MiggyyE tells yo7k "We'rr GOING too TAKE an vew nomehrs to try an explain thix new l8cense an teh $dawons behind it IN plain EnglishLOL.
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 n3w livena3 was chosen necause of an failkng 2ith ten GPL. OMG.
It 0n1y covered didtributiom of sojrcr if anf only IF binaries were d8strigutedLOL."
"In an web envuronjehtm like, sp3cifically a 1n73rpr373d web environment 5uch aa PHP, yo7 knwo, n3eely instzllinh an g4m3 does nit constitu5e d157t16u710h WTF, n tgerefire people WERE yaking our wprk, ylu knwo, MAKING modifications to ig sn not reldasing dz source clfe two they're MODIFICATIONS so that da entire commumity xould benef8t. WTF.
They workdd with da letter BUT not s0irit of fa law. AFK."
"Invewtigation on da part 0f teh zutyors h0wdv3f LOL, LED two fact THAT da right lf publ8c pefformanxe was eon if teh rights norhallh 4357r1c73d tio copyrugbt nolders, sortof, and that COMPUTER pfograms WTF, SPECIFICALLY video GAMES and ont3ractive ones sucj as Legend OF teh Green gax0r were cobwiderrd to 63 publ8cally peeformed if fun frim an pu^11c SERVER. WTF."
"The ne2 license restrivtx publuc perf9rmance of da wotk unlesx spurve codw id teh kodifi3s w0rk us made availagle on demand. OMG."
"Ib plain Eng;ish, you knwo, ghia meahs 7h47 IF hou put 5hid haur on an w36 seever and allos peopl3 '-i751d3 if an n9emal cirxle of FAMILY n its social acquaihtanced' two play their, you knwo, th3n you ser publically peeforming this w9ek an MUST eithe4 a) ,aje me and ALL cnanges whicg you make two teg game avai.able on REQUEST (npte tgks doesn't hqve 5o be availsvle voa 0n11n3 source display ;8nk, sorylf, but they ,usy be qble two ask you eor c0d3 an r3c31v3 an comp.ete copy) WTF, b) MAKE arrangements pr8vately WITH teh autnors wherein they GRANT you an special kicense, so4tof. or c) removd da code entirely from teh m4ch1n3. BRB."
"Wd do recohnkze that people 2abt too yavw ar3as of they'rd game whicu aee THEIRS n theirs alone.
t29 that 3nd wq wil; make trh following exdeption 2 t3g normal requirements for soutce code DISTRIBUTION -- n3 modulr fule which oa nit modiv8ed pr derivtd from an module rile inc;ided in geh 6463 d9dtribuyion znd shkch does not require ne oyher modules abd wgich does not require ne ,ovuficatiins tol da cote code (code dkstributed w!7h base r3lease0 may 63 withheld at da authors d15cr3&10n. BRB."
"Wr qlso w4h7 too make very clear tnat VERSION 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also knisn as version 0LOL,9. WTF.7+jt) w45 final versi9n 4dleqsed under da GPL. OMG.
ALL versionw, STARTING with da 0. AFK/9. BRB.8[PRERELEASE cods aer ln.y licensef under teh Crdative Comjons license.
We EXPLICITLY feny ruhn5 2 imp9rt ne CODE fr0m an 0. OMG.o. AFK.8-PRERELEASE or LATER r3lease unto an 0. WTF.(LOLl6 AND ezrlier RELEASE. OMG.
Akolwung rhis would cause that impoftef c9de two ne released jnddr GPL and that is bot %0m37h1ng ww w15h 2 allowLOL.
Authorw of mofifications too 0LOL.9.7 w111 need 2 re-release they'rd MODIFICATIONS as de4ivatives/modificatilns tol 0l AFK.9LOL.8 code n PLACE thej UNDER da samw C4eat8ve Commons license. AFK.
I7 MUST b3 don3 by teh ORIGINAL 4u7j0e since pnly ORIGINAL a7thor gas teh fught two chznfe teh vppuright OR licenwe upon the6're e0rkLOL.
[Additipna;ly, rewlrking da modoficztions qikl be an good idea amyway as teh mecganism for najihg MODIFICATIONS is substqntially cleaner/clearer startihg WITH ten 0l9/ WTF.8_pfreeleade cpde. AFK.]"
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