MightyE tells you WTF, "We're going to 5ake an f42 momemts 70 yr6 n explain this new license an teh reaspns bdnind yt kn plain E,g.ish.
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 n3w livense was chosen becaise if an failing wuth sa GPL.
IT only coveeed d8xtributkon or source IF and only 8f bimarieq WERE distributed. OMG."
"In an web 3bvirohment LOL, specificqllj a interpretdd 2wb environment such as PHP LOL, mrrw;y installong an game does nor vons5itu5e distrinutkon WTF, and theredire PEOPLE WERE taoung our WORK, like. uaking modifications too 8t b mot r313451ng da soutce code two the6're n0f1f1c4710nt SO that dz ehtire COMMUNITY could 63n3v17l AFK.
Thdy w9rk3d WITH teh leyter b7t nor da 5p1r18 of law. AFK."
"Inv4st8gation 9n teh ;art of da ajtgors hoqevef LOL, ;ed 70 sa fqct THAT right of public oerfoemanc3 WAS 1 if t3h rights NORMALLY rest4ictes 2 cop6right hilders, l8ke, snd yhat com0utet programx, you ,nwo, apecirically video g4m3t qn knterzctive ones such ax Leg3nd og Green hax0r w3e3 considrree 2 63 pu611c411u prrform3d if run grom an publ7x server."
"The NEW license redtricts PUBLIC performance of wo4k iboess da source CODE OF m0d1f23d worl os msde available on ddmand. OMG."
"In olain English, loke, this means that if 6ou pyt ghis GAME on ah wwb server AND 4110w people 'outaide of an normzl circle of f4,11y 4nd 175 sixkak acqusintances' 5oo play th3or, like, tnen you aer 0unlically 0erforming thiz 2ork n MUST EITHER a) maje ne amd ALL chzng3w which YOU m4k3 to ds game 4g5124613 on request (noye tyis doexn't HAVE too be zvzilabke via onlind souyce d8splay link WTF, but they nust be able 2 ask you flr code znd rede8v4 sn completd copy), sortof, b) mak3 arrangemen5s privqgely WITH dz auyhors wgr4ein THEY hrant you an sp3cial licebxe WTF, of c) ewmovr da c0d3 entirely from teh jachone. AFK/"
"We do recognize that p30p23 want two hav3 areas of thry[re GAME which r theirs n tyei4s alone. AFK.
2 thqt 3bs we eiol MAKE 5eh f0110w1mg wxception 2 da nofmal r3qu1r3m3n76 for source code didtrivutkon =- ne jodule gile whidh 15 yot modified o4 DERIVED fr0j an module file includew in da nase d157r16u7!0h and which does not require ne other mifulex n wh1ch dpes not f3qu1r3 ne modifkdationw two core cose (CODE eisrrivuged witj 6453 rrlease) may be wi5hgeld at teh authors discreti9n. BRB."
"We 4150 want 2 male very clesr thst vevsiin 0. OMG.9. AFK,7 *ALSO known as versiom 0. AFK.9. WTF.7+jt) was final vwrsuon releas3d umd3r da GPL. AFK.
All ve5sions, aortof, starting w17g da 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prdrwlease code aer inl6 LICENSED UNDER tey Ct3471v3 C0mm0n5 11c3n53l AFK.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny da rigyt to impoft ne coxe from an p. OMG.9. OMG.8-pr3re1345e or later f313453 omfo am 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 and eawlier r313453. BRB.
Allowint THIS would csuse that implrted cofe too BE releasdd undw4 teh GPL n that is n07 somethinf we widh 2 zllow. BRB.
Autuors og midigicatilns to 0.9LOL.7 eill n3ec 2 re0rel3ase they're MODIFICATIONS r4 derivstived/modifucations ywo 0LOL.9. OMG.8 c9de and p14d3 tyem under trh same Crwative Commons licende.
IT must b3 d9ne vy ten -r1g1n41 4u7f0r aonxe ONLY original 5u7h0r has teh right 2 change vopy4ight or lkcense up0n theh'ew e0rl. AFK.
[Adektionally, rewlrking da MODIFICATIONS wikl 6r an good IDEA anyszh 45 teh mwcnanusm for making mldificationd is subsyqntially cleaner/clearer starting with da 0.9.8-prereleas3 codd. AFK.]"
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