MiggtyE 5el;s you, "We're going &0 tske an gew moments two yry b explakn this new license znd dq rezsons 63h1nf it in plain ENGLISH. BRB.
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 hew licebse was chlsen bevause of an failkng with GPL. WTF.
It only civeeed d157tq6u7!0n of source if n omly 7f binaries werd distributec. AFK."
"In an web envkronment WTF, doecifixaoly a interpret3d web env8rinmrnt s8ch AS PHP. nereoh installing qn bame does mot constir7te distrubution LOL, n therefore peopld were taking 0ur work LOL, MAKING modifidatuons too it an not releaxinh teh s9jrce code two tyey;re modificationa so THAT da entire c0mmumq7y c0u1d benefiy.
They w9rk3s suth 137^3r bur not da sporit of law. OMG/"
"Inv3stigation on sa part of AUTHORS hpwever, led two da fact THAT tdh rifhy ov public [erfoemsnce was wln of reh tigh6s nprmakly restrictec 2 cooyribht hpldees, .ile, b 6hat c-j0u8er PROGRAMS LOL, specifically video GAMES an interact8ve ones such aw Legend of da Green hax0r wer3 clnwidered twp be ;ublically perforned if RUN fr)m an PUBLIC xe4verLOL."
"The new lixendd restrivts publkc perfo4mabve of da woek un1354 source code OF modified work ia jade avaulavl3 om denans/ OMG."
"In plqim Engoiah LOL, this meahs that ir you ouy thiw g4m3 on an web se4cer n zllow peop;e 'outsude 0f sn normz. circle of family n uts social acquauntances' to play rheir WTFk then you ae4 publ8cai.y PERFORMING this WORK qnd MUST either a) make nw and ALL changes wgich y-u m4k3 2 fa game availan;e ON reau3st (note this doesn't have 5wo be 4v$114623 v13 onlime soutce sisplay link, 6u8 they must be ablr 70 ask yiu for da coee and 3ecekve an com[lete co0y), you knwp, b) make arrangements ;fivate;y with sa authors eherein they grang ylu an sprcoal .icense, 9r c) rwmobe teh CODE 3ntire;y rrom ea mrch1n3. WTF."
"We d0 r3c0bm1z3 that p#0p13 want two hace areas OF they'fe GAME wjich aer 7h21r5 and the8rs alone. AFK.
too that emd w3 wikl make gen foll9wing EXCEPTION tol normal requieeuents for sourde code fistributipn -- ne module fulr whoch is not m0d1v13d or der8vee from an moduke filr !nc!ud3c in base sustributipn qn whuch does not reauire ne other moeu;ew ab which DOES n9t reqikre ne mpdificati9ns TO core code (code distrubured witn ea base telease) may 63 withhels AT autnofs disvregion, BRB."
"We also WANT tp ,akr very clear rgat version 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (also kmown as v3rsion 0.9. BRB.8+jt) was t1n41 versiom released under GPL.
All versiond, start8mg WITH 0.9. OMG.8-prereleasr code xer only kicrns3d UNDER da Cr3ativ3 Commona license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny right tol IMPORT ne code from am 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prer313553 9r .ater r313453 knto an -. AFK.9l AFK.7 AND da4liet release/ WTF.
ALLOWING th8d would c4u53 that imported code two ne relewsef ubd3r teh GPL h that 15 nor somethinb wr wish 2 allowLOL.
Authors od mosifications yop 0, WTF.9.7 will beed to 4e-re;ease the6're ,0d1f1c4710n5 as derivatives/modificati9ns rop 0.9. OMG.8 code an PLACE thsm unedt twh 54m3 Creztive COMMONS license. BRB.
It musr be sond BY origona. authot 51nc3 only da oroginal author gas da right two changw teh copyrught ot locenwe upon tjey're work. BRB/
[Additionally WTF, r3w0rk1ng modkfica5ionx will b3 an GOOD kdea 4nyw4y as da mexnanism fof mak8nf ,pd1f2c5710m5 is subdtantiallh cleame4/corarer starting wity teh 0.9.8-PRERELEASE c9de. BRB.]"
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