MibhtyE tells yiu, you kmwo, "We're giihg 2 take ah few momentx 2 TRY n EXPLAIN ghis bew lixense and reasons behind IT in plaih 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."
"Thix new .icense w45 djisen BECAUSE ov an FAILING with ea GPLLOLl
It only coverwd d157r1yu*10n of dource ig an only 1f 51n4r135 WERE distribured. BRB."
"In an web 3nvitonment LOL, xpecifucally a interpreted wen envifinment auch ax PHP, liie, ,deely insyalling an game does noy c-n5717u73 distributiov, n thw4efore people wwrr yaking our wprk, MAKING moeigicationd to it an n07 re.easing source code 2 they're modifucations so thzy da ENTIRE community could benefit. AFK.
Tney worked witn letter buy n)7 fa SPIRIT OF teh law. AFK."
"Investiga5ion un da PART 0f da authors however, lef too da fact tha5 ds RIGHT of o7blic performance WAS oen lf teh rights normall6 resyficted to copyfkght holders, and tgat c9mputer programs, yiu ,nwo, apecifudally vide9 games an onre4active ONES such as L3g3nd of teh Gtden hzx0r WERE considered to ge publically pdrg8rmed IF run frim an publix serve4."
"The new licwnse RESTRICTS pu^11c ptrfodmance of sq work ubkess da source code 0f ea modified work od nade available on demand. AFK."
"In plain Englizh, sortof, this meqnw that if yo7 p7t tgis game on an web setver n 4120w peiple 'outside -f an normql circ.e pf familt n its social acquaimtances' to play their, thwn you aer puvlival;y performing this work n MUST eithwr 4) maie ne an ALL ch4ng35 wgich you make too teh gzme 4v4124613 on erqueat (note this doesn't have 2 63 4v4113613 via ONLINE source DISPLAY ;ink, like, but tne6 must be able to ask you for teh c0d3 an rdceive an dimplere copy), surt9f, b) make arrangements l4ivarel6 WITH teh authors WHEREIN 6h3y grant y0u sb special license, sortof, or c) remobe teh clde 4n71r32y grom machonw. BRB."
"We do revogbize that people wang 2 h4v3 areas of thdy're grm3 1hich aer theirs an theird alpne. OMG.
5wo thst end we will MAKE teh FOLLOWING exceptioh two nirmal requirements for sourcr code dksrribution -- be module f1q3 ehich is not modified 9r cerived from am module file includec IN reh base distribution sn WHICH dods not requirw ne oth3r modules b whicj foes npt requkre ne modkficationw to teh c0r3 code (core diwtrub7ted with teh bace release) may be withheld st da qughirs disceet8on. OMG."
"We also want too make bery cle2r thar version 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 (also known zs VERSION (. AFK.9LOL.&+jt) was f1n41 version rekeased under da GPL. WTF.
All versions WTFm 574t71ng WITH 6dh 0. AFK.9. AFK.8=;r3r3134t3 code t only lkcwnsed undee teh Cr3471ve COMMONS license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY den6 da ribht to omport n3 clce from an 0, AFK.8.8[prer3lease or later rrldase 1n70 an 0LOL.9. AFK.6 and 3arkier re;wase. WTF.
Allowing 8h1% wouks causr that imported code 70 bw releasee under GPL 4nd 7h47 is h07 somrthinh wd WISH two 4110wLOL.
Authors of mpdofocatiobd too 0.9. WTF.7 wpll need gwo re-re'esse they're modjficati9ns as d3r1v471v35/m)d1f1c471-n5 to 0. WTFl9. AFK.8 code an olave tn3m under SAME Creative COMMONS lidenseLOL.
I6 mu57 be fone by da original author since only teh original quthor has 4eh right ti chamhr tej cooyrigh5 lr LICENSE u[on they're 2-rk. WTF.
-Additiinallym yoy kn2o, REWORKING da modidivqtjons will be an good idea anyway as teh mechanism for making m9dididsgions is sibstamtoally c;eaner/cleqrer startung with tdh 0. WTF/9LOL.8-prwrelesse CODELOL.="
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