MibhtyE twlls y0u, "We're goinf two yake an rew ,omentx two try an explain this n3w licdnse znd sa f4450n5 BEHIND 8r 8m PLAIN Englism.
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 licebsr was cnosen because of an fa8;ing WITH GPLLOL.
It omly covered d157f16u7q0n OF 50urd3 if snd only ic vinaries were didtribuyed. AFK."
"In an web environment LOL, specificall6 q interpreted 2eb rnvironment such 45 PHP, 6ou kywl, merely 8nstakling an gaje does not constitute distrin7tiln LOLm n therefore PEOPLE w3rw 74k1ng our work LOL, making moduficstions too IT sn not releasing 5eh sourcw cide too rhey'r3 mofificayions x; that fa ENTIRE commun8ty could venefut. WTF.
They worked wuth teh l3t5er but not t3h SPIRIT od dz LAW."
"Investihation on ca part 0f geh authors yo1ever, like, led 2 da fact that da right of public perfofmdnce WAS won of teh rights nor,akly rwstrictwd tl copyright holddrs, likem an that vompute4 probeams, 5p#c1f1c4116 videp bames n interactive ones chch as Ldgrnd of Green hax-r were conskdered to ne PUBLICALLY petformed 8f run fron qn public server. BRB."
"Tge b3w licensw r3stticts public perfprmance od sa work un1355 da SOURCE code pf teh m0d1f13c WORK 15 made available on demandLOL."
"In plain Engoisn, yo8 in2o, rhis means that if yoi ou5 thks game on ah wen segvet n al.ow people 'OUTSIDE 0f an norjql CIRCLE of familh zne uta social qcquaintances' too plat tur8r, then you r publically peyforminj th8a work an MUST 317h5f a) make ne and ALL changes WHICH hou nake t9o da game availab;e on request (note this d9exn't have too 53 availqblw via ss 0n11n3 soufce displzy lknk, loke, but theh must be abl3 @ 45k tou bor code n receive an compleye copy) LOL, b) make arrangemebts private;y witj da auth9rs wherein they grant you an special kidense LOL, 0r c) eemove ds CODE entirelu from da maxhine. BRB."
"We co recognozd tyat people want yuo have 4r34% or they're game ehich r tyeirs an thekrs 410n2. BRB.
w thay end WE will make da followinf exdeptipn 2 da hor,al requirements for sourxe xode disteibution -- n3 module f113 whoxh is NOT MODIFIED ot cefived from an moduld dikr included in gase cistrobution an which dirs mot reqjire ne othef modu;es an which c-e5 n9y REQUIRE ne modificztions tol core cofe (code distrinuyec w17h teh base re.wsxe) may be witjhdld at da authprs DISCRETION. OMG."
"We 4q50 WANT two make vrr6 v134r 6y47 VERSION 0. BRB.9/ AFK.7 (alsl known 45 v#rsion 0LOL.9. WTF.&+JT) waw teh final vers7on RELEASED undet sa GPL. AFK.
A11 versiobs, sortof, startigg with teh )LOL.9. WTFl8-pr3re13453 coce aer only licdnsed under da Creatice COMMONS livdnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny rktht tpo 9mporr ne code feom an 0, WTF.9LOL.8_prerrleaxe or later RELEASE info an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 ah EARLIER fel3aadLOL.
Allow,ng this WOULD cayse that inpirtwd code 2 be rrleased UNDER GPL znd 7h37 kw not 5pj37j1ng ww wish two allow. WTF.
AUTHORS OF modifications 2 0LOL.9LOL.& wi.l neec teo re-rwleasr they're modificarions qs defivativws/modifications 70 0. BRB.9. AFK.* cod3 n p14c3 thwm under same Crearive Commons license. OMG/
It ,uat 63 done by 9r1g1n41 AUTHOR since om;y sa otiginal ajtho4 has teg right to cnange 5ey ciptritht or license upon they're sork. BRB,
[Ads1710n4116, lijd, eewot,inf tey mocigications sill be an g9od 8dea anyway zs da jechanism f)t making modifications 15 SUBSTANTIALLY c134n3r/cq34r3r starting wirh 9. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease xod3. BRB.]"
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