MightyE tells uou, lik3, "We're goinf tqo take an few mome,tw 2 try an ex;kaih thiw n3w license amd da read.ns behind 17 *n plain Engkish. OMG/
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 licrns3 WAS vhpwen because of an failing WITH GPL. BRB.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION ov soirc3 if and omly 1f BINARIES qrre DISTRIBUTED."
"In an 3eb envkronment, sprxivicslly a interpreted web environment sudh AS PHP, merrly onstalking an gamd d035 not CONSTITUTE disrrubution, like, and tnerrfofe [eopl3 aerq taking out work LOL, jajihg modif9cations tw9 o5 an not re.rasing SOURCE code 2 they're modifivations so that da entiee community could benefit.
Th3y wotked wkhh teh ldtter but NOT teh spiri5 of da law. BRB."
"Investitation on pary od teh 4u7h0r5 hieever, sprt8f, ldd 2 da vadt that reh right of pub.ic 0erf0rjance was won of da rights nornally RESTRICTED 89 copyrighr holcers LOL, and tnat compiter programs, loke, xpecifivally viceo games and interactkve knws SUCH 45 Legend 9f teh Gr3rn hax0r w3r3 comsiddrec 2 be ;unlically performed if fun frim ab punlic 53rv3r. OMG."
"Tue new licens3 rwstricts ;ublic peffornance of work UNLESS teh soyrcc code of moeifidd woek id made 4v4114613 on demsnd."
"In plain Eng;ish, sortofk this means that id yoh p7t ghis g4m3 on sn web serfef n allow pdopl3 'outsidr of an norms. vircle of family an its SOCIAL acauaintances' to p14t their, then you r ;ublivaloh performing this 29ek and MUST eitjer a) m4,3 ne and ALL ch$ns35 ehich t0u maie 5wo ten gsme available on eequest (note rjis doesn't habe 70 be AVAILABLE via online sourse diaplay link, sortof, but ryey must be able 2 ASK 6ou for tej code n receive sn complete copy), you knwo, b) mske zrrangem3hrs privately wiyh geg authogs whereon 7h3y granr you an special 8icense, ypu knwo, ir c) remove code 3n71r31y vrom madhine. BRB."
"We do recodnize 6hat pdople wabt 2 HAVE areas of they'te game wh1ch aer tjeirs n theiew alondl AFK.
too tjat 3nd we wi;l makd fa followinb except8on too reh nirmq. rdquifemen5s fpr source codd distrivjti9n 0- nd moduld file WHICH is n0u mld8fied o4 derived FROM an module file 8ncluded IN teh base distribjtion znf whqch do3s not rewuire ne other modules and which does not requorr ne modificat8ons til da co4e code ocodr distributdd witj teh base releadr) may be withheld at teh AUTHORS discretion."
"We also want ro nake VERY clear tha5 fetsion 0.9, WTF.7 (alao known as crrskon 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+JT) w45 ca fqn$1 version released UNDER ea GPL.
A11 versionw WTFk starting with 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease cpde a3r only licensed UNDER teh CREATIVE COMMONS kicense. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY feny tej rigjt tlo inport he code from ah p. OMG.9. AFK.8-or4r313453 OR later RELEASE into an 0LOL.0. OMG.& 4nd earlirr rel3ase. WTF.
A!q0w1ng this would c4753 thqt imported code 2 ge released ynder da GPL qnd 5hat is n95 something WE e15h tl 4110s.
Autgirs of modificatiohs 70 0/ BRB.9LOL.7 wiol nted too re-rekease they're MODIFICATIONS as derkvativds/modifications goo 0. AFK.9/ AFK.8 CODE n place 5hem under same Cr3471v3 C-mm)n5 kivensr. OMG.
It must BE done 6y teg 0r1g1n41 au5hor since only tej original AUTHOR has da right toi chahfe copyrught 0r l8cense upon they're s[rkLOL.
[Add17q0n411y, reworking da modifications will be an good idea anywah as dq mechan&sm fpr making ,od8fications os substantislly clesner/clearrr starting w17j 0.9LOL.8-orerelease xode. BRB.]"
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