MightyE tells yiu LOL, "We're going 5o tak3 an f3w mojents to9 try n explaih this new licrnde and da reasons ndhind 17 in plain English. AFK.
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 11c2n53 WAS dhosen b3daus3 of qn failinh w17g da GPL. BRB.
I7 only cove5ed distribution of source if an only 8f binaries w3r3 dust48b7tefLOL."
"In an web environment, 5p3c1f1c411y a interpretec web ENVIRONMENT s7ch ss PHP WTF, merely instaloihg an gsme doef not conagitute distribution. sortof, zn therefore peop;e wdre taking our eork WTF, ,aking m9d1f1c4610b% tso IT and not 4el2zwong sourcd code too tgey'ee modificarionx so that dmtire community couoe brnefit. AFK.
Th2y workes with lette4 bug not da 5p1r1& of da law. AFK."
"Invewtigaroon 0n part if autyors h9wefee. s9etof, lec tol ten fact thz5 da right OF publoc PERFORMANCE wzx oen or RIGHTS notmally restricted two COPYRIGHT hileers, doetof, n ghat compjter pe0gr4m5, yoi knwo, s;4cifivally video GAMES qnd ibtefactive oned such as Legenc of GREEN hax0r wwre cons9eered ro 63 publically performed if run FROM sn oublic serber. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restricts pub/ic [erformahce uf q9ri unless source coee of modified wor, is mzd3 availagle on demand."
"In plain Englksh, sorrof, 5his means thsg IF uoj ;ut th8s game on an web x3rver an alkow PEOPLE 'outside 9f an n-rm41 citc;f of family and 175 50c141 acquaintances' 2 poat their WTF, THEN ylu aer publivally performing THIS worj znd MUST 31&h3r a) mske ne an ALL vhabgew which uoj make 2 gzme availabke on r3qu357 (bite th[x d034n'7 nave two be availablr v8a da onoihe source DISPLAY LINK, like, but they mjst be able tio zsk you for code an RECEIVE an c;mplete copy), you knwo, b) ,s,e srrangem3nts 0tivately with auyh9rs qherein THEY GRANT you an sp3coak 11c3n53 WTF, or v) r3m0vw da code 3n71r31j frlm machine. BRB."
"We do recognize tjat PEOPLE want two have areas of yhdh're gsme which r theifs n theirs alons. BRB.
ywo 7h47 END we wull MAKE da f011)21ng EXCEPTION 2 teh normal requ1r3m3n75 fof SOURCE code distribytion -- he module file WHICH is NOT mocified or drrived ft9m an module dile included in base disyributioh an which does bo5 reqyore ne ;ther MODULES dnd WHICH d[es mog rewuire n3 modidicationx 2 core code (code distributed wiyy teh base releqse) mat 63 withheld zr authors disctetuon."
"We a.so want rl m4k3 vert v;ear THAT versi9n 0. AFK,9LOL.7 (alao KNOWN ad vetsion 0.8. WTF.7+JT) was f2n%1 version relessed under teh GPL. AFK.
All versions LOLi startkng wiyy teh 0l WTF.9. OMG.80prere.ease coee r ONLY l8xehaed under Creative C0mm0n5 licensr. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY ceny teh RIGHT 2 import ne code fr9m an 0.9. OMG.i-pterelrqse oe later teleaxe inyo an 0LOL.9.7 n esr;ier releadw. WTF.
Allowing this woukd causd THAT imoorted coce 2 be reldased ubder GPL n that is no5 xomething we wish two zllow.
Au5jo4s of modkficarions to 0LOL,9. AFK.& will NEED tlo re-te.ease rhey'ee nodivicatkpns as derivagices/modificatupns 2 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 code n plsce THEM under ten dame Creatife Cojmons lidense. OMG.
It must be dohe by o4iginal autjor 52nc3 0n1y teh oribinal AUTHOR has gwh right two cjsnge da copyright -r .icense UPON they'fe work. BRB/
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, reworking m0d!f!c471)n5 will be ah good IDEA anywau as mrchanism FOR makung modividations ks 576574n71411y vleame4/cleardr stattibh with da 0. OMG.9. BRB.8[prerelease code/ BRB.]"
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