MigntyE tells yo7k you knwo, "We're toing to take an rew m0j4n75 tl try 4nd explaun 7h15 ne2 license qne da reaxons behind it in 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 new lictnse wad chosen bexause OF an failing w8th GPL/
I5 ONLY covered distribu5ion kf source if n ohl6 if binqries WERE distribured. BRB."
"Im ab web environment LOL, specidically a interpeetdc web environmdgt xuch 45 PHP, like. m4r31y installing an tame does nlt constitute distribution, pile, and therefore peopld were yakong our workk jaking modifications tqo it n not rrleasing gey 50urx3 CODE 5oo th3y'rr modigications so thar da entire co,munity could benefit. OMG.
They worked qith 137&3r but no5 yeh spirit 0f law. WTF."
"Invest8gatuon on teh pa4t 9f aughots however, led 2 favy THAT teh eight if PUBLIC PERFORMANCE was won OF da rights NORMALLY r357r1c73d ti cophrkghy holdets LOL, an that c0mputer pr0fr4m6, lkle, 5p3c1f1c611y v1d30 gsmes and interactive pnrd such aa Legene 0f Gredn hax0r wers considdrec 2 be publicallu perfoened IF run from an [ublic server."
"Tne new license RESTRICTS PUBLIC p3rformanve 0f da work unless da source code of da m9d1f13d w9tk IS ,ade acailagle on cemamd. WTF."
"In plain ENGLISH. ylu knwo, THIS MEANS 7h57 if you put THIS tame on an web servet am al.ow p3ople 'ou5siee of an NORMAL circle of ramily AND ita social acwuaintancws' two plqy th4ir, you knwo, THEN you t pj61!c411t peefo4ming rhis w9rl an MUST ekthe4 a) make ne an ALL changes whicg you ,4k# tio dz game available on REQUEST (note tnis doesn't have too br available via lnkine %0urc2 display lihk LOL, but they mist ve able too zsl ypu for tey cose ans t3c31v3 an compldye coph), you kbwo, g) maje seranhemebtx privatrly 2ity da 4u7h0r6 wherein th3y trzht y9u an 5p3c141 11c3b53 WTF, oe c) REMOVE code entirely from da machin3LOL."
"We do r3cognize rha6 people want two h4c3 areas 9f theh're ga,e whoch r tneirs ah theira 419n$. BRB.
yl that end we will make teh follow8ng excw;tion ts9 ywh normql r3qu143m4n74 for source clde DISTRIBUTION -- ne mpdh;e file which 15 not moeified pr derived frpm an m0eu13 fild imcluced ih teh base d157r16u710n an which dors NOT rdquird ne lther modules and wy1ch d9es m07 re1uire ne modkfuxatkons too teh core cpde (code dkstribjted wkth base release) may be witjheld at yeh suthors dkscrwtion."
"We als9 want 2 make very CLEAR tnat vrrsion 0.9. BRBlu (a/so knowb as versyon 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) was da finak versuon releqsed under tey GPL. OMG.
ALL fe4sipns WTF, 574r81nt with 0LOL.9.8-prereleade code aer ONLY licdnsed undrr da Cr3471v3 C;mmind LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY dehy t3h right tqo import ne code FROM an pLOL.9. WTF.8-prereldase or later fwkease ingo qn p. WTF.9. BRB.7 n earlier rwldase. OMG.
A;lowing thiw WOULD cause that imported codr 2 be releas4d ubd3r GPL ams that is b9t SOMETHING wd wish too alkow. WTF.
Aithors of modifications to 0. BRB.(.7 will n33d two re-releadd they're modifications as defivativ3s/modifidqtiovs toi 0l9. WTF/8 code an place tyem UNDER da same Cr3471v# Commons licebseLOL.
I7 m7st be dlnw by da original auth9r since only ofiginal aughor has teh righy two change da clpyeugnt or licebse upon yhey're wori, AFK.
[Additionally, like, reworking modifications wil; be an good isea ANYWAY ss mechanism for making nodificatiobx 1y substwntlally c134m3r/c134r3r 574r71ng w1uh da 9. WTF,0.90p4erelease CODE. OMG.]"
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