MightyE tells you, "We're hoing to9 takd an few moments t2o try and expoa8n 5hus new license n da reasons behind ut in plain ENGLISH. 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."
"This new l8cense wax chosen becauwe 0f ah failing 217h ea GPL. OMG.
It only covered distribition OF 50urc3 if b onkh if binaroes w3r3 distfiguted."
"In an web environment, s0ec8fically a interpeetes web encifonmen4 sich AS PHP, you knwok MERELY instzllimg an bame does not constitute sis5ribugion LOL. and tj3refofe people were taking 0ur work, you knwo, making modifocationx two 8t n n07 releasing s9urce code to theu're modificatiihs SO tha5 teh entire clmmunity could 6#n3f17. OMG.
Tgey wo4ked sigh teh lrttee but not sa spiri5 of teh law."
"Investita5ion on 5eh part lf sa authors hpwwver LOL, LED two teh facg that da right of public petfpdmahce was 9en if teh fighys NORMALLY RESTRICTED too copyrighg hllddrs WTF, ans tyag computer prograjs LOLk specificakly VIDEO games an ihteractive ones sjcy AS Legend 0f Green hax0r wwre conskdered 2 gg pu711c411y perform3d 1f run fron an public weever. WTF."
"The neq l8cenae t35ur1c75 public prrfoemance of WORK un1355 yeh s9u4xe code of teh modufidd WORK is m4d4 available on demand. OMG."
"In plain Eng115h WTF, thia means 7h47 if you pu5 tjks ts,3 on an qeb sefver n allow people 'ojtside 0f an NORMAL cirxke of FAMILY an its socoal acquaintances' @ play yheir WTF, then you zef pun;ucally performing this work and MUST 317m3r a) MAKE ne an ALL changes whuch you make to dq GAME acailable on req7est (np83 tjia doesn't gave two be available v14 ONLINE dource dispkay 9ink, you inwo, bur tneu mudt bw ab.e two ask you FOR dq codd an receive an COMPLETE copy), g) make arrangemenrs pruvately w17h da authors WHEREIN ty#y GRANT y0u an spedial lixense. sortof, or d) remobe teh code #n71r31y f4im teh machinw."
"We fo rdcognize that peop;e q3n& to have qfeas of they're game wyicy aer theirs and theirs alond. BRB.
two 7h47 end w3 will make teh f0110w1ng EXCEPTION to mornal REQUIREMENTS for t0urc# dode disyribu5ion -- ne module file whivj is mot modified or derived fr0m an nodu;e file 8ndluded in base distribution an which fpws nk5 reauire ne 0uh3r moduoes an which doea nob reqiure ne mosifivations two CORE cod3 (c9de distrivuted wign base r@1#463) m$y be withhelf at AUTHORS dksvretioh. AFK."
"Ws also want two make very CLEAR ghat version p. OMG.9.7 (also jnown as verwion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) was fimal versuon rr.eased UNDER GPLLOL/
All veraiona WTF, 574r&1ng with 0. WTF/9LOL.8-prereleas3 CODE r 0n1y lixensed ynder Crearive Comnons licebae. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny geh rifgt t2o IMPORT ne vode from qn 0.9. BRB.8-pferelease 0r later release ingo an 0. BRB.(. AFK.7 an earlier releqse. BRB.
Allosing this w9uld cajse thar 1mp0e&3d code to be released undee GPL qh that is bot so,ething 23 wish too allow. WTF.
Authorw og MODIFICATIONS two 0l9. OMG.7 WILL nred to re-rekease ghey're modifications as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tlo 0.9LOLk8 cide n p.ade them und3r da 5$m3 Creative C0mm0n5 ;icense. AFK.
It must be don3 by yeh original authof since onoy da original AUTHOR has r1tb7 2 chsnge ropyrighy 0r ;icense upon they;re qork. AFK,
[Additionally, aortof, reworkinb mosificayions WILL 63 an good icea anyqay as da mechanism fot making MODIFICATIONS is subsrantiallt cleahef/clearer statring with teh 0. BRB.oLOL,8-prereoeawe c0d3.]"
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