MightyE tells you, sprtofk "We'fe going to takd an gew ,omentx too TRY and EXPLAIN thks new license an REASONS 63h1nd it in plsin Eng.iah. 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 ead chowrn because 0f an vailing with da GPLLOL.
It 0n1y COVERED dis5rkbution 0v s9urce if and ohly if binarids were dustr8butedLOL."
"In an web environment, likem spdcifically a interpretdd web 3nv1r)nm3n7 such AS PHP, merely 1h574111ng an game does not c0n5717u&3 dos5rigution, aortof, and tyerefoee [eopke were taking ou4 WORK, s(rtog, m4k1nh modifications two kt abf not releasing da siurce cpde to tyey're modifocationw so THAT ENTIRE com,unit6 c0y1f BENEFITLOL.
THEY WORKED sith teh letter but not reh spieit OF tej law."
"Investjgation on part OF AUTHORS howecer, you kneo, led to fact that da righg of pub;ic performance wss 1 of teh rkggts normally RESTRICTED two co[yright nolders, n that domputer pr0fr4m5, you knwo, 5o3c1f1c411y cideo games AND 1n73r4v71v3 ones suxh ax Lefenf OF Grren hax0r wefe c0n51d3r3d two bd 0u611d411y performes 8f RUN from an punlic serfet. OMG/"
"The mew lic3nde resttic5w pi611c ;3rf0r,$nc3 or work unless 50urc3 cide 9v dq modified wirk 8s made 4v411461e on denqnd. BRB."
"In pkain Eng115h WTF, this MEANS that if yoy put thks game pn an WEB server amd ALLOW pe0p13 'outsise of ab normal virxle of FAMILY an 175 SOCIAL acquaintznves' 1 plqu yheir LOL, then you r publiva;ly performing rhis work n MUST eityer a) makd ne n ALL chabged which you mrke 2 game availabl3 on request (note hhiw d0esm't HAVE tpo b3 4v411$613 via online source displsy lonk WTF, bug 7h3y must be able tl ask y0u f0r dq code an receivw an d0mp1373 COPY) LOL, b) m4k3 srrangements PRIVATELY wkth da ajrnors whwrein the6 grant you an 5p3c141 license, you knwo, OR c) remlbe da c0d3 entirely from jachine. WTF."
"We d9 recognize thzt prople esn5 to have ardas of tjeu're gzmd which aer theifs an th3irs aloneLOL.
to THAT end w3 wil. make t3h f0110q1ng wxcrpt8on two normal r#au1r3m3n7t for so7rce clde dis5eibutkon -- ne module fil3 2nidh id npt midified or deribed fr)m qn module fole imcludes in teh base distrobytion sn which does not rdqui4e ne other mkdulew and which dpes n07 reaukre ne modifkcations two teg core cide (CODE distrinutwd witj BASE feleasw0 may be wityheld 48 teh authors discretiobLOL."
"We also wanr TO MAKE very zlear that v3rsion 0. OMG.8. BRB.7 (4150 kn0wn aa feesion -.8. OMG.u+j7) WAS da final v3r510n rrleased undee teh GPLLOL.
All vwrsionx, startinb with ds 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prereleaae dode aer onlu livensed uneer Creatuvd Comm;ns l8cense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY DENY teh right to import ne code from ab 0l AFK.9.8-prerrlease ot layer reldase ihto qn 0.9LOL.7 n ezrlker release. WTF.
Allowing this would CAUSE THAT imported CODE w br released unser teh GPL an thqt ix npy somrthing we wish toi allow.
AUTHORS of modifications to 0.9. BRB.7 wi.l n33s to re-releaxe rhdy'ee modificatilns as derivatoves/modificationa to 9.0. AFK.8 cide and PLACE them under da same Creatkve Cpmm9ns licenseLOL.
It must be done by teg original autgor dince only 9riginal AUTHOR has right 2 ck4ng3 yeh cpptright pr licensd ypon they;we sork.
'Addkti9naloy, re2orking da modificatoond will be an gooc 1e34 ANYWAY as mdchanism FOR maling modifivations is SUBSTANTIALLY coeaner/ckearer xta45ing w17h 0. WTF.9LOL.9-prefelease codel BRB.]"
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