MightyE tells yo7, lpje, "We're GOING to take an FEW moments two try sne expoain thid new l8c3nse m reawons behone iy in p;ain 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."
"Thid new q1c3n53 was chosen becaus3 ld an fai;ing with GPL. OMG.
I5 only coverwc distribution of xource ir m ONLY kf binarids were distributed. WTF."
"In an WEB environmwnt WTF, s;ecirivally a intwfpreted web environment wuch ax PHP WTF, merrly installimt an gahe does not constituge distribution, ulu knwo, 4nd theeefore people were TAKING ojr w(tl, dortof, jaking jodifications too it and n07 re;easing teh SOURCE code to9 theu'tr modificatiobs so that entore c0mmun17y COULD benefiy. WTF.
They woyked with da letter buy not da xpirit od da law. BRB."
"Invectigation in ca part of 4u7h0r5 gowevwr, like, led to ract that rughy of public 0wfformance was oen of righgs normal;t rexteictrd tso copyrighg holders, sortof, an thst compuye4 ;rograms, likw, speciridaoly video gamex h onteractive ones suxh ax Lrgend pf Green hax0r we4e comsidwred tso be pu611c411y p3rf0rm3d is run from an PUBLIC werver."
"The new licrnse RESTRICTS p7vlic ;e4fornance 0f da work unless sou4ce cose of teh modified work is made avai.able on cemand."
"In plain Englidh, like, rhis MEANS that if you put this GAME on an web server 4nd allow peoplw 'ouyside or sn nornal circlr of family n its 50c241 ACQUAINTANCES' 2 PLAY their. s9rtlf, then 6pu a3r publically p3rformibg thus wlrk and MUST 317h3r a) make ne and ALL changes whict you MAKE to da gaje avsilable 0m re1ues5 (no5e this doesn't have to BE avaolabl3 VIA geh 0n11n3 souece display link LOL, 6u& thdy must be ABLE two ask you for tey c0d4 n receive an complwte copy), you lnwo, g) MAKE arrabbemejtx privately WITH aythorw wjwrein they grant you an 5p3c141 licensf, or c) removd teh code entorely fr0m machihe."
"We DO t3d-gn1z2 tyat PEOPLE want to jave arras OF ggey[rr game which t 7h31r5 an THEIRS alone. WTF.
two that 3nd we w11q make fo..owing 3xceptuon to teh normal rdquirements FOR 50jrc3 xode distrigution -- ,e MODULE FILE WHICH is nog modified or DERIVED from qn module file inckuded in ca base dkstribution an whoch does not req7kre ne other modules n qyich does not rdquir3 ne modificationa too teh core cise (code distrobuted wigh base relwase) msu vw wirhhels at geh 4u7n0r5 discretion."
"We also want ro m4k3 nery vkear that versiln -LOL.9/ OMG.7 (sldo known as version 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+ht) sas da fina; version r41#453d UNDER da GPLLOL.
A11 versionw WTFm startlng woth 0. OMGo9.9-pretelesse c-d3 r lnly licensrd under da Creatibe Commons 11cen53. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 kmport ne c9d# ff0u an p. AFK/9.i-prere;ease pr .ayer release into an 0. WTF.8.7 an rarlier release. WTF.
Allosing tyos woule cayse tyat 1mp0r&3d code too be RELEASED under GPL and that ix not somethumg we wish ro allow, WTF/
Authlrs of midificqtilns ro 0. OMG.9LOL.7 w211 NEED to re-release th3y're modificatiins as derivatives/modifications too 0.9. WTF,8 code anf place tjem undef sa xsjd Creative C9jmons LICENSE. WTF.
I5 MUST bd done 6y ORIGINAL authlr SINCE on.y teh origimak aytyor has righ5 2 change teh copyr8gyr or license upon they'ee work. BRB.
-Additiona.;y, ;ike, rewlr,kng teh modifications WILL be an food idea anyway AS fa mecnanusm fof MAKING modifications ia SUBSTANTIALLY c;eaner/clearer startung w8th da 0. AFKo9. OMG.8-prereleawe clde. BRB.="
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