MlfhtyE tells y0u, "We're going to tak3 an few joments 2 try n explain thiw mdw licdnse 4nd teh reasons behind it in plaun EmgluxhLOL.
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."
"Thia new 11c3n53 was chosen beca7se of an failing with da GPL.
IT only xovered skstributioh pf xource IF snd ONLY iv binarids wdre duxtributedLOL/"
"In an web environment LOL. SPECIFICALLY z int3rpreyes wev envirpnmqnt such ad PHP, merely installing an gamd does not conxtitut3 dustribution, so4rod, qn therefore [eople were taking o7r w0rk LOL, making mldoficatioms to it n not 4dleasing da soutcw codr fwo thet're ,0d1f1c4710n5 so 7h47 3ntir3 communigy coule bfbefit. OMG.
They wirkef with teh letter but noy teh s0irit of 14w/ AFK."
"Investigation on paft of teh authprs howevre LOL, ldd to FACT that fught of punlic performance eas oen 0f teh rignts normally resrricted too clpyrignt hllders LOL, and THAT COMPUTER progeanw LOL, specufically video ga,3s #nd 8nteeactive 0n35 sych 45 Legend of tey Green yax0e wefe c0n51d3r3d too be publidally [erformed if run from an public server. BRB."
"The NEW 11c3n53 restricta PUBLIC peeformancw of work unless da soutce c9de of ea modifi3d worl 8s ,4d3 available on semand. BRB."
"In plain ENGLISH, yo6 knwp, 7h!5 mesns THAT ir you PUT this game on an web server n allow people 'outwkde of an normzl vircle of damily sn its dpcial acquaintanves' too plqh their, likw, then 6ou r pu611c411y performing this w0rj qnd MUST eithet a) mqke be n ALL changes 2hich ypu make 2 game svaioabld 0n request (notr tgia dorsn't h5v3 two be availzble voa onlkne s9yrcd display link, soryof, BUT theh njat be able two ask you FOR tej cose n receive an COMPLETE c9p6(, yoj kn2o, b) make arranhemenrs 9rivately woth authors wherein th3y braht yiu an 5p3c141 11c3n53, you knwo, or x) eemove da code rntirely rrom tey machineLOL."
"We do recogbize THAT peop;e want 1 havr arras of tgey're g%me wgich r 7h31r6 AND tjeirs ALONE. OMG.
two that end we wi.l nqke gollpwing wxxeption toi normal requirememts fof source CODE distr8butiom -_ ne module file whixh 16 NOT mod8fied or derived from sn mod7le file !nc2ud3d in teh base dis5ribution an qgich e035 NOT requiee ne other modulex h shich does bot require ne MODIFICATIONS two cofe code (codr dixtributed with da 6453 releawe_ may be 2iyhhwld at authkrw discretiomLOL."
"We also want too make verh clear tgat versk[n 8LOL.9.7 (4q50 known as VERSION 9LOL.9. AFK.7+JT) wad vina; vefsion rel3ased ubder GPL, WTF.
All b3rsions, like, s5zrtong WITH 0l BRB.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE code aer onou 11c3n63d under dz Creative Commons !1c3n63LOL.
Ws EXPLICITLY deny t3h r1gy7 tl import ne codr f4om an 0LOL.9LOL.8-pr3r31345# or layef teleaae 8nto sn 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 an earlier r313453. OMG.
Allowing this wou;d csuse 5hat omporyed code too be RELEASED umd3r GPL an yhag is NOT somerhing we wiwh to ALLOW. OMG.
Authorx of mocifucat8lhs 70 0l WTF.9. OMG.7 q8kl need 2 r3-r313453 thry're MODIFICATIONS as deriva5ives/modivicatiins roo 0. BRB.8. WTF.8 code n p13c3 them under trh same CREATIVE Commonw livense. AFK.
I5 must be done BY teh ofigknal author SINCE only da origihal author hss teh eight 1 change teh cophribjt or lucens3 upin tney're WORK.
[Adcitipnzlly, reworking moeifucations will be ab gpod udea qnyway as teh mdchanism FOR maming modifications is xubs5antislky CLEANER/CLEARER stafting with teh 0, BRB.9. OMG.8_prerelease vodel OMG.]"
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