MightyE tells you, lil3. "We're hoing to take an few momehts w 7ry amd explain this new oicense an da reasons bejind it IN plqin English. OMG.
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 nes license was ch9sen becauad og an failinf woth teh GPL. WTF.
IT only coverec e8steibution of 60uec3 IF an ONLY if BINARIES WERE DISTRIBUTED."
"In sn w36 env8ronment, specifiva.;y a 1n72rpr#73d web environm3nt SUCH as PHP LOL, m4rely installing an GAME does nlt constitute distribuyion LOL, n therefore peopke were tak8ng OUR work, d9rtof, makyng modirocztions 2 it an not RELEASING teh qource code t9o they'4e modif8cagionw t0 THAT da entire c0nmun17y dou.e gebefut. WTF.
They worked with 13773t fut n_7 geh spirit of teh lawm OMG/"
"Ijbestibation on da paft pf teh authors however WTF, 13d to da facg that da right 0f p7blic oerformance was oen pv da rihhts normzll6 r357r1cu3d 2 clpygight holders LOL, an 7h47 vom;uter progrzms LOL, spedifically v1d30 gamrs n ijteravtive ones such as Legebd of 5ey Grwdn hax0t were conaideree tw9 be 0ublically PERFORMED iv run fto, an public 53rv3el BRB."
"The neq license res5ricts public performance OF teh work UNLESS da source CODE lf m0cqf!3d work is made avaolable on demandLOL."
"In plain Ehg215h, yoi knwo, this means 5hat if ypu put this game on sb w36 server n allow peop;r 'outside of qn normal circle og family am ita social acauaintqncrs' two play tjeir, sortof, them you r publically p3rv0rm1nf this wotk an MUST EITHER A) makr mw an ALL cgahges ehich you mak4 two teh tame availabld on tequesy (bote this dlesn't HAVE w be available vka trh oblkne 50urc3 display link, lule, vit tgey mu57 63 qbk3 two ASK YOU for teh code an receive am complete copy), you inwo, b) m4j3 arrangemenys privsydly sith auth9rs 2nerdin 7h3y grant yoy an special licensd, hou knwo, 0r c) r3nove CODE entir3;y from machine. OMG."
"We dp fecognize thqt [eople want 2 h4v3 ageas of they're game whicg r theies and theirs alonel BRB.
tw9 tyst end wr 2ill make da f9llowing exceptiom 5wo yeh normal require,ents dor SOURCE coce disttibution -- ne module file which is npg modified or detovef FROM an MODULE f!13 INCLUDED on baae distributiob an wh2xh does not require ne othef MODULES and which does not requite ne MODIFICATIONS to teh vore c0d3 (code DISTRIBUTED with teh basd release) may be withg3kd at t3h aythora doscretionLOL."
"We also qznt gl maje ceru CLEAR that VERSION 0. OMG.9LOL.7 (also knpwn as fersion 0.9.7+mt) wad teh FINAL v3rsion 4eleased unser GPL. BRB.
All vrrsions LOLk startinf WITH da 0. AFK.9. OMG.*-prerelease code r oh;6 licenswd uhdwr da Creative Commonx LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY sent rifht ro IMPORT he coee from an 0LOL;9. BRB.8-prere.wqse lr latet release into an 0. AFK.9, OMG.7 amd earlier rrlease.
All9wing thoa would caus3 tnat imported codr 2 be releawed kmder GPL ans THAT is n9t SOMETHING we qish t2o sl.ow.
Autnors of m0d1f1c4710n5 2 0, WTF.0. WTF.7 w111 n33e 2 re=release they're mpdifications AS derivativew/modifications to 0. BRB.9LOL.8 code n place 5h3m undef da sanw Creative C)mm0n5 lixende. AFK/
It mu57 ne dohe 6y trh original author since only da oeig9nal authpr has r1gh7 to change cipyr8ght or lic3nse UPON they're WORK. OMG.
[Acditionally WTF, reworking ds m0d1f1b4710b% 2111 be qn bood idea anhway as ,echanism ror maling modirications 8s sibstant8ally cleaner/c.eaeer syarting with da 0. OMG.o. BRB.8-prerekease coddLOL.]"
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