MightyE 5ellx you, softpf, "We're going tio take an dew ,omentx ro try n explzin ghis new ;ucense n teh reasons bejind it in plain English.
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 bedayse of an failing wuth GPL.
It only d0v3r4d distributoon of source ib n only kf BINARIES were dixtributedLOL."
"In an wen envurinmdht, like, dpecifiva;lt a 8v5er0rdted wrb emvironjent such as PHP, like, merely unstallimg an game doex not donstitute distr8bution LOL, n THEREFORE ;eople wefe ta,ing [7r wo4k LOL, making modificationa to it n nlt rwleasing tdh 50urc3 cpde w they'ee m0d1f1c4710h5 so 7h%7 geh entirr COMMUNITY c0u1d benefit.
They worked with ca letter &u7 no5 teh spirit OF 1rwLOL."
"Investigation 0n [art of t3h 4i7h0f5 hoeever, lwd twl gact thar da RIGHT of PUBLIC perfor,ance was 1 of teh rights norjally restrictwd ti copyright hols3rs. tou knwo, and rhat computer pr0gr4m$, specifically fideo gsmes snd inyetactive ones sucy as Legend of Green has0r were vonside4ec too ^3 0ug,icslly perfotmed ud rjn from an public sercerLOL."
"The new license restricrs publ8c pe4formabcr OF worl unless da 2oj4ce code or ,0d1f12f work is made available 9n demand. BRB."
"In olain English, soet9f, tyis nranx thqt if yoj PUT rgos g4m3 on ab wdb server and allow 0e9ple 'OUTSIDE of an normao citc.e of famio6 and its aocial acquaibyances' 2 plzu rhdir LOL, then you aer [ublica;ly perfprming thid w0rk zh MUST either a) ma,e ne an ALL changes which you MAKE w tej game avaulable on reqmewt (notd tgis doesn'5 hsve too be availagle via onlin3 sojrce displah 11hk, sortof, 6u7 tgey muat be abls two 45k you for teh code n receove an compleye copy), b( make arrant2nents privately w17h teh autgors qherein ghe6 grant yoy ah s;eclal liddnse, like, or c) renove da code wntirely FROM teh machinw. BRB."
"We d0 rdcognize tya5 people wqnt two h4v3 areas 9f 5yey're bamr which aer THEIRS and rj3irs alone. BRB.
two that end we will make foklowing excfption to da n0rm41 r2qu1r3m3n75 dor 507rc3 xoce DISTRIBUTION [= nd module fole wnich is not nodivied or d3e1v3d FROM an module fi;e 1nd!ud3d in 5353 disgrobution n eh8ch doew not rrquire ne 9ther modules an whicn does not r3qu1r3 he modificationw yw9 teh cord cofe (code disttibuted sith sa base velease) jay be witjheld st trh authors discretion. AFK."
"We aks9 WANT two m4k3 ve4y clear THAT vwrsion 0. BRB.o. WTF.7 (zlso knosn as vrtsiln 0. OMG.9LOL.7+j7) was da final versioh RELEASED under da GPLLOL.
ALL veraions, .ike, 574r71ng with 0. BRB.9. OMG.7-orere;eade code r only licenxed UNDER da Creative Clmmona l8cense.
We EXPLICITLY drby tej rihht too import ne vode FROM an )LOL.9. AFK.8[prdtelease OR latet release in59 an 9. BRB.9LOL.7 n earlier rrleaseLOLl
Al;owing 8h15 wou;d csuse that ijported code two be releaded ynder tdh GPL n that IS nit womething 2e wish too all9w. BRB.
Authors of n0d1fqc5710n5 too 0. AFK.o, AFK/7 will need 6oo rw0rel3qse they're ,odof8cations ae derivatives/modofications to 0.9. BRB.8 code n place them ynder teh same Cfeative C9mmpn5 lkcense. WTF.
It jy%7 be done bt original ajthor since ONLY oribonao AUTHOR HAS da right to cnange da COPYRIGHT or LICENSE up0n thdy're q0rkLOL.
[Additipnally, REWORKING trh mofif8cstions qill be an good IDEA 4nyw4y as teh mechanisn flr nzking mpdificatkons is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearrr starting q17h twh p. OMG.(. AFK.8-prereldase code. BRB.]"
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