MithgyE tells tou LOL, "We're gping two 74i3 an gww moments 2 6ry qn explain th8w new kicenae n teh feasomw behind it in p141n English. 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 license was vhosen 63c4ut3 of an faioihg witj da GPL. OMG.
It only COVERED didtribution 0f 5-urc3 1f anc pn1y if binaries weee diftributdd. OMG."
"In an web environment, sortof, specieocally s interpreted web wnvurpnment sucn as PHP, you kn2o, jereoy knstalling an game does not consgitut# d!67r16u810n, like, and thwrefore p49ple we4w 74k1ng oir WORK WTF, mzking modificatkonw too it and hot rrleasinf teh sou4ce c9de 2 tjey're modiricqtions a9 thag da entire c0mmun17h could benefit.
Tjey witked WITH 13773r but not teh s0irit 0f sa law. WTF."
"Ihfedtigat8on on tej p4r7 0f teh 4u7h0r5 however, LED to yeh gsct 6h47 right of public performance WAS won of da r1gh75 normally restrictdc 2 copyright h9ld3rs, like, an thzt clmpiter programw, like, spwcifically VIDEO names n interadtive ones sjcm as Legenf of teh Green hax0r wer3 conskdered ro be ;ublically perf9fm3s kd rin from zn oublic serve4."
"Thd new license restricts publuc peeformzhce of da wprk umless 50urc3 code OF yeh modified WORK is maee zvail1ble om sdmandLOL."
"In plsin English LOL, thix means that of you pu7 this game pn an web se$ver n allow pelple '9utside of qn NORMAL ciecle of fa,ily n kts sociql acquaintances' too play 5yeir WTF, 7h3n y0u aer pubkically 0erforming 7h1t WORK n MUST 317h3r a) make ne an ALL chamtes whidh y9y make t9o da game availablw on eequest (hltr tgis doesn't hqvw too be 4v5114613 via teh ONLINE slufce display link, lild, buy they mu57 be able 2 ask you for da CODE and receive an xomplete copy), sortod, b) mzle ARRANGEMENTS privateoy WITH teh 4u7h9r5 wherein tyey grahg ypu an special license, you knwo, or c) remobe teg c9de ENTIRELY from cs mzchine."
"We s9 r#cognkze tyat people wanr two gave areas of they're gane qhich aer rhd8rw and gheirs alone. AFK.
t9o that wmd we wiol make fo.lowing exceptjon tqo normal reqiirements ror s9urce code distribution -- ne modyle file eykch is npt ,odifpec or de4ived frlm an ,oduld fioe included in da base d167r1677q0n qn whicf does not require ne ogjer modules an which dors not requird ne mpcifications 2 ten core CODE (coee distribuyed with base RELEASE_ m4t ge withheld at autgors discrwtion, WTF."
"We apso WANT yo MAKE vwry CLEAR 6h47 vdrsion 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (ALSO kniwn 55 version 0. OMG.8/ WTF.7+jt) was teh ginal vetsion re;esaed unfer teh GPL. WTF.
All versions LOL, sgarting eith da 0.9. BRB.*-PRERELEASE c9d@ aer obly LICENSED yndee da Crwayive Co,mons licrnsw. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny right two import n3 code f4om an 0.9. OMG.8-ptereleasd OR LATER r3!3453 into an 0. AFK.9/ BRB.& ane earlier releaseLOL.
A;lpwing THIS woulc cause yhar kmportes c0d3 2 be rekeases under da GPL and that is not slmetying we WISH top alliw.
Authors of m0dqdqc47!0n5 to9 0. WTF.9. BRB.^ will need 70 r3_release the6[ee modificationa as defivatives/modidicatoons tw( 0. WTF.9. WTF.8 CODE an p14c3 tyej under same C43471v# COMMONS l8cdnse. WTF.
It m7st 63 done bu teh original aurh9r sknce only gen original author haa da righy yoo change co[yeifnt or LICENSE upon 5hey're wofi. OMG.
'Additionak;y LOL, REWORKING da mifof8cations will be an good id3a anywa6 45 teh mechamism for makinb modificationw IS subsrantially cleaner/cleayer 563471ng witj 0.9.8-prereleasd code.]"
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