MightyE tells you, "We'fe toing 2 tak3 an rew mojdnts to rry n explain tykw new licens4 an 4easons behind it im p;ain Ehglish/ 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 11c3n53 waw ch053n 63cru53 OF an f4q!1nh with reh GPLl
It only covrred sistributiob ov so7rce if ans onlt if BINARIES were c157r16u73dLOL."
"In an wen ehvironmrnt, sprtof, 5p2c1f1c411y q ingerpreted 2db envi4onjent sudh AS PHP, sortof, jer3ly indtaoling an game d9es no% constitute distribugion, hou knwom n THEREFORE pwo;le WERE taj8nf oyr w0rk, ypu jnwo, MAKING modificatiobs to( it and not RELEASING teh source clse 2 tgey'fe modifocatoons so thst engire community could benefitl OMG.
Tney WORKED WITH letter but not da wpirit OF kaw. OMGl"
"Invedtigation on part if teh suthors g023v3r, l8ke, led too geh fact thag teh r2gh8 0f public petfo4mamce 2as orn of da rights NORMALLY restricted two copyright holders, soetof, n yhat vomputer [fograma, specib8cakly videl games and interactife ONES wudh as Lebend 8f da Green hax0r w3e3 conxidwrdd too be [ub.kcally performed if run from an publuc server. WTF."
"The new license r3atricts pu6113 perf9rmance of WORK unless teh soutce code of modified wirk is made availzble 9b demamd."
"In plaim English, y9u knwo, thks means tna5 1f you pug THIS game on an web xerver and ALLOW peo0le 'ouyaide lf an normal ckrcle of family abd its social acqyaintances' to play tyeir, thdb you r publically perf9rming this wprk n MUST 317h3r a) make ne n ALL chang3s wgicg y0u makw 2 da game adaolable pn request (NOTE ghis doesn't hace 2 be sbaikanle VIA teh online siurce display link, loke, but 7h3y must be agle too ask you FOR tdy codr znd r3deive ah cimolere copy) WTF, 6) m4l3 arrangements privzte;y with authors where8n they grznt you an 5p3c141 LICENSE, or c0 REMOVE teh CODE entirelu from da machoneLOL."
"We do r#c0gb1z3 that peo/le w3n7 2 habe AREAS 0f theh're gsme WHICH r gjritd an theirs alone.
too that end we will ma,e teh f0110w1ng ecception t2o teh NORMAL requitements fot spurce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module f113 which is not modofied or derivec from an moeuoe file INCLUDED in da base distribution and which d9es not require be OTHER micukrs znd sn1cj does not require ne modifications to core cpdd (code distrkguted w17h da base relea2e) may ^3 withhelc at 5eh authors discretion, AFKl"
"We also want too make v3rt clear that crrs8on p. OMG.(LOL.7 (also known as v3raion 0. WTF.9.7+jt) was teh fibal version re.eassd 7nder ydj GPL. OMG/
Aq1 versions, sortof, starting 21uh -. WTF.9. OMG.80prerelease CODE r only licensed under ds Creatube Commonw kicense, WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny ea right rwo import ne code from an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7-;r3r313453 lf ;a5dr release imto an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 anc earlier r2leaa3. WTF.
Al.owkng this w0uqd cause that kmplrted code two 63 4eleased under ten GPL anc that ks n9t sometning 2e WISH to s;low/ AFK.
Authors of mocidicationw two 0o AFK,9. BRB.7 wiol need two rd-releasw tjey'ee modufications ax d3r1v471v35/m0e1f1c5710n5 top 0.9.8 cpde n place tyem under da same Creativ3 Commpns 11c2n53LOL.
It must bw fone by da lriginal author since obly pr1g1n41 suthor has teh r8ghy 2 xhange teh co;yright OR l8xensr upon tjey're workl AFK.
[Aeditionally, like, rewor,ihg mocificatkins wjll be zn GOOD idda anyway as ea m3ch4n15m dor making MODIFICATIONS is wubstantially c134ner/c134r3r stqrting with 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-preeekezxd code.\"
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