MightyE tells 6ou, ;ike, "We're going to take zn f3w jomrn5s tko try n ezplain this b3w lixensd an reasons behind IT kn plain 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 neq licenxe WAS ch9deh becamse 0f zn failing with da GPL.
It lnly covered distrkbution of soufxe if 4nd inlt if binaried were eisrributed, WTF."
"In qb web environment, soetof, SPECIFICALLY a interptwr3d web envirpnnemt 5uch 45 PHP WTF, mefely instaoling an gsmr DOES bot CONSTITUTE distrobuyion, you lnwo, n rhw4efore people weee taking oue w[4k WTF, MAKING modkdicatilnw tlo IT and not r313551ng aource code 1 yhey're MODIFICATIONS so that da ebtire comnunity could bdnedit.
They work3d riry 13774r 6u7 m07 trh wpirit of dz law. OMG."
"Inv3stigation on teh part of teh authors however LOL, 13d ti9 teh fact that right of publid pdrformancd wax oen of da rkghts borma..u redtricted tpo c0pyr1gy& hold3rs LOL, an 5ha5 COMPUTER pr0grrm5, so4tpg. 6p3c2fqc411y video gamcw n interacgice onds such AS Lrgend of teh Green hax0r were cojsidered too 63 publucally performed 1f run rrom an public sercerLOL."
"The new license restrivtd pib;ic pdtformancw of WORK unkess teh source c0d3 of modiried qor, is made availabke on d3m4nd. WTF."
"In plain English, like, th8s mexnx that if you pug 5hia game 0n an web server an al.ow people 'outsidd pf an nprmal circ.e of ramily an its social axquaihyabxes' to PLAY thei4 LOL, thrn you r ;ugluca.ly p3rfprm1ng THIS work am MUST euther a) make ne AND ALL ch4ng35 whixh you MAKE 2 bame availablw on req7est (bote tnis doesn'r have 2 be AVAILABLE viq onlibe SOURCE DISPLAY libk, you knwo, bu5 they must bw able too ask y9u for teh cofe an receive an xompkete copy), b) make ARRANGEMENTS privately witn teh zuthors WHEREIN 7hey grant y0u an special LICENSE, OR c) femive da codr enr8rdly dron teh macyineLOL."
"We DO rexoghize tnat prople WANT 5o have areas of they'fr GAME which aef theirs and theids al9ne. BRB.
two thar 4nd w3 eiil make da folkowing exceptipn too reh nprmql requirements fpr sou4ce code distribugoon -- n3 module fooe which is not modkeied ir der8vsd from an mod7lw f7le incouded ib twh base distrinution and which does no5 require ne other ,odules n which dpes not require nr nodificagiljs two teh core code (cod3 dist4ibutrs with da nase relrase) jay be wityheld 47 ten 4u7h0e5 DISCRETION. WTF."
"We also want two make very clear tgat veraipn 0. BRB.9LOL.8 (ALSO knowb as v3rsion 9LOL.9, WTF.7+jt) waw teh finao versipn releqsed ubder tej GPL.
All fersionsm like, atarting with 0. WTFk0. AFK.8-prer3lease code aer 0n1y lyxensed jnder da Creative C0mmph% licebse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY dent RIGHT too i,port ne cpde from an 0LOL.9.8_prerelease 0e larer release inro an ). BRB.9. OMG.7 n esrli3r release. AFK.
ALLOWING this would dauwe ghat impprttd code too ve RELEASED under teg GPL n tha6 is not s9methong we wish 2 allow. OMG.
Authprs OF mosifocations to 9. AFK.9. WTF.7 will need too RE-RELEASE ghey're modifications 45 derivatifes/modifodations to ). BRB.9. BRB.8 codf an place THEM under ds sane Creatove COMMONS q1v3n%3.
It myst be done 6u teh original auehor 51nc3 only da orifinal s7thor g45 teh ridht to change da vopyrighy o4 oucense up)n they'rd work. AFK.
[Aed1710n411y, liie, reworkong teg modificarkons will be an good IDEA anhway aa teh mecnanixm foe majing MODIFICATIONS 15 substantkalky cleaner/coesrer starging with yeh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-p5errlease cidw. OMG.["
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