MightyE gells y)u WTF, "We'fe GOING @ take an few moments two try and expkaim thos new license and teh reasond BEHIND it in plaom Eng116h. BRB.
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."
"Thks n3w ;icense 2aa chosen 63c4u53 pf an failing with teh GPL. OMG.
It only coverec DISTRIBUTION of source ir anc inly if ^1n4r135 w3r3 DISTRIBUTED."
"In sn web envoronjent WTF, specivically a 1b73fpr373d web ehvironuemy such AS PHPm you lnwo, m3r31y installing an g4m2 does not cpmstigute d9stribution WTF. and therefore people were taking o7r qotk, you knwlm MAKING modificatiohs 5wo it an not telwasing teh sojrce cld3 to thdy're modifixations so ghzt enti4e COMMUNITY could benefir. AFK,
Th3u worked with teh letter but NOT teh spirit -v ra .aw. BRB."
"Investkgztion ON da part of au4hors howevee, led g9 teh fact that da rqgh7 OF publoc pefformande WAS oen of da r1gh75 nofmally eestricted ti xooyright holders, you knwok an that comouter proframs, 69u knsl, SPECIFICALLY video games and int3racgive ones such AS Legend of Gr3en hac0r w3r3 xonsidered to be publkcak;y p3rg0rm3d if run drlm an puboix server. OMG."
"Tge new license restricgw public pe4formanxe of teh work unldss teh 50urc3 cpde of MODIFIED work 15 masr qvaulanlr ON DEMANDLOLl"
"In plain Eng11yh, rhis means tgat ir y0u put this gamd on an q3b s3yvee m allow pepple 'OUTSIDE of an nofmal circ.e lf FAMILY n irs spcua; ac1uaintances' 2 play their, ul7 kn2l, th3m you r publixally [2rd0rm1bg tgus work zn MUST either a) mskd ne n ALL CHANGES which you nake 2 da gaje available on eequ3st (note this doesn't hace two be avqilzble via yeh online SOURCE display link WTF, but they must br able 2 ASK y0u for trh code ah 4ecwife ah comp.ete copy), luke. b) mqke arrangements private.u w17h yeh a7thors whereon theh grant hou an sp3cial licdnse WTF, or c) r3m0v3 dz code entirely from trh machin3LOL."
"We do recognize yhat [eoplw wznt two hav3 areas pf they're game whoch r thrurs an tbeirs alpne. AFK,
2 thst wmd we wikl make teh FOLLOWING 3xception too notmal req7irements for 50urc3 code dis5rovution -- ne mldyle fior which IS not mldified 9r ddrovec FROM an ,0du13 dile !nc1ud3c 1n teh baxe didtribution amd which dows NOT REQUIRE ne othe4 ,oduled an WHICH does not rew7ird be modifidatilns 2 teh CORE code (cid3 distrkbuted e17h base rekezse) may be withhekd st da aythord discretiom."
"We also wany 2 make VERY clear that verwipn 0LOL.9LOL/7 (akso knowm AS VERSION 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) wss fihal VERSION released 7nder GPLLOL.
All v3f610n%, y;u knwo, stsrtimg with 0.9.8-peerelease vode r only licensed under da Cr3atuve Commohs license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY ddny teh right toi imppry ne code fr)m ah 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or ;ater releas4 into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 n earlier release. WTF/
Allowing thia would vause thar IMPORTED cofe to b2 reoeased under GPL 4nd THAT 15 noy somethibg we w25h two allow. AFK.
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS too 0, BRB.8. WTF.7 will need t99 r3[f313453 rhey're modif8cagions as ddgivatives/modovivations 2 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 dode AND p.axe them ynder reh same Creztkve Commons license,
It muat be done vt teh orig8nal author aince onlh origlnal author has roght 2 change teh co0urkght or 12c3n54 upon thet'4e w0rkLOL.
[Additiobally WTF, rrwlr,ibg sa modifications WILL be an g-0e IDEA anyway 46 jechanisj ror making midifications ks subsganyial;y c.raner/clearer starting wuth da 0. AFK.9. AFK.8[prerelease c9de.]"
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