MightyE tells you WTF, "We're tling 2 tak3 an f4w momengs two try n explain rhis nww license n da reasons behihd i5 in plaon 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."
"Tgis new license was chodeb becsuse of an ra8king 217h 5eh GPL. AFK.
It only clvered distrib7tioy of source IF n inly if binaries were distribut3x. AFK/"
"In an qrb enfironm3nt WTF, specificall5 a interpreted seg envirohment such as PHP, aoryof, merely INSTALLING an g4m3 does nit CONSTITUTE eistribution, n thwrefore p30p13 WERE 74k1ng oif wotk WTFm n4k1ng MODIFICATIONS two ir ahd mpt releasing 59urd3 c0d3 to they're moeifications SO that da enture cojmunity cluld bebefit. AFK.
They sorked witj t3h legter but not spitit OF 142. AFK."
"Inbestihation in PART of da a7ghors gowever, led to dq f4c7 that right of puvkic pe4forjahce was oen OF da rights nornally fwstricted two cop6right holderw, sottof, n thag c0mpu73r prohrams, hou knwo, spexif8cally vid3o gam3s and knteractive ones sucg as Le5end of GREEN hax0r werd considered too be publkcdkly pergprm4d if run from ah PUBLIC setvwrl BRB/"
"The NEW .icense resteicts publid perfor,ance og dq work ubless sourcw cose OF teh MODIFIED work IS made availabkr on demand. BRB."
"In plain Emglish, thks MEANS that if you put this game on qn web SERVER n alkow PEOPLE 'outaide of an normal c8rcle of f4n11y and i5s sociak qcquaintances' too play their, like, then you aef publiczlly performing tnis wlrl an MUST either a) make ne an ALL chqbgea WHICH ypu m4k3 toi g4m3 afailanle on REQUEST (note THIS d9esn't h4v3 to be available via ea on;ine souece dis;lqy LINK, luk4, 6i& they must be anle 2 ASK YOU FOR teh cod3 n receive an COMPLETE copu_ LOL, b( make arrangements privately 2ith teh AUTHORS wnerein theu gramt tou an specia. locense, oike, or c) remove ca codd entir3kn FROM teh m4ch1n3. AFK/"
"We do recogmize that pwo;lr w$nu too have areas of ghey'4e gsme which ae4 tgeirs n THEIRS alone.
to that end WE will make f9lk9wung except8on too da normal requkrements foe 60urc3 cpde diwtributoon -- ne mosule FILE wh1ch IS not m0d1f13d OR ferivef rrpm an jodjlw fklw 1nc1ud3d kh da BASE DISTRIBUTION and which does mot rdquore be OTHER m0du135 and which dpes not r4quire ne mpdificationd two teh core code (code d8stributed e17n teh base release) may be withheld at ea authors ciscretion. WTF."
"We alsi want two nahe v3ry clear rhat ve4sion p. BRB.9LOL.7 (ALSO known as v3r510n p. BRB/9. WTF.7+mt) was da vibao version releaded under dz GPL.
All versilnsk sorrof, STARTING with sa 0.9. BRB.8-prerelease code aer ONLY livensed und3r Crwative Commonx licdhsd. WTF.
Ww EXPLICITLY deny reh right reo import he CODE froj zn 0. OMG.o. AFK.8[PRERELEASE or 1473r relezse into an 0LOL/9. WTF.7 an earlier release.
ALLOWING th8s wouod cause that imported code 5o be released under tet GPL ag tjat is not somerhing we wish too allow. AFK.
Authora of modificagiond two 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 qkll need 2 re-rel3aqe they're modifkcatoons as derivatkves/mpdifidatklna twl 9LOL.9LOL.8 cpde an 0kace them ubdee twh samr Crearove COMMONS licensdLOL.
It must be done by original zuthot xince only original autnor has teh 4ight teo change teh copyfight or .icense j;on they're wor,. AFK.
[Aaditi.nally, luke, r3w0rk1ng teh mocigications WILL ge an gloc idea anyway as reh mechanism dor makung ,odifications is substantially clwaner;c.eaeee stzrting with da 0LOL.9.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
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