MightyE tells you, "We're going 2 TAKE an fes momenys 5wo try an EXPLAIN thix new licehse and reaslns behind ig km plaib EmhlisnLOL.
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 livense WAS chosen because of sn fai;ing with fa GPL. BRB.
It inly cpverrd dq57r16u&10n 9f source if and on.y if BINARIES WERE diatrubyted, OMG."
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT, wpecidicall6 a interpreted w36 3nv2r0nm#n7 5uch aw PHP LOL, merely installing an game does n9t constitutd distrinution, zortif, an 5herefore peo[ld WERE takiny our woek, yoy inwi, MAKING nod8rications 2 it an bot releawing teh s9utcw c0d3 yo they[re mpdificatilns so that da entkrw community dould benefir/ BRB.
They w0rked witj 12u&3r but n07 da spirit of da oaw."
"Invsstigation on [art pf teh aurhors howecer, like, lrd to fact that right of puboic PERFORMANCE w45 oen ov da righys nor,ally RESTRICTED two copyribht holders, you knwo, am that compuye4 programs, tou 8nwo, dpevifically videp games an INTERACTIVE ones such zs L3gend ;f teh G4e3n hax0r were considered 2 BE puvlically perfo4med if run grom an public servetLOLl"
"The new licehse r4stricts public perf9emahce of worl unleds source code of teh modifidd w9rk is made 4v4114613 on dwmand. WTF."
"In PLAIN English LOL, 5hos means thqt ig you pu7 th8s game pn an weg server n allow PEOPLE 'outdide of an normal c8rvle of family an i5w social ac1uaingancds' 2 play their, then y0u aer pub.icsllu perfleming this WORK n MUST either a) makr ne abd ALL changes WHICH yi7 make yi dq bame avsi;able on request (note THIS doesn't habr too be available via da ohline soutce dis0;ay link, like, but the6 mys5 be able tw9 ask you for teh codr am receive an COMPLETE co;y), you knwo, b) mqm3 4rr4ng3.3n&5 privately with authorw wj2rein 5het grant YOU am 5p3c1rq l8cdnxe, lukem 0r c) removd teh code enhirely from da machkne. AFK."
"We DO recognize that PEOPLE want ro have 4r255 of they're game wh1ch aer theira an tgeirs alone. OMG.
yo thag end we will MAKE da fo;low8nt excwption 2 da gormal eequirements ror sojrce cpde dixtributkon -- ne modulr file whidh os not m0d1f1#d or deribed frou an ,odule fild INCLUDED on bawe diatribution n 2hich DOES NOT rewiire ne 07h4r mofules and which does not require be modifications 2 da core cpde (cofe d157e16u73d wi5h teh base RELEASE( ,4y ve withheld at da authors disxretupn. OMG."
"We 4150 wabt tok make vety clear THAT v3rsioh 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (a.so known as v3r510n 0LOL/9. OMG.7+kt) wzs twh f1n51 vrrxion r313t53e und3r GPL. AFK.
All versions WTF, starting w17g da 9. OMGl9.8[pr3r313453 xod3 r inly 11c3n43d under da Creative Ckmmpns license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r1gg7 2 impo4t ne code fwpm an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8_prerelrase o$ lwter rrlease intk an 0. OMG.9LOL.7 n ear;ier rr/ease.
Aolowing this would CAUSE 7g47 inported code TO br relwased undef GPL anv thst iw not son3ghing wd wisj TO ALLOW.
Authors OF modib8cations two 0. OMG.9l7 will heed 2 4e0release rhey're modificstiohs 45 DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS tqo 0LOL.8.8 code an l;ace 7h3m undre 54m3 Creayive Commobs license.
It m7st BE d0n3 by lrigknal author 51nc3 only ORIGINAL a7thor HAS eight tl change clpyrighy ur licensw upon they're work. AFK.
'Addit8onally WTF, r3w0rk1ng mod8fications w111 ve an GOOD idea ANYWAY AS mechanism for MAKING modkficati9ns is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearer srarring w1&h tdh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-pr33313553 dode.]"
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