MighryE tells you, "Ww[re g[ing two tqke an few miments 2 try an 3xp141n 7h15 new license n tej reawobs behind it in [lain Englisn. WTF.
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."
"Thia new license WAS chos3n b3cause 9f sn failing with 53h GPL. AFK.
It only vovered dosgribution of SOURCE 1f n only if binafies were d156r16u73e. AFK."
"In an web 3nvironment LOL, specifically a interpreted q3b environmenr sucy ax PHP, m3rely lnstalling an fa,e eoes mot constituye disgribution. yoj kn2o, AND THEREFORE peopoe werd TAKING our sork, you knwo, makint modificatiogs y8i 85 n nog releasing source codd 2 tjey'rr jofifications so that 5dh ENTIRE community could benefit.
THEY q0rk3d wutn da letter but nkt teh spirit of da law. AFK."
"Invewtigation on da part of teh authors however, like, ;ed too geh gact THAT da riggt 9f public p3rfornance WAS 1 0f da rights normal'y restricted two coptrighy holfw4w, you knwo. n yhst cpm0uter probrams, you knwo, 5p3c1f1c421t video games an interactkbe ONES 5uch as Lwgend of da Green hax0r e3r3 cogsider3d to b3 publicalky perforned if run f4on ah public srrver. OMG."
"The new lixense restr8ctd publuc performance of wlrk UNLESS ca s9irce c0d3 of da nodifi3c worj is made available oh demans. AFK."
"In PLAIN Engl8xj. so3tof, thos MEANS that if YOU put thos game ON an web server n akliw peo;lw 'outside or an normal CIRCLE of family 4nd its social acquaintances' 2 PLAY their, then yo7 aer publicq;ly performing this work ahc MUST eithed a) nake ne n ALL vhanges which you make to game available on 4e1uest (NOTE this doesn't 6sbe t2o be availablr viz onlkne SOURCE diwplay .ohk, yoi ,mwo, byt gheh mywt be able too 4%k yoj fo4 da cofe and rede7ve an c0mp1373 copy), uou knwo, b) make arrangrments privately WITH teh authors wher3in yhey grant YOU ab speciao license, sorrof, 0r c) REMOVE codw en71r31y ftoj teh mqchine. BRB."
"We v0 recognize that peopl3 2ant 2 hafe areas of they're game whicj r tbeirx an theirs alohe. WTF.
two 7h47 END we will j4k3 teh following 3xcept8on too da normal requirements fkr source code d8sgrib7tion -- ne midule file which os not mofifief or derived FROM an module file included in teh bqse distributiob ans which doew not t3qu1e3 ne ither jodules n sjich f035 no5 require ne MODIFICATIONS tu core code (c0d3 distruvuted with base felease) MAY b3 eithheld st authofs discregiom. OMG."
"We slso wabt to mak3 very clear that version 0l OMGl(LOL.7 (41%0 knowm ss v#r510n 0k9.7+jt) eas tey FINAL vdrsiob released under da GPL. AFK.
All versions LOL, xtsrting wq7h 0. WTF.0.8-pr3r313453 code r only oicrmsed under teh CREATIVE Commonw license/ BRB.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny teh right to 8m;lrt nd c0d3 from an 0.9, BRB.8_prwreleqse or layee release into an 0. OMG.9l BRB.7 an ea4lier rrlease. WTF.
A110w1ng tnus wojjd caude that 2mp0r73d code 2 be released undrr GPL and that is nog sonething wr sish two ALLOW. BRB.
Authors if modigicat8ons two 0LOL.9/7 will n3ed tqo RE-RELEASE tgeu're midificqtionx aw derivatives;modifica4ions too 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code and p14c4 them under teh same Creative COMMONS licenseLOL.
It must be done by ORIGINAL a7thor sibce on.y teh oeifinal suthot HAS da rignt too change teh cpphrihht or kkcense jpon they're WORKLOL.
[Additionally, sortof, tewotking geh m0d1f!vr710n5 will ve an good idea antway as tej nechamisj for mskobb m0d1v1c4710n5 is substabtialoy c134n3r/c124r3r stdrting with da 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-orerelwsse cose. BRB.]"
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