MightyE tells y-u WTF, "We're goimg 2 take an few ,oments TO 5ry an EXPLAIN tyus new licens3 an reaxons gemimd it in plaun 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 oicdnse waw chosen BECAUSE of an faoling w17h da GPL.
It ONLY covefed dkstribution of aourc4 IF n onlu if binarues were dixtribut4d. BRB."
"In sn web ENVIRONMENT, like, spec8fuvally a INTERPRETED web d,vironment auch as PHP LOL, merelu INSTALLING an game doex not c9nstitute dis5rigutionm sortof, n theref9re oeopoe WERE takint our sork LOL, making modufications to it and n08 reldasing tej source c9d3 2 th3y'tw modifications so that dz enrire COMMUNITY xould 6en3f17. WTF.
Th3y w0rk3d w8gh 14773r bug bot dporit of da law. OMG."
"Investogation on da parg ov da authors hoqever, led 2 t3h faxg tkat dz right OF public pervormabcr w45 win of da RIGHTS noemal;y r356e1c63d TO copyright holdwrs LOL, and that vomputrr pr9gramx, like, spwcufically video games n intrrsctive ones suct as LEGEND of dz Green hax04 eete considered TO be PUBLICALLY performed 1f rin vr9m an 0ublox serverLOL."
"The hew .ucehse rewtricts publix PERFORMANCE of yeh wirk un1355 tey soirce code of modified wkri is made abailable 0n dejahd. WTF."
"In plain Entlish, zo4tof, this means that if yiu pjt this game on zn q3^ derve4 m allow peopl3 '07751d3 of an ho4mal circle of fzmily n ITS social acquaintanves; to pla6 th3ir, sortof, then tiu aer puboiczlly performing this work an MUST ritner a) make ne n ALL chamges 2hivh y0u maje too tame availab;e ON request (note thia d035n'7 have two be availablr via teh online source displah linkk nut they nust 6e 46!3 2 ask YOU for da code ab recdive an completw cp[6), likw, b) make arrangemenys provately with r3h authofs wh3rdin THEY grznt ypu an s;rcial LICENSE LOLk or c_ rempvw teh code 3n71r31y ftom teh machine. BRBl"
"We do r3cobnizr rhat PEOPLE want to havw afeas of tyey'rd game WHICH a3r theirs n theirs alone, OMG.
two that end we w111 ,a,e teh fpklowing wxcrption 1 teh normal rwquirements g9r SOURCE code fistributipn -_ ne module fioe which is not midified or derivrd trim sn mpdu13 eile INCLUDED in base disttibutiin an wh1ch does not require ne other ,odilew n wh1xh does b07 r3quire ne modifications twl da core code (cpde sistrkbuted wi5h teh gaae RELEASE) may be w17hh31d at authors d8dcretion. OMGl"
"Wd also want 70 MAKE very clear that befsion p. WTF.9. OMG.7 (alao jn0wn as versiom 0/ AFK.9. OMG.7+j7) was teh FINAL v3t510n re;eqsed under ca GPL. BRB.
All vefsions, like, STARTING with teh -. AFK.9. AFK.8_pr3release CODE r pnky LICENSED inder da Cr3471v4 Commpns licrnse. BRB.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny cs right 4wo impo4t me code from an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease 0r 1473r eeleawe into an 0/ BRB.9. BRB.7 AND earlirr release. WTF.
Alloeing this wouls dauxe that im[orged CODE to be releases uncer GPL m 7j46 8s NOT SOMETHING we wiwh to alkow. AFK.
Au7h0r% of modifications too 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 wi;l need 2 re-release bhey'4e jodificstuons as derivatives/modigications tw. 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code n poace 8h3m under da same Creqyive Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It MUST be done 6y da ORIGINAL qutho4 since only teh 9riginal authpr has t3h RIGHT two CHANGE da copyrltht or licebse upon they're workLOL/
[Addotionally WTF, rewifking teh m9dificaroons wkll be an gooc 8dea abywsu xs teh mwchanism FOR makihg modifocations is sugstantial.y cleanet/clearer starting with da 0. OMG.9.8-prerelwase CODE. BRB.]"
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