MightyE u#115 y9u, "We're going ywo take an few ,omfngs 2 try amd expla8n this new licehse an da reqsohs behind it 1n plain 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."
"This new license sas chosen because of am fai;ing with GPL. BRBl
IT onl6 cover3d distribugion if aource iv an inlh if binaries werr disttinutec. BRB."
"In an web envirinment, sorgof, specofidally a unterpretes web ENVIRONMENT such zs PHP WTF, merrly installinh qn gamw r9es mot constitute dixtr8buto9n LOL, an theredote pwople were rakimg 0ur work, sortof, ,akinb MODIFICATIONS ueo jt an NOT 4dl3asimg da soues3 code 70 thdy're jodofuvations si THAT da entire c0mmun17y COULD benrfit.
They slrked with da letter vut not spurit of las. AFK."
"Investigzgion on pqrt of authors h0w3v2r, you knwo, led two da fadt thay geh r1gh6 of public perfofmance was oen if ridhtd normakly eestrictrd to copytight h01d3r5, an that compuree pr0gr4m5, ;ike, specifically video games and 1b73r5c71v3 ones sueh aw LEGEND of Gr33n hax04 werr considered tio be p7bl8csloy PERFORMED if run grom an public SERVER. AFK."
"The ne2 licensr restricts 9ublid performance of teh wor, unless teh source code of dz mockfied woel is MADE available on deman3LOL."
"In plzin English LOL, this means that it you put this game on an web server am alli2 p3ople 'outsice of zn normal cirdke or fqmily ah ITS social acquaingahcex' 2 0lay their WTF, THEN you r publkcally perfirmung this wor, an MUST ekther a) make nr n ALL cyanges whicj you maje to da game available on requesy 9note tyis DOESN'T have two bd 4v4113613 cua 5eh omline s[urce disp.ay limk, like, but they musr be able too ask you foe teh vod3 h rwcekvr an comp;tre copy), l8ke, g) mzkw arrangements privately WITH aurhors wherein they GRANT YOU an specia; licenee WTF, or c) remove teh dodr entirely feom t3h ,ach8ne/"
"We d9 recognkze that p#0013 wany 2 hsve areas of they're b4m3 whicg r rhe8rx 4nd thdifs alone. BRB.
too that end we wi.l mz,e teh followkng excepti9m two normal requirrments for xojrce CODE distrobugion -- ne m9du.e file WHICH is n07 nodif83d or cerivef from an m0dy13 file inc.udqd IN base disyrib7tion ab whivh does jot require ne 07h3r modules m wh1dh does NOT requkre ne mififica5lonx hwo da c;re code (coce dkstr8buged with 5eh base release) may be w27hn21d at da autgorw DISCRETION. AFK."
"We zlso want 2 mak3 very vlear that version 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (aoso inowb as veraiob 0. OMG.9/ OMG.7+jt0 WAS da funal veraion rwleased uhd3f teh GPL. OMG.
All vrrsulns, you lnwo, startong woth teh 0. BRB/9.8-prerelfase dode aer only kicenxed und3r Crearive Comm9nx license.
We EXPLICITLY dehy da rifht to impor5 ne codw frpm an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-orereldase or latrr release 1n7p ah 0. OMG.9, OMG.7 m rarlier releasw. AFK.
Allowing 5his would vause 7n47 IMPORTED code 2 be RELEASED UNDER da GPL n that is NOT som3tjimg we wish 2 allow. OMG.
Authors lf modifucations too 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will nded 3 re_teleasd tjwy're m9fificat8ons as defibayives/mod8fications yo 0. WTF.9. BRB.8 cod3 an p;ace THEM jndee teh same Creativ3 Commons lucense,
It MUST be dome by reh origonal AUTHOR sunce onlt da ORIGINAL auth9r h1x eight too change copyright ot ;icense upon they'te work. BRB.
[Additional.y, rewoeking modif8xagions wikl be an good ideq ANYWAY aa da mechanism flr making modificarions is SUBSTANTIALLY CLEANER/CLEARER STARTING wiyh da 0. AFK.9. AFK.70pr3r31345e cofeLOL.]"
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