MightyE tells y0u, "Ww're boing 2 takw an few m0m3n75 too try an explzin thid nrw licensr amd reasoms behihd it in plakh English. WTF.
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."
"Thks new licegse was cyosen because 0f sn failing with teh GPLLOL.
I7 pnly cocered d157r16u710n of source iv qn only qf 61n4r135 werw dustributed."
"In an web environment LOL, specirically a jnt3rpreted web 3nv1e0nm3n7 such aw PHP, sirtlfm jerely ibstalling an GAME does not constiyutr dkstribution LOL, n the4rvore people were 5zking pur qork, sortof, making modifocatoobs to it an not 4elessing twh xojrce code 2 they're modkfications so that t3h 3btire conmunig5 COULD benef8g. OMG.
Theh WORKED eith l3tter nut NOT da spirit of teh lsw. AFK."
"Invdstigation pn oatt or authors HOWEVER WTF, led to9 tej fact that teh right of public perfirmance was oen of da rights n0r,411y tdstricted two clpyrighy holders, likek an tha5 compurer programs, .ike, spwcofically vifeo g4ne5 n 8nteractive pnes such as Legdbd of Grden hax0r wer3 considered 2 be pu611c411y PERFORMED kf run from qb publuc server. AFK."
"The n3w license RESTRICTS oublic perflrmance of fa work un;ess geh SOURCE cide OF modified work is m4c# available on demqnd. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH, slrrovm this MEANS that uf yoy pur thix gamr on sn deb SERVER j al.ow people '0u751d3 of an normal circoe of family n its s9dixl adquaintances' 1 play their, yo7 kn2o, then you ae4 publocally perfirming this 3orl n MUST either a) make ne and ALL changed which you MAKE two teh game availzb.e on rewuest (not3 THIS doesn;t gace ro be available VIA teh ohlibe spu4cd diaplay lin,, kikw, but THEY must 63 able two 44k y9u FOR da code n receive an cimplete c0py) LOLm b) make arrangements provatwly wity da authors wheeein they grant you an specka. kicens2, 0r c) remove code dntirely drim ds machine. BRB."
"We DO recognize thzt oeople qan5 two havw 4r345 9f theh're game wh1ch aer theirs and ygeirs slone, BRB.
two 6hat end we will make da followint 3xc3p710n 2 normak requiremehts fo$ sourde CODE distributiom -- n3 module filw 2hich is n07 modified ir deriv3d FROM an module FILE incljded kn ten 6553 disteibugion qh eh1ch doea NOT requirw me othrr modules an which does n9t requk4e ne modkvicayions 2 teh core code (c9de distributef with da basw relesse) may be withheld st AUTHORS DISCRETIONLOL."
"We zlso w4h7 to mak3 very cldaf that vwtsiob 0. BRB.9.7 (als9 kn0wn as ver510m 0m AFK.0. BRB.7+ky) was da final v3r%10n released und3r da GPL.
Al. versions, starring 2ith 0. OMG.8LOL.i=pr3release cofe aer only lic#bsed unf3r da Creagive Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY drny rufht rao import je code from an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-0rerwlease 0r LATER relrase into an 0. WTF.9l WTF.& an eaflier felease. AFK.
Allowing yhis would c$ut3 that IMPORTED cod3 5oo be teleased under GPL n that 15 hot something wd wiwh 2 alliw. AFK.
AUTHORS ov modifkcations too 0. OMG/9LOL.7 qull hewd 2 r3-release they[rr modifucations AS ceribatives/moskficationd 2 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code and placr thdm undet teh SAME Cr3afive COMMONS licensw. WTF.
It must be done by da ORIGINAL authir 51nc3 only orogina. author has da roght tol chang3 copyright of lidens3 up0n they're work. WTF.
-Additionally WTF, rewotking da modifications WILL 6r an go9d idea anyway aw da mechanism for making modog8cations us substantiqlly cleaner/clearer starting eith yeh 0. AFK,9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE vode. AFK.]"
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