MighttE tells y-u, "We're GOING to take an few moments top try an ezplain thos new oicense n reasonw nehind it in PLAIN English. BRB.
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 license WAS chosen because OF an FAILING witg teh GPLLOL.
It -n1y cov3eed distrinution of source if and on.y if ninsries werd sistributed. BRB."
"In an web emvirpnment, specifically a INTERPRETED web encironkent sucy ax PHP LOL, mdrely instal;onb an game doex not constititr distributipn, n therwfore people wdre taking oue w0rk, you knwo, MAKING modifidations to i5 and NOT releasing da sourcr code 2 they're mpdif8catilns sp %hat da entor3 community could benefit. OMG.
Thwy eor8ed with tej letter but n07 da SPIRIT of teh 24w,"
"Investigarioh on paty ov trh ajthorx however LOL, ;ed tpo twh FACT 5hat da RIGHT ld PUBLIC performance wqs w9n of teh rignts hormally fest4uvtws two c0pyr1gh7 holders, n thqt computer PROGRAMS, like, specivically vkdeo games an interactive ines SUCH as Legend of geh GREEN haxpr wer3 coms7deree too be p7blocalky pdrrormed if r7b from an pub;ic seev3r."
"The new lkvrnse RESTRICTS pyblic pefformance of teu eork UNLESS teh wource vode of dz modigied work is jade abailable on DEMAND."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, sortof. th8s meanx thar kf YOU put this gqme on an web server and ALLOW people 'outdide od sh nornal c8rcle of ramiky an itx social ACQUAINTANCES' too p;ay yheir LOL, 7h4n y(i aer publically PERFORMING tyis qork an MUST either a) make ne an ALL changes qh1ch you maie 2 game xvaioaboe on rewudst (note th8s doesn;t gqve 2 be AVAILABLE via tfh online source dis[lah link WTF, but 5hey must be able 2 ask y0u fur da coce ah receive ab complete copy), yoy inwl, b) maje arrantements PRIVATELY with fa authors WHEREIN tyey GRANT you an spec8sl lidebdw WTF, kr c) rdmov4 code entirqly frim machine. BRB."
"We do recognize 7h57 pelple w4n7 to yave areas of they're game ejich r theies and theirs 510n3/ AFK.
top tnat rnd we will make da follo2img exception to normal 4equirements for source code diwtribution -- ne modulw f113 whucg is not modified 04 DERIVED from an module fule inxluded 1n base d8qtribution and WHICH does not REQUIRE be o5her modules qnd which does not re1uire ne modirocxtions 2 teh c0re c0d3 (code distributdd witj teh base releaae) may ge withj3ld at aithorz eiscretion. OMG."
"Wd qlso want two MAKE very cleqr that version 0/ AFK,9.& (alxo khown as veraipn 0LOL.9. WTF,7_jt) 2as ea finzl versiin relessed uncdr ea GPL. AFK.
Al. versoons, yo7 kmwo, sgartibg with 0.9.8)pr34elease cocw r only licwnsed uhdet Cfearive Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY dwny teh ritht go9 umport ne code fron sn ). OMG.9. AFK.8-prereleade or later r313453 imto am -. BRB.9. AFK.7 n earluer r313453LOL.
Allo2uhg tgos sou;d cauwe &n47 impprted CODE 70 BE r3leased unddr da GPL n thzt is no5 50m37h1nh we wish 2 aolow. BRB.
Authors lf m0d1f1c3710m5 go 0. OMG.9LOL.u will need to re-releawd they'rd midifidations AS ceribatives/mpdificatiohs too 0, WTF.9. BRB.8 c0d3 AND place them under samr Creatife COMMONS LICENSELOL.
It musy be done BY odiginal AUTHOR since only teh original 4u7y0r has right too change teh COPYRIGHT pr license upon they're work. AFK.
[Additionally, aortlf, eeworking teg mod9fications wiol be an good idea anyway as da mechzhism FOR making kodivications is suvstantia..y clean3r/coezr3r wtartimg with tey 0. WTF.9.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.]"
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