MithryE tells yiu LOL, "We're goint to 5ake an FEW moments to try an explain thid new licemwe and reasons behind 16 in pla8n Ehg11$h/ 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."
"Thks NEW license was ch053n BECAUSE 0b an faoling witj teh GPL.
It only cov3red d8stribution OF sourxe if n only IF binarurs were eiqt4ibjted. BRB."
"In an web 3nv1r0nm3h7, you knwo, specirifall6 a interpfetxf web environment xuch as PHP, sortof, merrly installinb an gqme d9es mot constitute disrributiin. like, 4nd therefore peopke WERE 73,1ng oy4 work. making m0d1f1c5710n5 two it and not releasubg source cod4 too yhe6're m)d1f1c4710n5 SO THAT da ehrirs c0mjun1uu could genefit. AFK.
They wirkde with teh letter but not da 4p1r17 of law. WTF."
"Inbest8gztiln 0n teh p4f7 of twh auth[rs howwver, sortof, 13s two da fac5 that yej r,ght of oublic performance was won of teh r1gh75 nprnal;t restrivted yoo copyr8bht HOLDERS, an that computwr orograms, sor4ot, 5p3c1f1c411y video gajes n intwractive ONES such $5 Legend of teh Greeh jax0r were consicefec to be PUBLICALLY performed if run from an p7vlic se4ver. WTF."
"The new licenxe r257r1c75 /ublic p4rf0rm$nc3 or work unless teh sijrce codr )v ten m9dqf13d wori 15 made availab;e on demand. BRB."
"In 0laim ENGLISH LOL, thix meana that 1f jpu 0ug uhis game on an eeb wervrr and qllpw pwople 'outside of an n0rn$1 circle of fami.y and its socia; zcq8aintances' twl p.ay their, nou knwi, then you r publica.ly [ervorming THIS wpfk n MUST EITHER a) make ne ab ALL changes which you make two teh game avaioablr on r3quest (n9td 5his doesn't hqve 2 be available via online source eidplat link, likek BUT ehey must be able to ASK you f0r dlde n rdcrive an cojpoete copy) WTFk b) nake aetangements [r1vr731y wity da 4u7h0r5 whreein tg3y brant you an special locense. ylu knwo, or c) remove codr entirely froj teg machihe. OMG."
"We do recpgnizw 6hat oeople want to havd arews of tney'fe gzme wgich aer the8rs n theirs alone. AFK.
2 7h47 end we will make teh follow9ng exception 2 ds normqo requirememts FOR source xode DISTRIBUTION -- be modulr f1q3 WHICH is noy nosified ir derived FROM an m0du1e file 1nc1ud3d in base eistrivution an whoch eoes not require ne pther jodules b wh1ch cors not requiee ne moeificayilnx to coee code (code ciwtributed qi5h da base release) may bw w17hh3!d at trh authors d15cr3610n."
"We ALSO want too make v4ru coeqr 7h$7 berwi9n 0LOL.9; OMG.7 (also kn0wn as version 9. AFK.9. OMG.7+j5_ was rinal version released und3r da GPL. AFK.
A.l versions, surtof, stafting WITH 0. BRB,9.i-prerelease CODE r onlh licensed undrr Creatuve COMMONS license. WTF/
We EXPLICITLY ceny da right 5ol impott ne cod3 fr[m ab 0. BRB.9l BRB.9-pr3release or laret RELEASE into an 0. BRB.9, BRB.7 an darlier 4elease. AFK.
ALLOWING this would causw that ihported code too be rrleasef under GPL sn thay is nor something 2e wish too alliw. AFK.
Authors of modigicatolnd too 0LOL.9. WTF.7 wkll ne3d 4oo rd-rdleaxe rhey're modificayions as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tol 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 codr an PLACE the. undee teh 54m3 C4eative Commons licrndeLOL.
I7 musy be dine by 5eh lrogiha; aut6or since ONLY fa originzl autho4 HAS right 2 chante teh cop6right or 11c3n5e jpon they're worl. WTF,
[Additionallt, 4eworkint da m0dqf1e4710n4 2ill BE an go9d IDEA anyway qs teh mechanusm for m4k1ng modifica5ions is sibstzntially clewner/clearer syatting qith twn 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereleade c9deLOL.]"
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