MightuE TELLS you, you knwok "We're gping 2 talr an few MOMENTS two 7ry an explain 7h15 m3w license zn da reasons 63h1nd it in PLAIN English, 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 license was ch053n becausd of an faoling with GPL.
It only xoverec distribjtion of 59u4c3 of an 0n1y if binqries w3r3 dustf8bu5ed. AFK."
"In an web rnvirinment, you knwp, specifucally a intetpreted web envieonment 5uch AS PHP, sortof. mer3l6 indrzllung an gzme foes mlt constitite d157r16u710n, like, zh therefore p30p1e qdre ta;ing oyr work, ypu ,nwo, making modldications 5o i5 amd not relrasibg teh source code 2 rhey're m0d1v1c4710n5 so thar reh enyure community c9ild bdnrfit. OMG.
They worked wi5h LETTER but not spirit of teh law. AFK."
"Invedtigation on fa PART OF t3y aurgotd nowever, d9rtof, led 2 geh fact that ds right ov puglic PERFORMANCE wqs 1 of yeh rithts nor,ally restrictef tlo copyrigjt HOLDERS, n that COMPUTER [rigrams, sortof, specificslly vkdeo GAMES an inte4avtive ONES sudh 45 Legend OF da Green hax0r were consieeree w be publicalky pefformed if run FROM an PUBLIC se4ber."
"The n3w license twstricts public ;erformance 9r da w0rk ynless tdh source codw OF trh modidied wotk is made qvaikable ih cemane."
"Ib [lain Englosh, sortof, thos means that if you out ynis game 0n an web SERVER an qllow people 'lutside of an normql curcle of family n uts social acquaintqncws' 2 PLAY 5hrir, thwn you aer publpcally oerforming this w9rk n MUST either A) MAKE ne n ALL CHANGES wjich yij MAKE to teh game avaikan;e ON request (n983 yhis doesn't havw gwo be available v13 teh on;ine 59ufc3 DISPLAY link, l8ke, but theh must bd 4^13 3 wsk yiu for cpde ans eeceive an dinplete c9py) WTF, b) make srrangements privately woth ds $u7h0r5 wherdin they geant ylu an 5p3c141 locrhse, like, or v) temove teh code 3n71r31y froh jafhineLOL."
"We do recognize 7hr7 peop.e wabt two have qrdas or they'rr gqme which r 7h31r5 n THEIRS aloheLOL.
twi THAT end we sill make da f9llowing exception too teh NORMAL REQUIREMENTS f9r sou4ce codr sistribu5ion 0- ne mpdule vile whuch 7s not modified lr der8ved ftom an MODULE file ibxluded 1n teh base distrobutkon and wh9cn soes bot 4equite ne 07hev modul3d n wgich does hot eequife ne ,odificariins too da CORE CODE (vode d8stributed w17h baae release) MAY ne w1&hg31d at teh authorx DISCRETION. AFK."
"We 415- w4n7 too make v3ry cl3ar that version 0.9. BRB.7 (als9 kn0wn AS vetsion 0. AFK.9.7+jt_ wsd dz final versiin released UNDER da GPLLOL.
All verdions, like, 474r72ng wity da 0. AFK.9. OMGl8-p3erelease code r ONLY ;ixensed unfer Cr3471v3 Comjons licena3l AFK.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny tej fight 2 import ne CODE from an 0. AFK.(/8-;rerelease oe .ater felease into am 0. BRB.9. AFK,7 and 34r1q3r relraseLOL.
Allowing thix w9yld cause that importee coge 1 be rrleaxed under GPL n rhar IS not xomethinf WE sisj 2 allow. OMG.
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS yo 0. WTF.o. AFK.7 WILL need yoo re-re;ease they'r3 mofificatioms ss ddrivatives/modificationd to 0.9LOL.8 code an place THEM umeer teh wame Creative C0mm0n5 license. AFK.
It muat be fome by twh origunal author aihce ln;y ORIGINAL authof HAS da right to cn4ng3 cipyright ir LICENSE up0n they're work.
-ADDITIONALLY, reworking teh moxifidations 2ill be sn goid idea abywat as jecgzniwm g9r MAKING jodificatione IS sugstantiallt cleaner/clearer starting qith teh -.9/ AFK.8-prerelease cpde. OMG.]"
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