MigjtyE gel;s y0u, "We'4e gping yoo take qh gew moments roo try n explain tgks n3w 11c#n53 and teh reasons behind 8y in plqin 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."
"This new licehsr qas chosen bedause of an f4111hf with sa GPL.
It only covered distfib7toom OF source if and only uf ginaties werw distr8buted. WTF."
"In am wen environment, like, specifically q int3forefed web rnvironment such AS PHPm xortov, mer2ly instal.ing an game eoew bot x0bt717u73 dis%ribut8on, you kmwo. n yherrfore ;eople wete taking our WORK WTF, making modificagions 2 i5 n not releasing soyrce cod3 two tyet're MODIFICATIONS SO that dq enyire commynity voulf benefit. WTF.
They worked WITH da letter but NOT teh SPIRIT of da lseLOL."
"Investigatipn pn patt od da autnors hlwever, likr, led 2 fqct THAT trh right OF PUBLIC performance was oeh OF da e8gyts bormally restricted to copyrifht holewrs, you knwo, anf that computer programs, sortof, specodicall6 video gqmes an intetqctive ones such as Legenc (f da Grrem jax0e WERE cpnsiceres goo be p7611c412y performed if ryn drom ab ;ublid 533v3rLOL."
"The ne2 livense res5rictx public pervormance ov work in2355 teh suurce code of da modif8ed wirk is mace availaboe on demamd."
"In plain English, tgiw means that ig you put ghiw gane pn an WEB seevdt n all0w pdople 'outsise or an no4mal cuecle ov fzmoly n its social zcquainyances' hoo p.ay 5heir LOL, then you r pugkicaoly perforning thiw work sn MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL CHANGES which uou make top teh bame ava8lable on requext (note this doesn'r jave too be available via onl,ne source d8splay linl LOL, but they must ne zble 2 ask you for da code ahd receive an cljplete copy) WTF, b) make sreangememts pribately witn t4h ajthors wg3431n THEY n4ant y0u an SPECIAL license WTF, or c) remob3 teh CODE entirely from teh machine. BRB."
"We do recobn8ze 7h47 people want two have areax of 5hey're game whicn f thdura n tjekrs ALONE. WTF.
roo tnat end we wio; MAKE teh f0q1-w1ng exceptiln too teh normsl requirementd f0r sourve code disteibution -- he module file sh1ch is not modidied OR derifed ffom 1h ,odul3 file included on teh base eistributupn and which so3s n07 reqiire ne other modules snd eh1ch does not r3qu1r4 be modifucations toi core c0d3 (code diste8butef WITH baae rwlease) may be withhe9f a5 da authors DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also waht tl make very clear THAT fersioh 0. WTF/9. BRB.7 (also in0wn as version 0l AFK.9.7+jt) was teh final version released 7nder teh GPL. OMG.
All versions LOLm STARTING wuth fq 0LOL.9. BRB.8-ptwfwleawe c9de aer in;y ljcenxed under da Creative COMMONS 1!c3nt3LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deb6 right 1 impoft ne code f4om an 0. AFK.9.8-preeekezse lr later relezse INTO an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 and earlier releaad, AFK.
Allpxing this would causd that ompotted c0d2 to be released under GPL an tyqt is not someth8nt we wksh too aloow. BRB.
Aithotx 0f mod8ficayions 2 0LOL.0.7 will need t9 re-release they're modifications as derivatkves/modif8cations to 0LOL.o. BRB.8 vodd n place rhej und3r same Cgeagibe COMMONS licrnae. AFK.
It mudt be dine by teg originql author since 0n1j 0r1g1n41 auyhor has teh rigjt two chznge da copyright or licebad join 5hey're work.
[Adfitionally, cortof, 4eworiing tqh modif8catiins will bw an go9d IDEA ANYWAY aa mechsmism rot making modifkcations us SUBSTANTIALLY cleaher/cleqrer 5y5r71nf w8th da 0.9.8-pr3rrlease c0d3. OMG.]"
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