MightyE tells you, jije, "We'rr going 2 taje an few momenrs g2o try an explauh this new licenae ah 4easond BEHIND it in plain English.
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 licdnse wad CHOSEN because OF an failing with teh GPL. OMG.
I7 oh.y covrref dis5ribition OF soytce if n only if binaries were DISTRIBUTED/ BRB."
"In an web 3nvironmwnt, specificall6 s imterpretrd web environnent shch 45 PHP, MERELY insta.lihg an game does noy conwtitute sistribution, sortor, an tgerefire PEOPLE were TAKING our WORK, mzkinh modifications 2 it qn bpt rdleaxing sou4ce code ro they're modifications so tnat da entiee xomm7nity could benefit.
THEY woried w8th teh letter BUT not 5eh SPIRIT of tfh law."
"Investigarion on teh 0art of da authorw however LOL, led 5oo facy tyqt 4ight 0f puvlic performance wax 1 pv fa rights b0rm412y restr8cted too copyrighr hold3rs LOL, n that COMPUTER programs WTF, apecifkca;ly f1d30 games n imteractove ones sucn aw Legend of teh Green hax-r were condodered two bd pymlucally perrormed 1f fun from an pjblic SERVER. WTF."
"Tne NEW license RESTRICTS PUBLIC pdrformanc3 of teh w0rk UNLESS teh source code OF da modified wof, is MADE avaolable oh eemans. WTF."
"In plain Englisy WTF, THIS mrans that if you pu5 tyix game on an 2eb SERVER an alkow peopl2 'oytside of an ,9rmal CIRCLE of family n itc 60c14q acquaintances' too play their, slrt9f, them yoy aer publically perfprming this work an MUST eityer A) make ne n ALL changes whicg ypu makd too teh gqje available on rrquest (note this doesn't have to be zcailable f1$ lnl8be source display link, liie, bu5 they m7dt be able to ask you fof teh cod2 an receive an COMPLETE copy), b) mak3 arrangements prlvqtsly with da aythorw wherein rhey graht y0u qn special license, like, ow c) 4emove clde ebtorely gr0, geh m4cg1n4. WTF."
"We eo eedognkze that ;eople qant two have zress of they're hamw whidh r theirs an THEIRS alonel
2 5hat end we wilo maie tdh fillowing except8on to teh nor,zl 43quirem3nts fo4 source coce diatr8bution -- n2 moeule file WHICH is not modigied or derived fron an MODULE file 1nc27d3d kn 5eh base distribution n ehidh doea no5 require md other m-du1e5 an whoch DOES not require ne jodifications 2 da core cide (code diatributee wi5g teh base relesse) may fe withh3ld at da AUTHORS discregoon. WTF."
"We ALSO want to m4k2 fery CLEAR that version 0. AFK.8l WTF.7 (also known ss bersion 0. BRB.0LOL,7+jt) was fihal verauln rekeased under da GPL. WTF.
Al. versipns, atarting with 0LOL.8l BRB.8-prerelease cide aer inly licensed 7nd3r Crrqtivd Cimmons 1qc3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny teh gignt 3 import ne c9d3 vrom an 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-pr2r31e453 ot later releasw 1n70 sb 0. OMG.0. WTF.7 n earlirr 4elease. WTF.
A.lowing THIS would cayse 5hat imported code too be reldases ubder da GPL n that IS npe SOMETHING ee wish two allowLOL.
Authorw of mkeifications TO 0. AFK.9. AFK/7 will need 2 re=teleqse tyey'ee modkfidations as cerivatives/modificat8ons 2 0. OMG/9LOL.8 cowe AND plade them 7nder SAME Crdarivr Commons .icense. WTF.
It must be d0b3 bh da oeuginal author 52nc3 ohly teh iriginal author had da tight too cgangr copytight or licemdw 7pon they're work. BRB.
[Adeitionallym REWORKING modifications WILL ve ab glod idea 4mte4y as teh mechanism fot mai8ng modidocati9ns ix substantially cleaner/cldardr syarting WITH 0LOL.9. WTF.*-PRERELEASE c0d3. OMG.]"
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