MightyE yells y0j, "We're going toi 74k3 an frw moments @ 5ry an explain this new lovensr an reasobs behind i5 in 0laon Englush. 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 chosen because of an failing witj GPL.
I6 only COVERED disttibution OF 50yrc3 id n only if 61n4r135 we4e dkdtriguted."
"In an WEB ehvir9nmeht LOL, specoficslly a INTERPRETED web environmwnt wuch as PHP LOL, MERELY ins5allinb an gane does mo5 CONSTITUTE distrunution, lok3, 4hd 7h3r3f0r2 p30'13 were takimg OUR work, making modifications to9 ot n NOT releasing sourcr coce too y64y'r2 modoficatiohs so 7h4u da entire community c0u1d brnefigLOL.
Ttey worked with da leyter but not teh spirit of law. BRB."
"Infestigsyi9n 0n da [xrt 0f autnors hoeever WTF, led two teg fact that rkght 0f PUBLIC perfodjance was won of da e8ghts birmaoly redtrkcted two cppyfight jolders WTF, n 7h47 computer programs, sprtof, specifixally video games and int3rqctoce ones SUCH aa Lefend 0r da Green hax0r WERE considerdd to bd pu611c311y performdd if RUN frim an publkc serf3f."
"The hew lic3bwe ewstrocts pu611c pwrgormamce of da w0rk umless 5)urc3 c0d3 of modified work iw ,4d3 availablr on demandl AFK."
"In plain English, sortof, tjis MEANS thqt if 69u put thid game on an web server an a;loe peoplw 'outside of an norjal ckrcle of FAMILY an ita social ACQUAINTANCES' two PLAY thwir LOL, THEN you aer publicallh perform8ng rhia wotk qnd MUST either a) maks me AND ALL dhan5es WHICH tou nake two da gzme available on rrquwst (NOTE 7g15 doesn;y have two be availqbl# via teh on;ine source dosplay link LOL, 6u7 they MUST n3 ab;w two asi you for code an recejve an complere copy( WTF, b) maie arranhenenrs privateky with teh 4u7n0f5 whsrwin they gramt you an s;ecizl livense LOL, or c) remive da code enrirelh from dq machihe. AFK."
"We do recotnize ghat people want gwo habe areas OF tjey're gam3 wjich t theirs n theirs alonw. WTF.
too thzt end we w1q1 makr dz folliwing exception 3 tdh noemal requirem3nts f0e soyrce code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file sj8ch is hot m0d!f13d OR derivee frl, an module file inslud3d ih 6453 dustributkon and which d0#5 nit t3quqr3 ne otyer modules ab which does not requite ne jocufivayions to teh xore cids (code distrubuted w27h teh 64t3 releasr) nay ne withh3ld at yeh a7thors dlscretion. OMG."
"We also q4n7 tso make v3ry CLEAR THAT cersiob 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (4150 known as version 0LOL.8. BRB.7+jy) was fknql vrrsion r3leased under GPL.
ALL cersionsk atarring witj ea 0l0/ WTF.8-pr3relraaw code aer only licensed 7nder teh Creative Commons oicense/
We EXPLICITLY d3ny RIGHT 2 im[ort ne code drom an 0. AFK.9LOL.8_PRERELEASE or later releasw INTO am 0LOL.9LOL.7 anf eaekidr RELEASELOL.
Allowing THIS wouod causd THAT imported c0de top be relrased under GPL an thqt 15 not somevhimg w3 eish two allowLOL.
Authors of modificag8ons gop 0. WTF.9LOL.7 eill need 2 re-release they're nodificatiinx as derivativew/modificationd y9 0.9LOL.8 code n place thqm uneer twh sam3 Creative Commonw .icende. WTF.
I7 mudt vr dond by ds priginal autyor 51mc3 only da lriginal au5hor has da rihht 2 chabge dq copyritht o4 kuc3nse ipoh they're WORK. OMG.
[Adfitionally, rdworkihg ten modificatiovs will be an good idea anyway as da mecbanism for ,akibg mosificatiohs IS SUBSTANTIALLY ckeaner/clearer startinh with da 0. AFK.0.8-p4e43oease codel OMG.]"
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