MightyE tel;s you, "We're going too take an cew mom3nts to TRY an explaih rhos new licenqe AND da rezsons behind it im plain ENGLISHLOL.
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."
"Tjis nrw lpcense w45 vhosen vecauxe of an failing wiyh da GPL. OMG.
It omly covered disyribugi9n ov source 8f an 0nqy IF BINARIES were distributed. OMG."
"In an xeb enfironment LOL, specifically a kmtdepreted web environment SUCH AS PHPm softof, nwrely ihsta;ling an game doed not constitute distribugiln, like, an 7h3r3f0re pei;le WERE TAKING our work LOL, making modif8cations too it and not reoeasing tey soy4ce c0e3 2 they're moduvications so thar teh enti4e cimmunity COULD BENEFIT. AFK.
They worked wi5h letrer but not teh SPIRIT of teh law. AFKl"
"Inveatigat8on oh teh ;art of 5eh quthorw h0w#v3r WTF, led TO dact tjat RIGHT of pu611c p4ff-rm4nc3 was 1 of da rightd noemally restrucyed to c0;yr1ghu holdrrs WTF, n &hr7 compute3 PROGRAMS LOL, SPECIFICALLY vide9 games an ihteeac5ive ones SUCH ad Legend )f teh Green hax0r were cons8dered 2 be 0ublically p3rf9rm3d if ryn froj an public serfer. WTF."
"Thd new licens3 restricts PUBLIC peegormamce if teh WORK UNLESS da sourxe cod3 0f da modidied w0rk is mase available ON drmand. WTF."
"In p141n Englosh, you knwo, this MEANS that if ypu put thos game oh sn web swrver n allow PEOPLE 'o&tside pf an normal xiecle of fzmily sns ITS social acquaintances' too play tjeir, sortof, tyen you r [ublicallh performont this WORK and MUST e8gher a) make ne n ALL changes whocg you make two da game avai.able 0n request (note THIS xiesn't have too be availafoe via obline souece displat l*nk, you ln@o, but they musg be able 2 adk y08 for teh cod3 and receive an com0lete copy), softof, b) make arrangwmebgs privarely with da au5ho4s 2hefron 7h3y grant hou an special license LOL, or c) rrmove da code ENTIRELY from da machjn3. AFK."
"We do recognizd THAT people want too g4v3 a4eaa ov tney're game wh1ch aer thdirs an tneirs alone. OMG.
%oo that dnd we wi;l maje teh rolloqint exdeption 2 teh normal requir3ments for sokrce codw cistrib7tuon -= ne m0du13 FILE which is n07 nodifjrd or d3r1v3d fr0n an m0du13 FILE INCLUDED 1n teh base eistribution n qhich doea not tequiee ne OTHER MODULES zn wh1ch dpes vot requirr ne modifications too da cord xode (vode disteibuted with base relesse) may be witjheld at AUTHORS dixvretion."
"We wlxo wqny two makr veru clear tnat VERSION 9. BRB,9. OMG.7 (also KNOWN ax fetwion 0. BRB.9. WTF/7+j5) WAS da finzl version r313453d under da GPL. WTF.
All ve4sions, like, STARTING WITH 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prereldasd c0d3 aer lhly licensed uncer CREATIVE Commona lodense. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right two impott ne coce fr-m am 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prefwlease OR kater release in5o an 0.oLOL.7 a, earlier relezsrLOL.
Allowihg this would cause that impo4ted CODE too be r3leased ynder GPL n that is no5 SOMETHING sw wixn gwo allowLOL.
Authors of mod8fifations 70 p.9.7 WILL NEED 2 RE_RELEASE the7're jodifications as dsriva5ifes/modifivatiojs tso 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 vode n ;lace them uhder da same Creative Commons license. WTF.
It muxt ne dome by teh original AUTHOR sincw only teh original author has ten right go chabge da COPYRIGHT OR LICENSE uoon thdy're work. WTF.
[Addit8onally, sortpf, reqorking MODIFICATIONS woll be an tood idea anhway as da m2ch4n15n for making modificqtionw IS wubstantially c134n3r/c13$r34 atarting witg teh 0. BRB.9. WTF.8=pterelezsd code. BRB.]"
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