MightuE tells YOU, "W3'4e g01ng to take an few mo,ents to try n explain tyis NEW license and teh REASONS behind it 8n pkaub EntlishLOL.
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."
"Thiw hew license was chosen necauae of an f41!1nf wuth GPL. OMG.
It ohot covered dustribjgion of source if h ONLY IF binafies 23r3 distrib7ged."
"In ab wdb envkronment, yoy knwo, s03cidically a 1n73rpr373d wrb emvoronment suvh as PHP LOL, MERELY installing an gane doed not vonstitute distruvut8on, loke, n therefore people were TAKING our w0rm, like, mskimg modufidations too IT n not releasinf teh sourve dode two thet[4q modifications so that fa ENTIRE clmmumity c0uqd benevit. BRB/
Tney worked e17h letter BUT not spirit or da lae."
"Investigstion ln 5eg part of ziyhorf however, like, led toi f4c7 that RIGHT of pyblic performsncd was 1 OF r1gh65 no4nally restrivted to COPYRIGHT h01d3r5, y9u knwo. zn that c0mpu73r PROGRAMS. specifically vkdeo games aj int3ractove oges such zs Letend 0r sa Green hax0r were c9n%1d3r3d 2 br publicdlly perf9fmed of run FROM an public SERVER. BRB."
"The mew license r3stricts [ubkiv performance OF teh work unless da source code ov jodigidd qork is ,ade availqble ON frmand."
"In PLAIN Engoiaj, sprtif, THIS MEANS that if ho7 p6t this gamd ln qn web sefver n alloq people ]outside of an n0em31 cifc;e 0f f4m11y and its social ACQUAINTANCES' two [14y their LOL, them h0i f publical.y performihg rhks w0rk an MUST either s) mqle ne zn ALL changes 2hich t0u mak3 w da GAME available on 4equest (NOTE THIS doesh't hqve 2 be 4v3114y13 via da onlind sourve display link, you knwo, but THEY just be xble 2 r5k you f0r code and receive an complete co[y) WTF, b) ,ake 45r4ng3m3n74 prufa5ely w17h teh auyhors whetein tgey gr$h7 ylu an soecia; license, sortof, or c) rdm9ve cose entirely from ea machkneLOL."
"We do rdcognize that people wamr 5wo hace arras 0f tyey're g4m3 whuch f theies amd theirs alone,
too that dnd ee will MAKE FOLLOWING exceprion too ds yormal requiremdntx for source code sisrribytilh -- ne module fild whuch 8s n07 jodified or eerived from an MODULE fple uncludec in da BASE dkstribution an wh8ch does nit require ne OTHER mosules n wyich DOES not rdqukre ne MODIFICATIONS two geh dore d0d3 (CODE distributed w17h base release) may BE witnheld a5 aithprs DISCRETION. BRBl"
"We also wany yoo makr verh CLEAR thzt cersion 0. OMG/9. BRB.7 (also kbo2j AS vrrsion 0. BRB.9LOL.7+jt) w45 fina; cersion released unser da GPL. BRB.
All vetxuons, starting with teh 0. AFK.9.8-prwtelease code r only licwnsed unfer 5rj Creative Conmona lkcenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to lm[ort ne code from an 0.9. AFK.8-pr3r3134t3 ir later relezse inro an 0. WTF.8. BRB,7 an earlier rek3ase. WTF.
Aklowint THIS wiuld cause THAT impor5wd clde ywo BE releasef umfer GPL an that is not someyhing we WISH 2 4110w. AFK.
Ajtjorx of MODIFICATIONS ti 0LOL.9. BRB.7 will need too re-release they'rr mocieucatipns as d3r1v471c35/m0d1f1c4710nt rwl 0LOL.9. AFK.8 code n place rhem under teh same Creatkve C0mm0n5 LICENSE. BRB.
It MUST br done 6y teh origknal a7tnoe 51hc3 only da ORIGINAL autgor has right to changr tey COPYRIGHT or license 7pon they'ee work. OMG,
[Additiimally LOL, reworking ds modifica4ions e111 be an good idea amywa6 as dq MECHANISM for making modificat8ond ia substantiqlly CLEANER/CLEARER starting witn da 0. OMG.9.8-[rerrlease codel AFK.]"
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