M8ghtyE tells you, likem "We'4e goinh 2 taje an FEW koments two trt n explain this nee license an REASONS behind it in plain English. AFKk
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 licebae 255 chosen becajse of an failing WITH GPL. OMG.
It obly coveewd fistrigu58on 0f SOURCE 1f n 9nly 1f binsries were DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In qn wrb envirpnment, specificakly z interpret3d web encironmdnt suxh as PHP, you knwo, meeel6 installing an game dles not cpnstotutd fistrkbution, n tndrefofe prlo.e were taking our wotk. making m0d1f1c4u10n5 two it n nit relrasing SOURCE c0d3 1 they're modifivati9nd so that da entkre communuty could BENEFIT. OMG.
They wofked wigh t3h letter but nkt teh dpurit of da law."
"Investlgatuon on [zrt of au5hors however, sortpf, led tio eact tnat rigyr or puvlic perflrmsnce wqs oen of da rights NORMALLY restricted goi COPYRIGHT holders LOL, n thqr compyter programx, you knwo, s[ecifically xideo games and imteractive ones 5udh as Legend pf Gfweb has0e were cpnt1d3r#d too be publiczlly performed if run ffom an public servwe. AFK."
"The NEW licens3 rrstricte pu711c peeformanxe of teh w0rk ub;ess da sou4ce code of tdh modified 2ork is ,add avqilabld on demand. AFK."
"In plaib Emglish, uou lnwo, this meqns that ir yoy put this nane on an web 63tv3r n allow peoplr 'outside of ah normal circle pf family snd its sockal acqyaintsncex' rwo play theirk you knwok then you r PUBLICALLY perfoemkng this qork an MUST either a) mak3 ne ab ALL changes which you make too teg hzne avaolablr on tequest (hote this d035n'7 have too be availablw v14 trn online sourcw diaplay link, kike, 6u7 they ,u57 be ablt 70 ASK ylj for c0d3 and r3c31v3 an conplrtr copu) WTF, n) make afrangem3nts provate.y with authorw wherein th#y hrant you an specisl licrnse, you kbwo, OR c) remove teh c-d3 entifely froj macgine. AFK."
"We eo redogboze tha5 peo[le want 2 have 4r344 0f they're game shich r 5he7rs sn theirs alone. AFK.
too tha5 end we wull make da followihg 4xc3o71on twl da normal rrqjiremengs for sojfce vode distribition -- ne module file whizh is not modifief OR derived frim an module file included im da base disyrubutipn an eh1ch does not r3qu8re be othet midules and wh8ch doew ni5 rrquiee ne modificay8onw too core code 9code distrkbugec with base releawe) may be withhels 47 ea 4u7hpr% dixcretionLOL."
"Wd a/so wsnt to mak3 vdry clear THAT version 0. AFK.9/ BRB.7 (also known as versilh 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+j5) was tdh finql versiim released 7nder teh GPL.
ALL v3r419m5, sottof, startinb with ea 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelease c0d3 aer only licensed under teh Crrative Comnond licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dent ea rihht gwi 1m00r7 ne coee from an 0.9. WTF.*[prerelease or later RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9LOLk7 an earlier rekeaseLOL.
ALLOWING this would cauae thst IMPORTED code to be released und3r da GPL zn tjat us hot something we eisn too ALLOW. BRB.
Authors of modificati;ns two 0LOL.9. WTF.7 WILL need 2 r#-r313343 tgey'ee modificatiobs as eerivatives/modifications twl ). AFK.9. AFK.7 coee n p14c3 the, und3r dq same Creatovq Co,mins license/ WTF.
It must be donw by geg ofiginal author SINCE only owiginak author has trh rughg yo CHANGE c00yr1gh7 04 license upon thdh're work. OMG.
[Additi9nally, sortof, REWORKING da modifications w111 be an gkod idea anywah as da mechamism flr makibg modifidatoons ia sunstantially cleqner/clear3t startihb WITH teh 0, AFK.9l BRB.8-prereoezse cof4LOL.]"
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