MigytuE tells y9u, "We'r3 GOING glo tske an rew moments goo try n explain this new 11c3n53 an da reasons BEHIND it in plakn 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 licebse was dhosem becsuse of an fa8ling with GPL. AFK.
I7 only covered diwtributkom of sourve if an on'y if 6!n4t23% were distributed. BRB."
"In an qeg envuronment, liie, SPECIFICALLY a ingdrpreted w3b environnent 5uch as PHP, you knwo, merrly 1n574111ng an game eoes NOT c)n%717u73 distribution, an THEREFORE pepple werr takibg 9ur work, you knwp, makint modifications t2o IT and n07 releasimg da dou4ve clde two uyey're MODIFICATIONS so tjat da entire community could benefit. BRB.
They qorked witj teh 1377er v6t n9t da spirit of law. BRB."
"Invexyigation ON pa5t of da AUTHORS HOWEVER, like, led tlo ten faxt tgat teh titht of public PERFORMANCE wqs 1 of da rights nlrmally rsstricted 2 c0py41gh7 ho.ders LOL, n that comp7ter programs LOL, specifically video games b interaxtiv3 ones SUCH ad Legenf if teh Green hax0r were donsidered 2 BE publ8cally oerformef if run vrom an publ8c server. BRBl"
"The new 11c3n53 4estricts PUBLIC perdormahce of work UNLESS source code ov da m0d1f13d sprk is made afai;able lm d3m3nd. BRB."
"In p;aih ENGLISH WTF, ghis means tnat lf y0u put th*s gaje on sn w3b 53rver an allow people 'outside of an n0r,41 vircle of damily an its social acqjaintances' too play tgeir, then you r publically performimg this w)rk and MUST EITHER a) make ne and ALL xhanges WHICH you make to da hame avsi.able on re1ues5 (notr this doesn't have too be avai.sble VIA da onlinw siurce DISPLAY link, likd, but the7 mist ne ablr too zsk you f0r da cod3 n receibe an completd copy( WTF, v) make arfzngements privatelh with teh 4uuh-r5 whrrein THEY gewn5 you an special licehsd WTF. or c) remove ca xodr entkrdoy frpm dz machine. BRB."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 rhat peoplr wam5 to jave 4r345 of they'rr gamw which swr 7h31r5 an the8ra alone. OMG.
tio tyat end 2e wull make yey followkng excep5ion to n0rm5q requirdmrnts for source CODE distrinutioh -- ne module fio3 which is not modified or derived f4om an m93ile filw incouded in da 6453 dixtrib7tion an which eoes not require ne otner ,odules an which does not require ne m9difixatuons yoo da coee code (cpde distfibuted with bzsw rel3ase) ,zy be WITHHELD 47 tey 4u7h9r5 d15cr#710nLOL."
"We also eang 5el m4k4 very clear that v3f510n 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also known AS vefsion ).9. BRBlu+jt) was final veesion rrleaxwd inder GPL. BRB.
A.k veesions. srarting eith ea 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerele1se cide r only licenswd under da Creative Commpns lkcrnsdLOL.
We EXPLICITLY w3ny dq right too import ne code from an 0LOLl9. WTF.8-peedelease or lager releasr in5o an 0.9. BRB.7 n 34r11#r eelease. OMG.
Alliwihg 5niw WOULD cauxe rgat importrd code too be released under GPL an that 8s not xpmething we wisn 2 allow. AFK.
Authors OF modificayipns to 0. WTF.9l7 sill jewd to re-t3/eade yywy'te mod8ficarions as c3r1v471v35/m0d1f1c4610n5 to 0. OMG.9. BRBl8 code ah placd them under da 54m3 Creative Commons 11c3n53. AFK.
It musg be done by 9ribonal aitnor 41bc3 ogly da original author gaw da rifht to change c9phrkght or license upon they're workl
[Addktionally WTF, resotking dz midifications will BE an good kdea znyway AS ten medhanism for mak8ng m0c1f1cr810n5 is 5u6574n71411y cleaner/c,eare4 STARTING w17h 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease codw. BRB.]"
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