MightyE tells ylu, slrtof, "We'rw GOING to takw an few momen5s twp try anc 3xplain 7h15 NEW licdnse n teh REASONS behind IT in plain Ebglidh. 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 licehse wss ch)53n becsuse of am fa8long WITH teh GPL. AFK.
It only covered distribution OF source uf an only if b9maries were DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an w#6 ebcironmdnt WTF. specifically a interpreted WEB emboronment such as PHP, yo7 knwo, ,erwly 1n574111nh an game does NOT constitute distrigution, li,e, and th2refore peopoe w343 taking iur w0rk, you knwo, makkng modifications to it sn n07 telwasunt teh SOURCE code 2 gheh'ew modificarions so THAT da entire c9mmuni5h xpu1d benefig. BRB.
They workwd with letber but NOT dz spir8r lf sa LAW."
"Invwstigqtion on teh part pf au5hora however, like, led 2 ract tgat rithr of publix perfoemance was 1 lf fa rights n9rmally testricted to coptrkfht h01d344, n that computer prog4amsi tou lnwo, specificzlly vieep games an intefactive ONES wuch as Ldgend of teh Green hax9r were considered two b3 puglical.y PERFORMED if run FROM an puboic serverLOL."
"The h3w license restricrs public performance OF qork ublrsd SOURCE c9de of mod8fied eo4k iw MADE availzbl4 on d3m4ndLOL."
"In 0laib Englisn, sorgof, THIS mdans tjat if tou ;ut gyix game on an web server n aloow peo[le 'ougaide if an nl4.al ciecle of fsmily AND krs socual qcquaintandes' twi play theie, lo.e, uh3n YOU aer publically performimg THIS work an MUST EITHER a) makq ne and ALL changes whixh you make too da game svailable on rwquwst (note this doesn;t yave to be available via online sourde display libk, you knwp, bug 7h3y MUST be able 2 ask yoy for tdh cofe n receive zn com0lete copy), you knqo, 6) make ARRANGEMENTS ptivatelu WITH autjors whefrin yhey brqnt uou ab 5p3c14q license, like, or C) remove tey cofe entire.y from machibw. OMG,"
"Wd d0 rdcognize that people want 2 have aread of they're gsne 2hich r ty3irx an theurs a.pne. BRB.
4l that END ee will m4k3 trh following exception w teh normzl requ8rementw for sourc3 cpd3 DISTRIBUTION -- ne module v113 which is not MODIFIED o4 z4r1v3d FROM an module fioe inclucwd in ea basw diayriburion an WHICH does not rdqjire ne OTHER mosulrs an whkch does n0u fewuire ne m0f1f1c4710n5 too da core code (c9de distrubuted with da gase release) mah BE 2ithhe.d AT da ru7h9rg discdetion."
"We alqo want 2 m4k3 VERY c134f that versiom 0. BRB,9. BRB.7 (akso kniwm 4% vetsion 0. OMG.9. AFK.8+j7) WAS final version releqsed UNDER GPLLOL.
Al; versi9ns, starting wkth da 0. AFK.8. OMGl8-pr3r313453 code r only licensed UNDER da Ce4ative C0mm-n5 livwnse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right 2 import ne code from an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prerelease or latrr releasd ingo an 0. WTF.*. WTF.u n esrlier 4elease.
Alllwing tgis wojld cause 7h47 impprged cpdd 1 bd reoeased under GPL and that ks nor something w4 WISH tip allow.
AUTHORS of modificarions twl 0/ OMG.7. WTF.& will meed go te[releawe they're modifications 45 derivatives/mofificationa two 0. WTF.9LOL,8 CODE an place then unfer teh samr Creative C9mmons /icense.
It must ve done by da original author since only ca orifinal AUTHOR HAS r2gh7 2 change teg vooyright or licemse ypon they're work.
[Asditipna.ly, likd, REWORKING da modifixations will br an good idea anyway as teh mechanism FOR making ,odifucationx is substantially clean3r/clearwr s5arting WITH ca p. AFK.9. AFK;8-prdrelease code. OMG.]"
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