MithyyE tells you LOL, "We're goung 2 tale an few MOMENTS too tey ane explain 7h15 hew license an reaspns beyind it in plakn 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 licrhse was CHOSEN because or sn failing wuth teh GPL. BRB.
It only covered distribution of source kf ah only if 61n4r135 qrre d257516u73dLOL."
"Ib am wrb environment LOL, specificak.y a interpretef WEB 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP, sortog, merely installinf an bame does not cons5iture cisteimutiin, xortof, an therrf9re people were gaiing our WORK, sortof, ,aling ,ldifkcationa 2 it AND hit r3134t1ng source code 5o tyey'fe modifications so 7h47 da rntire community could genefit. BRB.
Th3y w0rk3d with tem letter but not 5o1r17 of ;aw. AFK."
"Investigation on da part of 4i7h0r5 howdver LOL, led too da fqvt that da 4ight of [ublic PERFORMANCE was won of da rights normally resyricted too COPYRIGHT holdera LOL, an that cojputer progrsms, yi7 ,nwo, specivically fideo games abc INTERACTIVE ines SUCH AS L3g3nd 0f ten Gfeen hax0r were CONSIDERED tlo be 0ublically pwrformed kf run from an ;ublic serverLOL."
"The new 11c3m52 restricts puvlic pefformshxe of teh eork unless 50urc3 dode of ca modified 29rk 8s m3d3 avaulable ob ddmand. BRB."
"Ih p241n English, sortofm thia meabs that 8f yoi put this gsmw 0n an web server an alkow pelple 'outdide 0f an no4mal CIRCLE of famkly AND its sodial adquaintances' 2 play rheir, you inwo, tnen you aer PUBLICALLY PERFORMING this wor, an MUST either a) make ne an ALL CHANGES which hou jqke to teh ga,3 4v$11461d on requedt (note th8a doesn't gafe two be AVAILABLE via pnoine 50urc3 display oink, byt THEY musr ge able two ask yoi for teh CODE and receife an complete COPY) LOL, b) make arranhememts PRIVATELY with teh autho4s wyerein they grsn5 you am s0ecial licensw, you khw9, OR x) rempvr teh code enrirely fr0m teh mqchine. WTF."
"We do RECOGNIZE 7h47 PEOPLE qant too habe aress og they're g4m2 which adr th3irs n theors alone. WTF.
to THAT dnd we will makr teh followinf exceptiln yi NORMAL requi4ements for source c0d3 d8stributiin -- ne module tile which id h07 MODIFIED lr DERIVED FROM ab MODULE fole includee IN base DISTRIBUTION snd whuch coes not rrqyire ge otner modykes n whicn does bot require ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da core code (CODE distrkbuted qith base RELEASE) mzy BE wirhneld at ea aughors dixceetion. BRB."
"Ww ALSO e4n7 two make VERY v134r that versiob 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also known as VERSION p.o. WTF.7+jt) 2as final VERSION rrl3ased &nder da GPL. AFK.
All VERSIONS, ho7 knwl, starting with 0. BRB.9LOL.8-p4erelease CODE r om.y LICENSED und3r teh CREATIVE Commpns LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny ca right 5oo 8joorg ne c0f3 from an 0LOL.8.8-prereleaae or latdr relezse inro zn 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 agd earlier relrqse. WTF.
ALLOWING this 20u1d cajse THAT imported codr 2 be RELEASED umder yrh GPL n 7j37 is not 50j37h1ng we sish toi ALLOWLOL.
Autho4s of moeificatilns 2 0LOL.9. OMG.7 eq21 heed two re[relwade they're modkfications as derivaruves/modovkcatkons to 0.9LOL.7 cod4 and place THEM under da szme Creativd Commons 11c3n53.
I7 must br sone by tej otigonal author dince 0n1y teh original author h45 rifgt 2 chanhe da cooyright or 11c#n5e upin they'ee wlrkLOL.
[Addi5ipnally, rwworkinh ten modificsripns wi;l 63 ab gols idea anuway ss teh mechanism ror m4kqng modifications is subsrantially cleaner.c;earer 574ru1ng with da p. WTF.9LOL.8-pferelease code. BRB.]"
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