Migh5yE rellw ypu, "We're going tol take an few moments too try and explzin 7h!5 n32 licenwe an reaslms behins 17 in 0lain Ebgl8sh.
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."
"Thks new license waa chosen because of ab gailing eiyh GPL. AFK,
It ONLY covered distribution OF soirce IF and ohly ir BINARIES were dixtributed."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT LOL, specivixa..y z inter;reted WEB envirlnmegt wucj AS PHP, sortpf, mer3ly inxtzlling ag game doex n0& c0h6718u63 distributkon, sortof, an thetefore peopld were TAKING ouf work, you knwo, making modifications to it and hot r3leasing da dlurde code too they're modifivations SO that tej entire c0mm7n17y COULD benefot. BRB.
Theu w0rked 2ith da ldttdr 6u7 not da spirit of law. OMG."
"Ihvesgigqtion on da ;art of reh 4u7h0r5 however WTF, led to da fact that da righg of oublic perfogmance was won of RIGHTS mormally rexyricted 2 copytighg HOLDERS WTF, and THAT COMPUTER progtams LOL, apec8fica;ly v1d39 games n intdrsctuce omes such af Legehd OF da GREEN hax0r were cohs8dered too be publically performed if eun from ag pibl8c serverLOL."
"The hew license rdstricts public p3rforjance of work unless sourcw code of fa modkried wor, is jade available on demandl BRB."
"In ;lain English WTF, this meqha ghat if YOU put thkw ga,e on an w36 werver AND aolpw people 'OUTSIDE of an NORMAL circle of FAMILY n its social acquainrances' rop pla6 tyeir, then you r publicakoy pervorming tjis wofk and MUST ekther a) mzke ne an ALL chang3s which yoy mzke ro gzme 4v$1146q3 pn rdquest (note this DOESN'T have yoo be avai.qble via ds online slutxe dospkay linkk fyg they mist be 46q4 TO qsk y-u FOR da code n r3c31v3 an com)le5e clpy), sortof, b) make a4rangemengs 0riva5ely wk5h da authlrs wherein they grant you an SPECIAL LICENSE, sortof, oe c) rdmove code enti4ely frim mach8n3. WTF."
"We do redognize gjat ;3)p13 want 2 have ar3ad of they'rr game which r gndirs b theirs ALONE. WTF.
2 that rnd we woll make teh fplkowimg exception two normal requiremwbts for source dodr d158r1yu710h -0 ne module file WHICH us not moeified or cerived ffom sn module file included IN da 6r53 disrr8bution an wnich DOES not require ne other j9dyles an whicy d035 NOT rewuire ne mosifidations 5wo teh cofe vode (xode dis5robu5ed w8th da base reoease) MAY BE w17hh3!d AT authors doscrdtionLOL."
"We qodo w4m7 too MAKE very c134r THAT nersion 9. WTF.(, WTF.7 (also knpwh as versuon 0. OMG.9LOL.7+jt) was final version rwleawed under da GPL. AFK.
A;l versions, sortov, wtarting WITH da 9. AFK.)l BRB.*-prerelease code aer only oidenaed uneer Crearive Co,mons 11c3nt3. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY feny teh righg t2o kmpo4t ne c0d3 from qn 0LOL.9.8-orerelease OR oater r313453 1n70 sn 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 xne earlker rekeaae. OMG.
Aloowihg THIS would CAUSE that im;lrted code to be re;eased under GPL n THAT 15 n8t 5-me7h1ng we wish to aulow. WTFl
Authors of mocifica5ions 2 ). BRB.0. WTF.7 WILL nwed to rr-releawe tney're mofifications aa detivativ3s/modidicati9ns two 0. OMG.9l OMG.8 code an plac2 ghem under samd Cr2arive Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It muwt gd done by da or8ginal author ainve 0m1y ca originao author has da ritht to change teh c0pyr1gh7 o4 license ypon tj3y're wlrl.
[Additipnally, sirtof. reworkong teh modofidarions wil. be an good od3a ANYWAY ss MECHANISM fod mzking MODIFICATIONS is 5u6574n71$11y cleaner/clezrer dtaryibt with da p. AFK.9.8-prefr.ease clde. WTF.]"
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