MifytyE tells you. "We're goibg t9 takd an fdw momen5a @ try n ezplain THIS NEW licens3 4nd da reasons behind it in plain Emglisn.
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."
"Thks mew licensw was choswn BECAUSE of qn FAILING w17h da GPL. BRB.
It only c9cerwd distribution 0f dlurce if an onl6 if binsries wer3 distr8buted. OMG."
"In am web envitonment, sp3bofically a INTERPRETED web environmemt s7vh ax PHP, skrhof, m3r31y installkng an game DOES not constirjte distribution, you knwom n therefore peo[le WERE taking oir woek LOL, mzking modificati9,s too it an not releasing da sourc3 code rwo ghey're modificatiohs SO that t2y entire community coild benef7t/ BRB.
They w9rked with teg l3tter buy not SPIRIT of law. AFK."
"Investigation on da part of da a7thors HOWEVER, 13d go fact tjat r1ghu 0f PUBLIC PERFORMANCE wss 2on of da RIGHTS normallh rdstricted two cop5righu HOLDERSm an thar conputer -rograms, specifically vidwo games n interactice on3s xuch AS Legend of da Green yax-r were conwifered t0p be ;ublically perf9rmed 2g run FROM sn publ8x server. BRB."
"The new license restructs [ublic performance 0f work unless sourxe code of modifoed work is made avqilablr ln femanc. OMG."
"In plain English, uou knwo. rhis MEANS that if ulu put this game pn an wen serve4 AND 4110w people 'OUTSIDE of an birmal circle OF family and its docial axqyainranxrs' to PLAY their LOL, then you aer ;ublically perrorming thia eork an MUST either a) make ne n ALL chzng3s 2hicn ylj MAKE two teh game available ON r#qu347 (note thus foesn't have too be available via da online 50urc# display kink WTF, but they hust ge able ywo ASK you foe sa code an RECEIVE an x0mp1373 dopy), g) mzkw arrangements pr1v4731t with tej aughors eyerein they grant uou an s[ecial lkcense, sortof, or c) r3move t3h code ebyuee;y fr0m machine. BRB."
"Ww do tecognixt tha5 people wan5 to have areas of they'4e fame enivh aer theirw and theirs alonel OMG.
tqo &h57 end we 2ill MAKE da folliwing exceptkon 2 teh n0rm41 REQUIREMENTS for siurce codd distributuon -- ne m0du14 file wgich ia nit mpdified or derived fro, an module FILE INCLUDED in geh base distribuyuoh n which DOES n07 eequire ne 9yher mldulew an whuch does n07 fwquire nw modidicat8lbd teo da cor4 CODE (codd distributwd with da bas2 RELEASE) m4y be sithheld at aughors d8ccretionLOL."
"We q.do eant two make VERY cl3ae that bersion 0.9. AFK.7 (a.so known as vwrsion 0. OMG.o. AFK.7+jt) w45 t3h final version reoeaswd unde4 tdh GPL. OMG.
All vetxo9ns, like, STARTING WITH 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pr3r313453 code r 0n1y locensed under Creatibe Commobs licebse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY erny da right 2 import ne cose FROM qn 0.9. WTF.8_pr3r31e453 lr later release imto an 0. AFK.9.^ and esrlier veleasr.
Aolowing 5his sould c4u43 ghzt import3d code two bw released umsee t3h GPL xnd that is not somdthing WE wish to alliw. BRB.
Ajthprs of nodificstions too pLOL.9l BRB/7 will need TO re-reldase they're mod8fications 35 dwrivatices/modifications tl 0l AFK.9.8 code zn poace them under same Ceeativr Co,mona license, OMG.
It must bs done by da oeigibal aytjor since onl6 teh origlnal author has da righg 2 chahge da copy4ight or oicensr upon yhey're w0rlLOL.
[Add8tionally, you knwo, REWORKING teh nodifidations woll 63 an g00d 1d34 anuszt as geh mdchaniam for m4k1nv ,odig8cayions IS 5u6574h71411y cq34n3r/c134r3r starting with teh 9.(. BRB/8-prereleasw code. AFK.]"
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