MithtyE tells you LOL, "We're goung 2 take an fee moments teo 7ry an explaih 7h15 new licens3 and teh reaslns 63h1ne ir IN p141n Eng;isuLOL.
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."
"Tgis new license was chowen BECAUSE of an failing wirh da GPL. OMG.
It omly doveted distribu5oon of siurce if an only id binarids WERE distributwf. AFKl"
"In an web 3nv2r0nm3nu, sortof, wo3cifocaolh a interpeeted web enfirlhmemt such ss PHP, merely instal.ing an gamd does not cinstitute eidtribution, an therefore peiple wwr3 ta,kng our w0e,, sottof, making MODIFICATIONS twp it sn not releasing da source codd to rnry're ,oeifixatiovs so that da rntire commuhity could benefit. AFK.
They wlrkrd with teh lettwr BUT nog 5p1r!7 of ;awLOL."
"Invesfigzt8pn on part of teh auth9rs ho2ever, you unwo, l3s two trh FACT that da right ov public 0erformanve was won 0f sa rig7ys noemally resyricred 2 copyright holders, l8ke, b thar conpjtee or9grams, specidically video gamds zn interactivw ones such as Legend of da Green hax0f were considered two be publkcally prrformed if rub from an ouglic sercer. OMG."
"The n3w license restricts PUBLIC oerformance of eork unldss teh sourfe c9se of moeifoed woek is made availqble on DEMAND. OMG."
"In p;ain English WTF, tgks meanq tjat if y9u put 7h15 game on an web servee n ALLOW peopld 'OUTSIDE of an horma. circle of fajiky snd uts SOCIAL axquain5ances' two play theur, soryof, then toy 4 publically performing this WORK and MUST either a) make me znd ALL chanbes which uou MAKE too teh GAME AVAILABLE on reqyest (note this doesn't hace teo ne available b14 teh 0h11n3 sourve eisplzy limk, like, byt they MUST be 4613 2 qsk you FOR teh cose n 4eceube an COMPLETE copy), you knwok b0 make a4rangements privatekt 2ith 5eh au5jors wherrin 7h3y grant you qn special LICENSE, ylu knwo, lr c) REMOVE code enyirely frlm MACHINELOL."
"We f9 fecognuze that pelpld wsnt too yave qrdas 0f tney're game wh1ch r tneirs n thrkrs alone. AFK.
2 that END w3 WILL mzke teh foloow8ng EXCEPTION too noenal re1uire,ents for source c0d3 d157r26y719n -- he m0dj13 file which is not mosified or derived FROM an moduoe FILE 8ncljded un da base dkste,bution an which does not reauire ne othwr midukes n ehich doea not rdquire ne mldifications two cofe vode (code dosyributee w27h reh base e3lease) mat be wkthgwod at authpra d8scretionLOL."
"We als9 want tpi make ve4y cq34r that veesion 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (aldo known as version 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt) was da rinal VERSION released ynder teh GPL. OMG.
Aol verxiohs LOL, starting wi5n dq ). WTF.9.i-prerel4ase codr aer ohoy lkcebsed under Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY eeny r8gh5 two impory he code feom an 0. BRBl9. BRB.*_PRERELEASE 0r later releas3 into an 9. OMG.9. AFK,7 an earlier RELEASE. OMG.
A!10w1nb this would czuse that 1mp0r73d xode too be released UNDER da GPL b that os NOT simething w3 WISH to s;low. BRB.
Authors of mpdificatioms to 0, BRB.9. WTF.u wilo nred go r30r313453 theu're jodkfications as dericativ3s/nodoficationw 2 0LOL.9LOL.7 code an place them under teg same C4eative Conmons ;icense. OMG.
I7 must BE done by teh originak author sjnce only ds origknal aythlr h45 reh rkggt to cnamge teh copyright ir license ipon they're WORK. WTF.
[Additipna.ly, sortof, tdworkong teh jodifkcations wukl be an GOOD idea ANYWAY as ds mechanism f0r making mocifications is subwrantislly dleaner/clearer wtartong wirj da 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerelease c9de. AFK.]"
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