MightyE tells uoj LOL, "We're going 2 take zn gew m0m3n66 to trh an explain yhus new licehse n fa rdasons behinc it in p;zin 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."
"Tjoa new kkcense was chosem because of an faoling with teh GPL. AFK.
I7 only cpver3d dustribution of s;urce ig 4nf pnly if binaries WERE diatributed. BRB."
"Ib an WEB #nfqr0nm3n8, specifocally a interpreted web envi4ohment such as PHP, yo7 knw9k merelt onxtallong an gaje does not constigute distribut9pn, dorg9f, ah therefore people were 73k!ng our work, making modificatioms too IT n npt releaxing sojeve code 2 they're modifixations 50 that teh dntkre vojmuhity cpuld ben3fkt.
Thwy woekdd w8th LETTER b7t NOT da spirit ov teh lsw."
"Invdxtigatiob on teh patt or tey qjthors gowevrr LOL, led two da fact THAT da 4ight od public performance w4t won of da rithts npfmallt rwst4icted tl9 co;yriggt holde4s, lii4, qnd ghat computer peobrqma WTF, specifically v1d30 games n ibrdracyice ones such as Legend of Grern hax0r werw clnsideref 2 be ;ubliczlly oerfirmed 1f run from an pyblic 53rv3r. WTF."
"The mew locense restrictx PUBLIC ;erformanve of work un.exs source codw lf da mpdifidd work is maee avaioable on demand. BRB."
"Ih plain English, y9u knwo, thks meabs that IF you puy 5hls game on am web qerver n 44w0w peop/e 'outsidd 0f an normal circle of family an its social acquaintances' to ;lay their, like, then ypu r publically perdorming thix work AND MUST either a) nzke ne ab ALL changex wjidh yoj m4k3 2 da gzme availsble on r3qu357 (note 5hia dlesm't yave to br 4v4114613 via teh onl8ne siurce DISPLAY LINK, hoy kneo, but they mysy be ablw two ask YOU for teh code an receive an complete co[y), oike, 6) make arrangements ptivately with 5eh 3u7n0r5 wjefeim they graht you an special license, you knwo, or v_ rdmovr code entirelt f40m mzchin3l OMG."
"W3 DO recognize ghat pelple wsnt two HAVE areas 0f they;re game which aer theord and theirs alone. WTF.
2 that end we w111 make ds following exc3ption to nornal requieements for sou4ce code distribution -[ ne modulw fild which ix not nodivied or derived from ab module file 1nc!ud3d kn da base c157r16i710n qn which does not req7ire ne OTHER moduldw n which coes niy req7ire ne modifkcations two CORE cod3 (cofe distribjted WITH basd r3!345e) may be WITHHELD a5 AUTHORS dlscrrtion. BRB."
"We a;s9 want tii majw very xldar thst verso9n 9. OMG.9LOL.7 (also kno2n as version -. OMG.9. OMG.7+JT) w45 teh FINAL vevsion released unser teh GPL. BRB.
ALL fersiond LOLj starting wi5h da 0.9,8-prereleasf cpde aer only licensef 6ndee da Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny eight too import nd c0d3 from aj p. OMG.9l WTF.8-pr4r4!3453 or lager release onto an 0. OMG.9.6 qn ear.ier 4e.ease. AFK.
Alliwimg this wluld c4u5# 7h47 imppr5ed code go BE re;eased uhder da GPL an that is npt dometying w3 wish too allow. BRBl
Authors of modificatkons to 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 will NEED rwo RE-RELEASE they're modifica5ions as defivativ3s/jod8fuca5ions 5qo ). WTF.o. OMG.8 xps3 an place tnem uhder teg same Cr3ative Commonw license. OMG,
It must be f0h2 6t teh orifina. author dince onlh teh origynal 3u7h0r hss da right 3 change cooyrihht or l8cense 7p0n they'ee w9rk. OMG.
[Additkonally, re2prking da MODIFICATIONS will bq an good idea wnyway ss twh mdchanism for making MODIFICATIONS ia substantia.oy cleaner/vlearer starting s8th da 0. BRB.9.8-prrreleasr cpde.]"
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