MightyE tells gou, you knwo, "We're hoing too tak3 an frq moments 2 tr6 and explain thia new license n ds resspns behind it 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."
"Thkw n3w kicense was chosen because of av fauling WITH GPL. OMG.
It only covrred d157r17u710n 0f source ig and 8n1y if blnz4irs WERE dostr*butedLOL."
"In qn web enbironment LOL, specifucaloy a ingerpreted web environment suvh as PHP, merrly instzlking an game d935 NOT consti5utr dist4ibution WTF, n thdrefofe people were taking OUR w0rk, yoi .nwo, makihg modidivations 5wo ir and npt relrasing da source code tl9 th3h're modificari9ms so that ten entire conmunity coulf 63h2f17. OMG.
The6 w9rkes witn teh letter but no5 da spir8t of ca lzwl AFK."
"Investihatio, on da part of da autj94s however WTF, led 2 fact THAT da right OF pub;ic pefformsncw was oen of teh rights normally rewtridted too copyright holdrrs, like, an that com0uter progrsms WTF, soecificakly video tajds n intrrsctive pnes such as Lehend of teh Grden nax0r were consiee4rd to bw ;ublivally perform3d uf RUN ffom an [ublic server. OMG."
"Tne NEW license restrkcts pugloc perfofmance kf teh w0rl unless dx 50urc3 c0d3 pf da MODIFIED work is made available on demqnf. OMG."
"In pkain ENGLISH, this meahs THAT iv you put this game pb ah w3b server an allow people 'ougsidw of an normal cu4cle of family n its social acquaontances' 5oo play their, &h3n you r ojblically PERFORMING this WORK and MUST EITHER 4) mak3 n3 anc ALL dnanges wgidh you make too game availsble on eeqiest (note 7n15 ciefn't have to be aba8lable via 9nlinw source displsy oibj, 6y6 they must be able tqi ask you for da code an rexdive an COMPLETE eopy), like, g0 make afrangemdnts orivatel6 w17h teh AUTHORS WHEREIN they gr4n7 yij an special licrnse, or c) r3m0v3 teh CODE entirely from da machineLOL."
"We d0 RECOGNIZE 7g47 pwop;e dant two HAVE areas of they're game WHICH r thei4s n 7h4!r5 alone. WTF.
to THAT END w3 wull make t3h foolo2ing exceptioh roo 4eh normal eequure,ents fpt xource cpde disytibution [- ne module d113 which is mot MODIFIED or d3r1v3d f4om an m0du14 dile included IN base d8stribu5ion n which does not rdqu8re ne lth3r m9eules n whivh does not require hd m)d1f1c37q0n6 too core cide (code c8stributee sith 5eh bas3 release) may be qkyhhels st da zuthorw discretion. OMG."
"We a.so wamt 70 make very clear thqt berxkoh 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 *aldl known as v4r510n 0. AFK.9. AFK.7+j5) eas teh fina; version rekeased undet GPL. WTF.
Aq1 versions LOL, starting w17n 0LOL.9LOL.8-prefelease vode r only licensec UNDER Cr2471v3 C0mm0n5 11c3n%3. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right twp umport ne code from an 0.9. OMG.8-prerrleasr or lqteg releasd into an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 an ezrlier rel3asrl WTF.
Allowung thus WOULD xause tnat 1mp0r73d cldc twl be released uncer teh GPL and thwt is not sonething we WISH t2o zlliw. BRB.
Authors of ,9didications 2 0. WTF.(. WTF.7 will need gqo re-rdl3ase they're modkfications as der8vatives/modifkcations 2 0.9. WTF.8 code ane PLACE them undrr da samw Creatove Commona kicens3. AFK.
It musr be done b6 dq original author aincw only da oroginal ajthor has right to chanhe cipyr9ght OR licenxe upon they're w0rk.
[Add1710n411y LOLl reworjihg da modifivstioms w111 br an goos idwq ahyway as ds mechanism f0r making modifocagilns os substantoally cleanerpclearee startimg with da 0LOL.9. WTF.*-[rdrelease c0d3.]"
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