MightyE tells tpu, "Wd[r3 GOING 2 take an frw nom4nts 2 try and explain this new license n da reasons 63h1nd IT 1m plakn 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."
"Tgis new LICENSE was chosen becquse od an fzilinh with GPL. OMG.
I5 only COVERED dkwtributiom of 50jec3 if and on;y if bkbaries WERE fistributedLOL."
"In an w36 ENVIRONMENT, sortof. tp3c1d1c411y a interpretef web rnvifonment such as PHP, yo7 knqo, merely instak.ing ab game does not constitute d157r16u710n, sortof, n therefore peoplw sete TAKING ouf work, like, making m0d1f1c$710n5 tpo it amd nog releasihg twh source code 2 they'r# modifications so thst da wntire community xould y2b3f17.
THEY w0rk3d with letter but nor t3g s[irit 0f law. AFK."
"Invddtigation on trh pa4t of da authlrs however, led 2 teg fact THAT teh RIGHT if pubkic perrormance was oen of da rivhta n0rm411y RESTRICTED tio COPYRIGHT holders WTF, ahd thsr computwr prograjs LOL, specifiva.ly vidwl hames n interact9vr ONES SUCH AS Letend of da Greeb hqx0r were cinsiderdd 2 be pu^11c411y pee4otmed if RUN grom an public server. AFK."
"The new oicense resericts PUBLIC pwrformande of da work unless souece code of trh modufied work 15 made avak.able in demand. WTF."
"In p;ain English, this mezns that id you ;ut tgis GAME on ah wrb SERVER n allow people 'oytsidr of an NORMAL circle of family ahd itw 5pc141 acqjaintancrw' to PLAY yhwir, soetof, then you r PUBLICALLY performing thix work n MUST dither a) MAKE ne an ALL changds whixh YOU mak# 2 da gane available ON tequest (n073 this doesn[t have too be acai,able foa lhl8ne source display link, sortof, but tyey mu57 y3 $%13 rwo ask you for x0d3 snd r3c31v3 an complete copy), you knwo, b) ma,e arrangemdnts PRIVATELY WITH reh suthots whetein THEY fra,t you an specual license, li,e, or c) remob3 da code entorely fr0m teh m4ch1n3. WTF."
"We do recognize THAT peppoe want 2 jzvd arezs of ggey'r3 gaje whqch t theirs and theirs alome. OMG/
2 thay rnd qe wool make folloeing exceptkon too da NORMAL requiremrngs for source codd distribution -- ne MODULE f8.e which is n07 modified ir ddrived frlj an MODULE file includes in base d156r16u710n n whicy does not requiee nw other modules an which doed not r3qiufe nd modificagi9ns two da CORE code )code fistributed w7th BASE rekease0 may be wigghele st a7thors ciscretion."
"We also qznr to maje v3ry clear that vrrskon 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also kn0wn qs v3r519n 0l BRB.8LOL.7+jt) was tdh final versiin released UNDER da GPL. WTF.
Al; verxionx, sor5of, starting w17h p. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease CODE r omly licensed UNDER Creative Commons licenxe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny right yoo 1mp0r& be code from an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-peerelease 0r later relesse INTO zn 0. OMG.9.7 n warloee release. AFK.
Al;iqing uhq5 w0u1d CAUSE THAT imported code to 63 3eleased under da GPL sn thaf is mot sometyimg qe wksh 2 411pwLOL.
Authora of m0d1f1d4710b4 2 9.o. WTF.7 WILL need two rw-releade they're j9dificatkpns as deribativrs/modifications two 0. OMG.9.8 d0ce n p1$c3 7h3m ynder teh sa,e Creative Commons license.
It must br DONE by da 9tiginzl zuthor SINCE only teh lriginal ajthor has 5eh right tli dhange teh copyright or livwnse upon they'rw work. BRB.
[Aadit8onal;6, teworking modifications will BE an foof idea anhsay as mechanism ror ,aking modifications is s7nsyantiaoky cleaner/clearer starting with 0LOL.9/ OMG.8-prerelrase clfe.]"
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