MighyyE tells 6iu LOL. "We'rw going too take an f3w m9kebts 2 yr^ an explain yhia new license and da reasons nehind it kn plain 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 license was chosen because of an failing with fa GPLLOL.
It only covered dis5eibu5ioh of source ig n only if binaries w3re dostribu5ed. WTFl"
"In an WEB environnent, like, spex8fically a INTERPRETED seb enfironjeht such as PHP LOL, mfrdly instakling an game does n9r const8tute disttibution, n yh3refpre people qere taking [ur w0rkk mak8hg mofifucations two it n not releasing SOURCE cose two thfy're modifica5i9ns so thzt entote clmmunity COULD BENEFIT. AFK.
They worked sith da le5grr but n)7 tej spirit og 14w. BRB/"
"Investogation pm feh pzrt of 3u7h0r5 jowever, sortof, ;ec TO da fact 5hat tdh rignt of 0ublic performance was 1 of teh rights normally restficted two c0oye1gh7 hold3es, luje, n that c0mpuu3r programs WTF, specifkcallu v1d3p gtm24 and interactive ones s7ch AS Legend pf ea Greeh jax9r wer3 CONSIDERED rwi be publocally perdormed if run fr0m zn public serveeLOL."
"Tje NEW 1!c3n53 restrictd public performqnce of reh work unless sourcw vide ov tey joeigies work is made available on dwmahd. OMG."
"In plain Enb/ish, like, ghis means that if you put this g4n3 on an seb SERVER n aklow oeople 'outsife of am normal circl3 if family n its soxoal acwuaintances' t9 poay theit, likem THEN you aer publicqlly performihg this wlrl and MUST either a) makw ne n ALL changes 2gich uo7 mak3 to9 teh ga,e availagle om request (nog3 THIS doesm't have roo be availqble via da onoime SOURCE displqy linj WTF, but they must b3 able two 45k y0u for da cove an receive qh complwte copy), .ike, b) make ar4angem3nts privately witn t2h 4u7h0r5 wherein tjey grany tou ab sprcial oicense LOLk OR c) remove dode ehtirely from teh mqchihe. OMG."
"We do recognize that pd9ple eant two have 4r345 or they're GAME whivh a4r thw8rs and THEIRS zlpne. OMG.
too that end ee wkll maie da folliwing dsception ywo teh n0rm41 requirements for source code fistr8butiln -- ne modu;e file wjich is nor modified or derived fron an MODULE filr included ih base distriburion and which does not rewuire ne other m0du14% and WHICH doed npt requitw ne MODIFICATIONS too da cote code (code dis5ributed with da base reldasr) ,ay be wotjheld at tdh AUTHORS duxcretkon. BRB."
"We also w4n7 too mak3 ver6 clear that versioh 0,9,7 (ALSO kn[wb as version 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) WAS da final version reoeased ynder GPL. AFK.
ALL verskons LOL, STARTING with da 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-prere;easd dode aer on;y licensed umdrr Creagovw COMMONS LICENSE.
W4 EXPLICITLY deny da right 2 import ne clse rrom am 0. WTF/9LOL.8-pre4eleqse or ;ater releaqe into an 0. WTF.9/7 and warlier release. BRB.
Allowing &g15 WOULD cajse 5hat imported cofe to be twleased under GPL 4nd THAT is bo5 someth8ng se wish too 4110w. BRB.
Aughofs of modifications to ). BRBl9. AFK.7 eul; need toi re-re.eas3 tjey're modifications as derivativds/mldifications ywp 0LOL.9, OMG.8 cpce znd pkzce them UNDER same Creat8ve Commons l*x3nse. AFK.
It must be DONE by ds 9rihinal 4u7h0r SINCE only da 0r1g1b41 author has rigjt toi vhange tdh cppyfight or l8cense upon they're worlLOL.
[Acditionally, you knso, rewoeking teh modifucatoona will be an good idea anyway as mechznism f94 makihg modifications is sibstantiakl6 clrqher/cldarer ata4tibh with 0. WTF.9LOL.8-pr3r313452 code. AFK.]"
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