MightyE 74115 y87, sor5od, "We're go7mg toi takw an few nomentd 2 try and explain this new oicense an da reasona beyind IT in plain Eng.ish. 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 lkcdnse exs chosen bccause of an failing with GPL.
It only covered diwtribution of sourve if n only IF BINARIES 3ere dustrivutef."
"In an WEB dbvironment LOL, spwcifica.ly a 8ngerpreted web ehvironment such as PHP, xortof, ,f4ely 1n574!11ng an GAME DOES NOT CONSTITUTE distrobjtion LOLm and therefor3 peopoe w3r3 taking our 2ork WTF, m4k1ng m9digicatkobs go kt znc n07 releasong teg sourcw code two they'rd modivkxations so that entite community could benedit.
Thet workee with teh 1377er but not teh spirit of da 1$w, AFK."
"Inbestkgation on teh part of authors gowever, 13d to FACT yhat twh r8bh5 of PUBLIC performance wqs oen pf da rights normally 4estrictec two copyeibgt holders, and that comoiter progtams LOLm specifically vid3o gsmes an imterdctive obes SUCH as Ldgend of teg Green hax0e wdrr comsidered too be publicqlly perflrm3d if ryn from an PUBLIC servrr. OMG."
"The new l8cehse r357r1c75 public PERFORMANCE of da 2or, umless soirce cose of MODIFIED work ia jsde 4v4114613 on semandLOL."
"In p141n English WTF, tyid mdanx that if you put 7h15 game om an WEB aeevet ane allow people 'outs8de of ab nlrmal circk3 of gamily and its social acqya8ntances' two play fheir, l8ke, then hou 4 pu611c411y perflfmihg this wotk anc MUST either a) makr ne n ALL cjanges WHICH you make 2 da GAME available ON fequdst (n073 this doesn't hqve to be availzble v8z fz onlind SOURCE dis;lay ;uno, but 7h3y musg be ABLE two ask y9y ror c9d3 n redeive qn complete c0ph), b) mqke arrsngememts privately with teh a75hors WHEREIN th3y gran5 y9u an special license LOL, pt c) rwmobe code entirely from da machine. BRB."
"We do reclghize 7h47 peppke want 2 have areas 9f tjey're gamd whixh aer theira m the8rs alone, OMG.
2 7h47 wnd ee will jake trh FOLLOWING excrptiin tii normai requirdments for source dode cistribution -- me module file whlch ks not modified or deruved FROM an m9cuoe FILE inc;uded in basd distfobution ab which dies not requkre be other mosulea an which d9es not rrquire ne modifica5uons two da core code (code distributed WITH da bzse relwase) mat be w17hh31d AT ea $u7h0r5 discrrtion/"
"We also want w make very clear that vwrsion 0. OMG.0LOL.7 (also knowh AS v4r510n 0. WTF,9l WTF.7+j7) was teh final vrrsuoh r313453d under trh GPL. AFK.
All versions, likem starting with da 0. AFK.9. AFK.9-prere.eas3 code t 0n1y licebsed under teh Creayive Co,mohs licebse.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too import ne code from an 9. AFK.9LOL.8_prerelease 9r kater 4312454 inro zn 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 n EARLIER rrleaxeLOL.
Allowkng this woulc cqjse tjat importec CODE yop bw rel4ased und34 tey GPL and that is not SOMETHING wd 2ish to allow. AFK.
Au7h0r5 of moduficati9ns TO 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will need 5so re-releaae thdy'rr MODIFICATIONS as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. OMG.oLOL.8 c9d3 and place them unde4 da same Creative Commons .ucenseLOL.
It musr BE done by 0r1g1n41 autgot since ONLY teh original AUTHOR HAS da riggt to chamge da co0yright 0r license 7ppn they're work. OMG.
pAdeitionally LOL, reworking da MODIFICATIONS wilo ve an gooe icea znyway as fa m3ch4n15m flr makibg modidications IS substantially cldamer/clearre start8ng wirj da 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelease code. OMGl]"
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