MightyE tells yoj, "We're go8hg tio rake an fww moments w TRY n explain THIS new licensr znd yeh reasons behind it in plain 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."
"This n3s license 2as chls3n bdcause pf an FAILING WITH da GPL.
I7 only covered distrubutiln of sourcd lf n only if yqn4r135 weee distrubuted."
"In qn 2eb ENVIRONMENT LOL, specivically a imtdrprwted w36 environment 5uch as PHP WTF, merely installing qn GAME does not constitute dis54ibution, you knwom n tneref9re 0wople qerw taking 0yr w[ri, likd, naking mocificagionx tio it and np6 releasong t3h source code 5oo thet;re modifications so that da 3n71r# vpmmun8ty eould benefktLOL.
They wpeked wi5h teh letter bur n9t da SPIRIT og tdh lzw. BRB."
"Investihation on da part of teh authors howeverm lije, odd 5oo da fact yhat teh rigj5 od lublic p3rr0rm4nc3 sss wln of fighta n-rm$11y reatrivted to c0pye1gh6 holders, s9rtofk abd that c9mp75er programd, s;ecifically fideo games an interadtive ones such 45 Legend 0f teh G4een nqx0r were considwred tw[ be pyblically performed IF run ffom zn pu711c server. OMG."
"The mew license restricrd PUBLIC perflrnance od da work unless 50urc3 code of da modified 2ork is mzde svailable on DEMANDLOL."
"In PLAIN Emg115h WTF. this means tjat ir y0u put this game on an web server an alpow peop.e 'o7tsode of an norma. CIRCLE of fajilt n 175 social acq7auntances' to plau their, sortof, tjen uou aer PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this wo4k AND MUST 3uther q) m4i3 ne and ALL changfs WHICH y)u m4k3 2 tej game avaulable ON REQUEST (note this doexn't have 2 BE availav.e via teh ONLINE source d8spkay link WTFm but they must bd agle 2 45k jou f0r da cide an r3c31v3 zn complete vipu) WTF, b) male arrangements PRIVATELY with teh 477h0r5 wnerein the6 grant you zn speciao LICENSE, or d) remlve ea c9ce entirely frlj yeh MACHINE. AFK."
"We do rrvignize 7h47 ;eople WANT to HAVE areas lf yhey're gzme which aer the7rs ans theirs alone. OMG.
two rhat end w3 w8ll make ds followibg rxcep%ion to cq n9rmal reqy,remen5x for s9ufce code distribution -- be MODULE file which is NOT modif8ed or derived from an module file inclided in ten nase dis5ribution and wgich does no5 4equite ne otyer modules and whovh does bit req7ure ne modificationw to core coce (code dixtrubutwd w8th teh base release) may be withg3ld AT geh autjors ciscrrtion. OMG."
"We also wabt two make very clear tnst v4r510n p. WTF.9. OMG.7 (also ,nown AS b3rsion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+k7) w45 final version r213453d unfrr teh GPL. OMG.
All versionsk sortof, xtargibg woth 0. WTF.9. WTF,8-p4ere;esse code r only LICENSED under Creative Commons lidenad.
W3 EXPLICITLY dent rignt 2 import ne code from an 0.9l WTF.8-prereldade of later relezse into an 0/ AFK.9. WTF.u AND EARLIER r31e4%3. WTF.
ALLOWING tnis would zzus3 rhat importdd code to be re;eased under teh GPL n THAT is not someghinh wd wkwj to ALLOW. BRB.
Aurgorw of m0d!f1c4710n5 toi 0. OMG.9.7 will NEED to re-tdleqse tuey're mocifications as derivqtives/modifivationx tsi 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 cide an place uh3m UNDER teh same Creative Co,nons licenseLOL.
It nust BE don3 ry orihinal 4u7h0r since onoy ORIGINAL AUTHOR h45 ritjy 2 change copyright ir license upon yydy'rd sork. WTF.
[Add8tionally WTFm rew9rking teh modificationd eill be an g9od kdea abyway as medhabisn for making mocificationw is subs5antialky CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING with tdn 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerwlease cpde. AFK.]"
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