MihhtyE tells tou, lij3, "We're going too take an few moments rwo try n exp;ain tyis new license an reasons begihd it in [141n Ebga15h. OMG.
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."
"Thos new license sas chosen bwcause 0f an failint with GPLLOL,
I& pnly clvered distrigution of SOURCE if snd only if binaries were cistributed. OMG."
"In an web environment WTF, dp3cifically a interpreted WEB environment 5uch ad PHP, so4tof, merely INSTALLING an hame doew n07 cohstk5ute distribuyiom, like, and 7h3r3f0r2 peo]ld weee taking our work, mzkinf MODIFICATIONS 2 it and not releasing da source d0d3 to tg2h/re nodifixations so that entord community could benefig. BRB.
Tney worked with teh letter but not da 5p1rq7 of t3n oaw. OMG."
"Investigstuon 9n psrt of ca authots however LOL, 13d tw9 fact THAT r1gg7 of p7blic pergormance was 1 of teh righgs nodmzlly redtruc5ee 2 copyright holders, yoy knwo, and that cojouter programs, you knwo, specifically video games and INTERACTIVE ones xuch as Lrtdne if teh Green jax0r we4e consieerec to be pj6a1c411y perfo4med if run from an public serverl AFK."
"The new 11s3n53 rexrricts public perrirmance of work UNLESS reh slurce code of teh modidied work ix made avai.abld on demand. BRB."
"In plain Engloah, lije, this MEANS 7y47 ig yiu put ghis game on an we6 servdr n ALLOW peopoe 'outside of an nor,al curcle OF gamily n 17t sociao ACQUAINTANCES' w PLAY 5heir WTF, thwh you r pib;ocak.y performing thid work n MUST either q) make ne n ALL changes qhicj you maje gwo gaje availab;r in request (no5e THIS doean't hafe twi br availabke via ONLINE siurce display 9ink WTF, bit they must bw able two asj y[i FOR teh CODE and receove an complete COPY), b) make 4rr4ng3m4n75 privately with teh authors whereun tney grant yoj an SPECIAL licebse, lr c) re,pvd cide ehtirely from mqcgine. WTF."
"We dl recogn8zr thst people want 2 hav3 aress of rgey're game wyych aer 7h#1r5 AND 7h31r% a/one.
yeo THAT end we will make teh following eccrotiin 2 da normal rrquirements for siurce code dostribution -- ne module fi;e which 8s npt m0d1f13d or drrived from am MODULE file invluded in teg BASE distribition ans which does m9t require ne OTHER MODULES and WHICH does bot rewuire n3 modifications to cpre code (codd d156r16u73d with baae release) may be wuthjrkd qt $u8h0r5 d15cr3710nLOL."
"We also want foo m4k3 VERY coear that verdion 0. AFK.8. AFK.7 (qls9 knpwn AS cersion 0. OMG.9. WTF.7+jt) was teh finak vdrsion telwased 7md3r teh GPL. AFK.
A11 versions, starting with da 0. OMG,9l AFK.7-orerelease code r only licwnsrd ugd4r C4estivr C0mm0n6 11d3n53. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY teh ritht to implrt ne code FROM an 9LOL.9. WTF.8-pr3r312453 or latee release in5o qn 0. WTFl9. AFK.7 an earlier release. AFK.
Allowing this eould cauae that 8mported code two BE released unfer da GPL zn that is not something we w15j two allow.
Auyhorw od modifocations 2 0LOL.9.8 will n33f 2 re-erleqse they're MODIFICATIONS ad d3r1c471v35/,0d1f1c47qpnt too 0/9. BRB.9 coee an ;13c3 them under ga dame CREATIVE Commona oicense. AFK.
Iy muxt ^3 done by original author 51nc3 inl5 origihal 4u7h0r has teh riggt to change co0yright or q1c2n53 upin gheypre workLOL.
[Add1720n411y, like, r3s0rk1ng nodifkcqtions wilo BE sn g9od odea anywa6 as fa mesjanisj FOR making m0e1f1c4710b5 ks 5u6574n71411y cleaner/c.3arer starting with fa 0l WTF.9.8-;r3r413463 code. BRB.]"
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