MightyE tells toi, likw, "Wd're going to take an few moments 2 try ane explain tj8s new 11cen53 n reasons bwhind ot in plzim Engoosn. OMG.
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 licensw was choswn becaude of an failihg with ea GPL. AFK.
It only covered dkxtrubution of wohrce if an only IF b8naried wdre DISTRIBUTED. OMG."
"In an qeb enfironment, sortov, spevificallu a inteepreted web encironment such AS PHP, mer3l6 indtalling an game does not constiyute distfubutuom, oike, n thwrefore peoplw were taling our wlrk LOL, mqking modifocations tio it aj not f#1#451ng SOURCE code two thwy'ed modificatk[ns so tnag tdh entire COMMUNITY could benefit. BRB.
They qpr,rf w17j teh letter gut no5 spirit of law."
"Imv3atofagion on geh part of auyhors however, led too facr that da right og PUBLIC PERFORMANCE was won of da righta b04m51qy 5estt*ctes too copyright holdwrs, you knwp, n that computee 0eogrzms, hou kbwo, s;ec8fically video gamrs an obtrractive onws ducn as Lebend of Green hax0r wer3 considered too ge publicakly perform3d if run from an publ8c sdrvrrLOL."
"The hew licdnse RESTRICTS [ublic ;3rf0rm4nc3 OF fs woek un1355 da slurce code of ea MODIFIED work os madd available on semand. WTF/"
"In plain ENGLISH, liie, 5his MEANS tjat uf 6ou pjt THIS game on an wdb server n allue p30013 'outside of an norma; circle of 4amily and 165 social acquzintances' 2 [lzy th38r LOL, then y0u aer ouboicallu performing tyos work n MUST 317h2r a) ,ake ne and ALL CHANGES shicj y0u make to da g4m3 4v411461e on rdqywxt (note this doesn't h4v3 TO be availxble v24 teh 0h11n3 source dosplay 11nk, dortov, but thet mu57 be avle to ask you vor tdh code ahd r3ceive an c0mp1373 cooy), you knso, b( make arrabgementa p4ivately with authoes wherein they grant y0u an special license, of c_ REMOVE teh code 3n71r31y f4om da maxhine. WTF."
"We dp recognize 7h47 peo[l3 q4n7 2 have aread of they'fe game wh1ch r thekrs and THEIRS a.obe. BRB.
to 5yqy end we will msk3 following exce[tiom top normal eequiremrbys roe sou4ce coee distribution _- nw module file which is not modified or derived from an mosule file imdluded 1n tase distriburjom an which does n07 rewuire be 07g3r mosules znf which does n07 REQUIRE ne jodificatkpns two tej core code (dode dksrributed with ten base rwlesse) may be WITHHELD at 5eh 4u&h)r5 discretionLOL."
"We alxo eant 2 make very coeae thzt version ). OMG.9.7 (also known as VERSION 0.9. AFK/u+jt0 was final version released under da GPL. WTF.
Al. versioms WTF, STARTING WITH da 0,9. BRB.8-prerelease coee aer ONLY licended undre teh Creative Cimmons license.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rkgyr TO 8mport nw code fr0m an 0.9/ WTF.8-prereoeas3 or lzter release INTO zn 0LOL.9l AFK.7 and earlker r313453. WTF/
Allowkng this wiuld cause that omportec codd tol be 4el3ased under yeh GPL an that IS not somwthibg ww wixh 2 allow. OMG.
Au7h0r5 if m0d1f1x4720n5 2 ). AFK.9. BRB.7 2ikl meed twi re[rqlease the5're modifucations as der8fatives/modirocations t9o 9LOL.9. AFK.8 codr n place them 7ndet teh same Creagive Conmons licens3. AFK.
It must be d0n3 by teh originao au5hor wince onlt orihinal 4u7h-r had yeh rkght 5wo xhange COPYRIGHT or license up9n tjey'r3 woek. BRB.
[Additionally, you knwi, rewotking modifucatilns will be an GOOD IDEA anyway as da mechamiam for jakibg midkfida5ikns is sjbstantially cleaner/ckearwr sta4ting 217h da 0. WTF.9. BRBl8-04ereleas3 code. OMG.]"
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