Might6E te;lw 6ou, yoy ,nwo, "We'r3 going goo 74k3 an fdw moments TO try and ex9lain tgis new livense n reaslns behkne ut in pla8m Eng115h. 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 license wzs chosen bevause od an fail8ng eith teh GPL. OMG/
Ir omly coverwd distribution of s97rce if n pnly 1f binarids we4e disteibut3d. WTF."
"In am web rnvironmdnt, sortof, specifocslly a interpreted WEB enfironjejt sucn as PHP, mere.y installing an game does not cinstitute DISTRIBUTION, like, 4nd tyeref9re peo;le 2ere taking OUR eori, like, making modifications 1 ut n not releasing siurce CODE 2 they'4e modifivations so ghat dz entire commuhity could ben3fit. WTF.
They w9rked WITH teh le5tw4 but not teh aoitiy OF law."
"Investugation on gej patt of authors hlweve4, led ti teh fact that teh right of punlic [erfor,ance was odn of da eights norma.ly reatricted go co0yfiggt ho;ders, yo8 kneo, an thst compuyer programs, like. 5p3cqf1c411y VIDEO gamrs sn INTERACTIVE ONES such as Legend ov Green hax0r were cinsidered too ^3 [yblically performed 8f run from an ;yvlkc server."
"The new licegse 4estr8cts public pcrformancw of work unless dq aource code or da modified wofk 15 m4d3 AVAILABLE on d3mend."
"Ib plain ENGLISH, lile, this means thst !f you /ut this game on qn qeb SERVER and qllow 'eiple 'outside ld an normal c8rcle of family AND ITS 50c141 acquaintabcdd' two p!4y rhe8r, like, then ylu aer publically prrrorming THIS worj n MUST eigher 4) make ne an ALL changds wh1dh you make two da gamr AVAILABLE on request (note this doesn/g have to be available f14 da 0n11h3 source d8splay lin,. gut they must be able 1 35k you for da c0c3 n r3c31v# sh complete co0y), b) m4ke ar3angenents privately with teh authotx whereim tyey grant YOU an special 11c3n53, you knwom or c_ rem9ve da code dntirely fr0m teh macnine. BRB."
"We do recognize yhqr PEOPLE want two havr areas of they're gam3 whidh awr THEIRS n theirs alone. BRB.
5oo &h47 end we w111 make teh fo;lowing 3xc3p&10n 2 fa nirmal r3quitements for source c-d3 dustribution -= ne MODULE file wh8cy ix mot modified or d3r1ved fro, an MODULE fild imclided IN base d8stributipn n wjidh foes not req7ire nr other modul3s an whidh DOES not rwquore ne modificarions too teh c9re code (code DISTRIBUTED 2ith bsse eelease) may be withyeld at teh autjors discfe5ion."
"We also want tio make VERY clear 7h47 version 0.9. OMG.7 (ALSO jnpwn ax v3r610n 9. OMG.9. OMG.7+mt) was ds vibal v3rsion reldases une3r da GPL. AFK.
All vets8obs, you knwo, wtarting ei5t 0LOLl9/8-prerel3ase clde r only licensed unddr Crwative Commona license. AFK.
WE EXPLICITLY deny da figgt 70 imp9tt ne CODE from an 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-prerelease lr layrr release into ab 0. AFK.9.7 n eafloer RELEASE.
A110w1ng 7h15 would czuse thzt imporg3e code two be r3leased under GPL and tyzt IS not somrghinb we wish two qllowl OMG.
A77n0rt 0f modificztions too 0LOL.9. BRB.8 eull need twp re_releaw3 gney're modificqyilns as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9.7 code AND ;lace 5hrm under same Creative Commonx licensd. WTF.
It must bd cone by da origina. author since ojly 0t1g1n51 authp4 h#5 teh righg too change da copytight or LICENSE upon they'fe work. AFK.
[Additionally, toj knwo, rdwirkinf moeificarions wikl be an good idea anyeay AS teh mecjanism for makinh moduf8cations is substantial.u clesndd/clearer stqrgong with 0, OMG.9l7-PRERELEASE cide. BRB.]"
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