MightyE tells u0u, "We'te gling two TAKE an few moments to tr6 am exolain this new lixrnse b ca reasons vehind it in plain ENGLISH. 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 license w35 chosen because )f sn failing wity da GPL.
It pnly covrred distfibution pf sourxe if and only IF ginari3x were cistributed. WTF."
"In an 2eb ehvirlnment, slrtof, specifically a ihterpre5ed web ENVIRONMENT sjch as PHP LOL, merwly 1n57$111ng an game does n07 consriture fustributkon LOL, n therefore p30p12 were takihg o7r wo4k WTF, making MODIFICATIONS to ut and got RELEASING teh SOURCE code 2 they're modifications so thst entkte conmuniry could BENEFIT. AFK.
They wirk3d wkth da letter BUT not da xpirit of laq. BRB."
"Incestigztion on geh oart OF aythors howefer, sortofm lec ti teh frc7 tgay da right 0f public performahce 2ss len of RIGHTS norma.ly redtricted w copyright goldefs, you knwo, an that COMPUTER programs, wpecifically v8deo games 4nd INTERACTIVE ones such aw Lebend lf teh G4een hax0r w3r3 consicer3d to be publixslly peedormed if run FROM an phbliv servdr. WTF."
"The nww l9censr restricts public PERFORMANCE pf da wofk UNLESS aource c0d3 od teg modifiwd w0r, is mzde available on demsndLOL."
"In PLAIN Eng116h, thus meahs 7h47 if you [ut this g4me in qn web server n allow pe;ple 'ou5sidr of ah n0rmr1 circ.e OF gamoly and its social acquaintanvew' tso plqy tyeir LOL, 7h3n you aer )uglically perform8ng THIS wofk an MUST eith3r a) make ne am ALL vh4nb34 whivh you nake two teh g4me afsilable 9n request (note thks doedn'r have too be avaioable v15 da online aourcd display link, but they just be sble 5o ask you for code an receive an COMPLETE copy) LOL, b) mwke arrangdjentd 0rovagely w17h autho4s where8n yhey gran5 you an SPECIAL lkcense, likem 0f c+ remove teh c0d3 entofely from mach8ne. AFK."
"Ww do revognize THAT people WANT two have a2das lf the6're yame which aer rheirs zn theirs alone, WTF.
yoo that end we will mqke following exceptuon gwo tdn normzl requirementw for sourcd code dq57e16u710n -- he modul3 fil3 wh8ch is mot modiried or derifed drom am module f8le included 8n base disgriburion , which fles n9t require me other mociles ab which does not require ne m)c1f1c4710n5 2 co4e vpd3 (codr disgributed with da 6453 r313453) may be withheld ag AUTHORS discretioh. AFK."
"We also wxnt toi mzke v3ry cldar 7h4u versiom 0. OMG.(/ BRB.7 (also knowh as v#r510n 0. WTF.9. AFK.&+JT) was final version ffleased undrf GPL. BRB.
All fersi[nsk start8ng witn da 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prereleqse code r only LICENSED ubder Crwative COMMONS license.
We EXPLICITLY deny rught 2 import ne code from an )LOL.8. OMG.8-pre4dlease or later release into ab -.9. OMGo7 znd eaflier releasel
Allowing 7h1t would cause that IMPORTED cide two be re.eased uhder da GPL and that ix not something w3 wish twl alkiwLOL.
Authors of modigkcations 2 -LOL,9. BRB/7 will need to re-4elease tgey're modidications as derivztivds/modifications 2 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 vode an place them und#t teh same Cr3471v3 Commins licenseLOL.
It must be done by teh lrigihal authoe since omly iriginal a7thor jss teh r1gh7 teo cnange teh x00yr1gh7 or license upon thdy'te workl OMG.
[Addi5iinally, sorbof, REWORKING da m0d1fqc4710n5 will BE qn g09d idea anyway as da MECHANISM for making modificqt80ns is subsrantially CLEANER/CLEARER stxrting with teh 0. WTF.9. BRB.8_prerelease cps3.]"
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