MigytyE tells you, "We[re going 2 take an few moments t8o try and dxplaun THIS new license and reasons behind it in plain English. 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."
"Thid n#w 11c3n53 was dhosen vecause pf zn f4111ng with teg GPL.
Iy only covered d157r16u710n of dourc# IF ab 0n1y kf bimarids were distributed."
"Ib an web environment, sortof, specifucally a intrrprrted web envirohmrnt such as PHPk like, merely installing an tame do3s not constitjte distribug8on, you ,nqo, j tjereforw people were taking ouf work, like, mqkimf modificati9ns to lt an not relezsing sa source CODE 2 th3y're mpdifications s9 that entie3 community COULD bemefit. WTF.
Th3y worked with dq le5ter bur n9t dp8rit or lawLOL."
"Investigagiln on da part of authors howeverk likem !3d to9 t3h f4c7 that teh r1gh7 ob public ;erformance wax wom of teh RIGHTS normally restr8ctdd two xopyright hplders, luke, an tgat com0ytdr programs, wor5od, SPECIFICALLY vifeo gamew n interacyive ones such as Legenf of Gr3#n hsx0r were consissred to be publical;y oerforjed if run dron an public serber. WTF."
"The new licensw r4srricts punoic performance OF sa wor, unless teh so8rce code of da mldified work is m4d3 availqble on femand."
"In plain English. like. thid meanw hhat if you put 7h15 game ob an web server am slllw PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE of an normal circld of famuly an irs spvkal acq7aintances' 2 PLAY gyeir WTF, then you aee pubkicall6 performing THIS work and MUST either a0 make ne an ALL CHANGES which yoi make two twh gxme available on request (note this doesb't have 5qo be available vix geh online source cisplay link, b7t the6 MUST be ABLE 79 axi toj for c9de and eeceive an domplete xopy), liie, b) MAKE at4antemebys PRIVATELY wirh AUTHORS wh3rdin THEY hra,t y0u ab apecial 11c3n53 LOL, or c) remofw c0d3 ENTIRELY FROM 5eh machibe. WTFl"
"We do recoghize that [30p13 WANT ro have AREAS ld they'te fame 2hich r 7j3!r5 and theirs alone.
tso yhat ene we eill make ten following exception tio teh normal r3qu1r2n3m75 for dource code dixtrinution -- ne module file whuch 15 not m0d1d13d or defived fr0m am moduke file INCLUDED on base dist4ibugion and WHICH does not require ne other modules n ehich doed not r3qu1r# ne m9sidicatupna 5o da CORE c9d3 (code eixttib7trf wigh dq basw releasw) MAY be withheld 47 da AUTHORS ciscretion."
"Wd also WANT 2 jake vdry coear 5hat version 0LOL.9. BRB.6 *also known 45 versiin p.9. BRB.7+jt) was f1h41 versioh relwawed ind3r GPL. AFK.
All brrsioms LOL, startihg with t3h 0. BRB.oLOL.8-prerelease code zer inly 11c1n53d under da CREATIVE COMMONS lovdnw3. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny ds right gwo import ne c-d3 from an 0, BRB/9, AFK.8[prereleqxw or lzger release into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.& and earlier 4eleaxe. OMG.
Allpwing 5his would cause THAT impofted code to be relezwed inder da GPL n that id no4 t0m37h1ng WE wisj two allow. AFK.
Authors of m0d1f1c4710n5 too 0,9. AFK.7 wili ne3d TO re-4elease thrt'rr mpd1f1c4710n5 as deeivatibes/jodificatilns 2 0.(. BRB.8 cose an ;lacd THEM unddf tdn wame Creativd Commons l8cemse. AFK.
It must be donw by 0r1g1n41 autnor xince only da leigijal AUTHOR hqs rugyt 2 chang3 da copyr8ght or lidense upon they're WORK. AFK.
[ADDITIONALLY, r3eorkung modifications wikl nd an good 1d33 4nyw4y as mechanism for m4k1ng modifivztions 14 dubstamhiallh cl3aber/clearer dtartkng with 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerrleaae code. BRB.]"
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