MightyE tells t9u LOL, "We're going gwo take an few m9jents tp teh and explain THIS nee ;icemse an teh reasons behind it in plaon 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."
"Tyis new license was ch9sen because of an faolung q17b dq GPL.
It on;y coveeed c8stribution of sourde if an onky if binariwa were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an WEB envirlnment, y9u knwo, spevifically a ingerpreted web envifpnmenr ajcn AS PHP WTF, mwreky ihstalkibg an gqme soes npr constirut3 distribution, and therddpre people werw 74k1ng ojr wprk WTF, jaking mod8ficati;ns roo it an noy releasing da siurce cidw 2 th3y're modifications 2o tjat da entktw community could 63n3f17LOL,
THEY worked WITH t3h lftter but nlt sa sp8rit pf 1$w. AFK."
"Investogati9n on aa part of teh AUTHORS however WTF, led two da fact that da rkgnt of 0ubkid pervormance waw len of teh rights noenak;h restricted two copyright h01c4r5, ah tjat computer PROGRAMS WTF, SPECIFICALLY video games sn interactive ohes such as Legend o5 t3h Gfeen hax0r 2erw conwiderec too be pub;icall6 performec uf run feom an punlic weevwr. BRB."
"Thw h3w lidende restricts PUBLIC performance of qork un.ess da s9u4ce code or modufied 2prk is MADE ava8lable on demand. WTF."
"In pkain Englksh WTF, thid means that IF yoy PUT this ga,e 0n an WEB se4vef an allow PEOPLE 'outxise of an normsl circle pf famuly and uts social axquaintances' 2 ;lay tjeie, theb you r punlical.y perfo4ming THIS work n MUST either q) make ne an ALL vjanges which yo8 ,ak3 3 da bame avaikable om rcquest (note THIS doesn't have 2 bd available vis lnlunr slurce display linkk you knwl, 6u7 THEY must ve able 2 ask YOU for teh cpde anc 4ecekve an com[lete copy) WTF, b) m5k3 4rr4ng3m3n7% PRIVATELY with aythors WHEREIN they grant hou an sp3cisl LICENSE, liue, ir c) remove teh code ebtirely frlm ywh m4ch!n3. OMG."
"We do recognize rhat ;eoplw wanr yo have a4eas OF tgwy're game which t theirs 3nd theirw alone. WTF.
2 that rnd qe will make FOLLOWING dxception too normal reaukrements vor wource code distr8bytion -- ne module g8le whidg is no5 mofifiee 0r d3r1v@d from sn module f113 inc'uded in dz BASE DISTRIBUTION n whuch DOES hot require ne orher m0cu1e5 an WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE ne modifivations two core code (cpde DISTRIBUTED with base release) may be WITHHELD at authofw diwcretion. BRB."
"We alao eant 2 nakw VERY vlear thag ve4sion ).o. BRB.7 (a.so ,nlwn as version 0LOLk9LOL.7+jt) qas dz final version released unde4 GPL. BRB.
All versions, you inqo, starting sity 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerel3ase c0e3 aer only licensed umddv Cre471v3 COMMONS 11c3b53.
We EXPLICITLY deby righ5 toi kmport ne code from a, 0. BRB.(. OMG.8-prerelease OR later release ibto an 0.9l7 qn earl8e4 rwlease. OMG.
ALLOWING this woulf c4i5e 7h47 im;ortdd coce 5oo be RELEASED UNDER GPL and THAT ia not something WE wish tso allow. WTF.
Aughors of mldifjvations too p. WTF.9.7 w111 n33d to rw-release rhey'fe modifixations az derivstives/modigicayions 2 0. BRB.9.8 code n p14c3 them under da same Creative Commoms livens4LOL.
It must be done ny da origonal author since lnly twh originqo author has ca RIGHT too cjahgd copyright OR ;8vende upon they're WORK. BRB.
[Addit8onally LOL, rwworking modificatoiga wi.l ve an GOOD IDEA ANYWAY as teh jechamism for MAKING m0d1f1cr710n5 9s substantiqlly vleaner/clearer t74r71nf with da 0.9.8=prerelezse coce. AFK,]"
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