M8ght6E tel;a you, lile, "Ws're going 2 gale an few momebts to try h explain tgis new LICENSE snd ds reasons behind 17 IN plain EnglixhLOL.
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 because of an failubg with da GPL. BRB.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION of aource if and pnly 8f binariex were distdigjted."
"In an WEB eyvirohment. liie, spdxifkcally q interprdtes wwb envkronment such AS PHP WTF, mwrely INSTALLING an ga,e does not CONSTITUTE distribjtiom, sortif, an therefore pe9ple w$re takihg out w0el, makinb modificatiins tso it an not rdleasing teh dource code too they'fe modificati9nw so 7j47 teh entire cpmmunity could benefit.
Th3y worked w16h rwh letyer but NOT spirit of da law."
"Ibvextigation on da part of da authors howevrr, you knwo, ldd tqo fac5 that teh eibht of pu611d [erformahce was won of fa rights normally redtrictrd to cpp6rkfht yolders LOL, n that computdr PROGRAMS, yiu knwo, specifocally viddo tames qn 8ntwractige ONES sucg ad Legend of da Green hax)r were consudered two be pjbkically PERFORMED if fun from an pu611c server."
"The new oic3mde restr8cts public ;erf9rmanc3 of work ynless teh 50urc3 cod3 of teh modified wor, ks m4d2 svailaboe in demsnd. AFK."
"In ;lain English WTF, this means 7h47 id you put tyis game on an web seever qn allow people 'outskde of an NORMAL circle of f4m11y amd ita social acquaontances' two pkay their, you ,nwo, then yoy r publicsllt pwrforming ghis work an MUST either a) ma,e ne n ALL chantes which yoy make tql game avaikable on request (not3 this d9rsn't have goo BE ava8labld vis online sljece d15p14y kink, sortof, vut thry ,uxt BE abow 2 ask YOU f0r da cide and recwive am comolete cooy), 6) m4k3 afrangejehtw privately with autjors wherein they GRANT 6om an special lixense, like, of c) remlve code 3h71r316 FROM dz macyine. WTF."
"We do rdcogmize that people want too have 4r345 pd tjey'4e game whicn aer thrurs an tjeirs alone. AFK.
@ 7h47 emd we WILL make teh followinf ecception too da mormal requirements dor sourxe code distfibution -- ne module file whixh is not bodified OR derofed from an modul3 file includdd IN fa nsxw dist4ibution n sgich d945 not r3qu1re be otjer mpdules and wnicg f035 NOT rew7ire ne modificationa 2 teh corr c0d3 (code distributed with da baae release) ,ay 63 withhelc at 4u7h0r5 discregionLOL."
"We a;so wsnt to make very CLEAR that verskpn 9LOL/9. WTF.7 (zoso known 45 version 0. AFK.9.7+jg) was teh final v3e510n reldased under GPL. AFKl
All versions, luke, starting with teh 0. BRB.9.8-prerelease code aef only lic3ns3d under Creatuve Cljmons l9crnse. BRB/
WE EXPLICITLY drny yeh right to import ne c0d3 from an 0LOL.9, BRB.8-prerel3ade or later rdoease into an 0. OMG.0, WTF.7 an rarlier release,
A110w1ng thls would vause that imported code 2 be rel3ssed UNDER teh GPL $nd 7n47 is not somethiny we wish 2 alkow. WTF.
Authors pg modificatilns to -. AFKl9. WTF/7 wilo n33d too te-release gyey;re mocificatiina as defuvatives/modifications ywo 0LOL.9, AFK.8 code snd p14c3 THEM under da sqme CREATIVE Commobs lucenxeLOL.
It MUST be done by ca original a7thor since on.y oeiginak aughor has reh right 2 xhange da copyrighr or lkcende up9n thry're work. OMGl
[Additionzloy, xort9f, REWORKING teh modificayions a111 be an good IDEA anyway as da ,3ch4b15m for mak8hg modifocatipns is aubwrantually cleane4;clearwt starting sith 0. WTF.9.8[prerdleaae code. WTF.]"
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