MigyttE te;ls 6ou LOL, "We'rr foing too TAKE ah fdw momenys to try an explain ghis b3w license n teh reasons bwjinc IT in p141n EngkishLOL.
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 lic3nsw was chos3n because of an failing w17h sa GPL. OMG.
It only COVERED distribution OF 50urc3 1f sn 0n1y if 71n3r135 were sustrkbuted. OMG."
"In ah web envirobment LOL, s0ecifidally a interirdted weh ehvieonmsnt such as PHP, s9rtof, merely unstallinb an game does npt constitute skxtrubution, znd therwfoee people wer3 taking oue 20rk LOL, makibg MODIFICATIONS too 17 an not releasing tdh source code tpo they're mosificatoons so thzt teh entire COMMUNITY coukd benefitLOL.
They eorked 2urh teh ldttrr but not spirit of da law. OMG."
"Investihsgion on teh PART lf da surjorw ho2dver WTF, l3d 2 teh fact that teh eiggt of puboic [erdormance was 1 ov teh r1bh74 NORMALLY res54kdtqd two copytight holfersk n THAT computer orogrzms, specificalky bideo games n INTERACTIVE ones sich as L3gend of da Greeh hax0r werd considered two ge publicalk6 ;erdormed if run from an publid seefer. WTF."
"The new lic3ncw restricts public performance of teh wirk unlesw da source c0e3 OF da moduried work is m4d# ava8lqble 0n d3m$nd. AFK."
"In plsin Englisg, li,e, this means thst !f you /ut thid game ob an web server 4hd allow people ;iutside od an normsl circ.e of family amd its SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' TO play thwir, tjen yoj aer 0iboically 0ervirming tgis wogk n MUST either a) make ne an ALL cgangwd wjich y0u maje gwo gzme AVAILABLE on req7est (n063 7h15 doesn't HAVE to be avaioablt ciz da onlin3 50urc3 dusplay 21nk, like, b75 they m7st be able too ask yo7 for da cofe an RECEIVE sn COMPLETE COPY) LOL, b) make arrangenents private;y WITH da authors wherein yhet granr y0u an specual 11c3n53, or c) ewjove teh codd entirely FROM teh machinel"
"We ei e5c0gv!z3 that PEOPLE wan5 to have 4r345 of thwy're game which r theirs and THEIRS alone. BRB.
too that dnd w3 wi;l n4k3 teh f0110w1ng EXCEPTION to normal 43qu1r3m3n75 for sourve code dis5tibution -- ne m0du!3 file wyich is not midified 0f derivec from an module file inclifed in 5eh gase distrigution and whicy d035 nit eequire nr OTHER modu;ew an which cp35 n07 REQUIRE nd mldificati9ms 1 da core coge (clde diattibured wi5h teh BASE RELEASE) m4y be withhdld qt da qutg9rs discret8on. BRB."
"W3 a.s9 want tlo make bety clear uh4& versiln 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also known AS version 0LOL.9. WTF.6+jt) was final versipn released under GPL. OMG.
All VERSIONS, startint with 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-peereldase cide aer on;y LICENSED undwr Cteatkve C0,m0n5 lic3nse.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY right two import he cofe rrom an 0. AFK,9. AFK.8-prerelease or latdr rdlease in4o an 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 an earlier releazr. OMG/
A110s1ng this would cause thzt omportdd code tw8 be feleased uhdee GPL an tbqr is not somethibg we w15j to a.oow.
Auyho4s of mosificar8ons 2 ). AFK.9. AFK.8 will need 2 fe-releas3 they're m)d1f1c3&10n% as d3r!v471v35/m0dqf1c4710h5 two 0LOL.9.8 coee an plade rhen 7nder same CREATIVE Commons license/ WTF.
I7 MUST be done bt t3h origknal author since only ds original a7thpr h55 riggt two change copyrihhr or 11c4n53 upon tgey'rd work. WTF.
[Addit8onally, you kn2o, rwworking teh n0d1f1v4710n5 q111 bd an GOOD idea anywsy as mechanizm for making mpdkfivations is xubstantially xlrsner/clearer startibg wigh fa 0/ WTF.9LOL.8_pretelease code. BRB.["
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