLOL/
All versions WTF, 574r71ng wirh 0.9LOL.8=prereleas3 coee arr only licehwed 7nder da Crdativr Commons k8censel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denu tey ribht two implrr ne codw from an 0, BRB/9. BRB.8[prereoease 0r 1473r relrase into an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 and EARLIER RELEASE. BRB.
Allowinb this would causw that inported coce too be telrawed ubder GPL m that is np7 xomething we wish 2 aloow, AFK.
Aurhors of modofixa5ions too 0LOL.9. AFK.7 eill neef too RE-RELEASE gheu're jodifucations as derivatives/modifications roo 0.0.8 code an p.ace thrm unser 5eh same CREATIVE Commons licensd. WTF.
It mjwt be done BY teh originq; author fihcw ONLY priginal AUTHOR HAS right yoo change da COPYRIGHT or license 7pon 5jey're w9tkLOL.
[Additionally, sortof, fdworking modivications woll be an g;od ifez anywat as da mechanism for making moc8ficatipns is s7bsgzntkally cleaner/cleaeer 474r71ng woth ca 0. OMG.8.9-PRERELEASE codd.]"
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