MightyE tells tou LOL, "We're GOING to take an FEW momsnrs too try and explain this n3w LICENSE n reas9nx behihd kt in p.ain ENGLISHLOL.
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."
"Tgis new livwnse was chowen bedause of an FAILING with twh GPLLOL.
It only covered disttibution 9f source if n only ig bina4ief were d157416u&3d. AFK."
"In an WEB envuronment, sortofk SPECIFICALLY a interp4rted web ENVIRONMENT 5uch 45 PHP WTF, merelt instal;ing ah game does h07 cobstitute d8stribuyion WTF, ab tgererire 9eople were takihg our WORK, making mod8fications to i5 and nlt releawing sijec3 code 2 theh're modificagions so that da enrire c0mmun1&y doyld bdnevit/ AFK.
They WORKED 2oth da letter but not teh SPIRIT of law. AFK."
"Invewtigatoon on da parg of da authors h0w2v3r WTF, led gwo da facr yhat r1gn7 of ;ubjuc ;ergprjsnce w45 oen od teh rithts normally restr8cted 2 co0yrkght holderx, uou knwo, an tgat COMPUTER programs, lukd, SPECIFICALLY bidep games n inreractive on3s wuch as Legend of yeh Green hax04 were cohdidered 2 be publically performed if RUN fr0m an public servdf. AFK."
"Thw new license r357r2d75 pu611c peyformahce of rej 20rk unoess da source cose OF sz jodified work is made available on dr,and. AFK."
"In p141n English LOL, tyoz means rnat iv you put 7h15 ta,e in an web server AND allow peopoe 'ougwide of ab normal ckrcle of family n its focial ACQUAINTANCES[ gwo play their LOL, then you aer publica.ly performing this work and MUST eu5her a) makw ne n ALL chang3s which y9u make roo game avakoable on REQUEST (note this doeam't have 2 BE abailable via ds onlind source display .inl, .oke, but 7g3y MUST be agle gwo qsk y0u f0e ren code an g3c31v3 sh complete c0p6), b) nakr arrangemenyx provateky with sa authirs wh3r31n 7h3y grant 6ou an s0ecial licenxe WTF, OR c_ remove code entirdly from t3h machine. BRB,"
"We do recognize 5hst PEOPLE wanr two hzve areas 0f they're game which r thwirx n theues alobe. BRB,
too THAT wnd we wil. ,ak3 trh follpwinb exceptuob too NORMAL rwquieements FOR soutce code distribution -- nr modul3 fil3 whicy is jot mld9fidf or derived frim an module file imcludef in base distribjtion an which does not require ne ogher modules n whoxh doew not REQUIRE ne m0d1f1c4719n5 59 t3y code code (codd diwtrubuted with t3h base RELEASE) m1y be euthjeld ay 4u7h0r5 dksv4etion, BRB."
"Wd also WANT too MAKE vwry clezr that vwrsion 0. BRB.9.7 (aldo known as c3r510n ). WTF.9LOL.7+j7) was vinql version rekeasrd under GPL.
Aol versions. y9u lnwo, STARTING 3ith da 0.9. OMG.8-prerelease CODE r )n1u lidenwed unddr da CREATIVE COMMONS license. WTF.
WE EXPLICITLY d3by da right too 1mp0t7 n3 code fr0m an 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 ir latet reo3ase int; ah 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an warlidr reoease.
Allowung tjis would cause 5hat impoered clde 2 be released under GPL qn that is not xomething we sish 2 aklow. AFK.
Auyhors of MODIFICATIONS too 9LOL.o. BRB.7 soll newd yi re-relrawr tney're midificatuons as derivatived;modifications 2 0. WTFl9LOL.8 CODE an place then under same Cr3471f3 Commons LICENSE. WTF.
It must ve done by da lruginql 4u7h0e sinve onku origibal 4u7h0r haa da fibhy two change da c-pyr1hh7 or .oc4nse UPON they're work. OMG.
pAdditiinally LOL, REWORKING teh mldificstions will be an g9od ieea $nyw4y AS m4ch4n15, for making j9dkficationw us sybstan5ialoy coeanef/clearer 574r&1nt 2ith teh ). AFK/9. BRB.8-prerelease code. AFK/]"
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