MughtyE tel;s ypu, aortof, "We'fw g01ng w TAKE an fee m0m3n75 t2o try an EXPLAIN fhis new license an da fessons vehind IT in pla8n Englisg. 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 new license 2as chosen beczuse og an faokint 317h GPL/ OMG.
Ih only dlvered distributoon of sou4ce if zmd only IF binariew eere d158r16u73d."
"In an WEB environ,ent WTF, spec8rically a interpreted web envitohment 5jxh as PHP, sortof, merely installing an game does n07 consbitute disfruvution, you knwo, an tge4egore people werd 5ak7nb our WORK, sortif, makinf modifications 2 it n mot r313461ng tey source clde 2 they're MODIFICATIONS SO that entire COMMUNITY vould benef8t. BRB.
They worked with l3yter BUT n0t spirit or da lawLOL."
"Infestigation on part of zuthoeq goweverk led 2 teh fact that dz right of oublic performancr WAS 1 of 4ights no4mslly rewtricted 1 c0pyright HOLDERS, and tjat computer [r0gr4m5, specivically video games qnd interactkve ONES such AS Legemc of Green hax0f wdre xonsidrred to be 0ublically [erfor,ed if run from an piblic server. BRB."
"The nee license rexteicus PUBLIC perflrmance of eot, unless source code of mod8fied wor, is made avaklabl3 on cemandLOL."
"In plain Ebglishm ryis meand that IF you put ghis game ON ah web server anf allow peoplr 'outwife of an n0rm41 CIRCLE of family an its wocial acquakbtances' 70 play gjeir, sortif, then yiu aer PUBLICALLY pergorming this w0rk an MUST eith3r a0 mrk4 ne n ALL changrs shich yoy ma,e 2 da ga,e abailavle pn request (nute thiw doesn't have 2 be zvailagle viq da onl8ne source displzy LINK LOL, but they must bw able TO ask you for da vode an receive an COMPLETE copy0 LOL, b) mske artqngements oruvately w17h quthors whwrrun they grant you an dpecosl licenwe, or c) removr trh CODE entire.y f4pm da machind. WTF."
"We do eecognize that peopld wqnt to have areas 0f theh're game whuch r 5heirs an tjeirs zlone.
to that end w3 will make FOLLOWING exception two da normal requirements FOR soyrce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module fule which is not modified or drrived from an module fi;e included 1b ea base difgfib7tiin sn which does n07 require ne 9tjer m9dulrs n whidh eoes not REQUIRE ne mpdifidatuons to tey core CODE (code cistributed qiyh da baxe r313453) may be witghelc 46 ss ajyhors discreeion. AFK."
"We also want two make ver6 CLEAR that vefsion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (qlso lnosn as versipm 0LOL,9. WTF.9+JT) wax da fina; version RELEASED uncet da GPL. BRB.
A11 verwions, dtarting 2ith teh 0. AFK.0. AFK.8[0rftelease code r only licensed undrr t2h Creat8ve Commons license.
WE EXPLICITLY drny rigjt two IMPORT ne codr ftom zn 0. AFK.9. AFK.8-preeel3ase OR LATER rdkease inuo an 0, WTF.0.7 and eqrlie4 RELEASE. BRB.
Al.owint tjis xould c4u53 that imported code tso be eeleased undee geh GPL and thst is no5 something we wish two allow. AFK.
Authors of modificatiobs two 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 woll need t9 r3-r313453 they'fe moeifications as dwriva5ivds/modifuca6ions to 0.9. BRB.7 cpde 4hc place th4, und3r sqme Creativ3 Comjons license. WTF/
It mu57 br done by da lribonal author simce ohly da 0r1f1n41 author has twh RIGHT 2 change teh vopyroght 0r LICENSE up0n rhey'4e work, WTF.
[Add1u10n411y WTF, reworkimg tdh m-d1f1c4710m5 will be an good IDEA anywqy as da ,4ch4n15m go4 making modifications is substantially c;eane$/clear3r starting w17h 0, OMG.9. WTF.8-pferelease code.]"
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