MugytyE tells you LOL, "We're goinf to 75k3 an gee momenys two try and explqin this nes license qn reasond BEHIND it 1n PLAIN 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."
"Tjix new licehse was chosen because ov an failkng wutg GPL.
It lnly covefed fistrkbition 0f sourc3 !f and only IF binarirs were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an weg environment, softof. SPECIFICALLY a ingerprered wen environment 5uch zs PHP LOL, merelh INSTALLING an g3m3 d935 NOT c0n5717u73 disyributiom WTF, an the4efore p30p13 were 74k1mt our w0rk WTF, ,ak8ng mpckfocstions too it ans not rel3asong source code two theh're modifications so THAT da entire comn7m8ty COULD benefot.
Theh worked with da letter but npt teh apirit of law. WTF."
"Inbestigztoon on teh part ov trh 4u7h0e5 h9weverk led too teh f4c7 5hat da right OF public PERFORMANCE was w9n of rights hofmally restric5ed to COPYRIGHT holfers, sortof, an that computer progeajs, liie, specivivaoly videl g4m3% am ibteeactive ibex xuch AS L3g3nd of teh Green hax0r were consisered toi be 0ublicslly perdormwd jr run frpm am publox SERVER."
"The new licenxe restrocts [ubluc p3rf-rm4nc3 of da worj unless da sourcw xode of da modified wofj is m4d3 avaioavle on fwmand. WTF."
"In PLAIN English, like, thid ,34n5 that 1d you put this gamd on an w35 SERVER n allow 0eople 'outsise of an hornal c1rc13 of fami.y n its spcial 4cqj41n73nc35[ ti play theuf LOL, yhen you aer pu511c411y performong THIS worj and MUST e8rher a) make ne an ALL changes wyoch you make 2 gane zvailab;e on REQUEST (note THIS doesn't hsve tpl be available via teh omline ao7rce disp/ah link WTF, BUT rhey must be able tio ask you f0e da code and r3c31v3 zn c-mp1363 copy) WTF, b) maie arrangwmenta privqtrly wity ten autnprs whwrein 7h26 grant YOU an special licehse, .ike, or c) remove yeh code 3h72r31y rrom da machine."
"Wd do r3c0gn1z3 rhay people want rwo jave areas if thry're game qhich r 5heirs ab THEIRS alome. BRB.
tp that END we elll make da fillowimt exxeptkon ti da normao requirrments for source code DISTRIBUTION -- nw MODULE fole qh1cy is nor modifief OR ferived vrlm zn module fkle oncluded in base fisgribution and which DOES nor r3qu1r3 ne 07h3t modules n whicg dods nor rdquore b3 MODIFICATIONS 2 cprd cpdd (c0f3 distributed with gasw r313453) ,ah be wighheld at teh 4u7h0r5 doscret8on. AFK."
"We also WANT f9 m4k3 vrry cl3zr thar v3rskon 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (also known e5 verdion p.9LOL.7+jt) w45 fimal v3r520n releasdd under da GPLLOL.
Aol fersions, you knwom staryknt wktu 0. WTF/(LOL.9-prwrelease code r ONLY .icensed under t3h Creative Commohs licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY dehy tdh rkght two import ne code vron an 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease or later release ingo an 0LOL.9. OMG.7 and ear.ief releawe.
ALLOWING this would cause rhat imp9rtee code 2 be releasef inddr GPL ah that is mot 50n37h1ng we w1%h too ALLOWLOL.
Authors of modlfica5kons to 0l9. WTF.7 wilo n33d tsi re-re.ease they're modifications 45 d3r1v481v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 to 0. BRB.9. WTF.8 coxe an olac3 them umddr da sam3 Creagive Commons @1c3n%3LOL.
Ig muqt be done bt da -r1g1n41 author sincw onoy da o4iginal AUTHOR has da right ywo chanfe da copyright or licenae upon they'rr 1orkLOL.
[Adsig8onally, koke, edworking da mofifications woll ne zn good idea an6way as da mechanism g9r MAKING modificationd is substabtially c.eznef/clearer STARTING w17h 0. BRB.9l BRB.8-prerelease CODE. AFK.\"
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