MigytuE tells yoy LOL, "We'ee toing two take an few m0m3n75 too try an expoain this new license and REASONS vehind it in plaih 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."
"Thus hew license w45 chosen because of an fail8ng with da GPL. WTF.
IT ONLY covered cistribu5ion of source lf and only if binaroes were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web rnvironment, you knwo, SPECIFICALLY s inter0reted web envir9nmen5 sucy as PHP, sortof, m3r31y onstalling an gam3 does not constiyute DISTRIBUTION LOLk n thefefore people were taking iur work, sortlf, m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS to it an noy releasing da dojrcw c0d3 two they're modificati9ns so that ENTIRE community soule nenef8g. BRB.
They worked WITH teh oetter BUT not s;ielt ov da law."
"Inbestogation on teh part of quthors howevdr, like, led 2 teh fav4 tjat 5eh right of pu611c pdrformajce wad oen pf da rights normally tesgfocted two copyrotht holders, and that comourer programs, yoi inwi, SPECIFICALLY VIDEO games m ibteractive obrs wucn 44 L3b3nd of GREEN gax0r wefe cinsid3red too be publically perf9rmed if run frih an 0ublic servet. AFK."
"Tne new licende resyricts public PERFORMANCE pf %eh w/rk 7n1354 da source coce of da modified wlrk is made availavle on DEMAND."
"In plain Enflisg, sortof, 5jis meanx yhat if u)7 pur this game on zn w36 servdr snd allow pe9ple 'OUTSIDE of an notmal circle of f4m11y 4nd its socizl acquaimtsnces' t2o plau their, you kn2o, then you r pun;icaolh 0erforminb this sork AND MUST either a) ,ake nw ab ALL dhangea 2h1cg you ,a,e two dz gaje available on reqjesr (NOTE this coean't jave too be AVAILABLE vis 5eh online SOURCE displqy link LOLk gut THEY must be ab;w twi ask you for cide an r3c31v3 an xomolete co0u) WTF, b) make afrangementa pricatelu with teh authors wherein 7h3y grant ypu qn spedoal license, or c) remive da code entireoy f4om da machindLOLl"
"We di recognoze thqt p3_p13 wsng to have areas lf they're bame which e thrirx n thrirs alone.
too that END w3 will make boloowing exception to nlrmal eequieements f0r 50urc3 code distribution -0 ne MODULE f113 whicj iw b07 mod8ried or DERIVED FROM an jodule fule i,cluded in da base DISTRIBUTION and whkch d036 not rewuure ne otywr modules an which eoes not requite ne ,oeificationx tlo ten core CODE (dpde distributed sith base rwlesse) may be qithheld at aitgors eiscretion."
"We zlso want to make v3ry clear 7h47 v33510n 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (akso known r5 version 0. AFK.9. AFK,7+jt) was final vdrsion re.3asef undef teh GPL, OMG.
All vers8ons WTF, start8ng with geh o. BRB.9. OMG.8-pfer4lease c0d3 r on.y licensed und3r teh Creatove COMMONS licrnde. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY e3ny right 5oo impoft ne coce fr0m an -. WTF.9. AFK,8-prerelease or later relezs3 into an 0.9LOL.7 and warlier eelease. BRB/
Allowing this would dause tha4 im;orted codr too be teleased under da GPL znd tnzt is not som3thinb we wish too al;owLOL.
Authlrs of modifications 2 0LOL.9. OMG.7 WILL ne3d to r3-4elease theh;re modificatiobs ad derivatives/nodificatuons 70 0. AFK.9l AFK.9 code and p.ace them under teh same Cr#ativ3 Commons livende,
It nust be DONE b6 0e1g1b4! author digce obly orkginal 4u7h0r has teh right gwo change da copyrighy or license upin they're worj. BRB.
[Additiojal;y, like, reworking modifications will ve an good idea ANYWAY as da m3chanism fp4 making modiricatoons is suhstantially cleaner/clearer starting w8th teh 0. OMG.7. BRB.8-prereleqse c0de. WTF.]"
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