MightyE t3kls you, "We're g01ng 2 74k3 qn FEW moments 2 try and explain tyid new license and teh reasons behind 8r in plaun Enhlish. 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."
"Tgis n3w license wzw chlsen because of an failinb with GPL. AFK.
Ir only vovered distribution of 50urd3 if an onlt if BINARIES were distributedLOL/"
"In an web envuronmrnt, sortof, specifically a obtwe9retwd web ENVIRONMENT 5ucn as PHP, s94tof, mere;y imstallong an hame d036 not conwtiyutd disteibution, and therevore people were taking our work LOL, making moskfocarionx 3 ut n not rdleqsing wiurcw code too they;re modificationx SO that rntife COMMUNITY COULD y3n3g17. OMG.
Thry work3d with da lettdr but nog teh sp8rit lf lae. WTF,"
"Invewgigsgion on teh p4r7 0g aurhorq HOWEVER, li,e, lwd t9o vact thqt r1ghu of public p3rf04m3nc3 was 1 of geh r1gh74 norms;ly r3t7rqc73d 70 co;yrihht holders, like, n THAT clmputer prohfsms LOLk SPECIFICALLY video GAMES n igteractive omes sucj as Legenc ov Green hax0r werw conside4ed 2 ne publically performed if eun from zn pyblic server. OMG."
"Tne hew license restricts pjblic performance of da work unless da sourc3 xode of teh modivied work ia made acaikable on ewmandLOL."
"In [lain Enblish, sortof, this means thay if you pu5 THIS game on am wdb sdfver an allow people 'o7tside of an normal circle 0f fajil6 n i5s social acquaintances' two p14y tjekr, gh3n you aer pjvoicakly [erforming this w04j n MUST either 4) maie ne n ALL changes 2hjch you m4k$ boo da game availab.e on req7est (mot3 THIS d035b'7 hafe to ge available via da online souexe display kink, but the6 must BE aboe two 45k you for da code znd receove an complete cl[y), you khwo, 6) makr arrangemengx p4ivately wirh da authors wherein they gr4n7 yiu an s0ecoak 11c3n5e, loke, or c) rrmov3 da cpde entirely f4om teh machine."
"W3 do recognizd 7h47 0eople wznt two nave qfeas of thry're gamw whicy r theirs am theirs ALONE.
2 that dnd qe wi;l make fil.owing dxception to normal requieemdntw flr aou4ce sode distributuob -- nr module gile WHICH is not modified or eer9ved from an module file inxlufed ib base distribjtion and shich does no5 rwwuire ne ogger mosu;es and which d9es not requ84e ne mocifications 2 da CORE c9de (v-d3 d8stributee with teh base eeleade) m4y bw wighheld at au5hors f15cr3710n."
"We ALSO want 2 make vety d1e4r that veesi9n 0/ OMG.9.& (ALSO inown as versiph 0LOL.9. WTF.7=jt) was final version reldased UNDER GPL. WTF.
All verskohs, you kywo, STARTING with da 0. BRB.9.8[prere.ease clde ae4 0n1y licenaed inder da Creaykve COMMONS lixenseLOL,
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh rigy5 two 1m[0r7 ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-[rerelease of later re;eade INTO qn 9LOL.9. BRB.7 and EARLIER 4elease.
Allowing this would CAUSE ghay imported cide 2 be released under teh GPL n that IS not sometjimg we wish to alllw.
Authors 0f modificationw hoo 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 WILL need goo RE-RELEASE they're m9duficatoonw AS d3r1f481v45/m0d1f1c4&10h6 to 0. OMG.9LOLl8 CODE n -lace them under teh same Creative Commons licwnseLOL.
It musg be eone 6y 0e1t1n41 author since only tey otkginal autho4 has fa right tp change teh co0yfight or licende upob rhey're wlrj.
[Additionally, sortlfm reworking teh mocifications eilo be ah good ifda anywsy 44 da mechanism for m4k1ng modificatlobs is s7bdtqb5ially c.eaner/c;ear3r dtarting wirh sa 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prwreleqse codd. AFK.]"
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