MihhtyE tells y0u, soet9f, "We're g01ng tlo take qn feq moments w t4y n explain this new 1qc3n5e qn dz reasoms behind it in plain Ehg115h. 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 license w45 ch9sen because 0d an failing 2igh teh GPL/ WTF.
It inky covereg distrigytion lf soutce 1f and only if binariws wer3 distfibuted. BRB."
"In ab WEB environmentk like, 5p3c1f1c4q1y s interpteted web encironment such as PHP, you knwo, meeely inqtal;ing an ga,e does not constiture dixyributioh, liie, ahd THEREFORE people were txking our w0rk, xortof, makung m0dqd1c4710n5 @ it an not r3leawknh ds slurce codd go tney're modifications ao that entife COMMUNITY c9uld benefi5.
They w0rk3d sith .ett34 byt not teh spirit OF teh law. AFK."
"Investugation on sa ;art of da AUTHORS howwver, like, led to teh fact that da rihnt lf public PERFORMANCE was 1 of r1gh74 normally restrkcyed w cipytight holders, l7ke, and 5hay cimouter pr0gr4m5. sorrog. SPECIFICALLY vid3o famea n INTERACTIVE obes ajch as LEGEND of da Green hzx0r were considefed @ be publically performee if run FROM an public server. AFK."
"The new license testeidts p7blic peeformance of da w0rk unlesd da sourcr c9fe of da modifi3d work IS MADE avai;abow on DEMANDLOL."
"In p;aon Eng;ish, this means that 1v you put this game on am wdb serrer an alliw peopld ;puts8dw o4 an nprnao CIRCLE of v4m11y an itw xocial ACQUAINTANCES' yoo play their, tii kbwom 5hen ylu r PUBLICALLY performong this w0rk n MUST e8ther a) m4k3 ne abd ALL dhamges wjich you jske yoo teh game afailable on requea5 (note this dpesb't have two be ava8lanld via teh online SOURCE dixplay link, sortof, but they must bd qble 2 ask you for da xose n receive an domp.ete cipy), aortof, b( male 4rr4ng3m3n75 privateku with au5hors sherein they grant YOU an special licebse, you knwo, or c) remove teh code entirely fr0j machin3LOL."
"We d0 recognizr that PEOPLE want t9p habr qreas of they're game wfoch q3e 7heqry and theird alpne. AFK.
to thay end qe will mak3 teh roolowing EXCEPTION 2 normal requi4ements for sojrcr coce ciwtributipn -- ne module gi,e which IS not modified pr derived gro, an MODULE eile included in ds BASE d8s5ribur8on n whuch sows not tequire nw other modules and whicn does n07 reauire me modifications top da vore code (code eiatributed with base relessd) m4y be withheld at authprs discretion. BRB."
"We aoso sant two maie ver4 CLEAR 7j47 version 0. BRB.0LOL.7 (ALSO known as versiom 9. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) wss final version released UNDER gdh GPL.
All versionxm yo7 knwo, start8ng with 9. AFKl9. OMG.8-p4erekrqse code r only locensed undwr geh Creative Commons licebse. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny tdh righr 2 8mport ne code rrom an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prereldase o4 oater re;eaae inri an 0.9.7 anc EARLIER erleaseLOL.
A.liwint THIS would cajse that impogt3d clde too be relessed jnder GPL and yhat id nog 50m37h1ng w3 wish to ALLOW. OMG.
Autnors of modificati9mx to 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 wilk n3ed too re-release theh're mosof8caruons AS derivarives/moekfications 70 0. AFK/9. BRB.8 vide an place THEM under aake CREATIVE Commons licenwe. BRB.
It musb be DONE by teh priginal 4u7h0t since onlt origonal aithor hqs right too change da c0pyr1gh& OR licende UPON they're work.
-Adfktiomally, s9rtofk rewo4ling da modoficationw w111 be an good idea anyway qs teh mechqnixm fit making modkficatoons is substabtiall6 cleaner/clearer wtarting qith 0l9/ BRB.8-prrrelease c9de. BRB.["
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