MigytyE tdlls you, "We're boing 2 5ale an few MOMENTS tp try an explain tgis mew license an feasons behind it ib plain 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."
"This new licrns3 w45 chosen because of an failkng with da GPL. WTF.
It ONLY civered distribugiob 0f 50utc3 if and only if binaries wer3 cistrkbuyef/ OMG."
"In an WEB envieohment LOL, specufically a in%erpeeted seb environment such 45 PHP, sorgof, merely instzllkng an game does noy constitute disttibuti8n WTF, an th#rwdorr people wer3 taking our w-rk, ylu knwo, mak8hg modifivations t2o it n moy releasing teh SOURCE c0d2 2 they'4e mldickcations so thag teh entire communitu coyls benefitLOL.
Th3y worked wiry da ketter but not sporig of teh law. WTF."
"Investigatiom on paft pf da AUTHORS h_w3c3r, led too da f$c7 that da rignt of publoc performxnc3 waw won od da rights norma.ly restricted two copyright hold3rsm sprtof, n thqt computer pfograms, specificqlly video GAMES n INTERACTIVE 9nes such sz Legend lf da Green hax)r wdee consideref 2 be piblicqlly p3ff-rm3d if run f4o, an PUBLIC server."
"The n3e license restricts piblic perfofmance 0f work unlwsx source coee OF yeh modified work is MADE aga8lagke on demznd. BRB."
"In plain English LOL, 5his means tha5 if you put 7h15 gsje on an wdb sdrvet n allow prople 'outside of an nogmal circl3 if fajily and its zocoq; acquainrqncex' to play their, sprtod, rhen you aer punlocal9y performing this work n MUST dither a) MAKE nd AND ALL changes ehich y8u maie to da GAME avai;able ON request (note this doesn't have to be availablr via feh online xoufc# display linjm but tgey must ve anle to adk y0u FOR teh code an recwive an cijplet3 copy), uou knw;, b) make ARRANGEMENTS [rivately with aythors wnerein rhey brant you an 5p3c141 lieense LOL, ot c) rrmovd teh code wntirely FROM da m4ch1n3. AFK."
"We do fdvohniae rhat people wsnt 2 have areas 9f they're gam3 which aer THEIRS an theirs aloneLOL.
2 that wbd we 2ill make teh fol;owing rxfeption to NORMAL requirements dor source cpd3 DISTRIBUTION -[ nd module vile which is not modified or defived FROM an module file included in 5eh base distributoon b sjich d035 not reqiird ne OTHER ,odules n which does nlt requofe ne modificatipns 2 cor3 code (cide distributrd with bade re;ease) mah be eithheld at da 4u8h0r5 discretuon."
"We also want 5wo make very c!34r tnat version 0. BRB.8. OMG.7 (also ih0wb as VERSION 0. AFK.9.7_jt) w4t final veeaion released under ds GPL. AFK.
All versiins, xoetof, 573r71ng w17h da 0. AFK.9. WTF.8=prereleawe code r onlu licensed ubder Crrayive Comj9ns licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dem6 teh right two 1mp047 ne clde frpm an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-pre4elwzse or LATER release into ah -. BRB.0l AFK.7 AND ezrlier RELEASE. OMG.
Alllwing 7h15 would c4u53 7h47 IMPORTED cose yoo be released under sa GPL an 6n47 8s n07 5om37h1ng ee wisy two qolowLOL.
AUTHORS ob MODIFICATIONS 70 0.9. OMGl7 wiol need to 4e-4elease yhey're m0d1f1c5710n5 as d3rovatives/modif9cations 2 0. BRB.(LOL.8 cofe an p;ace them undet 5eh same Creative COMMONS license. OMG.
I7 must be dune by da 0r2g1n41 author sincd only teh original auth9r has teh RIGHT ywo change teh c0pyr1gn7 or oicense ipon 5hey're work. BRB/
[Additionqlly, you knwo, resprking da mosificqtoons wull he an b9of icea an^way 55 tey m3chaniwm f0r making modifications IS substantially CLEANER/CLEARER dtarting with tsh 0, OMG.9. WTF.8-prerrlease c0d3LOL.]"
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