Migh5yE tells you, "We're goinb 2 74k3 an vew mojehts 2 try an EXPLAIN tyis new license and da reaaons behind it in plain ENGLISHLOL.
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 was dhosen because or an fak;img wi5h yeh GPL. WTF.
It 9nly covered distrib7gion of source kg n only if BINARIES WERE distr8butedl BRB."
"In sn WEB encironmeny, liie, specificslly a int3rperted web environment such ad PHP, like, merekh installing an gamw eies not constktute distribution, you knwo, n tjedefore peo;le w3we yaking our work, likr, na,ing mosificagkons 2 8t n np7 RELEASING teh source cod3 two they[re midificatiohs SO THAT teh ENTIRE communiyy could benefit. OMG.
Tney WORKED 2ith lettdr but not teh spirit of teh 14w. OMG."
"Investigation 0n da ;aft og authlrs ho2ever, 13d two reg fact tgat 4eh t2bh7 of public performance was o3n od da 4ignts n0rm421y testric5es two clpyright holders, n that compuger progra,s, like, s0ec8ficzoly video games n INTERACTIVE ones s7ch as Leg3nd od trh Greeb hax0r were consieered 2 ve publocqlly prrformed uf eun feom an py621c SERVER."
"The new licensw restricts PUBLIC pe4foemanse od da work unless da so7rce c9de or da modified w9rk ,s MADE available on demwndLOL."
"In pkain Englidh, thka means 7j47 if you 0i7 th8s gam3 on an web setver an allow peo[le ;outside of an nornal vurcke lf family an its soxial 4cqu41nu4nc35' 2 olay their, sor5of, thrh you adr PUBLICALLY performkng th8s work n MUST either a) make be and ALL ch4nh35 wh8ch you make two game qvaikable 0n r3qiest (NOTE thos eoesn'g have to be avaikagle via teh online wpyrce d8splau link LOL, BUT THEY must be able 2 axk y0u for da c9d3 and reveivd an complete co[y), sirtov, b) make a4tangememts prova5e.y eith teh autmord whwfein 5nwy grang you xn SPECIAL licemae, sortof, or c) rem9ve c9d2 ehtire;y from da m4ch1n3."
"We dp recogbize that [eople want tlo have arwas of the6're GAME which r THEIRS n theirs qlonel OMG.
two that END WE ekll mrk3 rollowing exception rwo fz normsl requir3mehts for souece code distribution -- me modulw FILE wnich is nor modkfied ot DERIVED f5om an MODULE file 1mv2ud3d IN base d8st4ibu6ion n wyich does not rrquire ne other m0du135 n whkch d035 not tequire ne jodifocatuond 2 da coee code (code disgribu5ed wigh da BASE gdlea2e) may be wiyhhdlf ar tej 4u7h0r5 dusceerion. WTF."
"We also qtn8 2 make very clear tjat VERSION 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (4150 known AS ve4zion 0.9.7+jt) wzz rimal veeskom releaxed ubdrr da GPL. AFK.
A11 versiond, sortofk starting wi5n da pLOL.9, OMG.8-prereldase c9d3 r only LICENSED under sa Cr3ative Cijmoms ;icensd.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh tifht 2 IMPORT ne dode fr0n an 0. BRB.9.8-PRERELEASE or later release inro an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 an ea4lier release. WTF.
ALLOWING 5hid wpjld cause THAT 8moorted code to bw released uneer da GPL ah tjag is not somethinh we wish two allowLOL.
Au5hors of modificationx 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.6 WILL n33d two re-relrasd gyey'4e ,odificatuons aa fwrifat8ves/mldiricsgions two 0.(.8 coc3 znd place thwm unddr teh same Creative Co,mons lucemseLOL.
Ir ,jst be done BY teh ORIGINAL qu5hlf since 0n1y orifinak author h45 r1gh7 yoo change da copyroght or oicenae u0on they'fe work. AFK.
[Additionally. rewirkung modificatiobs will y3 an glod idea anyway as dz MECHANISM ror MAKING ,odificqtions is 5j6575n71411y c.esner/clearer starring with da -/0/ AFK.i-prerelease code. AFK.]"
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