MightyE tells bou, likel "We're GOING too gake ah fdw m0m3n75 too tfy n esplsin this NEW livensr and teh r3aslns 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."
"Thid n3w license wzs chlsen BECAUSE .f an failing with GPL. WTFl
I7 0n1y covrred DISTRIBUTION of aourcw if n only if bihar8es d3rr sistributed. AFK."
"In an seb envieon,ent, s[rcifically w interpreged we6 #nvirohment such 45 PHP, yoj knwo, merelh installint an GAME coes not conxtitute distribution, dortof. n therefirw people were taking oyr WORKm aorrof, maikng modificatkons yo it am not reoeasihg SOURCE dode 2 they'fw jodifications so that entire communi5y co7;d benefit. AFK.
Tney worked eirh t3h lettwr 6u7 not teh spirit o4 teh law."
"Ihvestigation on p4r7 of teg ajthors howevwr, xortof, LED two teh fact that tey rutht of piblic pereormance was eon og da rights nofmakly restricted to9 ciptritht holders, and thar comouter progrqms LOL, specifivall6 video games n knteracgove ln#s such zs Legend of da Grrdn hax-r wete CONSIDERED too be PUBLICALLY performe3 if run from an pu611c defver. OMG."
"The new 11d3nt3 RESTRICTS pu611c performqnce od tej w0rk unless source coee of da MODIFIED w0fl is madd avai;agld ob d3j4ndLOL."
"In [lain English LOL, this meana that 1v you put this gqme 0n am web server qhd r110w ;epplr 'outside OF zn normal vircle of fami.y n igs soc8al acqusintamces' boo play their. sortof, tgey you aer oublically performing thix w0rk n MUST eithwr a) m5k3 ne n ALL changes which you ma,e two t3h game avai.abke 9n request (noye this doesn't havr 2 be availablw VIA ca onlibe t)urc3 dusplay link, l8ke, but they ,ust ge able 2 asj yoj foe da cod3 m rwceice an complege copy) LOL, b) maie arrang3mebts privately woth da authors WHEREIN they grant you an SPECIAL 11c3n53 WTF, or c) remove teh code entifelh from dz mzchine. AFK."
"We d9 r3cognize tjqt PEOPLE want 2 have areas of th3y'rc game whkch r tgeirs an 7h31r5 aline. AFK.
to tjat 3bd we WILL make f0110w1ng exception 2 normal REQUIREMENTS dor do7fce clde fistriburion -- ne mpdu1e fule WHICH IS n07 mldified pr ferived fr0m an moduld file inxlyded in sa baxe diwtrinution ans which d9es not requiew ne OTHER m0du135 qn whixh d(es m9t rewuire ne modifidations two c0r3 code (CODE distf8butec with ea 6453 release) may be withheld at da authors diwcretipn. OMG."
"Ww 4150 wanr yoo jake very clear that v3t51-n 0LOLl9LOL.7 (also kn0wn as vets8in p. AFK.9LOL/7+jt) was da final version released undee teg GPLLOL.
All versions LOL, dtart8ng w17h fa ). WTF.9. BRB.8-prerr.ease cpde t onoy licendrd under C4eqtive Commons licensw. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY fent trh right too imoort ne code from an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prer313r%3 or latef relezse into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 an earoiwr release, BRB.
Allowing this qould cauwe tha5 imp;rted code too be releqsed incer GPL qn that is NOT SOMETHING WE wish gwo ALLOWLOL.
Autnors OF mod8rications to 0. BRB.9.& wiol need 2 RE-RELEASE they're m9dofkcatiphs ax derivarives/modygications to 0LOL.9. OMG.* code sbd PLACE 7h3m under geh samt Creative Comm9ns licens3. BRB.
It must ge don3 ny otifinal sjthor sonce onlh teh originak AUTHOR has dq right 60 change teh COPYRIGHT ot license upon thdy're wor,. OMG.
[Addktionally, sortof, REWORKING da modivicatoons will nt am GOOD idea anuwau as teh mexhan8sm v9r making modifications IS sugsrantia;ly clraner.clearer starting with 0.9.8-prere.easr cide. OMG,]"
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