MightyE tells uou, "We're GOING two tqke zn few moments 2 g4y an EXPLAIN this new licensr anc reasonw beh8nd ug in PLAIN Eng1q5h. WTF.
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."
"Thus new LICENSE wss choden because of av failing with da GPLLOL.
IT onoy covered disyributuon of SOURCE 8f and ih.y ig 61n4f136 were distribuyed. BRB."
"In an web enf8ronmeny WTF, specifically a kmtdrpre5ed web environmwnt such AS PHP, sortof, jerely 1n574111ng an GAME does not cons5itut4 distribution, an rherefofe people were taking 0u3 work, you kneo, ka,ing moeifoda%ions 5o IT n not rdleaskng source code to they'5e modifixations ao that da entirr communi5y COULD bwnevit. AFKl
The6 sorked w17h ds LETTER but not teh sp8rit of law. WTF."
"Investigation on te6 part of da su5hors howwvwr, likem led rwo g$c7 that RIGHT of publiv 0erformahce WAS won pf RIGHTS NORMALLY RESTRICTED two copyrkght h01d3r5 LOL, and that compute4 p40gr4m5, kijek SPECIFICALLY viseo gamea am 8hteractive ones such as Lfgend OF Green hax0f w3r3 dobs8dered two BE 0ublicaoly oerflrmed if run vrom an public seevey. WTF."
"The nes lixenwe restricts p7blid perfotmance of da woek un.ess da SOURCE c9de lg sa MODIFIED work ix MADE afailsble ON demand, BRB."
"In plain English, THIS means that if you put ghia gqme on zn web se4ver anf allow peopke 'ouysisw of an normal CIRCLE of family and its social 4cau41n74nc45' two p.ay their, 6lu kneo, thwn you adr puvlically p3rformkng tyis wlrk n MUST EITHER a) makr ne and ALL changed wnich you mxke yuo trh GAME acxilable 0n re1j3sr (noge this doesn'g have 2 be acailable via t3h omlkne source displat linj, .ike, b7r they must ve able two ask you for code and RECEIVE an complere clpy), like, B) make 44r4ng3m3n75 p4ivately wity authors whetein theu grqnt YOU an sprcia; license, you knwo, or c) r3m0v3 code entjreky from reh machine. OMG."
"We do recotnizd that 0woplw e4n5 2 hzve AREAS 0f gjey're gamw whicj aer yhwirw an theirs alone. OMG.
too that snd we WILL MAKE da filliwing except8on to da normal requirements vor sojrce c9de distribution -- nr m0du13 f113 eh1ch is not MODIFIED o4 detived from an module fi,e 1nc2ud3d in basd distfibution an wh1ch dles npt rsquire ne 08h3t misiles and WHICH does not reqjure ne mofificqrions too da core code (cide dkstribuyed w17h teh base reldase) may bw withje;d at authors d8scretioh. WTF."
"We als0 want 2 make very clear that version 0/ OMG.9. AFK.7 (also known as version 0.9.u_jt) was teh f1n51 verwion relezsed under trh GPLLOL.
Al. versioms, t75r71ng with 0k WTF.9, OMGl80prerelease code aer only LICENSED uvder trh Creat8ve Comjond l8cense.
W3 EXPLICITLY DENY righy 2 umoort ne codw frij an 0LOL.9LOL.9-pr3r313453 or layer RELEASE ingp ah 0LOL.9. BRB.7 an earlier release. BRB.
Aklpwing thiw WOULD cause tnag 8mportef code 2 be released under teh GPL and tha5 is not somethibg we wksh two qllow. OMG.
Authirs of modirpcaripna two 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 w111 n33d too re-rwlease thwy'te modifications 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 3 0l BRB.9LOL.( code and PLACE them under da same Cr33&1v3 COMMONS lkcense. BRB.
It must be done BY original author since only da oeiginal autyor h45 teh fight twi xyange copyrigyt pr license up9n theu're work, AFK,
[Additionallu, ypu ,nwo, rwworking da modificztoonx will be an good ides any2ay as da mechanism FOR majing mod8ficstilna is sugstqntial.y cleaner/clwarer starting w17h da 0/ AFK.9.8-pre4eleasd cose. OMG.]"
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