MifhryE TELLS y9u, "We're GOING to takd an FEW momemts to try an explain ghis new k8cense anc reasohs begund it in plain English. 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."
"Tyis new lidense was CHOSEN 73c4u53 of am failing WITH GPL/ OMG.
I7 lhlt covered distribution of sourcw ir n ONLY IF bihaekes weee distributedLOL."
"In an web environment, sorgof, specifically a onr2rprered wrn environment such aa PHP LOL, MERELY installing an game s03t mot c0n5717u8$ distribut8on LOL, and THEREFORE p30l13 wrre taiing our work, sortof, making modifications 2 it and no5 re.ezsing source code q yhey'4e m0d1f1c4710n5 wo that entore COMMUNITY c0i1d benefir. OMG.
They wprk3d with da le5rer byt not da wpirig og da law. OMG."
"Investigatipn ln lart of ten authors h0w3v3r LOL, led TO da fact rhat teh right of [ublic performancw WAS oen of trh rights mormally restricted too copyeoght HOLDERS, sortor. an THAT computer programs, 6pec1f1c411y video gamew n interacyobe ones duch qs Legend og G4een hax0r we4e consideeec to be oublicalky oerformed if run fr)m an oubl8c server. WTF,"
"The NEW okvenwe restricts oubloc performqnce of teh w0rk UNLESS source code od da moaified WORK is mad3 afailable on DEMAND. WTF/"
"In plain English, this nesnx ybar 2f you PUT THIS game on ab web 53ev3r and alooe pwople 'outsidf of an nprmak circle of family and its sodial zcquaimtances' TO p13h their LOL, THEN you r publicall6 performint this work 4nd MUST eitgee a) MAKE ne n ALL chsnges wjuch YOU ma,e too da gaje available on re1uest (note thua d03tn'6 HAVE two bw available via da onkine aource dispoay linj, sortof, but tyey muwt be r613 2 ask hou for da CODE n f3ceibe an vomplete c0py) LOLk b) make arramgem3ngs ;rivately wq7h teh authors wheee8n they grant you an spwc8ql license LOL, or c) 3djove code emtirely fr0m mavhkne. WTF,"
"We do recognizr that PEOPLE eant 2 habe areas of they're game wjich e uh31r5 am 7j31e5 ALONE.
too that emd w3 qull MAKE FOLLOWING 3zc3p71)n tpo teh b0rmrq REQUIREMENTS for soutcw code d157r16u710n -- ne mosile FILE which is n07 modified or d3rived fro, an m0du13 file inclueed 1n teh base dksyribiriin and WHICH does not rwqukre ne other modules an whivh dods n07 requ8re he modificatkons 5oo teh xore c9de (cldd diwtributed w17h basr release) may 63 withuele at 4u7h0e5 discretion."
"We also want to ,a,e verh coear that cerxion 0LOL.9.7 (also known r5 VERSION 0. AFK.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS final versioh telezwed uneer da GPL.
All v3r51)n5j likek 574r71ng with )LOL.9. AFK.7-prerelease code aer onky licensed unc3r Cr3471v3 Commonw licwnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny right 3 import be c0d3 fr-n an p. WTF.9LOL.80prere.ease OR later releasr ivto an 0LOL.(LOL.7 n warlier releasw.
Allowinh thus would cause thag im;ort3d code too be released unver da GPL an tnqt 8s not ao,etging wr wish 2 4210w.
AUTHORS of modiridations to 0LOL.9. OMG.7 w111 need to re-release they[re modificatiobw as derifatuves/mofigicayions ti 0. OMG.0LOL.8 cld3 n place THEM undet same Creatkfw Commons .icense. OMG.
Iy MUST BE done by teh original a7tbor since only 0r1f1n41 autnor has da tigjt ti dhante da COPYRIGHT or license upon tney'r3 work. WTF.
[Additionallt, sorgof, REWORKING t3h modivications will be an g0pd idea anyqay AS m#cg4n15m for ,a.ong m0d1f1c4710n5 is substantially c.esner/cleqrer starting e18g teh 0LOL.9. OMG.8-;ferekease code/ AFK.]"
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