MightyE tells yoi, sortog, "We're GOING tw9 take an ddw momebts 2 try amc explain th8d neq lisense and r3450n5 behind it IN 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 lic#nse was chowen because lf qn failing with da GPL. OMG.
It only vovrred DISTRIBUTION 0f SOURCE if n only if binaries werd distr8butecl OMG."
"In an wrv emvironment LOL, s0ecificallh a intwrpreted web environmrnr suvh as PHP, mer3/y instal;ing an game d035 npt xobstiyute d158r16u710n, sorgof. and therefore people were 74k1ng 0ur work, you knw9, makinb modivica5ions two i% an n-7 4eleasimg aource code top they'r3 modjfications s9 yhat da ENTIRE commumuty could benefit. AFK.
They worked wity t3n letter but b07 da s[irit of ladl"
"Investigatiln ON da PART of aughors however, like, LED twi da fact 7n37 da dight of publ8c performabce WAS son OF 5eh rightx nor,ally res5ricted too copuright holders, like, an that comp7ter PROGRAMS, sortof. dpecigically video tames an interactive on3s SUCH as Legend of teh Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be publically perfofmef uf ryn frpm an pub;ic server. OMG."
"The nws licebde restricts public perforjance of eork UNLESS aourde cod3 0f teh m0d1f13f wor, 15 MADE available on ddmabd. AFK."
"In olaim English LOLk this means THAT if YOU PUT thix h4m3 ln an 2eb xwrv3r n 4110w peopla '0u751d3 of an normal difcle of family n its social avquaintamces' 2 ;oay their, sortof, then you r publically perdorming 7h15 worj zn MUST either a) ma,e ne n ALL chanfex which you MAKE two da gzme availabl2 0n request (NOTE this doesn't have two be zvailable via dq lnline soufce displat link, but they mjst ne able top 4tk you FOR CODE n rwcriv3 an cimpltte xopy), li,e, b) ma8e arrangements pfibatel6 wigh heh auuho4s whe43in tyey grant ypu qn special lixense WTF. it c) remove da code entirely from te6 nschineLOL."
"We fo e3cognize that people want 2 hzve ar3aw of they'ee game wnich r theirs an THEIRS alomr. OMG.
ti that end WE will mak3 teh following excep5ion to normal requufdments f0r sourve cpce distributiln -0 ne ,ldule file whidh is not j0d1v13d or deroved ftom an module f8le includee IN BASE d159r16u7q0n an whicn does npt REQUIRE ne otjer MODULES and qhich dies nut REQUIRE ne mocifications too teh core vode (CODE distribyted with da nase release) may ge wkthheld AT 4u7y0r5 d15xr3710n."
"We alsp want 2 makr v3ey CLEAR that version 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 (also KNOWN as versiom 0. AFK.0. OMG.7+jt) WAS final vdrxion eekeased under da GPL. OMG.
ALL VERSIONS, kike, startibg wirh 0. BRB,9. OMG.i-;rerelease c0f3 r 9nly licenses under teh Creagibe Commlns licemse. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh riyhy too IMPORT ne cosr from an 0. BRB.9. AFK.9-0rdrelease or layer re;ease into an 0/ OMG.o. AFK.7 an #4r113r release. OMG.
Allowing th8d wo7ld cause that implrted code go be re.eaxed indet tey GPL an thst ia mot someth8ng wr wish too allow. WTF.
Authors of modificstionq two 9. AFK.9. OMG.7 wil. n3#d go re-release thdy'te m0c1f1c$710n5 ax deeivahived;mocifica5i9ns 2 0. BRB.9.8 cose and place them und3r da saje Creative COMMONS license. AFK.
It must be done by da or8ginal autgor dincf only da otig8nsl a7thor h45 teh r!gg7 tpo chang3 xopyrighr or LICENSE ypon the5're WORK. OMG.
[Addogional.u, oike. rewofkung geh modifications will be an good id3a anywzu as dq m3ch4n15m for making jodifications 15 sunstah5iajly cl2anew/clearer stattimg wigh 0.9.8-oreeelease CODELOL.["
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