MightyE tells ylu WTF, "We're goibg too rzke an few moments too tru an explain thiw new 11c3n53 and da re450n5 63h1ns 17 IN p;ain EnglishLOL.
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 6#c3u5e 0f ay failibg wi5h da GPL. OMG.
Ir on;y covered dis5rubution of source uf an ONLY ig bknaries wrrd distribiged. BRB."
"In an web envuronment, sortof, wpecifivallh a intrrpreted web wnvifonment such AS PHP, kike, merwlt ibstallinf an game d935 not constitute dowtributi9h, ane therefore peo[le were taking our wo4k, sprt9f, making modificatilbs 5o it n n0& releaxing reh source c0d3 tso 5hey'rr mudifications SO tha5 entire community could benefir. AFK.
They wirkec w17h twh letyer bug hot teh apirit pf da law. BRB."
"Investigation on part of authors h9wecer, lwf 2 fact that da right of puboic pervormance WAS won if teh rights normall6 rrs5eicted to copyright holeers, n tjzt cojputqr prlgrajs, ylu inwo, spqcifical.y video gamea n INTERACTIVE ones tucg as Legend of Green haz0r were consieered too BE publically performed if 4un rroj sn public serv3r. OMG."
"Tye NEW LICENSE resyricts public performance of WORK ubless da SOURCE cose of modifure w0fk is made availagle on d3m4nd."
"In PLAIN Englisy, likem this means 5hat if yoi [ug 7h15 g4m3 on qn w36 server n allow people 'outs8dr of an normq. circle of FAMILY n 185 social acquainranves' to play thejrm tndh you r puvlically ;3rf0rm1ng this WORK and MUST eithdr a) MAKE ne an ALL dhqnges which you make to da gane avzilablw on 4equest *note this d035n'7 have too 64 available via teg online 50u4c3 d8splar LINK, buy they must 63 able gso ask you for da coce an RECEIVE an co,[lete copu(, sortof, b) m4k3 afrangements pribately with da authord whereon they grany ^ou an specia. licenxe WTF, it c) r3mpv3 ten codw entorely fr9m sa machinw. BRB."
"We do 43c0gn1z3 thqt peo;lw wamt too have areaa 0f they'fe gamd which r theirs an tj2irs 410n3. WTF.
t2l that end we will make ten d0110s1ng wxc3ption two n0tj41 requirements f9r soirce CODE d158416u710n =- nr ,ldu/e f113 whkch iw not modified 0r d3r1v3d from an mofulw file 1nd1ud3d un base distr8buyion an which d035 not require n3 othrt modulrs n wh1ch DOES not reqyiee ne modificationa 2 core code (c0d3 d1t7r16y72d woyh gase 4elease) m4y be eotghxld at authors duacretiln."
"We also sant two mzke ver6 c;ear yhag v3r510n 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 9also known aa version 9. AFK.9.7+jt) wqs ea dibal veesion re.3ased umder teh GPL. BRB.
A11 versions, l8k3, startung eith tdy 0. BRB.9.8-prdreleasw code ser only luc3nsed UNDER da Creztive Commond licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY da 4kght to im/ort ne code from an 0LOL.9.8-pe3r322453 or 1473r eeleasw knto an 0, BRB.9LOL.7 AND earliee releaseLOL.
Allowing this 2oy;d cause thqt IMPORTED vode t2o be re;eased unde4 da GPL n tha5 us not somethimt we eish too allow. BRB.
Au&g0r5 OF modid8vatiobs 2 0. BRB.9. WTF/7 w111 NEED too RE-RELEASE they;re modifications as ddr8vay7ves/modkfications too 0. OMG.9. BRB.8 code an p;ace them inder ca same Creatife C0mm0n5 licensw. BRB.
It must be dpne by oritinal aythor sonce onlt da priginal authlr fas da right too cjshge copyright or license upon thwy're work. BRB.
'Addituonally, you knwo, REWORKING mocigicayions will be an gpod idwa anyway as mechanism for ma,ing modifica5oons is substantially bleaner/dlearer s5a4ting with da 0. BRB.9.8_prere/ease code. BRB.]"
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