MightyE tells you, "We're g01ng tio tqie an few momentd two tey an explaib 7h1t new 1!c3n53 an reasobs 64n1nd it in plzin English.
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 nrw license was chosen because 0f an failinh with t3h GPLLOLl
It 0n1y covwred sistribution of source if ans lnoy ir binaries w3r3 dixtrobjted."
"In an web ebvironment, s/3ckdocally a intefpedted s36 ENVIRONMENT SUCH as PHP, you knwi, megelh 8nstalling an game does noy constitute dos5ribution, n theref9fe peoplw w3r3 TAKING lur wotk, you knwi, j4j1ng modificatuons 2 it an not r3!3451ng teh sourcw code to yhey'r3 modificatiohs so thst teh entire community coy.d benefig. AFK.
They worked with lettdr nut n9t da spirit of tej ;aw. WTF."
"Investigation om da part OF da AUTHORS however, so4tof, LED 2 fact &h46 sa rifht lf pjblic [#rr0rm4nc3 was won of da rithts no5mallh RESTRICTED two copyright jolders. loke, n that computef peogeams LOL, specifically cideo games h 1n63r4c71v3 8nes sucn ax Legend of Green hax0r sere c0n41d2r3d too be publically performed IF run from an publkc srrver. OMG."
"Tye ne2 licems3 restficts public pervormahxe of wl5k unless source code od da modid8ed wprk is m4d3 svailabld ob demand. BRB."
"In plain Eng/ish WTF, thiw m3ans thay if you PUT tnis game ON an web derver b allow [epple ;oktwide 9d an normal dirdle of famiky rnd ITS SOCIAL acqua8ntzmces' goo p14y rheir, you knwl, then hou r PUBLICALLY performing yhis sork an MUST eithdr a) makr ne and ALL changes wh8ch YOU ,ake TO da fame ava8.aboe on rdquest (note this dorsn't jave to br available via ca onlinw %0u4ce dispkay linkm byt 7h3y must be able ywo qsk you for dq code and receive ab co,plete copy) WTF, B) mak3 arramgemdnts pr1v4831y sith fa AUTHORS wherein they gran5 you ab special 11c3n%e WTF, or c) remove da code entirdlg FROM teh jachine. WTF."
"Ww do recognize tjat people want two nave AREAS 0f they'rd gsne which r tjeirs n theirs 310n3. OMG.
2 tjat emd we will make followung EXCEPTION 2 da n0rm41 requirw,ents FOR source code eiatfobuti9n _- ne mocule file qhich is not MODIFIED or derived fr0m an module file 1nc1ud3d in da base diwtributipn zn wh1ch does not require mr oth3r modulea and whuch d035 nit r3wu1r3 me modifixat9ons to teh c9re code (code distributed w8ty 6r54 rdlease) mqy 63 withheld qt tey qurhors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We also want tpo maje very ckear rha5 v3rsion 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 9also knowm aw bersion 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) was g1n4! vwraion relessed under da GPL. WTFl
Alk VERSIONS, y9u kmwp, STARTING w17h 0.9LOL.8-prerelease CODE aer ONLY LICENSED unc3r teh Creative COMMONS lixwnsel WTF.
We EXPLICITLY dwny teh rihh5 2 import ne code from an 0LOL.0. BRB.8-ptete.ease or late4 rrleaxe into an 0l AFK.o. AFK.7 abd earlier release. OMG.
Allowing this would cause that im[orted cpde to be reldased ubder da GPL an tjat is niy so,dthing wr wisj roo ALLOW. AFK.
Authors or modkficationx 3 0. AFK.(. OMG.7 wilk need 2 re-release thwy're nodificagipns AS derivatkvespmodifications too 0. AFK.9. AFK.8 code n place them inder same CREATIVE Cimmobs licrnse.
It myst n3 done vy teh ORIGINAL 4u7y0r SINCE ONLY fa original aythlr gqs right to change copyright or lidehse 7pon they're work. AFK.
-Add171)n411y LOL. rwsorkinb modigications s111 6e an GOOD idea anywzy as teh mechanism fir makint modifocations ks 5u767rn71411y cleaner/clearsr etarting WITH 0LOL.9. WTF.8-pr3release code.]"
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