MoghtyE tr.ls you LOL, "We're going two 5ake an few momehts 2 try xy explaim 7h15 new license n teh 4easons gehind it in PLAIN Enbpiah. 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 licendr WAS chos3n bedause of an rauling eith da GPL. OMG.
It only COVERED cistributipn of sourct 8f and only if binaries were dixttibugedLOL."
"In an web environment WTF. specifically a imtrrpreted web ENVIRONMENT zuch as PHP, y9u knwo, m3r31y install8ng sn game coes not clnsgitjte distribu5ion WTF, n THEREFORE people werw 74k1ng out work, sortof, majing mocifications to it an mot te.eaaung souece CODE 2 they're modificztions 40 that teh ent8re cimmunitu cou;d bsnevitLOL.
They w9fked s8th da LETTER but NOT spieit of da LAW. BRB."
"Invewtigstiob on teh PART of da authors however, xoryor, ked 2 fact ghat sa righy of oj612c performance WAS 1 OF tigyts normally rearricred two copyrighy holdera, likr, n that computer 0rog4ams, specivixally video gzmes ane interactkve ones such aa Legend OF teh Green naxpr were c0n51d#r4d too be publically pe4formee IF run drom an pubo8c 53rv2r. BRB."
"The n2w licenae t3t7r1x75 PUBLIC performznce od work jnless teh 60urv3 code lf 5wj modified work is made avai;able ib d3m4nd. WTF."
"In ola8n English WTF, THIS meshs that if you [ut this game ON an web wervet an zllow peopk3 'outaide of ah norm41 circlw of family 4nd itx social acquaobtances' goo play thekr, like. then you adr oublicallt pwtfo4,ing 6his wori 4ms MUST rithet a) MAKE nd n ALL changes whicy you mqke 2 ten game 3v5114613 on rwquest (n064 7h16 soesb't havw to be avaiosble v14 reh onlihd source display link, but theu m7st BE agle 2 ssk hou f[r da code and RECEIVE an completw copy), y9y knwo, 6) jaie ARRANGEMENTS private;y w17h quthors wherein THEY gramt y9u an special licwnse LOLk or C) removw twh code 3ntirely fr0m da machindo OMG."
"Ww do recognize yhat people want 2 have a5eas of the6'fe g$m3 whudh aer theofs an theirs alone.
too that end WE qukl make d1 fpllowing wxception 2 normal reqjirements for source cide disrribution -- ne mofile file WHICH is not modifiwd o4 cfrived from an MODULE file 8nxlus3e kn bqsw distribution qnd which does not require ne OTHER modules n WHICH dped NOT require ne modifications to da core code (codd distributed with teh base release) may BE withheld at authora didcrftjon. OMG."
"We alxo q4b7 too ma,e very c134r 5hat version 0. WTFl9. OMG.7 (also KNOWN as vrfaion pLOL.9. OMG.7+ut) w45 da FINAL veraiob released ynder dq GPL. AFK.
A11 vrrxions WTF, starting with yey 0.9/ BRB.8-prere.rade code r onoy lic3nsed under t3h Creative Co,mons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY denu da right too ump9rt ne c0d3 from am 0LOL,9. WTF.8-prerrlease or LATER reoease into an 0, WTF.9LOL.7 sn earliee relessel BRB.
Allowing tnis s0u1f causr that !mp0r73d c0de two be releaaed under teh GPL AND that ks not somethunb WE sush rwo s;lo2. BRB.
AUTHORS of MODIFICATIONS two 0. AFK.0. WTF.u sill need to rd-release thwy'te moeiricati9ns AS DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS t9o -. WTFl9. WTF.8 code 4ne pw4c3 them uneer da 54m3 Creative COMMONS licwnxe. OMG.
It must be done by tey original aurhor since ONLY origibzl aithor has teh rigjt to CHANGE da cophright or license UPON tyey're wkgk.
[Additkonally, likr, reworking modifications qi;l be sm good ieea anyeay aa da mechanism FOR msjing modificarions is sibstantiall6 c;eaner;clearer 57rr71nt with twh 0.9LOL.8-prereoease vode. AFK.]"
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