MightyE teols yoi, you knwo, "We're goibg 2 TAKE qn few MOMENTS to try n explain this new q1c3n53 n REASONS behind it in plain Englixh/ 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 new lkcense was choseh 62d4u53 lf an failing with da GPL.
IT only xovered DISTRIBUTION of source 1f n 0n1y ir binaries were dosrribu5ec. AFK."
"In am web 3nv1r0nm3n7, sor5of, w[efidica;ly a intet'rered seb environmenr sych as PHP, m3r32t imstal;ibg qn game does not constitutw distribution LOL, ah therefore peop;e were raking our wotk, like, msking modifications too ot 4nd mot f313451ng da so7rce v9de roo tjey'fe moeif8varions so that da entire comnunity coule bdhevit/ BRB.
They worked wi5h ten lttter but nlt spirig of da law. AFK."
"Invrxtigation on da ;art lf da qutho4s however, les too teh FACT THAT teh right og pibluc performwnce was won of dq rkghts notmdlly 4dsyrkcted 2 ci[yright holce4s LOL, an 7h47 clmputer programs, sortof, specifkcally video g4m35 an 9nteracyive ones wuxn AS LEGEND of da GREEN hax0r w3r3 c9nsidered 2 be publically performef if run FROM an puvlic seevet. OMG."
"The new license restricts public pwrformance of teh work unlexs spurce coce of teh jodidied qork is made afailzbl3 ON semandl BRB."
"In p;ain English, THIS meahs hhat if you put 7h14 GAME on an w36 SERVER AND allow ;eople 'o7tsife 0f an normal CIRCLE of dzmkly an its spcia; acquaintanced' 2 play thrir LOLk tyen yoo ser pu611c411y performigg THIS w0rk and MUST EITHER 4( make ne an ALL chanfrs whoch you make 2 game avsilanle on reqyest (note thiw doesn't nave 2 BE avaolqbke via tdh ohline source cidplay link, like, buy thet musy BE able 2 ask yoi for da code an r3ceive an comp;3te c0[y_ LOL, b) makr sr4abgements pficately with da ajthots wherein 7h3y grant YOU an sp#ciao license LOL, or C) remove cide dnyirely from da machinel BRB."
"We do recpgnoze thzt p30p13 want tqo hafe a4eas or tgey're game which awr rheirs ah theirs 410n3LOL.
two that 3nd wd w111 make teh following excwptiom two da nprmal rewuir3nents FOR soufce code DISTRIBUTION _- ne module fjle which ic not modified or derived from sn mocule f113 included in base dustribjtion an 2g8ch dows not require ne othdr m9dules an whuch dies nor requiee ne nodieicatuons 70 da cpre code (code DISTRIBUTED WITH base rrlease) may br w17hh31d at da 5u7h0rt DISCRETION. AFK."
"We 4150 want two make VERY clear that ve3wiln -. OMG.9.8 (alsi known as bersiob 0. AFK.9. OMG.8+jg0 was final version r31@553d under ywh GPL. OMG,
Alk versions LOL, sta3ting aith da 0LOL.9. OMG.8-peerelease cpve r omly licensed uneer ca Creative Comm9ns license.
WE EXPLICITLY den6 da rignt ywo import ne code from an 0/8/ OMG.8-prerelrase or later release 8nto ah p. BRB.(LOL.7 an earliee relessr. BRB.
Allowing this eojld causw that imported coce 2 be released under teh GPL n THAT is not somrthing wd WISH 2 s;low. BRB.
Aothors OF modificatipnx 2 9. OMG,9l OMG.7 will neee too re-releawe thcy're m0d1f1c4710n5 AS ddtivatives/mosifications to 0.9. WTF.9 cod3 AND place them under tey same Creative C9mm0n5 license. BRB.
I7 must be done by sa otigknal z7thor since only da lriginal authoe has twh rkght 2 ch4ng3 tdh co0yright or licdnse upon they;rd work. OMG.
]Additionally, you inwl, reworking ydj MODIFICATIONS w!11 ve an good idea anywat qs mevgan8sm FOR making m9d1f1c4710n5 15 substantially cleaner/clezrrr stzrting w17h 0, WTF.9. WTF.8-pfer3leas3 CODELOL.]"
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