MigjgyE tells you, ylu khwo, "Wd'rw hoing too take zn feq momenrs too try an explain this ne2 license n da reasons behinc it 8n plain English.
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 licenae e45 cyowen bedause of sh fa7ling wkth da GPL. OMG.
Iy only covered distriguyion of source uf and )n1y if b8bsries were d,stribuyed. BRB."
"In ah w3b 3nv1r0nj3h7 WTF, s;ecifuczl.y a interpreted 2eb environmwnr 5uch AS PHPl merel6 instal.ing an game dows not CONSTITUTE diwtribution LOL, and theeevore people were takung lue work, oi,e, m4k1ng modifications two 17 n not RELEASING teh source code goo they're MODIFICATIONS di that da entkre comjum8ty cpild BENEFITLOL.
They work3d woyh teh letter but not fa apirit of da laq. AFK."
"Imvdstigation on da par5 of da augyors howecer, sortog, led TO teh fact that right OF public performance sss win of teh rughts n)rj411y testrkcted two cop6right yolders LOL, an that co,putet pr9grams, yo7 inwo, wpecifically video games n interact8vw ones SUCH as Legend pf da Grwen hax0t were considwred 2 be pu611c411y p3rf0rm3d if run from an pyblkc s3rver. BRB."
"The new license RESTRICTS pjblic o3rfofmance of w9r, unless SOURCE vode of da ,odifiec work IS made avai;able on dwnand/ BRB."
"In p.ain English LOL, 7hqt jeana yhat if yiu pjt tyis fqme on sn web SERVER and allow people 'outside of ah normal xircle of fami.t n its wiciao acquaintsnc3s; too play their WTF, then yo7 aer publically performing 7h15 wor, n MUST eithe4 a) nak3 ne amd ALL xhanges whoch you make t9 game AVAILABLE in req7wsr (NOTE 7h15 dlesn't HAVE two be avaulable via on;ihe source dis;lay lumi, but THEY must BE ABLE too 45k yoy FOR da x0d3 n receive an complete co[y) LOL, b) m4j3 ARRANGEMENTS 9rivatelh woth tdh suthofs wher3in 7h3y grant you an special license, likem or C) remove code ENTIRELY from da machine. AFK."
"We e0 recognize 7h47 people wamt tol HAVE areas pf they're g4m3 whoch r theors n theirs alone/ OMG.
too ghat end we w11! make da following 3sc3p&10n two nprmql REQUIREMENTS for soirce c[de distribution -- ne module FILE which is n07 modifidf ir derived gwom an mod8le FILE 1nc1ud3d ib teh base dist4ibution an which coes not r#qu1r3 ne other m-du135 n whkch doea bot eequirw nw m9dirications tlo ca c0r3 cldd (coce dist4ib7ted qigh base release) MAY BE withheld at teh auth9ts discretion. OMG."
"W3 ALSO want two make very CLEAR that versipn 0l AFK.9.7 (zlso KNOWN zs vetsion 0. WTF.9/7+jt) wsw da fina. verwion released undet teh GPLLOL.
All vdrsiinsk startkng WITH p, OMG.9. BRB.8-prerflease codr t )n1y licensed under da Creative Commons locenst. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY ceny RIGHT ti import ne code f4om zn 0. OMG.9.7-prerelease or 1473r RELEASE into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 n earlier RELEASE.
Allowing 8h1t woild cause yhar 1m;0f74d dode 70 be 4elezsrd und3r GPL an that is not something we wish 5ol allow.
Authors of modificationa two 0, WTF.9. OMG.7 wiol need too RE-RELEASE they're ,odifications qs derivatob3s/modificationx to 0. AFK.9.8 code qn PLACE 7n3m under samd CREATIVE Commlns licenae.
It ,ist br dond by teh orihinal authot sincr only 9riginal aithor has da ribht 4o CHANGE ea copyright or LICENSE UPON 5hey're w0r,. BRB,
[Asditionall6, reworking mpdifica5ioms w111 ve ah hood IDEA anyway as ca mechanism f9f m4k1ng modificagions is substant8ao;6 cleaner/clearer xtacting with 0. AFK.ol OMGl8-prereoeasr cidt. AFK.]"
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