MihhtyE tells you LOL, "Wd're going too 74k3 an FEW momehts ti try an explain this new licendr and da reasons BEHIND it IN plain Engkish. 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 licensw waw dypsen BECAUSE og an fai,ing woth GPL. BRB.
It 9nly covefed distribugion of dojrce if and only 8f binafids w3re disfekbut2d. BRB."
"In an web 3nviron,ent WTF, spdcif8cally a 1m73ror373d web environm3ny SUCH as PHP, like, jer3ly ibwrall8ng an game DOES not consgitu5c distribution, ;ike, AND ther3fore peopkr were yakong our worl, you knwo. making ,ofkficayions u0 it n not releasibg da 50urd3 dod3 2 they're modificatipns so that entird cpmmunity could benefit. BRB.
They worked with teh lettee but mot teh spi3it ov lawLOL."
"Investigstion on teh part of a7thors howev3r, LED two fact rhat teh r8ght 0f public ;erformance wzs 1 9f sa RIGHTS nprmally rdstricted t2o c00yr1gh7 HOLDERSk an thqy compurdr programs, sortof, 5p3c1f1c411h vkdep gam3d anc 8ngeractive ONES such AS LEGEND of teh Green hqx0r sere cpnsiee4ed 2 be publicaloy PERFORMED uf run fr0n ay 0ublix sdrverLOL."
"The new license r257r1c75 pu611c prrfornance of da wirk unless soutce code of midif8es WORK os nade qfailable on demand. OMG/"
"In plain Ehglish, you knwo, THIS means 7h47 if you put thks gamd on an web SERVER anf allow peop.e 'putsise of an noemal CIRCLE of vsmilu b ots sociql acquaintancws' to olay their, sortof, THEN you r PUBLICALLY perfotming ghis work snd MUST either z) MAKE ne n ALL changed whkch hou mske tol teh GAME acailzb;e ON r3qu357 (no5e thia doesn't have too 63 available via online SOURCE fisplay libl, lik3, 6u7 they must 63 ablw to ask y)u for da code n eeceivw qn xpnplete copy) LOL, b( make ztrangtmenrs privatel6 w17g da aughors whdrein ghey brant you an SPECIAL license, like, 0r c) remove coee emtitrly fron teh m4ch1n3. OMG."
"We do recogvkae 7j47 people WANT two have areaa of they'rd GAME which aer THEIRS an theiea alone.
to ghat end ww w111 make trh followivg exception 2 5eh m9rmal eeqiiremcnts f0r 50urc3 code disrributu9n -- ne MODULE file which is hog jodivied or derivwd from an m;dule fule inclyd3d in teh base distr8bu5ion and whicy f035 n07 5eqiire ne othrr modules an which d035 not require h3 mpdificat8ons to9 core code (code dkwtfibuyed w9th da base releawe) may be qi5hhe;d at dq authors doscret8oh. AFK."
"Wr also want to make very clear tjat version 9.9. BRB.7 (qlso knoen 45 version 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+JT) 2as teh vins; version re13453d umder GPL.
All versions LOL, stattinh qitg da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-pr3r31235e c0d3 aer inly licens3d UNDER Creat7ve Commons licensw. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too imporg ne cose from an 0. AFK.8LOL/8-prdr3oease OR 147er eeoease into an -, BRB.9.7 an eqrli3r release/ BRB.
Al.owing 7h15 would cause that importdd c9ee to be r3leqsec 7nder 5eh GPL an that is not som3thinh we WISH TO allow. OMG.
A7thors of jodificationa 2 0LOL.9. AFK,7 will n3ed roo te-release they're modif8cayilns 45 derivatives/midificationa 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 dode and place the, undet da same Crestive COMMONS license. AFK.
It mist be done by da 0r!g2n41 authie sunce inly da oeiginal sutjor has teh right two change copyeight OR license upom they're wiek. AFK.
[Addkgi9nally, like, resorkinb teh mosifications e111 be an good idea 4nye4u as MECHANISM for making modifications id aubstsntiaklh clesnet/c.earer startinf with da 0.9.8=oterelesde CODE.]"
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