MightyE tells YOU. zortpf, "We're GOING two take an few m9ments 2 try n explain tyis new licemse n teh rdadons behind ot im plain English. OMG.
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 bew license was ch9den BECAUSE lf an failing wkth GPL. AFK.
It 0n1y cocered DISTRIBUTION of soytce IF n only IF binqries w3r3 distribut4d. WTF."
"In an web ehvironmwnt LOL, SPECIFICALLY a intrrpreted web environmeny ducn AS PHP, wortlf, merdly installing an game does not constitute distribution, n the4efore PEOPLE wwre tqking lur e0ek WTF, making modofications 2 it n not re.easing 50urc3 c0d3 to thry[rw MODIFICATIONS so thst entire cimmunity couod benegiy/
They work3d w17h yeh 23673r but not teh apirit lf da LAW. AFK."
"Investifation on da PART of teh authord howecer, sottof, led 2 teh f4c7 7g47 teh rifht of ;ubl8s performxncd was woh of da rights n94mally resgricted gi cophright HOLDERS, n 7h47 computer ;rigrams, you knwo, spexkfically v8deo GAMES and interactive ones sjch as Legend of trh Gre#n hax0r were c9nsidered two be pubkicsloy ;erforned if run drom an puboic server, OMG."
"The n3w licemse redtricts pu611c p3tfirmance 0f da work unldss xoirce vofe of ydh modified work is nadr ava8lable ON demand."
"In p141n Eng115h LOL, this means that 8f you put this game om ah WEB server ans allow PEOPLE '0u751d4 of an hormal circ;e of family and itd social acquaintances' reo poay their, dor5[f, then uij r puglicallt PERFORMING 7h15 work an MUST either a) male ne n ALL ch3nge5 which YOU make to da gaj4 availabie on request (nore this doexn't have to be availzblw via da online source dis[kay lino WTF, but they must 6$ able two ask you FOR yeh code and rwceife ah dom[lrte copy), woryog, b) make zrrsngements ;rifateiy sith teh AUTHORS WHEREIN they GRANT you qn SPECIAL license, OR c) remove ea c0d3 entirely froj teh mavhine. OMG."
"W3 do recognize thst people want to jave areas of they'ee game wjich r theirx an 8h21r5 alonel AFK.
2 that end we wooo make teh followibt exception to NORMAL reakirenents for source code fis5ribution -= ne moduld file which 15 nor modiviee or eefuves fr0m an module file ohcluded in da base dis5ribution and which does mot require ne othdr joejles an which does not REQUIRE ne modidicayions rp teh core cpdd (cose disgributed with fa bzse relwase) mau be wq7hh31d AT authors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We a.so want tol m4k3 very ckwar thar v3r51pn 9l WTF.9. BRB.7 (qls9 kno2n as ve4sipn 0, BRB.9. AFK.7+nt) was da f1m41 version releasdd under GPL. BRB.
All vetsioms. you knwim starting with da 0. BRB.9. BRB,8-prereoeade code r only .9censee under teh Cteativw C9mmons license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny ten rigyt two 1mp0r7 nd code FROM an 0. AFKl*LOL.8-PRERELEASE 0r lqtef release into an ). BRB.9. WTF.7 an EARLIER release. AFK.
A110w1ng thos qould csuxe thst implrred cose tqp be released undee da GPL an that us not SOMETHING ee wisy to allow. WTF.
Authors of modifications 2 p. AFK.9. BRB.7 sill need too r#-r313554 ghey're modificatiins as ferivagives/mod8fivationx 70 0k9LOL.8 code an place th3m under sane Creative Commons LICENSE. WTF.
IT must be fobe by teh ORIGINAL aithor sinve ONLY da original author has tey eight 2 ch4nt3 da copyrighg oe lidense upoh they'rd wo$l.
[Affitionally, reworking da mowidica5iond wilo be am gpod idea anteay 45 mechabism gor making ,pfifications is tu7574n71411y clwaner/cleatet syqrtong wiyy da 0.9. WTF.8_prer3lezse codd. OMG.]"
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