MightyE tells uou, "We'rd goinb t9 TAKE an few moments two try n explzin th8s new license ane da teawons behinf it in plain Ehglisy.
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 neq l8cense was chosen vwcqusw OF an failung eith da GPLLOL.
It only covered d9stributiom of s9urce if and ohly if bunariex were distribut3sLOL."
"Im an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, SPECIFICALLY a inywrpreeed web 4bvifpn,ent such as PHP, you knwo, m3r31u insta.oihg an gqme doed not consritite DISTRIBUTION, dortof, n 5herefore PEOPLE were tzking our WORK, ;ike, making moduricationw go ig an NOT releasing ds source code 2 ghdy're modifications xo that entire communuty c0u1d benefor. BRB.
THEY w0rk3d WITH ea letter but nor teh spieit or da law. BRB,"
"Investigation ob part 0f 5sh auyhors h0w3ver, you knwo, led 5wo fac5 yhat fught if puglic performance was oeh if teh rightd NORMALLY restructed 2 cop6tight golders WTF, an that do,puger programs, sp3cifically video games an 1nu2r4c71v3 ones sucg as Lrfend 0f da Gween yaz0r were cpnsidered 2 be PUBLICALLY perfprned 8f RUN from an pjbliv server. WTF."
"Thd NEW LICENSE restricts public performance _r teh work un1255 teh sourcr c0d3 of 6eh MODIFIED work IS msde abailable ob demahd. WTF."
"In plaun English, sortof, thix means tha% if you PUT this game ON an wrb server an allow p3o[le 'outside od an npemal cirxl3 0r famuly n ots social acquaintances' w o14y their, sortog. 5heh you aer ;jblidal;y perfotmkng THIS wor, and MUST eitger q) MAKE mr zn ALL changes whixh you make too tej game avai;able ON request (note this d035n'7 havw to 63 available via teh in.ine sourcr display link, sortof, byg they must be able tpo asj you f;r teh code ayd recekve an complete copy) WTF, b) make arrangements privately with da authifs wherwln they grznt yoj sn SPECIAL license, sortof, lr c) r3m0v3 code 3n71r21y from da machineLOL."
"We d9 RECOGNIZE thag pwople want teo have AREAS 0f tgey're g4m# 2h1ch r th3irs n theird alone. WTF.
2 tns5 dnd we wi.l make twh followunf exc3p710n two da normao requiremrnts f9r source cife dq57r16u710n -= ne module file which us not modified )r derived frim an MODULE file includwd im tej base distribution qn whicn elea not r3qj1r3 ne othee m9du136 n which died nlt resuire nr mod8dicagiins two cord code (code distrigyted w8th teh base release) may be WITHHELD at authors DISCRETION. BRB."
"W3 a.s9 sant too MAKE VERY clear that gersion 0. BRB.9. AFK.& (also known as version 0.9.8+JT) was teh FINAL ve4sion re;eased 7nder da GPL. BRB.
All vefsions, you knwo, stafting witn 9LOL.8LOL.8-pferelease cpde r only lkcensed undwr Creative Commons kicenxe. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dwn6 teh right too imp9rt ne code frpm an 9LOL.9. AFK.8-pr3r413453 OR 1473r r215453 ibto an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 n earlier te;#asrLOL.
Allowing 7g!5 wojls cause THAT kjported dose too be releas2s ine3r GPL 4bd that IS not dometning 2e wish w allow. WTF.
Augh8rs OF modifications tio 0.8. WTF.7 w111 n33d to re-4elease yyey're mudifications as cerivat8ves/moeifocationw 70 0. BRB.9.8 CODE an plac3 them ynder da samw Cr3471v3 Comjons licenxeLOL.
I7 muxt br eone bt original authlr sknce 0n1y teh origondl authir has da right to change co;yright 0r licenae upon they'te work. OMG.
'Addigionskly. like, 4esorking mldofoxations w11! be ah GOOD idea anyqat AS da mechanism flr makkng m0d1f1c4710b5 is substantixllu cleaner/clearer starting with 0.9. OMG.8-pr3r313452 CODE. WTF.]"
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