MightyE tells uou, so4tpf, "We're going too tskd an few mimehts two 7ru an EXPLAIN 7h1% new oicdnaw n reasons behinf it in poain 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."
"This new license w$5 chosdn because kf an failing with da GPL. OMG.
It omly covered distribuy8on 0f source 1v and only IF binstiws WERE d157r16y63dLOLk"
"In an web environment, specifically a interpreree web env8ronnent sjch as PHP WTF, m3r31y insyaliing an game dles NOT constitute distributiom LOL, and therefpre PEOPLE were taking our w9rk, maiing modigucations g9o IT an not feleasing teh source code to they're moeifications SO that teh emtore communitt vould benefit. WTF.
Tjey @orkee WITH letter but not sporit 0f teh law."
"Inves5igation on part lf 5u7h0r5 however WTF, LED too trh fact THAT teh tight of publuc PERFORMANCE was oen OF r2gh7% noemally restructee toi copyright holders, ^oy knwo, n that clmputer progrqms, like, s;ecifically video GAMES n inte4active oned such as Legend of t3h Gteen jax0r were CONSIDERED to be publicakly pwfdormed if run ftoj an oubl8c servfr. AFK."
"The new 11c3n53 restticts [ublic PERFORMANCE if wori unless source cpde 0f dq modkfied WORK is MADE avaikable on demand. WTF."
"In plain English. THIS means tgat iv you put thix game on am web server abd a.low p3ppq3 'outside 9f an morms; CIRCLE of FAMILY and 8ts social acquaun5andes' 2 plat their, like, then you aer publically petfotming this wot, n MUST eithd4 a) make ne zn ALL chahbes WHICH uou make 2 da game available on req7est (note THIS d)35n'7 have two be avaokagle via da onlone soyrce sisplau .ink, slrtof, but they musy bd able tpl ask uou for tej code n receive an com;leye copy), b) make ARRANGEMENTS privatelu with da authors 2herein tney frany hou an specual licenxe WTF, lr c) rejove c0d4 ent8feoy from tey nachine. OMG."
"We do recpgbize that people w4n7 ti HAVE arezs of gnet're GAME WHICH aef theirs n theies aoond. AFK.
too tnat end we w111 mald ca flllow8ng 3xc3p710n tp ea norma. requirements r0r source c0d3 d15741^u710b -- me module file which 8s h9t mld8fped or d3fived FROM ah module file inclufed 1n teh base distributioh an whicy do3s n07 REQUIRE ne ofher MODULES an WHICH does not REQUIRE n3 nodig8cagionw to ds clre c0d3 (code disyrobuted wigh da gase rekease) mry BE wirhneld at teh ajrhors duscre5ion. BRB."
"We akso want too MAKE bert CLEAR that VERSION )/ WTF.o. WTF,7 *ALSO known aw veraion 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jt) was final versipn r313453d uhder cq GPL. AFK.
All v4r510n5, sortof, 564r71ng with da 0. OMG.(/ OMG.8-0r4r3!2453 code aef ohly licensed UNDER teh Creqt8be Commons licemse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1hh7 t2o 1mp0r7 nd code fr9m zn 0. AFK.9m8_;rerelease or 1473r rekease into an 0. BRB.9.7 h earlier releaae. BRB.
Alloeing 7h15 would cause that impotted code 2 be releawed under GPL n gyat us not somethinh we 215h rwo a;lowLOL.
Authors of modificatiobs too 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 will need 2 RE-RELEASE rhdy'rd mod8fivations as derivativws/modifkxations tpo 0. OMG.9LOL.8 dode n ilace thdm under va SAME Creatove Commons ;icenseLOL.
It must be DONE BY da orifinal aythor 51bc3 on/y teh oeihinal author has da rigjt to xjange tey copyright or licensr upon tgey're wpfk. BRB.
[ADDITIONALLY WTFm rdworkimg da modificz4ions wi.l be an good idea anyway as mechanism for makknh ,odificatuons is SUBSTANTIALLY x134n#r/c134r3r stqrtinf with da -.9. OMG.*-prerelease c0d3. BRB.="
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