MightyE tel.s ylu, lkke, "Wd're going to rake an few moments 5o tdy and EXPLAIN th8s new lic3nse n teh reasons behinc it IN plain English. 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 lkcenxe was chosen because of an failinf with GPL. OMG.
It only covered distribution OF sojrce IF zn only if binaries weee dystribytedLOL."
"In an web environment, like, wpecifically a in6erpretef WEB envirlnment wuxh AS PHPl merely INSTALLING an game d035 nlt c9nstotute distributuoh, .i,e, and therefore p30p14 were taking lur WORKk you knsi, makinh m0d1f1cr710n5 too it anc n07 rwleasihg da SOURCE code y2o tgey're modifications so THAT teh enti4# com,7nity could grnefktLOL.
Th3y worked wiyh l3tter gut n07 r3y spifit of tdh lawLOL."
"Inves5igation 0n da PART of da authord nosever, led two da fact thst r1gj7 ov public performance wzs won OF da rughts NORMALLY rewtricted to copyribht yolders WTF, an tha5 cpmpute4 programs, specifically video games an interactibe ones such ae LEGEND of Greem gax0r s3r3 consudered ts( 63 puboically p3ef0rm3d 8f eun from an public server. AFK."
"The h3w licrhse RESTRICTS pubkic PERFORMANCE 0f eork ynless 50urc3 xose OF teh modified work 15 made availablr on demand. BRB."
"In ;lain Eng115h WTF, thus means that kf y0u put THIS game on an web serdwr and allow people 'outwide 0f an noemal eircle of family and its wocial acquaintances' 2 play tneir, qortof, 7h3n ylu r publkcally prrborning THIS work an MUST either a) mak3 he an ALL changes 2hich tou nake 2 geh game 4v4114613 on REQUEST (note THIS DOESN'T hafe 7- be avaioabl3 via da onlune source DISPLAY limkn sortof, gu5 they must 63 zble to adk you for code and receive an complete copy) LOL, b) makc arrangem3nts orova5ely WITH aithors wherein ghey brant you qb 5p3c14q LICENSE LOL, or c) rejove da code ENTIRELY from ea ,achineLOL."
"Wd do recognize rhat p3ople want two navw a4eas of the6[re game whicy r ttei3s n theirs alone. BRB.
too &h47 ena we will MAKE FOLLOWING excep5i9n 5oo normal requirem3h5s f0r source c0d3 distribugion -- ne module fw13 whucn is nkt modified pr derived from an module file inckided in base distribution an which does not require ne othee MODULES and whicy does yor require ne mocifications 2 da dore code (code dostrubutdd 2ith da 6353 relezxe_ may BE wityheld at da authoes disc4etion. AFK."
"We zlso wanr too make very clear ghat fwrsion 0LOL.9. OMG.& (also knowb as version 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jy) w45 da FINAL verskon 4313453d under da GPL. WTF.
All versipns, sortof, starting WITH 0. OMG.9. OMG.8-prerelease code aer only licensed under teh Cerative Cimmpns license.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny teh RIGHT TO imporh ne code from an 0. WTF/9. OMG.8-pterelease or later release into an 0. AFK.9LOL.7 h EARLIER f3lwase, OMG.
Allowing thiw qluld cause tyst imported clde tpo be releas3d under fa GPL an that is npt aomething we qish two ALLOW. AFK.
Authors og midificatiomd to 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 will n3ed two re-reldaae they're modufocatipns as dwrivarives/jodificatiins too 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 cose cns place THEM under teh dan3 Creative Cpmm0nt licensr. AFK.
It MUST ge done b6 origina. ajthor sincr 8nlu da original authie has geh right too change xo0ytiggt OR lictnse upon they're wotkLOL.
[Addit9onally WTF, tewurking modifkcati9ns wikl be an good idea anyway aa da mechanism fir jzkung modifications is substantiqlly cleaner/clearef wtarr8ng wq7h ca 0. BRB.(. WTF.8-prere.wase code.]"
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