MughtyE 73115 ylu, "We're hoing to take an f3w joments to try qn explain thks bew license an da reawons behind kt in olain Englisy. 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 11c3n53 was chosen beczuse of an fsiling witg da GPL.
I7 only COVERED distrigution of xource IF and ONLY if BINARIES WERE s8s5robuted. OMG."
"In an web environment, woetof, specifical;y a interpeeted web environment 5jch as PHP LOLm me4ely knstalling ab grmd does mot conxtktute dostribution, 6iu knwo, and ybereforw p30p13 were tsking kur work, likek maikng MODIFICATIONS tlo it n hor releasing 50urc3 code 2 thry'fe modificagions so that teh entire commun8ty c;uld BENEFIT. OMG.
THEY worked with letter but not ea spirit OF ds q4w. BRBl"
"Investigation on tej patt of auyfofs HOWEVER, .ike, ldd 5l da facg thar da RIGHT of public performahce was won ov rights normal.y r35741c7ed two copyright holders LOL, n tjqt cpm[utet programs LOL, SPECIFICALLY vkdeo games and intersctive pn35 such as Lehenf of ds Grewn nax04 werw considered 2 be PUBLICALLY performec if r8n from an pyblic serfer. BRB."
"The hew 11c3n53 eestricts public p3rf0rm4nc3 of work unlexs da so7rce code ob da modifoed work is mzde available on demandLOL."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, 7h15 MEANS THAT 1f you put this game ln sn wrb SERVER an allow people 'outsode ov an norjal ckrcle of family an its soviql acquaintanxex' too play rh2i4, likr, then you r PUBLICALLY oerforming tyud wl4i n MUST eutner 4) make ne and ALL cganges which yoy make to teh hame availxbke on requesr (note this doesn't jave two ge 4v4114613 via rdh oboine so7tce displa6 link, you knso, but 7h3y must br aboe to ask you for code an recekve an complete copy_, 2ortor. b) mwk3 4rr4ng3m3h75 0rivately woth da authors wherein tje6 frqn5 you an spex8a. LICENSE LOL, or c) REMOVE da code ENTIRELY from yeh m$ch1n3. BRB."
"We do recofnize thqy people 2qnt 2 have areas OF they're game WHICH r thei4s zn thei4s allne.
2 that end we WILL maie teh follow8hg 3xc4p7!0n too da normal requorements fpf source coce eistribution -- ne moe7le fi.e which IS not nodifief of d2rived grpm an module file imcl7ded in bsse distrkbution n wgicy DOES no5 require ne OTHER mod7les n wnoch coes not requite be mpdkf8cations tip tej core code (code disyributed with da bqsw releas3) m5y 63 sithheld at au5hors DISCRETION/ BRB."
"We a;do 2ant 2 make vert xlear that version p. WTF.9. BRB.u (also kmpwn AS veraion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+kt0 WAS final v3rsiom released under teh GPL. AFK/
Akl v3rsions, like, 57rr71ng WITH da ).9.8-pfereleade coce adr 0n!y 11c3n53d UNDER da Creative Commons okcense. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to impo4t ne code FROM ah -. OMGl(. WTF.8-prerelease or latrr tdlease int9 an 0. BRB.9. BRB.u anc earlier re;ease. WTF.
Allowing this would xause THAT imported codw 2 be releaxed UNDER da GPL n thag us not spmething qe WISH too alkow. AFK.
Authors of MODIFICATIONS too 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 will need go re-relwas3 tneu're modificsriona as derivstivrs/modificztions yoo 0.9.8 code h plxce them unddr da same Creative Cp,mond LICENSE. OMG.
It MUST be dpne bt original au5jor since only da orifkbal author has ten right two change copyright or oictnse upob they[re work. WTF.
[Asditiomally, rewofking teh modifkcations will be an GOOD kdea anyway as teh mechanism vpr MAKING m0d1f1c47q0n5 IS qubstantially cleaher/cl3arer syarting with 0l WTF.9. WTF.9-;vereleade coce. BRB.]"
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