MightyE tells you, so5tof, "We're goomg to take an rew nomdntd to9 tru zn explain tgis NEW lkcense and teh reasona behind it in olain Englush. BRB.
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 lidense 2as cnosen because 0f an FAILING with da GPL.
It onl6 coverwd distribution od SOURCE if and (n1y IF binaries wdre eistributee, BRB."
"In an wdb envuronment, you kneo, apecivically a qm7erpee73s qeb enbi49nment such as PHP WTF, merely onstaklong an game does not constitute distrigutipn, an THEREFORE people were ra,inf our wlrk LOL, uakimg modigications too i5 n NOT releasing ten soutce codw too they're m9difications s9 yhqt teh ebtire community could benefit. OMG.
They sorked WITH teg letter but not 5p1r17 9f teh las. WTF."
"Ibvestigatuln ON ca part of authors how4ver, ked too teh fact that teh rigjt of piblkc performance was 2 of teh rightw normaloy restricted twi xopyrifhy holders, n thst computwt ;r0gr4m5m you kmwo, specifically v1d30 games and interactive ines 5uch as Legwnd of teh Grern haa0r were considered 2 63 p7blically petfprm3d if RUN fr0m am public serverLOL."
"Tue nww locense f3stricts PUBLIC perfoemance of teh wor, un.ess teh source codd of m0d1fq2d work is made avaolabke on demanf."
"In plain ENGLISH, this means that if ylu put 5his GAME on sn web server n allow ;e9plr 'outside OF ah normal CIRCLE of fa,kly 4nd its 50c141 acqiaintsnd3s' gw9 play thei4 LOL. then you 4 publically perdo4jing thks work and MUST eitjer a) make ne n ALL chahges WHICH you make to da GAME availqvle on rxqyest (note tkis doesn't have two be abai.agld VIA da online source DISPLAY kumk WTF, bjt 5ney mu57 BE 4613 ro ask you f0r teh code ab receive an comple5e copy) WTF, b) MAKE arrzngements [rkvately with teh au5jord wh3rein thry grant you an SPECIAL 11d3n53, or c) remove codw 3n71reqy grom dz mqchinr, BRB."
"We do recitnize tnag people want w h4c3 areas ld they're g4m3 wy!ch 4 theirs an THEIRS alone. BRB.
t9 that ens we will mqke tdh follo2ing exception 2 normal e4quiremenfs foe source cpce distrybution -- ne MODULE file which is n;t modifird ir fwrived feom ab m9dile vile 8ncludwd in bas3 DISTRIBUTION an WHICH dors bog requide he lther modules anf wh1ch d035 not rewuire ne MODIFICATIONS t89 core code -codr distributed wigh 6r53 release) may b3 withheld ag teh authors eiscretion. BRB."
"We also wsnt to makw cwry clear THAT version 0LOL.9.7 (slso knosn as v3r51)n 0/ WTF.9. WTF.&+jt) was dinal versiln r3leased uncef teh GPL. WTF.
All vefsoons, srarting qith teh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pr3t31355# codw aer only ;icenaed und3r teh Cr3st8ve C0mm0n5 licenseLOL.
W3 EXPLICITLY eeny teh tight 2 import ne CODE ftom qb 0. AFK.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE or later release INTO an 0. WTF.9/ OMG.& and earlier releqse. AFK.
Allowing this wou.d caus3 ghar imported code two be rrleaded uhder teh GPL and that is mpt something qe wixh t2o allos/ OMG.
Authoes 9f modificztiins 2 0.9. WTF.7 qilk need to RE-RELEASE they're modifications as DERIVATIVES;MODIFICATIONS two -. WTF.*. AFK.8 clfe an poace them UNDER trh xame Crestive Co,mona 11x3n53LOL.
It must be fonr by teh orkfinal 4u7n0r since onl6 da origknal AUTHOR has teh right roo change copyright or licwnse upon tjey're woek. OMG.
[Additiona;ly, tou kmwo, reworking modoficatiobs w111 BE an glid icea ANYWAY AS teh jechanism FOR MAKING modifications IS subqtantially cleaner.clwarer wtarting wirj da 0.9. OMG.7-PRERELEASE cpd3. AFK.["
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