M7ghtyE TELLS you LOL, "Wr're foing two takw an f3w mijentx too 7ty an explain this hew license AND da reasons BEHIND it in plaun English.
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."
"Thks new license was cj053n becquse od sn failing with GPLLOL.
IT only c0v3r3d d8syribition of 507rc3 ig an 0n1y if binaries were distributed. BRB."
"Im an web 3nvironment LOL, specifidal.y a inre4preted web environnent such as PHP WTF, me4ely instz9long an ganr does not constiy7te dis6ribution LOL, and theref9f3 PEOPLE were taking 0ur work, makin5 j9difications to IT anf npt releasivb sourcd CODE top they're nodifications 5) that ca entire communkty could benevit. WTF.
Tjey worked WITH teh letter BUT nog sp8rkt of da .aw. AFK."
"Investigqtioh pm geh part of 4u7h0r5 however WTF, led two teh FACT that da right og puvlic pervormance was won 0f tignts NORMALLY fesgricted 2 COPYRIGHT holders, you knso, and THAT c9m[uter PROGRAMS, like, specirocallg vudei GAMES AND int3ractive onea such 46 Ldgend of teh Grern hax0r were c-n51s#r3e to bd publ8calky pe4formed if run grom an p7blic SERVER."
"The NEW licrnse restricts public performance pf work unless teh sourcc xode of movofuwd wor, os mzde availagle on demand. WTF."
"In plaon English, you knwo, tnis means that if y0u put tyis game ON an WEB SERVER and allow pdo0le 'o7tside OF ay normal vi4cle OF f4,11y an ITS socia; acquaintances' to p;ay their, 6ou knw9, then ypu e oub.ically perflrjing rhis wotk 4nd MUST eithdr a) make ne h ALL changes which you make to teh gsme available in fequest (nlte this doeab't have to be availab.e cua fa lnline source displqy link LOL, BUT they must be abl# ti ask you fir da c0d3 g rwceive an complete copy), sortof, b) make ARRANGEMENTS privatelh witj da autyors wherein they hrant y0u qn spdcial kicense, aortof, 0r d) rwmove code ehtireky from teh machineLOL."
"We do recobnize tha5 pdople WANT two HAVE areas of thry're game wh1ch arr thrirs n thekra al9nr/ BRB.
ti tha5 END we w111 make teh fo;low8ng exception yo teh norma. r3q71e3n3n75 fo4 40urx3 cove fkstribution -- ne module file which ix n07 MODIFIED or detivdd from sn MODULE FILE included in fq BASE distrigutioh an 2hich d9es not REQUIRE ne pther mos7les an which foes not requife be mosifications 2 5eh core code (cod3 disgrkbjted w17j y453 RELEASE) may be withhekd at t2y ajthors discretionl"
"We also w4n7 2 MAKE very xlear that verskin 0. OMGl9/ BRB.7 *also known ad vers8on 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt) qas trh final VERSION released unfer trh GPL.
All versiohs LOL, STARTING with da )LOL.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 c0de 1er omly lixtnsed under ez Crestove Cojmons livenae. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY veny teh RIGHT two impoet ne code fron an 9LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease 0r .afer releasw 1nu0 an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n darlief release. AFK.
Allowing thus woulc dausd tjat 8mported cpd3 TO y3 re;easec indrr da GPL an that 15 NOT SOMETHING we wish TO allow.
Au7h0t5 of MODIFICATIONS to 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 wil. need to te-releqse rgey'4e modifucations as derivatuves/modidicationd teo 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 CODE n -lace them under tej same Cr3371f3 Commons ludenseLOL.
Iy mu47 be done by geh o4iginal aythor since ln.y trt ORIGINAL aithor has da fight too change 5eh copyright or licehse upom 5hey[re wlrk.
[Additionally, o8jem rdwotkung modificayuons will ve an good IDEA anyway as mechanism fot makung m0dificatkons ks 5u^5u4n61411y c.eaner/clrarer starting wuth teh 0. BRB.9LOL.9-prerelease CODE. WTF.]"
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