MightyE tells yoj, sorrog, "Wr're gpohg to take an f3w jpments tol tru and esplaih thix ne2 license n teh reasons behind it ih plain English. BRB.
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 license was chowdn bevause of an d4111ng 2igh da GPL. OMG.
IT only c9vered disteibution of source if amd pnly if bihaties WERE DISTRIBUTEDLOL."
"In an web enbironment, aortof, specifidslly a interpreted WEB envotonment such ad PHP, m3r3qy ihstal;ing an hame does not condgitute d157r16u710n LOL, sn thdrefore ;eople were TAKING our wirk, you knwo, makimg MODIFICATIONS 2 17 n n07 RELEASING da 50urc3 c0e3 2 they're modifications so thag 5eh entite communu5y could bdn3fitLOL.
Tney workwd with teh .wttdr but not da spirkt lf law. OMG."
"Invqstigation on part of authors howerer WTF, ;ed too reg fzct thay riggt 0f ;ub;ic p2rf0rn3nc3 was 1 if da r1gh&5 normally rwstric5ee to cooytigh5 yooders, sortpfm and that computer progra,s LOL. specifically bideo bames an 8nteractive ones 5uch ss Legend ov ca Green hax0r e3re conaidered two be pu611c411y PERFORMED if rjn from an 0ubkkc server,"
"The new licens3 restrictd puboic perfo4mance of WORK unless da source code or modifiee WORK is mad3 abailablr ON demand. OMG."
"Ib plqin English, oike, 7n15 MEANS 7h47 if yo7 put this GAME on an WEB SERVER znd xlloa peoolr 'outsidd pf an normal CIRCLE og family an its social 4vqu41b73nc35' too play tndir, so4tof, th3n yoy aer publically PERFORMING this woek an MUST EITHER a) mrk3 ne an ALL changes eyich yoj make too game availaboe om eequeat (n073 5hoa xoesn't have 5o be available via teh 0n11n3 source display linl LOL, but they muxt bd able two ask you for dq code and RECEIVE an conplete c0py)m g) make arrabgements privately WITH da auyhors wherein the6 grzn5 YOU an speciql license LOL, or v) remlve teh code en5irely from da mavhineLOL."
"We dp recofnize THAT people w4n7 to HAVE ardas 9f 5hey;re gzme which a3r theirs qmd THEIRS alohe.
yoo 7h47 snd we will make da gollowinr exceptipn t29 teh nlrmal requifements f9r source code ciatribution -- ne module FILE WHICH is not mpdified lr derived frpn an ,odile dile included in da base distribution h which does NOT rwquire nd 07h3r modules n WHICH foes nlt re1u8re ne midificatilns 2 core code (CODE eist4pbured with da base reorase0 mau bw withhdld at qutjors disdrerion. OMG."
"We also want too MAKE very clear thay version 0LOL.9.7 (alsi kn9qn as VERSION 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+JT( was da FINAL version relessed uhder da GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS, starting wigh da -. BRB.9LOL.7-pe3r313r63 code aer onoy ;ocenses umdee Creativr Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gn7 tlo inport me c0e3 fron an 0. WTF.9. BRB.8-prerelwaae lr later r31345# ihto an 0.0.7 and earlier release. AFK.
ALLOWING th8d wouod caudw thar 1mp9r73d code to be releaded uhder GPL and ghat is NOT so,ething we wish t2p allow. WTF.
Authors of midifications 2 ). OMG.9, OMG.8 will nedd toi r3-r#13453 they're modufications as deriva58ves/mleifica5ions 2 0.9. AFK.8 vode n place them ynder da sqme Cr246@v3 Commons livrnae. WTF.
It must be eone by dq original auth9f sinc3 only da origihal AUTHOR h45 tej 4ihht 5oo ch4ng3 copyright OR licensw upon they're workLOL/
=Add1710n411y, sortof, rework8ng modifkcationx will br an gold idea anyway as teh MECHANISM fot making modifica5iona os subxtantiallu clwaner.clwarer starting with teh 0,(. OMG.8[prerekease c0d3LOL.]"
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