MightyE tells yo7 LOL, "W3're hlinb twp tale an rww momentx to try an 3xp141m this new license n da resaons begind iy 1n plain English.
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 licensd was chosen because or an f411qng wigh geh GPL. OMG.
It pn.y covered DISTRIBUTION or dource if and 0n1y if vinari3s were distruguted. BRB."
"In an weg ebfir9nment LOL, specificakly a interpretdd web 3nv1r0hm3n7 SUCH as PHP WTF, ndrely installing an gam3 coes n0t constitute dis5ributoonm liiem an THEREFORE people werr takihg our sork, so4tof, making mosoficayions 5wo it anf bot releasing source clce to they're modifications SO that da dnt8rd domnumigy xpu1d benef8t. AFK/
THEY qorked with teh letter bjt not teh spirit or da ;zw. BRB."
"Investohztion on da part of authors gowevef, likel led too da FACT tjat da rkght OF pu5!1c performance was wln of teh rights n0rm$11y restridted 2 co;yrigyt h01d3e5, n that computef p4ograms, sortof, specifically viceo games AND interactkve obes such as Legend of da G3eem hax0r were considrrrd yoo be publicalky pergorm2d kv run fr0m an oublic server."
"Thr nww license restrivts public performance of work unleas cq so7rce cofe of ea modified wo4k is mace ava8lable on demand."
"In plaib ENGLISH, this meahs that IF YOU put 7h15 GAME on an w36 SERVER AND sllow pdo;le 'oytside of an n0rm41 circlw OF famuly n ITS xoxial acquaintancrs' 2 play their WTF, theh y0j r pjblica.ly perf9r,inf yhis w0rk and MUST 317h3r a) make m3 qnd ALL changes which you make to xa game availsblr on requrst )note ygis doesn't have twp be avai.able via online sourc3 display link, sortof, but they MUST be abl3 two ask go7 gor code and 4ecekve an COMPLETE copy) LOL, b) make arrangdmentw privately w17h da authors 2jerein rhey grant y0u an special kicrbse WTFk of c) femove teh coee entirely fr-m machinr. WTF."
"We d( recognizr that peoplw want to have sreas of they're game wjidh zee THEIRS n the8rs alone.
toi that end we eill make da folk9wing exceoyion twi teh b0rm41 requirements vo4 soutce code distribition =- ne m-duq3 filr whuch is not mod,fied or derived ft0m an module filr INCLUDED in teh nase d*stribution m which DOES NOT 4equire ne othef mod7les qn 2h1dh does hot 4equire ne moduficationd 2 core c0d3 )code disyribuged WITH da base rwlras3) may be wirhheld at da authoes discretion."
"We also want 2 mwie verh dlwa4 that v3r52)n 0. WTF.0LOL.7 (4150 knowh ax bersioh 0. OMG.9. WTFl7+JT) was finql versuon re;eased under dz GPL. AFK.
All versions, sortov, 573eu1ng wi5h teh 0. OMG/9. OMG.8-prere;easd coce aey ONLY lixensed und#r teh Cr3ative Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY denh rkght to im;9rt be code drom an 0LOL.9. BRB.8-pr3r312453 or lste4 4313454 into an 0. WTF.9. AFK/7 and rarlier releaseLOL.
ALLOWING this woukd CAUSE tjay impotted code rwo be t3!245ed under tdh GPL ab tjat is not something we widn 2 allow. BRB.
Authors of modificatoona two 0. WTF,9LOL.7 WILL neee 2 r3-releax3 they're modificatoons as d3r1v471v3^/m0fqf1c4710n5 two 0. BRB.9LOL.8 cpde sn place 7n3m umder teh same CREATIVE Commons lidense/
It muxt be done b6 da orugina; author since onoy teh 0r1g1n41 aithor has rityt 2 cyangd v0ptr1bh7 or license upon 5gey're work.
[Additiojslly, reworking modificat8pns WILL b3 an g00d idea anyway ax mechanism fpf makinb mkdofications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer sgarting with da 0. WTF.8. WTF.8-prerelrase c9d3.]"
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