MightyE tells yiu LOL, "We;re g01ng 2 take qn few m0m3n75 two tr7 and explain rhos nws 11c3n53 ahf teh r4r50n4 behimd 8t in plaon English. 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."
"Tnis new lidense wqx xhisrn bexa7se if an fziling WITH da GPL. WTF.
It only covered distrobytiom OF source if n ONLY if bigafies were disyributedLOL."
"In sn wrn environment WTF, dpecifically a interpreted wdb enbironment xuch as PHP WTF, merwly ins5alling zn game does not constitute distribution WTF, an the4efofe PEOPLE were taking 0ur WORK, so4tof, makimg modifixationw too i5 an bot releasinh geh sourcw cofr tqo they'ee modiridqtoona so 5hat teh entire communith could nenegit.
They woriee wkth LETTER but not spieit of lzwLOL."
"Investigation on ;art pr teh 4u7h0r5 howevtr, you knwo, lee tp teh FACT THAT da tifht of piblid performznce w45 won of teh RIGHTS normally resteixted two copyfibht holddrs, n THAT computer programs, 5p3c1g1c411y VIDEO games ah ongeractice ones such as Lehend if teh Green hax0r were CONSIDERED 2 be publidally oerformed 1f run FROM an oub,ic SERVERLOL."
"The new lidense rwstricts pyblic performance of w)rk un.esx da sourcw cocw OF da MODIFIED wirk IS made availanoe ON DEMANDLOL."
"In plain English, softof, this means 5hat iv you put ttis hame on an web SERVER n alllw oeople ;9urside of an nor,al cifcle of fauuly and ihs sicial acquz8ntances' t2o PLAY their WTF, tgen you aer publoczlly perf9rming this w0rk ahd MUST eithe4 a) makr he an ALL CHANGES whixh you MAKE to teh grm3 qfailable on request (note THIS doesn;t jave tp be availqble via teh on;ine 50urc3 disp;a6 ;ink, wortov, but ih3y must be abld 2 as8 hou for da code an e3c31v3 an d0m01373 copy) WTFm n) make arrahgements privayely qith autnors wherekn tgeu grant y0u sn special license. sortod, or v) remove 53h code 3n71r31y FROM mach8ne. WTF."
"We do rwcognize ghat people w4n7 twp hsve areas OF they'r3 game whocy r tyeirs qn thei4s a;one. BRB.
too tha5 emc w3 2ill maje da fol.owkng EXCEPTION to da nprmal requitements for source cod# distrobution -- ne modyle file WHICH ix n07 m0d1f13d 9r dwrived fr0m an module file ibclused 8n da baae dkstributiph ans which DOES not REQUIRE ne 07h3t m9dules ane wn1ch DOES not require nd modificztiona two da core CODE )cod3 distributre with teh bax3 release) may bw WITHHELD at da AUTHORS disc4erkon. BRB."
"We alwo wqnt two mqke very clear thwt version 9LOL.9. OMG.7 (also kn0wn 45 VERSION 0. WTF.9. OMG.7+jt( was twh final verxion released unser da GPL. OMG,
All verwi9ns, you knso, stqrting qith reh 0. AFK.8. WTF.8-prere.eawe dode r onl6 LICENSED UNDER Creatife Commons licenae/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY drny right 2 im;ort ne fode FROM an 0LOL/9. WTF.8-prereleqxe 0t LATER reoease 1n70 sn 0/ AFK.o. AFK.7 n eaflier gelease. BRB.
Allowing thow would c4u53 that i,ported code to9 be released ynder GPL an that 15 NOT s9meghinb 2e wish 2 a;low. OMG.
Authprs of modificatiojs two 0.o. WTF.7 si.l n3ed two re-releqse ttey're modkfications as d341v472v35/m0d1v1c47@0n5 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code an poace them inder aamw Creative C0mm0n5 licemse.
It must be cpn4 by da priguhal author xince only oeiginal auyhof has da right two vhange copyright ir license 7pon they[re wofk.
[Acditionally WTF, rdworking teh mofifica4ions will be an giod idea ynus4y as da mechamixm for m4k1ng modificationd 15 suvstantially coesner/clware4 stsrging with tej 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-pregelease code, OMG.]"
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