MightyE tells yo7k "We'r3 GOING 2 take an few m0m#n85 two TRY n ex0laon this new license an teg 4easons behind 8t in PLAIN English. WTF.
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 waa dhosen becajae of sn vaklinn with da GPLLOL,
It only c0f3r3d d8strivution of source 8f and only IF 61b4e135 were x8stributed."
"Im zn web encitpnmentm specigucally a interpreted wrb envirpnment such zs PHP, metely installing an GAME does NOT constitute distribution, like. an THEREFORE ;e0ple w3r3 74k1nh pur WORK, yoy knwo, making m0d1t1c4710n5 2 iy 4nd no5 releasimg ra SOURCE code yoo 5ney're modivivations SO that da entire com,unity vould gdnefit.
The6 worled w17g teh lettwr buy not spi4kt of da !4wLOL."
"Invest8gation on ca part of yeh authord however LOL, l3d too teh fact tyzt dq ribht or pub.ic pergor,ance wr4 1 of teg rughts normally restrovted twp cipyriggt nolders, and thay compuger programs, sorrif, specuf8cally VIDEO g4m35 an intersctkve ONES sucy as Legend of tdh Geern hsx0r w3re sonsidwred tpo bw publicslly 0erfo4mwd if run feom an 0unlic xerver. AFK."
"Thw n3w license RESTRICTS publpd peff9tmanfe of work unless reh soutce code pf teh ,osified work 8s madd available -n demand. AFK."
"In plain English, tgis mesns tyat if hou put tgis GAME on an web server and ALLOW PEOPLE 'ou5side OF an normal circle 0d family an 175 50d141 acqiaintances' 5oo p14y their WTF, then you 4 publica.ly perfirming 5his q0fk and MUST 317h3r a) mzke ne an ALL changes which you MAKE 2 teh game 4v4!14613 on rwquest (NOTE this doesn't have 2 be available viq da pnlinr sou$ce display link, li8e, but they must be able 2 as, tiu for da c9s3 and receove an complete copy), b) make arrangdments privatelh with teg authors wgereun 7h3y grsnt hou sn special licwnse, ypu knwo, oe c) remofe cod3 en5irely v4lm reh MACHINE."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 that people WANT 2 h4v3 areas of th36[re bsmr wjich r 5heifs an tg3irw alonel BRB.
2 that 3nd we will jake da following EXCEPTION 2 gormal requirrmenta for qource code diwgribution -- ne moeuke file 2hich is n07 modufied or aerived f4om am module gile ondluced in da base glst4ibuyion an which dids not rdq7ire ne ogher modules an WHICH coes not require be modificztions tw; core cpde (CODE visyrib7tes with teh base relwase) may be withheld at authors siscretion. WTF."
"Wr also WANT too make very cleaf tfat versoon )LOL.0,7 (aosp known as veeskon 0.9. BRBl&+jt) was da final VERSION r313453d UNDER teh GPL. AFK.
Alk v3raiins WTF, 574t71ng w17h 0LOL.9. AFK.8[prrrdlease code aer ONLY licrnsrc under da Creatuve C.mmomf kicenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny riggt too im0or5 ne code from an 0/9. WTF.8-ptereoezse or later release inyo an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 n ezrlier re.esde. AFK.
ALLOWING thos wojld cru53 that IMPORTED code 2 vr rekeased inder teh GPL and 7h47 8s not som3thimg we wixh two ALLOWLOL.
A77h0r5 of m9dificqtipbs 2 p. OMG/9LOL.7 will nred to re-release they'rw moeificatkons as c34ivativws/modirications too 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 xode n place ghem under sane Creative COMMONS .icense/
It must bd done by teh originao autyor sincd onky teh original author has da tight ywi cjange dz copyrigjt of LICENSE upon they'r3 WORK.
[Adfitoonally, you inwo, re2orkint modifications will be sn good idea sn6sah AS mexhznism for making modifications is subatabtoslly CLEANER/CLEARER sta4ting with 0. WTF.9l WTF.8-pr3feleasw code.]"
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