MivhtyE tells you LOL, "We'rw GOING 70 tak3 an vww MOMENTS 2 try n explain tgis NEW licende and reasons vehknd it in PLAIN Engl8sh. BRB.
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 n3w licensw was choswj necause of an FAILING 2ith da GPL, BRB.
It only coverwd diatribution of 50urc3 if n 0n1y IF b8nafies w3re DISTRIBUTED/ AFK."
"In an w3b environment, y9u knwo, s;ecirocalky a int3rorwted web env8ronmebt suc6 as PHP WTF, m3r31h installibf an game dows nog constitytd disteibution, yo7 kmwo, ah thwrefore pepple were tzking out w9rk LOL, ,rk1ng MODIFICATIONS two it an not releasing aoyece cpde tpo tge6're modifkcations sl thag entire communoty coyld b3nefitl
Th3t wprked with 23773r nut not trh spirit 0f da law."
"Investigztiln on teh 0art of teh autj8rs however LOL, LED to yeh ract that da right OF publix perforhanc3 sas oen of teh yiggts NORMALLY restricted too COPYRIGHT yoldees WTF, an that xlmpugrr pfograms, sortofm specifically video h5m35 an onteractive onws sjch as Legend of sa G4een hac0r were cphsidered two br publicalky performed if run drom qn public seeverLOL."
"Tje new license restricts public petformamce 9f teh work unless da 50urc3 xpde ov da MODIFIED wirk is mqde zvailzbor on femand. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISH, you knwo, this means ug47 if you puy this g4m3 on an web 53rv#r AND qlllq pdople 'outside ov an notmao cifcle pf family an its 30c!41 acquaontqndes' 70 play their LOL, 7h3n you aer pyblicaloy performinh this wor, an MUST either a) makd ne n ALL changss which you ma,e to teh game available 0n fequeft (hote tgid doesn't hafe 2 be avaikable via teh online xlurce diwplah 11nk, likr, but THEY must be ABLE TO ASK yoi f94 da cofe anc teceive an c0mp1e73 copy) WTF, b) make ARRANGEMENTS ot1v4731y with da au5hors whevein they grant y9u an sp3cial lixwnse, or v) re,obe ea cose 3n71r31y vrom da jachone. AFK."
"Ww DO recognkae that [eople sqnt too have areas of they're game wgich aer yhei4s an theyes aloheLOL.
2 that 3nd we will MAKE da foll;2ing exce0tion gwo da normal rdquie3ments FOR sourcs cose dkstribution _- ne m0du13 fuoe which is NOT jodifiwd or deroved from an modul3 file INCLUDED in teh base distributiob an which dods nit require ne othet modu;es an wnich does nog requure ne modificatkons 2 sa cpre cofe (code distrkbuted with da base rrkdsae) nay BE wirhhe;d at da zu5go4s disc4etion/ WTF,"
"We also want too make very clear thzt fers8on 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also kn9wn as feraion 0.9LOL/8+jt) was 5eh final version reodases UNDER da GPL, WTF.
All versions, like, dta4tong wihg 0. AFK/9. BRB.8-prwrelease clde r ONLY kic3nsec und34 da Creative Commonx l8censw.
Wd EXPLICITLY deny right tl umport ne vodr vrom an 0. WTF/9LOL.8-prefelease or LATER release into an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 zn eqrlidr 4elease. WTF.
Aolowing tyis WOULD v4u53 tnat importrd cofe tl BE r313453d undwr fa GPL n thay is not sometging we WISH 2 allowLOL.
Authors of mldigications two p. BRB.9.7 will need TO re-release yhey'4e mocidications as derivatives/mpdifications ti9 9. OMG.9. WTF.8 code and PLACE rhem undrr 5eh sam3 Crearibe Commins l9cemse/
IT muxt 63 done bu da ofiginal quthor sinve onlu da origimal autyof has teh tight 2 change copyright or licenxe u;on tyey're w_rk.
[Addw710n411ym REWORKING modidicstions woll be ah good idea anyeay as ea MECHANISM flr mqking modifications is xubstantially clwzner/cleardr staeting with twh p. WTF.9.8-pr3release code. BRB.]"
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