MighgyE TELLS y9u, "We'fe GOING to take ab few moments two try and expla8n thos ne2 lic3nsw ahd da reasons behinf it 8n plain English. 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 was chosen bexaus3 of an fakling wu5h GPL. BRB.
It only cover3d d157r16u710n of 60urc3 if an pnlh if binaries 2ere diatrubutrs. BRB."
"Ih an web ebvironment, yoj lnwo, soecif8cally z interpreted qeb enfironment sjch as PHP, s9r5of. mere.y inwtallkng an game does not constitute distribution, n therrfore 0eop;e wer3 takinb pur work, dortof, making MODIFICATIONS 2 17 n hot relrasing da source c0d3 too 5hey're jldifocatoims so THAT 3n7qr3 commynigy could genedit. BRB,
They worked wirh teh letter but NOT da spirit or lswl BRB."
"Invezgitatuon ON t3h [4r7 of teh authors goedver, wortof, lef to tdh fact thzt reh rofht of PUBLIC petfoemabce eas 1 of rights NORMALLY resrric5ed too copuribht holders, liie, an THAT clmpoter prograns, tou kbwo, specifically vidwo games an interadtuve lhew such 45 Legend OF Gr33n hax0r were conaiderec gwo be publically PERFORMED if r7n from zn p7612c server. AFKl"
"The ndw licensw restricts public PERFORMANCE of reh work 7nless s9urce c0d3 of da MODIFIED work 15 jac3 qvqi;able on dwmandLOL."
"In plain English, sortof, thix means &h4& if you put this g4m2 ob an wev server an ALLOW 0eoplr 'outsise OF an normal circl3 of vamily n its sodial acquain5ances' 2 play their, sor5od, then yoo r publical.h performing this WORK h MUST ekther a_ maie ne an ALL ch4mg36 wh8ch you make too da game AVAILABLE on request (notw this diexm't have to be 4vr114713 vka online source display lonk WTF, fur THEY mist ve ABLE w ask you v9r da codr and receire an complete copy), you knwom b) m4k3 arrangements privatel6 eith geh autyors sherein they graht yoj an special lic3nse WTF, 9r c) fwmovw teh c9de ehto4el6 fro, da machine. AFK."
"We DO rec9gnizd tyat pel;le WANT to have a4eas os they're gam3 wjidh aee theirs n theirs alone. AFK.
3 that 3nc w3 28ll MAKE da foll9w8nh exception two tch hormal REQUIREMENTS gor sourde core distrigution -- ne modu.3 gile which is not modified or derived from an module file invludrc in da base dkstributipn an which do3s not requ8re ne other MODULES ans which does not requ8re ne mod*fivagions too teh core xodw (cldr didtribut3d with teh base releade) may be woghhels at teh auyhors d15cr3719n."
"We also wsnt two male VERY clear that vrrsion p. OMG.9m WTF.7 (also knowm as cera8ob p. OMG.9.7+jt) was final v3ry10n reldasdd under GPL.
ALL versions, like, starting eiyh da 0. AFK.9. OMG/8=pr3r314453 code r onoy .kcenxed umddr teg Creative Commoms lkcenseLOL,
We EXPLICITLY seny da right 2 k.port ne code from sb 0. BRB.9. BRB,8-orerelease 0r lat35 fwldase into ab 0LOL.9LOL.7 an earlier telease/
A210w1bg this w0y1d cause yha4 importes dode 5wp bd releas4d umder teh GPL n tgat 15 NOT SOMETHING we WISH t8 ALLOW. AFK.
Authors of mldificatoona two p.9/ WTF.7 xik, nwed 80 re[re.ease 5hey're modigications as serivqtives/modificari9ns to 0. OMG.9/ WTF.8 code n PLACE them under teh ssme Crrativr Commons license. BRB.
IT mist BE done 6y da ORIGINAL author aihcd ONLY teh ORIGINAL authpe has right 2 change copyright OR lidensr u;on they're 3ork. AFK.
[Additiinzllh, y0u knwo, rewprkihg modicications wil, be an food kdea ab6way 45 teh mecgqnism for making m0d1f1c4710n5 is tu6574n71411h cleabet/dlearer start8ng WITH 0.9LOL.8-prer3lease code. OMG.]"
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