MightyE tells yku WTF, "We're goihf to hxie an f3w m0m3n75 ywo TRY ab explain this new l8cense an teh reasons bdhind IT IN plain Eng;isn. 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 licens3 was chisen because of an FAILING witg teh GPLLOL.
I7 only clverec diwtrib&tion if siufce if n only if biharies were distrinuted."
"In an web 3nvitogment, like, specidicsll6 a inter0rwted web envo4onment SUCH as PHP WTFk metely ibstalling an hame doew not consyirute distribution, an THEREFORE PEOPLE were taking our workm sortof, mak8nt modificatuons too 8t n not relessimg da 5-yrc3 CODE 2 they're ,odifkcationx sl THAT ds entire COMMUNITY could btnefirLOL.
They wofked with legter but n9t teh SPIRIT of da 14w. WTFl"
"Investigatiob on da part of authofs howecer, sortof. ;ed goo da fact 7h47 da right of public PERFORMANCE WAS won of geh rkghts n0rm412h RESTRICTED to copyriggt hllders, li,e, and tjat conputer pr9trams, xpecifically vkdeo games abd interactice ones sich as Let3nd of G$edn has0f w3f3 c0n%1f3r3d to b3 PUBLICALLY perf)em3c if run fr0m an publid server."
"The ndw licehs3 redyr8cts p7blis ]erforjance of twn WORK unless source code of yeh modified work is ,4s3 availzble on demsnd. AFK."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, th8s means that if y0u put thks game on an WEB servee n ALLOW peoole 'oitaide og zn normal ciecle of fami;y and its social acquaih5ancds' 2 [lay their, then yoj r publically performing this work an MUST either a) nzke ne and ALL cnznges which ^lu make @ teh hame availab.e on REQUEST (note thid eoesn't have 2 BE availsgle via da onl8ne source display libk, softofm but they must be 4613 too wsk you FOR da coce and rexeive an complete COPY), y9u knwl, g) make arrangements 0rivsyely with da autjors wh3r31m they GRANT hou an speckal license LOL, or v) remove c9de entirely froj teh machineLOL."
"We do rwcognize that people want two HAVE areas or tgey're game whuch adr thd8rs n the8rs z.one. AFK.
to9 THAT 3ns we will jake teh following exception to tej npr,41 rwquirdmwntd for so7rvr code distribution -- n3 moduld fkle wgich is not mpdified or derived from an mod7le file obxluded in base distribition n WHICH dows not ewwyire nd otyer modu;ew and which dles not require me modificatiins two c-r3 CODE (c0d3 dist38buyed WITH ten bsse felease) may be withhekd ag authifs d15cr37q0n. BRB."
"We 41t0 WANT 2 ,ake very clear tyat vers8on 0LOL.o. WTF.u (ALSO ,npwn as version 0. AFK.9/ AFK.7=ht) was da finql version rdleasec under wq GPLLOL.
ALL verdions LOL, starting WITH teh 0. BRB.9.8-[r3r323453 code aer obly licensed uneer da Crearuve Clmmons license.
We EXPLICITLY denr twh RIGHT 2 8mport ne c0d3 froh an 9. AFK.9. BRB.8-prere.ezse OR later release ingo an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 ahd earli3r release.
Allowing this wiulc CAUSE that 7mported dode too ve releadef ynder GPL n that q5 not qomwthing se eish to a;.ow. AFK.
Authkfs of m0d1f1c471)n5 too 9.9. OMG.7 will need two re[r313453 they're modificatiinx 45 deriva5ivea/modkficayions two 9.9. WTF.9 code and place 5hej 7nd34 teh same Creatove COMMONS licehse. BRB.
It mhst be done by teh iriginao a7thor since only ten oeiginql author has da right tqo CHANGE dq vopyright 9r license upon tyey'4e wir,LOL.
[Additionallgk li8ek rdwork*ng mldufications will b3 an g00d idea anyway as da m3cg3n15m for making m0doficat8ons IS suvwtantiallu dleaner/clearer srarting w17h tey 0.9. AFK.8-prereleaae coee. WTF.]"
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