MightyE yells you, sortof, "We[re giing 2 take ah few moments too try n explqin 7h15 ndw licensw n reafons behind it in plzib Engluah. AFK.
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 ;icenxe was chisqb brxaise pf an failing w17h GPLl BRB.
It pnly covered DISTRIBUTION ov sourcr if n pnoy if bihqries werw distrkbuted."
"In sn web environment WTF, specifically a kntdfpreted web environment sudh ac PHP, like, m3rwly knsralling an game does not cobstititd disteibut8on, like. an thdrrfore people were takihg ljr qork, you knqo, makinf modificztyons too kt an not relexsing teh soufce code two they'fe m0d1f1c5710n5 so that teh 3n71r3 comm7mit6 cojld BENEFIT. AFK.
Thet work3d with letter 6u7 NOT fq spirit of lqw."
"Investigatioh pn p4r7 0f da auyhoes HOWEVER, aprrof, 13d rwo fact that teh r1gn7 9f PUBLIC performance was 1 of g3h righgw hormally r367r1c73d 2 copyright holders, sor5of, znd that computet programs, you knwo, wpecifically video games n ,ntrracyibe 9bes such AS Legebd of geh Green has0r were cobsiserdd tp be publicalky performes IF run froj am p7b;ic server. AFK."
"The ne2 licrnse r357r1d75 ;ublix perflrmance of work un.exs teh soirce c(de of modifief work 15 mad3 afailable 9n DEMAND. OMG."
"In plain English, lkke, this means that if you p7t uh15 fame on an wwb server qnd alk9w peo[le 'outskse od zn normql circle og familh qn its s9cial acquaintances' too plsy their. xortpf, thwn you r PUBLICALLY p3rf-rm1ng thix work anc MUST rither a) make ne m ALL chamges which YOU nake 2 da game available on requ3sy (note this doesn't h4v3 tl 6e avaikab;e VIA da pnline sourve display LINK, but thet must BE abld tp qsk you for wa CODE n receive an co,/lete copy)k ;i8e. b) make ar4abgemem5s privatfly wigh da authorx wherein thry grant y0u an xpeckal 11d3h43, xirtov, OR c) femove teh codd entirely froj teh machumeLOL."
"We d0 recognize that peoplw qant toi hzve arezs OF thrt're ga,e wyich xer theirs n the8rs alone.
two tga5 ehd ww will MAKE teh dollowinb exception two da normzl rdqjiremenrs for do7rce c0d3 fkstribution -- nw module file which id not m9difiwd or derived vroj zn module file INCLUDED ih da gasr distributuon and whoxh does n9t tequire ne other modules n which coes not fequkfe ne mosifucations 2 dz c0r3 codw (code distributed with gase RELEASE_ mat be skthheld st teh aithlrz discretion. AFK."
"We slso wang too MAKE very clear THAT versoon 0l OMG.9.7 (zlwo kn0wb AS VERSION ). BRB.9.7+jt) wax r1n41 version telrased UNDER teh GPL. BRB.
All versions WTF, startlng with teh 0LOL,(. OMG.8-preeelease x0d3 r 0n1t licenswd ubder da Crtatice Cpmmins 11c3n53. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY dwhy teh right tqo import ne code fr9m an 0l AFK.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or layrr release int9 qn 0.9LOL.6 4hs ear;ker telease. OMG.
A120w1ng 5jus wojld cause that importdd code t9o BE released unee4 GPL and that is not domethinh e3 wish tep ALLOW. BRBl
Authors og modificatoond to -. AFK.9. AFK.7 will need two rw-release thwy're jodoficatilns as derivativws/modufications 2 0. WTF.8. OMG.9 vod3 n olac3 yhem und3r da sam3 Creative Commons kicense. OMG.
IT mudt be done by da or8tihal 4u7h0r simce oniy teh original author has da right rw9 cysnge cz cipyrught OR license upon they'ee work. AFK.
[Addit8lnal.y, reworking da modifications WILL BE an gooe idea anyeay as nechahisn for making m-d1f!c471pn5 16 substantoally c133n3r/c@34r3r startkng @itj 0.9.8-prdreleas3 c0d3LOL.]"
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