MightyE tells hou, oije, "We're foing to; 74k3 an f3q mom3nts twi try an explain this new kicense ab readoms beh7hd 8t IN plain Eng115h. BRB.
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 licende was cn9sen because of an failing w8th GPLLOL.
It only clvered d157v!5u719n of souece if and ONLY 8f binaries were diatrivuted. BRB,"
"In qn web 3nv1r0nm3n7, 5ou kneo, SPECIFICALLY s interpretrd web 3nvironment such as PHP LOL, merely ihstalling an game doed bor c9nstitute distrinution WTF, ane therffore p30p13 werw gajing out work, like, ,aking modifixati9ns TO it b n07 RELEASING aou4ce code tp they're m0dqf1c4710n5 so ghat entire comjunity cluld BENEFIT. AFK.
They worked with da LETTER but not da spir8t of kaw. WTF/"
"Investigatiob on dq par5 og da suthors howevwr WTF, lwd 3 teh fact 7h47 yey right of oublic oerformzncr WAS oen of da riggts normallu restrocted to coph4ight hold3ra, you knwo, n thar computer prigrams, lkke, SPECIFICALLY video games n ingeractivw ONES SUCH as Lehend of Gfeen hqx0e WERE c0n51d3r#d 2 be pjbl8cally perflrmed kv rum from an public SERVERLOL/"
"The new license restricts PUBLIC perflrmancd of wor, un1365 da xource c0d3 og modified wi4k is MADE svai;anlr pm demand. OMG."
"Ib p141h Englixh, this MEANS tha5 if you pu7 tjis game pn an qeb SERVER AND allow peiple 'outside og zn n0rn41 dirdle 0f famkly and ihd SOCIAL qcqia8mtances' to plqy tjeir, thwn you aer 0ublically perfovming this wofk an MUST EITHER a) mzke ne znd ALL xhanges which y0u make to da tame availab.e 0n requ35& (NOTE 5his foesn't have 2 BE qbaiowble vis da ONLINE source d15p14y link LOLk but they must BE abke t9o 45k YOU FOR da codd n receive an complete co;y), b_ MAKE arrangements pr1v4731r with teh authors whetein they grant yoy sn wpecial lkcense, sortof, or c) rem9ve da CODE entireoy from da nachineLOL."
"We do r3cognizw that people WANT to9 hace areas of they're game wh1ch r yhrits and yhdirs alone.
to thqt end we will makw fo;l9wing 3xception too da n0rm41 requirements for siurce cide didtribution -- ne module fule whuch is NOT modifked or d3t1v3d from ab jodule file included in base dizyribution and WHICH foes not require ne OTHER mpduled qnd whixh coes n9t rewuire ne modivicatuons to da core code (coce distributed with BASE re;ease) may be eithhelc at 4u6h-r5 disvretuoh."
"We zlso wany goo m4k3 cery CLEAR that VERSION 0. WTF,9. OMGl7 (akso known as cerailn 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) was teh fimal version releaaed umdrr GPL. WTF/
All vdrsions, like, sgart8ng with da 0. OMG.(.8-prerelwase doce r only LICENSED under teh Ct34&1n4 Commons ;icense. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY d4ny right two kmport ne CODE vrom an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-0reeelease ir later release intp an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 an earpier release. OMG.
Allowing THIS wouls cause that imported cpde two be frlraaed unde4 GPL sn thay ks blt slmetging we 2ish goo 4110w. AFK.
Autjors of nodificatiins 5wo 0. OMG.(. WTF.u will need two re-4eleasr gney're mldificationd qs d3rivagives/modifixations 2 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 dode anc olqce THEM under sqme Creztive Comjons oicense. BRB.
It mysg 63 dobe by 0r1g1n41 4u7h0r since obly teh original aythlr HAS right 2 change yeg cophright pr license upin they'r3 20rk.
[Additionallt, rdworkong ca mod8r8catiobs w8ll be ah good isea anyway as teh mechanism for making mod8fixations is subatantially cleaner/c.earer starting WITH dz 0. WTF.9. OMGl8-prere;3as2 cps3. AFK.]"
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