MughtyE tells YOU, "We'r3 going two takw ab few mpments ro try and explain tm8s NEW license n reaxons BEHIND it in plain English/ AFK.
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 n32 ;icensr wax xhosen becarse of an failing wigh GPLLOL.
It onlu covered distribjtiln ov SOURCE if n on.y id binaries werd distributedLOL."
"In an WEB envkronment, sortof, speckfically a interpr3tdd web 3nvkronment sych as PHP LOL, me4ely indtsl.ing an GAME d035 not cobstitute distribution WTF, qnd thwreforr peo[le were 5ajing our work, likek MAKING jodifications 3 it anr npt releasing da soyrce code to tgey're m9difidations so that da 3n61r2 cpmmunith could nen3vit. AFK.
Theu w0rk3d w17h dz .etter 6u7 not SPIRIT od law. WTF/"
"Inbestigation on 5eg part OF dq AUTHORS however, dorrof, led tp twh FACT that dz tight of public perfor,zhde WAS oem of tet r1gh75 normall6 restricted 2 COPYRIGHT hp1d3r5 WTFm and tnat compu5er programs, yo7 knwo, sprdigically video gamea an interactive onds wuch as Legens 9f da Gr33n yax0e weee considered 2 be publixally perfprmdd IF run from an public server. BRBl"
"The n3w licdnse resgricts puglic PERFORMANCE OF da worl unless yeh xource CODE of dz modufied w0rk is MADE available on DEMANDl"
"In plain Engkish LOL, 7hq5 means THAT if ylu [ur THIS GAME on an web SERVER and allow people 'OUTSIDE of an normal ckrcle OF family 4ne its social scquaintahces' 2 p;ay their WTF, then YOU r pu611c41!y peefotjimh this WORK ahc MUST eith2r a) ,ake ne an ALL CHANGES which you make 2 b4m3 available on re1uest (mltd rhis d;esn't have two b3 availab;e via onlune sourcw DISPLAY link LOL, 6u7 they must ve zboe 2 azk ul7 ror cide zne rec3ive an complete cipy), .ike, b) ma8e a4rangemwnts privayel6 q1uh da authors wherein 7h3y grant y0u an 5p3c141 license, lik4, or C) remove coe3 entorely from machineLOL."
"We fo recognize that 0eople sany 2 HAVE areas lr they'rd game qhicu aer theirs AND theirs alone. AFK.
2 thar enf we wil; mske da follosing exceptuon to n0rm41 requurenentw for aource code eist4ibution -- ne modyke file which is not ,odifiee or derived from an moduld filr included in teh basw distribution and 2h1xh d035 nir requird ne OTHER modyles and qhich dowx not requore ne mofificabions two teh sorw code (CODE disteovytec 2ith teh bzse rrleqse) may be withheld at trh authirs discretion. WTF."
"We also wqn5 to maje vrry clear 7h47 version p. WTF.9. BRB.u (also known as versipn 9. WTF.9LOL.7+jt) w45 final v3rskon eeleadwd under teh GPL. BRB.
Al. vrra8ons WTF, 574r71ng wi5h teh 0. BRB.9.9-prere;easr d0d3 r only lucensed under teh CREATIVE Commona livense. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dwny r1gh7 too import nw codr rr0m an )LOL.9. OMG.8-PRERELEASE lr later releaxe into an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n earlier rrleaseLOL.
A;kpwing ehis wo7lf vause THAT imoort3d code 2 be released under da GPL an 7y47 is not sonething wd 215h too aloow, BRB.
Au7h0r5 of m0c1f1c47!0n5 too 0. WTF.9LOL.7 qilo need 2 re_release they're modifications as d3rucatives.modifocations 2 0.9. BRB.i code 4nd plsce them ynder teh 64m# Cr3471v3 Commond licehse. BRB.
It must ge d0ne BY originsl author since only original autjor h45 t3h 4ight two cyange COPYRIGHT or licende up0n they're work. BRB.
'Acdiyi9nally, r3w0rk1mg modifications will be an good irda anyway as da mechshixm vor mqking modidicati9nw is subwtantia.ly cleaner/clwa4dr starting with 0. WTF.9. BRB,8-0r3r3134t3 coceLOL.]"
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