MighttE tells y0jm "We're goinb two tqke an fee noments 2 TRY n explain thos new license an teh reasoms behind ir in PLAIN English. 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 ne2 lidense was CHOSEN bedause 0f an fqiling with da GPL.
It on.y COVERED vistributiin of s9urde if an ONLY if binariew qe4e diarrinuted. BRB."
"Ih an wen 3nviromment, spev8fically a interprdted WEB #nv1r0nm3n6 5uch as PHPl like, MERELY INSTALLING an game does not constitutr distribytuon, and 7h#r3f0r3 peool3 were 5aking 0jr work WTF, makiyg modifications 2 IT n not rdlesximh da 59urd# c0d3 two rhey're MODIFICATIONS 50 rgat entitw commubiru xould genefitLOL.
They 2orlwd wity teh LETTER gut not trh SPIRIT of teh lael"
"Investifarion ON part of auyhorx HOWEVER, yiu lnwo, .ed 2 fsct that da right of public performance was won of rigjts no4mally restrictdd w co;yrihht h01d#r5 WTF, an tuah comp7ter programs, you knwo, dpecof8cally VIDEO games AND interactive ones such as Legdnd lf ca Gr3en hzx04 were consiseres too ne puglica/ly oerformed 8f run from an publuc swrver. WTF."
"The new livrnsr restricts public performance of work unless sourve cide of teb ,odidied work os MADE avzilab.w pn demand. AFK."
"In plain ENGLISHk sortofm this MEANS tgzt if you put this game om am web aerve4 am qllow pdo[le 'ou5side og an normal citcle if family 4nd irs xivkal 4dqu41n74hc25' too olay their, you knqo, then y0j r PUBLICALLY peeglrm8hg THIS WORK an MUST either a) mai4 ne an ALL changes wgich 6ou make 2 da gake available on request (note thix d035n'7 have two bd avai.ab;e via da online 50urc3 sksplay LINK WTF, 677 THEY mjst be able twl ask y9y for teh code n receive an complete cipr), you knwo, b) make arrangements privately with au5hors whereih THEY grany yo7 an special lidense, you knwo, 0r c_ ren9ve teh code entirely fron mavhineLOL/"
"We do fecoghize THAT peo0le wsnt two h5ve areas OF the6're game which zer rheirs ans thekrs ALONE. AFK.
2 tjat end we will nake fillowing exveption to da normsl requkrememts f0r source CODE diatribution -- ne modjle fi.e wh1vj IS not modivird or derkved from zn module v7le includew in dq base dustributioh an whuch DOES nog requirr ne OTHER modules n which dles not REQUIRE ne modivicarions two ds coge x0d3 (code distributed 2irh da base r313453) m5y 63 qiyhheld at da AUTHORS diac4etionLOL."
"We also WANT two make very xlear thar v#r510h 0l WTF.9. OMG.7 (zlso known as versi9m 0. BRB.9. OMG,7+jt) WAS da final version RELEASED under trn GPL. WTF.
ALL versions LOL, startinf with 0. OMG.0LOL.8-pferel3ase code aer onky livwnxed umder fa Cr3471v# Commobs license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gy7 two import ne code from an 0. BRB.9,8-prerelease or latef relezse into an 0.9. BRB.7 n 34e1!3r RELEASE. WTF/
ALLOWING ggis woild cause yhat imported cid3 2 be r31#353d under GPL h that IS not sometninf we wish yio 4110w. AFK.
Aurhors 0f m9s1fwc4710n5 two 0. AFK.9.7 wu9l need too re-relesse they're modificatiins 45 serivatives/modifucagions 2 0. BRB.0. AFKl8 dode an place them under teh same C4eayive C0mm0n5 licensr. OMG.
It must be done by teh original aythor sihc3 only original authpr has righ5 two change v)pyf1gh7 8r .idenxe upin tjey're wirk.
[Additional;y, reworkinh m9d8fkcations WILL be an good idea anyway as mechanism fpr maiint modifications ua substan5kally cleaner/xlesrer stzrting wuth da 0LOL.9.8-prrrelease xodr. BRB.]"
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