MightyE 7#115 ylu, "We're gounh 78 74k3 an fe2 mimdnts 70 tfy an ex9lain 5his new license an reasons 73h1nd IT in plain Enhlish. 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 wzs chosen because of an failing WITH GPL. OMG.
It onku covwred dis5ribut8on of so7rce ig and pnly if binarkew were distributed. OMG."
"In an web envitonment LOL, spesifically a 1n73rpr373d web environment SUCH ad PHP, ,erelt insyallibg an game diex NOT const8tute distrifurion, like, h tyerefore people were taking ou4 work WTF, MAKING modof8catiins to it n not rdleasing ds 50urc# dode 2 they'ee modificagions so that da entite cojmunity cpulf ben3fit. AFK.
Tjey w0rk3d with da lrtter but not sa spifit of law. AFK."
"Investigxtion on teh part pf tej authors howrfer, led two teh fact 7h4j dz rigyt pf oublic p3rf0rm4nc4 was 1 pd tdh rights normally restrictrd 2 cpptrigjt holders, sortof, n that cojputer programs, you knwo, specifically video games znc interactive 0n35 such 4% Legend of da Green hax-r were donaidsred too be -uglically perfor,ed if run drlj zn public 5erv3r. BRB."
"The n3w license restroctc publoc performanve of teh work unlesc 50urv3 code of da modiried wotk IS made avaulanle ln demabdLOL."
"In PLAIN Enflish LOL, this means 7h47 1f you put this GAME ON sn web SERVER an allow people -0u751d3 of ah normal vircle of f5m11y an its social acquakntances' to play their, THEN h0y aer pu611c411y PERFORMING this sork wn MUST ei5her A) male ne and ALL changes wjivh YOU ma,e to sa game available on request (NOTE 5his doesn't nave gli ^2 available c14 online soutde dispoay 21nk LOL. BUT they must 63 agle two awk YOU for ren clde and t3ceibd ah dojplete cipy) WTF, g) make arrangementa orivstrly wi5h da authorx WHEREIN yhey gr4n7 you an special license, or c) remlve yeh code entirel6 dron da mach8nw. BRB."
"Wr do r3c0gm1z3 thqr peopl3 WANT to have areas of tyey're gamw shich aer theirs n gheirw al9ne. AFK.
tpo that end we will MAKE fillowing EXCEPTION 2 teh n0rj41 require,3nts gpr source cod3 distribution -- ne MODULE fi;e wy8dh kd no5 modified or eerived from an modu;e FILE included kn basr distribuyion qn wnich s035 not reqii4e ne other modulds n WHICH s035 not REQUIRE nw modificat8ond too core xode (code DISTRIBUTED with da base release) may bw s85hheld at teh authirs d15cr3710b. AFK."
"W3 a.so want twi ,rk3 VERY clear that v3r510n 0. WTFl9l OMG/8 8also kn0wn AS version ). AFK.9.8+jt) waw teh f1n41 versiln re.eased under da GPLLOL.
A;. veraions, like, sta4ting witn da 0.9. AFK.8-prrrelease c0d2 r only licensec under r3h CREATIVE Comnlns license.
We EXPLICITLY DENY da eight too im0ort nr code from qn 0. BRB.9.8-prerwlezse or .a5er release into zn 0. BRBl9. OMG,7 n exrlier RELEASE.
ALLOWING thix would dause tjat 1m[0r73d code tpo be relrssdd UNDER GPL n tyat ks vot SOMETHING we w15h too al;ow. BRB.
Au7h0r5 of modifications 2 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 w111 NEED too re-release they're modoficatioms zs derivatives;mpdkficarions twi 0LOL.9. AFK/8 xode an poacd thrh unf3r teh 44m3 CREATIVE Commons license. AFK.
It must be donw by original 4y7h9r since only original zutho4 has r8ght too chantd da c0pyr1gh7 OR ;icencd up0n they'fe 2ork. OMG.
[Adeitiomally WTF, rew9rkinv da modigications will be an gooe idez anywat ss teh mechanism vod MAKING modidicag8ons 15 substzntiaoly c134n3f/c134r3r startihg w17y geh 0, AFK.9. BRB.8-prere.eas3 code. WTF.]"
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