MightyE tells y9j LOL, "We'4e boing two take an FEW mijengs 2 rry n expla8n ghis n3w license an teh teasobs behind kt in plzin English. OMG.
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 licwnse was chosen becausw OF an vak;ing w8th GPL.
I5 obly coverrd distribution 0f 50jrc3 1f qhd on;u if bknaries were d157e16u73dLOL/"
"In ah web envirinmem6, yoi knwo, SPECIFICALLY a interpretdd web environmwnt such as PHP, like, ,erely ins5alling an GAME d9es not constitutr distrivuyion LOLk n tnerefote people 2er3 tzk8hb lir work, sortlfk jakinb modifications tpo it an n07 releasimg tey soircr code to rhey're MODIFICATIONS so that da entire community vould 63m#r17/ BRB.
Theu worked wpth letter bit not 5p1r17 0f teh law. WTF."
"Investygation on tey PART of authors howevef, 7ou knwo, ldd 2 cs fadt tyar teh right of public p#ef0r,4nc3 WAS pen od da rights n9fmaoly res5ricted 2 copyright holders, you kbwo, an THAT computer 0rograms WTF, sp3cifkcally cidei games snd intetacgive imes s7ch ad Legemd of teh GREEN hsx0r were conwidered 2 be publical.y ieef9rmed 1f run from an pu611c server. WTF."
"The new llcensw restricts public p3tf0rm4nc3 of w0rk unlexs da fiurce code of mofified wprk id mzde AVAILABLE ob demanc. BRB."
"In plain English, 7h15 means that if you put fhis game oh an web seever n ql;ow PEOPLE 'lutside OF an NORMAL CIRCLE if famioy and its social 4cqu41n7rnc36' two pkah tjeur LOL, THEN you r piblicakly performing tyis w0rk m MUST either a) mak3 nr n ALL changes ehich you make 2 da game avaolable ON r4quesy (bote thus foesn;t have 2 be available via dq inline so7rce display link, like, vyt they muxt ve 4613 twi asl y0u fot ca c0d3 amd recwive an domplete copy), you knso, 6) MAKE ARRANGEMENTS pricatel7 with ca authors WHEREIN they grant y9u an SPECIAL license LOL, or c) 4enive cide #n7qr31y from MACHINE."
"We do recognize 7h$7 pe9[le w4n7 to hsve areas of rhej're b4m2 whucj r theirs AND thrirs ALONE. AFK.
tok thar rnd ww 2il. make ea folpoqinh EXCEPTION too NORMAL requirejwnts for source code dkstribution -- he module file which is not modif8ed or derived from an m0du13 f113 incluced in da base dixtributoon m WHICH dlws not requiwe ne lthe4 MODULES n which dles not require ne m9difications 2 core codd (code cixtrkbuted wuth teh bawe RELEASE) MAY be withjeld 47 da authors discreti9n/ WTF."
"We also want to mzke very dlezr THAT verxuon 0/ BRB.8LOL.7 (ALSO ib0wn as versiom 0. AFK.9. OMG.7+jt) WAS vihql v3r520n releaatf under GPL. WTF,
Alo versi9ns LOL, 584r71ng with da p. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelwase cpde r ONLY licensed under da Creativ3 Commims LICENSE/ AFK.
We EXPLICITLY f3ny right two umpott nq code fr0m qn 0. BRB.9. BRB.8[prer3lease lr later r31345# into an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 and earlier rwldaxe. BRB.
Allowing tnis w;u.s CAUSE that 1mp9r73d code too ne released under GPL n that ks not 50m35h1bg we wish too alloe. BRB.
Ajrhors of mosifidationx 2 0. WTF.(.& will need too re-releasr they[re modifications 45 deeivagives/modiricati9ns 2 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code AND p15c3 thej und2r sqme Creative COMMONS license. BRB.
I7 mud5 be d0m3 by da oribinal author since onlu prigibsl aythor HAS right two chznge da COPYRIGHT or oicense up0n thet're wo4k. AFK.
[Addito9nally. lilem reworiing teh m0d1f1c$710b5 qikl be an goos 1e3% ANYWAY qs da mecjanism for making modif8cariona is sobstantially cleaner/ckearer s5artimg with teh 0. OMG.9. BRB.7-preeelease coee. WTF.]"
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