MightyE tells you LOL, "We're going t2o take an few mpmengs 2 try an EXPLAIN this n3w ;icensw and teh reasins BEHIND it 8n ;lain EnglishLOL.
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."
"Thiw new l8cense was chosem bexause ov an failing si5g GPL.
It only covered d*stribuyion of source uf n 0n1y if 6qn4r135 WERE sistribited."
"In an we5 environuenyk you knwo, sowcifically a inter0reted WEB environment such as PHP WTF, meeely instaloibg an gamw cpes n07 constiyute cistribut8on LOL, n ther3fpre [eople werw taking (ur 2ork, like, maiing modivications 2 27 and not releasing da source code 2 rtey're nidificatilns so that da entie3 COMMUNITY c0u1d 64n3d17. OMG.
Th3y WORKED w16h reh LETTER 6u7 not xpirut of law. AFK."
"Investogation 9n teh par5 0f da authora however WTF, led too fact that teh rigng of [yblic ;erfofmabce WAS 1 of RIGHTS normally restrictwd two dophright holders, sortof, amd that computer progrqjs LOL, soecufixa.ly video hamws an interactive pn35 xuch as Legend of teh Green hacpr wfre considered 3 63 pjbl7cally perf9rmed of run from zn ;ublic servef. WTF,"
"The bew LICENSE RESTRICTS pybkic pegfor,znce ov da work unlesx SOURCE code od teh modified work is m4c3 zvaolable on demand. WTF."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH LOL, 7h15 meays that if YOU pur this GAME ON ah web server and zllow peop.e 'outside 9v an normal xircle of family an 175 socuzl acquaintances' two play their, then you aef PUBLICALLY perdormihg this q0fk anc MUST either a) make me n ALL xh4ng35 2nich hou makw too teh gzme avzilqb;w on reqjest (note this d035n'& have 2 be available v14 da on;ine SOURCE display link, xor5of, but thw6 muwt be able 5wo adk y0u for da code anc receive ag complete copy), sirtof, n0 mske arrangemwn5s 0r1v4732y WITH teg autjoes wh2r31n rhey gfant YOU an special 21c3n54. kikr, or c0 remove reh CODE dntirely from teh machine."
"We do f3c0gh1z3 that people want too have 4r345 of theulre gamr wh1ch r thekrs and rheirs s.omeLOL.
to tnzt end we w11! make da f0110w1ng 3zc3p71-n too da normal tequir2ments for soufce CODE dostributiln -- be module fi.3 which is npt modified or der&ved rrom an modhlr filr 8nclud3d in teu base dis5ributiom an which dies not require be orher moduoes n wh1ch fpes not requife ne modif8cationw to ss clre vose (cod4 distributef wigh tey vzse releawe) may 6e WITHHELD a5 geh ajthofs discretilnLOL."
"We a;so want too make v3ty CLEAR that VERSION 0LOL.(. OMG.7 (also knowm as verwiom 0.9LOL.6+jt) was teh fina. VERSION released und3t da GPL. AFK.
A.l vdrsions LOL, 574r71mg wuth trh 0. AFK.9/ AFKl8-prrreleasw codr ae4 lnly oivensed under Creative C0mm0n5 11c3n53.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny da eihht yo 1mp0r7 ne cose from an 0LOL.9. OMG.7-prerelwzse )g .ater release into an ). BRB.9.7 an #4r113r reoeaseLOL.
Aloowing this woule csuse that impletes clde to ge released uneer t3y GPL zn that is nlt slmething we 28sh 5oo allow. BRB.
Authors of modificatiobs two 0. BRB/9. OMG.7 wull n33d too RE[RELEASE they're m0e1r1c4710b5 sw drfivwrovea/mldificationa two 0.9. BRB.8 c0d3 n place them under da dame Cr3471v3 Cojmohs license. WTF.
It must b3 done by da )r1g1n41 author wince onlt orkginql author has try RIGHT to change da copyright 0r licwnwe UPON they're wo4kLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworking modifications WILL 6e an go9d idea anyeay as ds jechanism fot mwkibg ,odifications is sunstantiqlly co2aner/clearer STARTING sith ). WTF.9.8-prereleaxe cier. BRB.]"
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