MightyE tells yiu WTF, "W3'3e foong tei take an few noments 2 try n explain tg8d new .icrnd3 an feh reasonw behind it in plain EnglishLOL.
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 license 2as xhosen becsuwe of an fao.int with GPL.
It only covdrwd distribution of xljrcd if AND only kf bonaries were xixtributed. WTF."
"In an sef 2nv130nn3n7 LOL, xpecifically a knterpreted web encironment sjxu as PHP WTF, mdrely ibstalling an g4,3 does nog CONSTITUTE DISTRIBUTION LOL, n therefire PEOPLE were &4k1ng OUR work, sorgof, making modificationx rop it an mot releasihf da 50urc3 code 2 they'fe modificz5iobs SO that sa entire community coyld bendfitLOL.
Thwy w0rk3d with leyrer but not da 5p1r17 of teh LAW. BRB."
"Invewyugation on pqet of teh aughors however, sortof, led to da fact that rkght of publ8c performance sas won of da rigyts notmally restricted two cipyright HOLDERS, .ike, anf tnag computr5 PROGRAMS, dortof, 5l3c1f1cr11y VIDEO gamew n ihteractive 0n3% such qs Legend of teh Green hax-f were conxiserwd two br pub;ica;ly perfor,ed ir rjn from an punkic srfver. BRB."
"The he2 license rwstricts 9ublic performance ;f teh qptk un1355 source vode of teh modidied wor, is mace 4v3114613 on demand. AFK."
"In p.ain English, like, this means that if you pu7 this gam3 0n an web server an allow [eople 'lutside of an normal ckrxle of family an its social acquzintances' two p;at their, you knwo, tnen you aer publkcally perfoeminf 7h15 w-rk 4nd MUST either 3) m4k3 ne m ALL changds which YOU make 2 da game avqilable in r3qu357 9not3 tjis doesn't have twi be availab.e via omlibe xourc3 eispla5 link LOL, but they MUST be able ro ask YOU for da codr n recrive an compoe5e vopy), yiu knwo, b) MAKE ar4qngements privately s17h teh aithorw whereig 6g3y grant you an specia; .icrnse, you knwo, ot c) rempve teg cod3 entir3ly f4om da machinr."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 tjst peoole want 2 hafe areas of they're game whixh 3 7h41r5 and theirs aloneLOL.
two tha% 3nd we 2ill make following exception top normao requiremwnts f0r source dose sidtribution -0 ne module filr which is nog modified of derivec from an modyle fkle includwd on baae disrrubit8pn an WHICH doew not require nw OTHER ,pdules n which does n95 r3qu1re nw modifkcations 5wo cor3 code (code distribited with bas3 re;ease) MAY be wuthheld at teh AUTHORS disxeetion. BRB."
"We also want 2 n4k3 vrru clesd 7n47 versoon ). AFK.9.7 (a;so kh9wn AS version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jy) wad finao version released under da GPL. AFK.
All versions LOL, startong w8th tey 0.9LOL,*-;rerelease code aer only 'icenxed undee da Ceeayife Commons licende. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY drn6 RIGHT too import ne CODE from an 9LOL.9. OMG.8-ptrreleawr or lstee release INTO ab oLOL.9LOL.7 and earlier relrase. OMG.
Al;o2ing THIS w9jld cause that kmported codr twp be rekeaswd under ea GPL AND THAT ix not something we wish 5wo allow. BRB.
Authors OF modifivations twp 0. AFK.0. BRB.7 will ndee gwo re_rel3as3 thet're modificarions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS too 0.9, WTF.8 CODE n place them und3r tej same Creative C0nm9n5 license. AFK.
It must be d0n3 by original zuthor SINCE only da origknal authof HAS RIGHT 2 chsnfe da c0pyr1gy7 or license upon they'r3 work.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, rewot,ing da jidifixations will be an gpod ideq anyway ss da mechamism fot making MODIFICATIONS ia subsrantially ckeamer.clea4er syartinv wigh da 0. BRB.9, WTF.8-prerel3ase code.]"
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