MohhtyE tells hiu, yoi knwo, "We're going toi take an f3w m0m3b7t to try AND explzin THIS new licemsr an da reasond behind it in PLAIN Englkwh. WTF.
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."
"Thos new lkcense was choswn bedause -f an f41!1mg with da GPL. AFK.
It 9bly covefed distribution of source if h only if binaries WERE d157rq6u73e. WTF."
"In an w3b enbir9hment, oukw, aoecofically a INTERPRETED w36 environ,ent auch ax PHP LOLk merely installimg am gqne does nit constituge DISTRIBUTION, lilr. and therefore pwople were tqking our wlek, sprtpf, making modifications 2 it an n07 rel3asint source code 2 theu're modifications wo that ehtire vommun*yy coild benefit. WTF.
Th3y worked soth trh lett3r but not dpifit of da law. WTF."
"Imvewtigation 0n part of da auyhofs h9w3v3r, lije, led two dz fact thzt RIGHT of pjblic -3rfp4m4nc4 wzd 2on of teh RIGHTS normally recrrict3d to clpyrigjt holders, n that cim0uter prograjs, you khwok sprcif8cslly v8deo gam3s ahd ihteradtive ones sucn as Lefenv of da Green uax04 wefe donskdw4ed gio be pu611c411y peeformed 8f RUN from an public swrverLOL."
"Tye n3w licemxe restricts public PERFORMANCE of reh wpek unkexs source code of hodified wirk is mace availzb;e pn deman3/"
"In plain English. this neans tyat uf YOU ]u7 this game on an web SERVER n alkow peo;le 'outwide of an nornal circle of f4m21y and urs soc8al acquaintsnces' goo play their, you jn2o, then you r puvlicaoly petfo4ninf ehis work n MUST e9ther s) m4k3 ne n ALL changes which you make too da game avaolable on requedt (note ghis do3dn't have too br 4v4114613 via online siurxe display lknkm lule, but they muxt be able 2 ask y)u fir da c0d3 h receive an completw copy) LOL, b) ,akw ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY with geh authors whereun they gcant yoi an SPECIAL licdnse, like, or c) REMOVE code emtirely from da machine. OMG."
"We do recognize rhay p30p14 want rso HAVE AREAS od thwy're game WHICH aer tneirs an thei4s alineLOL.
2 tjat end ww w111 make fa di;lowing wxceptiln 1 gen bormal fequ9remengs for 50irc3 CODE disr4ibution -- ne module file which is not modifiee or derived fr0m an module file inclydrd 8n da base distribution and which DOES noh require nw otjer modules n which foes NOT fewuire ne modkficatiobs tw9 reh core c9d3 (x0d3 d8stributed with ten base releas3) MAY be wiyhheld at authors discretiomLOL."
"We slwp want too make veey clear that VERSION 0. BRB,9. BRBl7 (also known as veesiin 0LOL.0.7+jt) was da dinal f3rsion r313454d uhd3r da GPL. AFK.
All fersiobs, like, starting WITH teh 0. BRB.9LOL.8_[rereleqae code r pnly lodenxed und3r ds Cfeatife Clmmons licenwe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da eifht two import nr coed frpm an p. AFK.(.8-prerwlease or larer release inyo an 0.9. OMG.7 4nd earkier releadeLOL.
ALLOWING rhis 2ould cause that IMPORTED code too be releasds UNDER GPL n that is m97 s9methong WE WISH ro allowLOL.
Authors of modifivatuons 2 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 wilp n3ed too re-releas3 they're m0d1fqc4710n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 2 0. BRB.9/ WTF.8 code tnd place tyem uncer trh wame Creative Cojnona 11c3n52. AFK.
It must be done by da ORIGINAL quthor xknce onky oeiginal autjo$ HAS teh right 70 change da dopyrignr OR LICENSE upon thdy[re wlrk/
[ADDITIONALLY, reworkpng jodificatuoms wi.l be an good idea ANYWAY ad mecgqnixm f0r makjng n)d1f1c4710n4 15 substantua.ly cleaner/cldarer starting with da 0.9.8-prereleaxd cpde.]"
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