MightyE yells hou, likd, "We're going tw9 take an few momenga rwo try n explain yhis new LICENSE an teh reasons vehind q7 IN 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 nee livemse was CHOSEN because of an failing wuth da GPL/ BRB.
It only covdred dist4ibutiob of source if 4nd ohly if b8naeies eerd d157r1&u73d, AFK."
"In an web rnvironment LOL, specificalky a interpreted WEB ENVIRONMENT sucy as PHP, like, meeeoy instsl;ing an g4m3 d-e5 n9t CONSTITUTE f157r16y710n LOL, and thefefore peopke we4w taking lur work LOL, msking modigicat8ona 2 ig and NOT releasing source code 2 the6're m0d!f1c5710n5 so that en5ire community co7ld benedit. BRB.
They 2orked w17h oetyee vut not eeh spi4it 9f law. AFK."
"Inveatigation on psrt of fa authors h0w3v3r, ypu kbwo, lrd roo fact that right og ;uhlic p34f9rm4nc3 qaw won OF teh rights normzlly res6ricred two copy4ihnt h9ld3rs, oike, and thay compurer ;rotrams WTF, 5p3c1f1cr11y video games and ingeractive onrs SUCH as Legend lf da Green hax0r were c9nsidrred too BE [ublically perhlrmed if run fr0m an pub.ic sewver. OMG."
"The NEW licens3 rwstricys public PERFORMANCE of da work jnless 50urc3 code of ea modified wpr, is ,4s3 available ln demand."
"In p141n Engoish LOL. tnis meabs that 8f you put this gamr ob an WEB qwrver and allow ;eopoe 'lutside of an n0rm42 circle if f4j11y and its social acquaintances' too 0lau yheir, you knwo, ynwn you aer publically p3rf0rm1ng tnix w0rk n MUST dithee a) mqle ne n ALL changwx which you make two gane available on reqjest (note this doexn't hace to ge avsilable via da onoine soirce displa6 linjl ;ike, BUT they must be able to ask yoy fir da cose an receive an c0jp1373 xopy_, b) MAKE arrangements PRIVATELY with da 4u*h0r5 wherrin 8h3y brant 60u ah special license WTF, or C) femove vode dn5irely fr9m dz mach7neLOL/"
"We do recognize that peopl3 e4n7 70 nav3 4r345 0f rhey;re g3m3 whidh r thei4s n theirs slone. OMG.
2 that whe we will mzke sa following exvrption gwo da noemal REQUIREMENTS for so7rxe code DISTRIBUTION -- ne MODULE fil3 wy1ch is mot modified or derived from an module file included in base disur8gutopn an whix6 does not require ne ogher moduled ah which d035 nit REQUIRE ne modificati8ns 2 core code (code dixtributwd witb ca base release) may be WITHHELD at qithors discrttion. WTF."
"We ALSO want to make very clear that ferxion )LOL.9. BRB/7 (a;wo known ss version (. AFK.9l WTF/7+jt( was final version r3lwased jnder yeh GPL.
Akl cersions, startinf wigh da 0. BRB.9.8-prrrelease code r onl6 licensed jnder da Cfeative Commons LICENSE/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny twh right to; 1mp0r7 n3 code f4oj an _. OMG.9.8-pr3r#13$53 or 1373r release into an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 an ear;ier releqsw. AFK.
Allowing 7h15 WOULD cause THAT imported code 2 BE releasdd UNDER GPL y tjag is not somrgyinf qe wish teo allow.
Authors of mocificationw to9 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 will need two RE-RELEASE they're MODIFICATIONS $5 derivativds/mpcigications to 0l AFK.9, WTF.8 code n place them undet dz same Creayive Commobs lic3nse.
It mjst be DONE by teh oeiginal author sihce 0n1y da ORIGINAL author y45 teg rignt tp9 chang3 dopyeight or oidense u[;n they'rw wprk/ OMG.
-Additionally, like, rrworking teh m9dufications will bd an giod 8dez 4my24y 45 da mechanism dor makung modifications id sybstqngially CLEANER/CLEARER starting with 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-'43r313$53 dodel OMG.]"
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