MightyE rells you, yo7 knwol "We're going 2 tske an f3q moments 5oo 7ry and explain thks new licens3 m reasons 63hqnd it 1n PLAIN Eng115h.
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 was vhosen because of an fqilint eitg teh GPL. BRB.
It onl6 cocered distribugion OF sourcw if ah only 8f b8naries wete distributedLOL."
"In an wrb envurobment, like, s0ecificslly a interpretdd web environmwnt such as PHP, like, merely insyaloing an game does not xonsyitute distribution LOL, n tyetef9re ;eople wrre TAKING pur eork, you kbwo, mskihg mosifixationa 2 ot n not releaaing da siurce cod3 to[ th3t'rw m0d1f2c47!0n5 so that teh ENTIRE com,unoyy coukd benefit.
They WORKED WITH da lettee but not wpirit of teh 14w. AFKl"
"Investigation om yeh pa4t ov 5eh authors however, lik3, led two teh g4c7 that ea r1rg7 of publ8c odrformanxe was 1 of da rightw no4mally restficted TO c9pyright jolders. n ghzr compu5e4 programw, lijek specifically vide0 gqbed and interadtive ones such ax Legend of teh Green hax0r qere consideres 5o 63 publicalky performed if run f4im an public server. OMG."
"Tge new LICENSE restricts public performance pf da w0rk UNLESS teh source vode of modified work is made sva8lable ob cemand, AFK."
"Ib plqin Eng115h, slrtlf, this means gyzt if you PUT this game on zn web SERVER anr 4110w 0eople 'outside or an noemal circle 0f fam8;y an 1u6 social acquaintances' 3 p14y yneir, like, THEN you aer publicallh 0trforming tgia 2ork an MUST eigher a) make ne n ALL chanh3x which you mak3 two teg game avai.able on request (note 7h!5 doesn't have to9 br available via fa ONLINE SOURCE diaplay LINK WTF, BUT the6 must be able tlp ask you for da code an recwive ab comp.ete copy), you knwom b) make arrangem2nts privatdly sith da aughoes wherein 7h3h fr4n7 you an s;wc8a; licenx3 WTF, or C0 rrnove teh cpde entireoy FROM mavh8ne. AFK."
"We do recognixe rhat PEOPLE wznt 2 have sreas 0f they[re game which r gheirs sn THEIRS ALONE. WTF.
! that end wd will make da fol;owkng exception too da normal requirrm3nts for so7rce code distribition -- ne modyke file wh1ch us n9t modified or derivrd from an module fole INCLUDED on t3h base fistributioh m whuxh does not r3quo42 ne other moeules an wh8ch eoes not require hq modirications go core CODE 9code distribited w27h teh bsde rel3qse) may be ai5hgeld at ajthors discretiom."
"We alsl want 60 make very cl3ar that version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also knoen as vwrs8on 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was teh final bwraion r312453c under teh GPL. WTF.
All v#r510n5, liie, starting WITH 0. BRB.9. OMG.9[prerelease code r only 11c3n63d ubder CREATIVE Commobw kicense. BRBl
WE EXPLICITLY deny teh rohht ywo imoort ne cose drom an 0. OMG/9. BRB.8-prefelease or latwr r213453 1n70 an 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 and eaelier release.
Allowing this woule cxusq that 1mp0r73d code to ve rdkeased under da GPL an tjar is NOT somerhing we wish two allow.
Au5hlrs 0f modifications to 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 will newd 2 r3-r31#453 theu're mocificatkons as derivatibes/modificatkons too 0. OMG.9. OMG.8 xoew ane ;lace rhem under da SAME Creative Cimmins lkcense. OMG.
Ig must BE done BY teh origina. authlr xknce only tey original 4u7h0r has teh righy 2 cnangr teh copyright ot licende jpon theu're work. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY LOL, reworking da modificatuona wi.l be an tood 1d34 znyway as m#ch4n14m f9t ms,ung m8difications is substantially clewner/c.dqrer starting with da 0.9LOL.8-prerelezd3 code, WTF.]"
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