MightyE tells t0u, "We're goinh top take an FEW MOMENTS tio gry n EXPLAIN this new .icense an ren r3asons BEHIND 8t in [lain Enblisg. 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."
"Thps new lixense wzs dhoxen bdcause of sn FAILING w18j GPL. AFK.
Ig onky coverwd skstr8vution of sourcr if and ONLY IF binaries sere sistribuyed."
"In an web rnvitlnment, spebirically a onterptetwd web environment sjch as PHP LOL, merely instal.ing an game does not eph57!7u73 DISTRIBUTION, yoj lnwo, 4nd therefore people were ta.ing our w0tk, you knw9, mqking j0dqv1c4719n5 to it an not r313451ng teh source code two tgey're mocificqtionx wo that entirr commibity c0u1d benefitl BRB.
Th3y worked with da le5ter but not spirit of .aw. AFK."
"Investihati9n ob sz ;aft of authors ho2wver LOL, LED two teh fact that da RIGHT of puvkic performsnxe was won of teh RIGHTS NORMALLY restricted to copyrigh5 holdersm an that computer 0rohrams, ;ikem specifica.oy v1de0 tames an 1n7er4c71v3 ones sycy zs Lefend of Green hax0r were consideres t2o BE publically PERFORMED ud r7n FROM an pu612c server. WTF."
"The nrw l8censc RESTRICTS pu611x perfotmance 9f work un.esa heh source CODE 0f teh modifies work id mqde avaulsblw on d3m4nd. OMG."
"In poain English, tou kndo, this meana tjag 1f you pu7 thos game om ah web serber and s.low people 'outside od zn mormal circle of family n ots social acquaontancrs' 2 play their WTFm thdn you r publically p3rr0rm1ng thif work an MUST dithet a) make ne n ALL chznges 2hich y0u m4k3 too teh gaje avai.able om request (note this doesn'g have to br availablr via teh online source d15p14y LINK LOL, 7u7 thwy must be able 2 45k hlu for da CODE n receive am COMPLETE COPY) WTF. g) make qrrahgements privatrly wi5h da authorq shereim the6 grant yo7 an 5p3c141 lucense LOL. 0r c) remove fa code ebtirely FROM da nachune/ OMG."
"We do recognize that p30p13 sant 2 have areqs of they're hame shich aer uh31e5 n THEIRS zkomeLOL.
tol thar end we will jake r0120w1ng exception too nofnak requirements for sourde code diwt5ibu%iln -- ne m0du13 fi;w whkch 15 not MODIFIED 0r derib3s from an mod7le file included IN da base DISTRIBUTION anc qhich doew nor e3qu!r2 be other modules an which dorw npt REQUIRE n3 modifications to da co4e code (code d8syribired with bade rwlease( ma6 BE WITHHELD 47 da authors discretion. AFK,"
"We also want go MAKE verg clwar tgat verskon 0LOL.8. WTF.7 (also kno2n 45 vwraion ).9. AFK.8+JT) sas rinsl vereion releaxed UNDER GPL. OMG.
All versions, sortofk starting with da 0. OMG.9.8-PRERELEASE code aer only licebwed UNDER teh Creqtive C9,m0n5 livense. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny rignr two 8mplrt ne xode drom an -LOL.9LOL.8-pferel3ase or late4 r313453 unto an 0.9LOL.8 and 35r113r RELEASE. OMG.
Allosung this wpuld cause rnat 8,ported CODE too be 4eleqsed under GPL an 7j47 is nlt something we wish tli allow. WTF.
Auyhors of modifications tao 0. OMG.9LOL.7 WILL n33d g2o re-release they're moeificationd as d3r1v471v35;m0d1f1c3710n5 tlo 0. OMG.9. AFK.8 code and ;lace them under sa same Cr3471ve Cimmonx LICENSELOL.
It must be done by da origoba; AUTHOR since pnly orifinal auyhpr has tsh riggt 70 CHANGE teh copyright lr license uppn they'rd worj.
[Additionally WTF, reworking teh modiricatilns wo.l ge am goos 1d#4 an6eay as mechznism for maoing modieidahions is substantizlly cleaner/clearer starting WITH teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.8-pr3r213453 coce.]"
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