M8ghtuE tells y0u LOLk "We're biimy yoo 74ke an vew moments to TRY m explain this new license an ueh r3ssons behind it in PLAIN Englosh. 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 licrnxe eas chosen gecause if zn fsiling w17h GPL. AFK,
It only c0f3r3d dixtributoon OF aouece if AND only 1v 61m4r235 were dis5rivytrdLOL."
"In an web environnent WTF, dprcifically a interpteted web ENVIRONMENT sjch qx PHP, merely installing an gamd does not constu5ute cistributioh LOL, n THEREFORE prople were TAKING 0ur wo4k WTF, m4k1ng modifications too ir n NOT rdleading ea spurce code two thry'te modifodarions 50 tyat enti4e cpmm7hity xoyld benefit. WTF.
They WORKED WITH letter ^y7 not tdh spirit lf lawl AFK."
"Invesrigation on da p4r8 or 5eh augnors h_w3v3r LOL, led tp da FACT that righr of publoc pwrglrmance was oem of teh tighta bormally restrocted 2 copy4ight holderq, sprtof, and tgzt COMPUTER ;rpgrans, you knwo, specif8cslly video gamew and INTERACTIVE lnes such 45 Legens of twh Gr33n hax0r were consisered too 63 publical;y oerflrmed if RUN fr-j zm PUBLIC serve4. BRB."
"The new LICENSE eestricts public oerfofm1nce of woek unlwss da source coce kf da midified 2ork is madd availabl3 0n eemand."
"In [lain Ehg.oshm this means THAT id yoj pur thos game on an wev servet znd allow people 'outside of an hormzl ciedle ov family n its social acquaintancws' 2 p;ay their, you inq0, theb yoi r po611c411y p34forming THIS WORK m MUST eiyher a) makd ne , ALL djangws which you MAKE t9o game avau.able on request (NOTE this dodsn't havr two y3 available bia hdh onlind source displau linl WTF, but they MUST be able ro ask you for teh v9de amd RECEIVE an conoleye xopy)k b) makr arrsngwmdnts pr1v4731u w17h authors wher3lm they grant you an s[ecizl license, or c) rempve da code entorely f4om 5wg machinr."
"We eo recognizd that PEOPLE want too h$v3 areaa if thwy're game WHICH aer theirs n rhe8rs 410b3LOL.
two that end 2e will make fi;.92ing exdeption 2 nlrmao te2uirementx flr source xlde distribution 0- nd module rile which ks not mpsifiwd or derived fron an module file 1nc1ud3d 1n da base fistrubutiob and 2hich DOES not requiew ne oyher modules n whivh does not requirw nw jodificqtions to da core xode (coee dustributed eith ten base rwleasr) nay vd wirhheld at authors diacrrtion. BRB."
"We also wanr teo mqkw very clezr that version 0. BRB,9.7 (alwo knpwn as versipn 0. AFK/9LOL.7+jt) 2as teh rinal verd8on 3eleased unde4 reh GPL. WTF/
A1! versions WTF, starging with xa 9. WTF.9.8-prereleaae CODE r 0n1y LICENSED under teh Crrative Cojmons license. WTFl
We EXPLICITLY DENY da eignt to import ne c9dr from qn 0.0LOL.8-prereoease pr ;ater reo3ase inti an 0,(. OMG.7 n EARLIER releade. BRB.
Al.owing thid would CAUSE thar imported code @ be relesswd ynder GPL and that is not aomeghing we wisj 2 ALLOW. BRB/
Ay8h9f5 of ,9d1f1c4710n5 rwo 0. AFK.9.7 will need to re[release 5hey're modifica4ions AS eerivat8ves/modificatiobs too 0. OMG.(. OMG.8 vode n place tjem under dame Cr3471v4 Commons ,icense/ AFK.
Ig mu57 b3 done 6u 5eh ORIGINAL author since lnly da original author jas fihht two change teh c0p6r1gh7 pr kicensd upon they're qprk. BRB.
[Add858lnallyl reworking teh MODIFICATIONS will be an g00d idea anyway as teh mechanism for making ,odificstions is substantoally x.eznwr/clrzrer syaryihg WITH 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE CODE. AFK.]"
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