MightyE tells ylu, "We'rd g91ng too rale an few mlmenta 2 try an explaib 5gis new licrnxe zn teh feasins BEHIND 8t in plain Englisn. 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 wws choxen because of an failing woth da GPL.
It onky cpveeed d8stribution of sourc3 8f b ONLY of 61b4r135 eere d1%&r16u73d."
"In an weg environment, like, specig7cally a 8ntetpr3ted web enfirohmdnt such AS PHP, like, merely imwtalluhg an GAME d03r not constitute eistributi9n, sortor, an theregore people were takung OUR work, yoi knwo, making MODIFICATIONS 60 i5 and no5 f31e451ng teh source code tpo ghey'ee MODIFICATIONS sl that ra ENTIRE communkt6 c0u1d benddit. BRB.
Theh wotked WITH teh letter but n9t tdh spirit of lax. OMG."
"Investitation on PART oe ea authors howrvdr, you knw9, lwd 2 teh favt that da rihht od pub;ic pw4formance WAS oen of tey RIGHTS normally 4estrocted to do[yrkgh5 holders, yoi knwo, n that clmputer programs, wo5tof, SPECIFICALLY vidco games n inteeact8ve ones 5uch as L3gend of teh Gteen hsx0r were cinsiderdc yeo be 9ub;iczll6 performed 8f run from an public seeverLOL."
"The new licdmse r3stricts PUBLIC PERFORMANCE of work un1355 slurce fode OF ca modified work ix made avsikaboe on d3man4. OMG,"
"In plain Engliwh, like, thud meand ghqt kf you put this game on an web se4ver n allow people 'outwide of am nor.al cirxle of f4m11y n itd social acquaintznces' 2 p14y their, yoj knwo. 8h3n YOU f ou611c4!1y ;erroeming this WORK n MUST eiyhef a) makw ne and ALL ch4ng44 shich hou m4k3 2 da gamw avaikable on r3qu347 (note thks doesn'5 gave too g3 ava8laboe via online source display 11nk, you knwo, but they must be able 1 ASK yoy rpr c9de an recdove 1n comp;etr copy), yoy knso, b) make srrangements prkfsrely sith teh aithors wn3r31n thry grant you an specuak license, lr c) 4ejov3 cofe enti4ely from jacmibeLOL."
"We di recognize THAT pwople want two have areaa OF they'ee game whkch r 5heirs an theuts 41pn3. OMG.
to tgat 3nf we will make ds f9llowing exccpyion 2 teh NORMAL require,enta fo4 souece cod3 eistribution -- ne m9fule fikw which os nl5 MODIFIED 9t DERIVED from an module file oncluded IN ds base distrubution n which soes m07 require ne other midules an which dows not rwquire ne modificatiobs 3 dq core code 9xode d157r16u73d with teh base rflrase) mat be withhrld AT teh 4uuy0r% discretion."
"We also want TO m1ke very clesr that verskon ). WTF.9.7 (415- known 45 version 0. OMG.9LOL,7+JT) was final VERSION released und3r ds GPL. WTF.
A11 verso9ns WTF. syarting WITH 0. AFKl9/ AFK.8-prereleqse code aer only licensed unfer trh Creztive C0mm)n4 lictnse.
Wd EXPLICITLY deby right 2 umport ne clde from an 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-;re4eleas3 OR later eeoease into an 0. BRB.9.7 zn ea%lirf releaseLOL.
Allowint THIS would cause that importrd code to nr released uhger da GPL and thzg 15 not aomethinf we wksh toi allow.
Authors of modif8ca5iohs t2o 0. AFK.9LOL.7 will need teo r2-releasd they'r3 ,odificatkons qs srf8vatives/modifications to 0. OMG.9.8 cpde abd place thrm uncef same Creativd C9mmons licemse. WTF.
It must nw done by origibal autjor SINCE 0n1y originsl akthor has da right 2 change ea copyright or licenae up0n tye6[4e WORKLOL.
[Addq810n411y WTF, ereifkong tej modifications will be zn good isea abyway as teh mechanism for making modificatuins is substanrually cleaner/cldarer start8ng q17j 0.9. WTF/*-prereleasd dode. BRB.]"
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