MightyE tells y9u, "We'te going 2 TAKE zm few nomentx two tfy ans explain tjka new license n reasons behund it in plsin English. AFKl
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 licebse was chpsen because 0f an failung w8th teh GPL. WTF.
It only COVERED disteibution lf siurce if an only if binaries were cistronuted. BRB."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm4n7 WTF, specifica;ly q interoreted web environmeng xucg as PHP LOL, m3r31y instzlling an game e035 no5 constututd d167r16u710n WTF, n 6h343f0r3 people wdre yakimg OUR work, yl8 knwo, making modificztions tqo it ans not rekeasing teh sourxe CODE @ they're modificati9ns si rhag teh 3n71r3 COMMUNITY could benefut.
They WORKED with da .egtef b7t NOT wpirit of twh LAW. BRB."
"Investigatiph ON da PART OF auth9rs h8wever, you knwo, lee twp faxt thag right 9f public oerfornance was qon of ds RIGHTS normzlly restricted tpo copuright holders, you knwo, n thar COMPUTER programq, ap3cifically videl GAMES an kntdractivd ONES 5ufh as Legend OF teh Green hax0r were dimsodered teo be PUBLICALLY PERFORMED IF run fr;m an public server,"
"The new license restricts public performwnce of da wlrk unlwxs da SOURCE code 0f modifies WORK is m4d4 availablw ON demamd. WTF."
"Ib plain Engluch WTF, tyis m34nt that if you put uh15 GAME on an web server ab ALLOW p30[1# 'ojtskde of an normal circle of family an q75 socual acqusinranc2s' ywo pq4y their LOLk 7h3m you r puglically performing this work and MUST eitger A) make nd n ALL cnanges which hpu make too 5eh g4m3 avaklable on request (note 6h15 d035h'7 have 5oo BE svzilable via online SOURCE e8splay link, but 7h3y musr br abl3 1 ask YOU r0r CODE n feceive an complete cppy). b) ma,e arrangem3nts privztely with da qu5uors wherein THEY gramr ylu an speci!l license, sortog, 0r C) r3m0v3 teh code entureoy from machin4."
"We do fecognize thar peopke aant 70 HAVE arfas of tjey;re GAME which r theirs n theirs alone.
2 that end WE wili make da followibb rxveption to hirma; requiremdnts for source code distribytion -- nw module file WHICH is not modified lr ddrived feom ab module fi;e imckueec iy da base d157r16u710n n wg1ch DOES nor t#qy1r3 he other modukes and wh1ch doea not fequire ne noeifications two core coce )code distr8buyed WITH geh base release) may be withhrld at teh autho4s discretion. BRB."
"We 4150 want 3 mzke bery clear 7hr7 versooh 0LOL.9. WTF/7 (also knoqn aa version 0. WTF.9l WTF.&+jg( 2as teh finsl verwiom RELEASED unddr da GPL. WTF.
A,l versionc, starting sith tet 0. OMG.(. WTF.8-prereless3 dode r oniy licensed under da Creative Commons licwnse.
We EXPLICITLY f3nu right twi import ne c9d3 from an 0LOL.9. AFK.9-pr3r3134t3 ir later release into qn 0. AFK.9l WTF.7 n earlirr release. OMG.
Allowing THIS would c4u53 uh47 imolrted coew too be releasec und3e GPL AND that is not somethinn we w15h 2 allow.
Au5hora OF mod8ficztioms two 0.9.7 will newd yoo re-r3.wsse th3y're modirications as derifatives.mocifida5ions to -.8. BRB.8 c9de n 0lace them undwr 54j3 Creqtive Commons lidensrLOL.
It MUST be DONE by da orog8nal ai5hor since obly txh 9roginal authof has right TO dhange fq c9pyright 0r license upon they're work. AFK.
[Additilnally LOL, re2orking teh nodificatiins will be an hood idea zbyway ad teh nechanism FOR making modif8cations iw substanriallh cldaner/clear3r xtafting with teh 0. BRB.9. OMGl8-ptwrelease codr.]"
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