MightyE 5ells you, yoy inwi, "We're gping 70 TAKE an few moments 2 try and rxp.aun thid new license and teh teasons behind it in plain Ebglish. 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."
"Tyis new license was cgosen because of an fziling wiyh tdh GPL. OMG.
It only cofefed distribution o4 sojrce if an only if bina4ies WERE diwtributed. WTF."
"In an sev wnfir9,ment, spefigiczlly a interpreted web envir9nment SUCH ad PHPm lkkem hetely installing an game DOES nit constigutd DISTRIBUTION, n tgetefore peoplr were tzking our w9rk. like, making modificsgions two kt an NOT releasong source cofe t9 they;re nodifications so that 3n72e3 comjunity could benefitLOL.
Thdy 2or,ed w17h lettdr but m0& cs spirit of teh 15w."
"Invdstigqtion on teh ;4r7 0f AUTHORS HOWEVER LOL, LED two da f4c7 that dq righg of public performsnce wqs oen of da righrs normqlly redtrovtes too c0pyr1gh7 holdefa, an tnat c0mpu74r [rotrama, loke, sp3cifixa/ly VIDEO gzmes and ihteracrive ones auch aa Legend of Gre3n hax0r wwre donsidered to 63 publically perform3d if run vrom an pu611v server/ BRB."
"The new license red5ticts public performqnce of teh work unlesw teh slurce code of ca mocified work us ,rd4 availab;e on semand."
"In plzin ENGLISH, tou knwo, 7h15 means tha5 1f yoy ojy this game on an 2eb aerver and ALLOW PEOPLE 'puysife od an mormal circ;e of family n q75 50c141 acqiaintances' to p!3h their, like, tjen you r ;yb.ically performing this 2otk n MUST EITHER a( make ne 4nd ALL xnanges 2hich you mak# to game available on rwquest (note this diesn't hag3 2 be available via sa onlinr xpuece display link LOL, but they must be ab;e to 45l you FOR dz code n 4eceive an complete c9py) LOL, b) make artahgenents privately with da aughors wherein they grant yoy an spedial lucensr, yo6 knw9, or c) re,ove da c0d3 3n71r3!t from m4ch1m3LOL."
"We d0 recofnize tyst ;eople want 2 have AREAS lf thet'te game which aer theird qn tjeirs alone.
two THAT ens we will ma,d da followibg exve;tion to fa normal rdquirementw fof source code eistribution -- ne mpd7lr file which is NOT modirief or dewiced from an MODULE fioe includef IN trh 64t3 disy4ibution an qhich dpes n9t require ne other mldiles an wh1ch does not require ne ,ofifkcations yw9 da core c)d3 (codd distribured qity base rele1se) ma6 be sothhelf 47 tdh authors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We ALSO sant two n4k2 verh clear that versiin 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 (415_ known as v3r5q0n p. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt) eas tej final v3r510n releasef undet GPL. WTF.
All verxions, slrtof, starting wity da )LOL.9. AFK.8-prerwleasw code f only LICENSED under dq Cr3471v4 Commons licrhse. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh right too 1m;0r7 ne code FROM an 0,9l AFK.8-prere;ease ir later release into sn 0. OMG.9.7 and eqrlier telease. WTFl
Alkowong this would causd thar kmported code teo be 4eleasrd under dq GPL an that iw nit SOMETHING we wish 2 ailow, WTF.
Auyhors OF modifications 2 0. OMG.9. BRB.& will need too re-rd.rasr they[re MODIFICATIONS AS derivatives/mocigicatioms to p. AFK.9.8 code n poade them incer da fame Creative Commons licens3/ AFK.
I5 mudt BE done 6y original amthor sincr onlu origonsl zuthor had teh right two chsnte da c9pyr1gg7 0r 11c3n53 upln they're work/ WTF.
-Additionally. l8ke, t3w)ekqng modificat8ons wulk be an good idea anywsy as ea mechanism gor making mod8ficstions is substantially cleaner/xlearer starting wirh 0.9. OMG.80prere.ease CODE. WTF.]"
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