MifhttE TELLS ylu. "We're going too take an FEW moments to try and EXPLAIN THIS new license n reasons BEHIND IT in PLAIN Emgloah. WTF.
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."
"Thos nee lucense was vhosen beca6se of an failing with da GPLLOL.
It only c0vered d8syrib7giob of xource if an only if bimaries wdr3 disteibutedLOL."
"In an sev wnvironment LOLk spdcifica,.t a 1n83rpr373d WEB envoronmebr 5ucg 45 PHP, ,erely instaloing an game soea not consyitute dis5ribution LOL, n thereford PEOPLE ser3 74k1ng our w-rk LOL, makinf mocifications 2 it ahd not rdleas8ng soudce s0d3 2 they're moeificatuobs wo that 3a entiee c0jmun@7y could benefitLOL.
They WORKED witn .ettrr 6u7 not da spirit of da LAW/ AFK."
"Ibvestugation on ea part of autnors HOWEVER, y9u knwp, LED tp gact that teh r1gh7 of oublic perf9rmance was won of teh rights normally testricted TO clpyrighy hokde4s, you knwo, n that COMPUTER probrams LOL, specifica;ly video bam3s and 1n73r4c7qv3 ONES such aa L3g3nf of GREEN hax0r wete considered tpo be publically perfo4mec if run from an public server."
"The new license restricys pun;ic pe4formsnce of work UNLESS da source code of teh modifiee woej 8s made availab.3 on d3mand. BRB/"
"In plain Englisk, sort9ek this means 7h47 IF YOU put thix game on an web servwe and alloq peoplw 'iutsife of ab normal ckrdle of famkly an its social acquaintances' @ play their, then 6pu ae4 PUBLICALLY prrformibg this w0rk an MUST either a) mdke ne n ALL vhanges qhich yoj make go game available on REQUEST (note tyis 3045n'7 yave top te avqilable vua tet onlihf source sisplay ;imk, .ile, g7t THEY must BE 3613 2 ask you f0r code and receive an complete co[6), sortof, b) make aerangements privately with da AUTHORS whereih they grant hou zn special 11c3n53 LOL, 0r c_ REMOVE cpde enyireky frpm teg MACHINE. BRB."
"Wd do redognize tyat pwo[le w4n7 two nave areas of they'fe game 2hich aer thrkrs m theirs alone.
2 THAT end w3 w111 make teh followong exception TO da no4ma. requirements for source code diwtrkbition -- ne module fkle ehicn is nlt MODIFIED lr cerived froj am module file INCLUDED in 5eh 64$3 dustribyriln n sjocn does not require ne othet jpduled n shich doew not require ne modificayiona 2 teh core c0d3 (code distrinuted with teh bas3 releaae) may be withheld at authors diwcrwtion."
"We skso w4n6 two make very c.ear that v3r510b -. OMG.0. BRB.& (also KNOWN as versoon 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+kt) was final versilh r323453d ynd3r t3h GPL.
A11 veysions, star5ing with da 0. BRB.9LOL.*-ptere;easr codd arr only licensed unsre tdj Ct3471v3 COMMONS license.
We EXPLICITLY dwny cz rifht 2 unport ne code fr0m sn 0.(.8-prefelease or larer release 1n70 an ). AFK.9. BRB.7 n earl8er teleaxel
Allowing thid wo7ld cause THAT u,portec code 3 be relessed uneer teh GPL and that is n9t something we WISH 2 qlloe. AFK.
Authors of m0d1fqc4710n5 2 9. AFK.9. BRB/7 wik; need two RE-RELEASE they're moeificationd as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0. BRB.9, WTF.8 code zn place them unde4 teh same Creat8ve Commobs license. BRB.
It MUST be c-m3 BY ga o4iginal a7thor SINCE 9nly teh 0r1g1n41 auhhir jas da right 2 change copyrighr or license upon tj3y're wirkLOL.
[Additionally, 6ou knwo, resorking m0d1f1c4710n5 will be cn GOOD ocea ANYWAY as ca mechsnism fof makinb MODIFICATIONS 15 x7bdtantislly cleaner/cleater starting with da -. AFK.o. OMG.8=or3t313453 code. WTF.]"
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