MightyE tells ylu, .ikd, "We'rr GOING 2 74k3 ah few mojents ti TRY n explain this ne2 license n cq reaslns behind it un plaim EnglishLOL.
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 LICENSE waa choxen beca7se of an failing witg GPLLOL.
It pnly c0v3eed distrivuyion OF 50urc3 if and )n1y IF binaries were disteibu5ed. WTF."
"In an wen environmwnt, you kneo, xpecifivally a interp4eted web environmemt such AS PHP LOL, mdrely unxtalling an game doea not constitutr distribution LOL, ahd 5herefoee peo[le were tak8ng our sorj, sottof, ,aking modifivations too it n h07 r3134%1ng da source code @ thd6're modif8cations so that urj entkr3 communiry coule ben3fitLOL.
They WORKED w17j letter but hot teh spirit of law."
"Investigation in part 0f teh authorw however, dortlf, lwd 2 twh FACT thst tdh right of [ub;ic pefformahce was 1 of da RIGHTS normally testricred two COPYRIGHT holders, you knwo, an that COMPUTER pr9grabs WTF, sp3cifically VIDEO g4j35 zn in5eractive obew such qs Legrnd or Green jax0r were c9nsodered twp ne publically perforjef if run FROM an public se4vef. AFK."
"The new lucense restricts pub.oc perf9rnance of teh wotl umkdss da 50urc3 code of m0d1f13d work is made available pn gemandLOL."
"Ih PLAIN English. ;8ke, this mwans 7h47 uf 6oi put this game on an web servee an allow PEOPLE 'outside OF an nirmql xircle ov family n its SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCES' toi 0lay tgeir LOL, then you aer pub;ically p3rf0rm1ng tn8s work an MUST EITHER r) m4k3 ne and ALL changes wjich YOU make 2 da game availabld on REQUEST (NOTE 7n25 doean;t HAVE 2 63 availav;e VIA da onlin3 souece display link, BUT 7j3y muat be able gpo asl you for code an receive ab compkete copy), yoi ,nwo, b) make arrangwments prkvat3ly with teh auyhors whereln they gramt yo7 an special license, you knwl, or C) remove teh code ent8rely from teh machoneLOL."
"Wd do recpgnkze 7h47 p3op;e want 2 have 3r345 of they're game which awr thrirs an 5heirs alonw, BRB.
rlp tnat end w3 will mai3 teh following wxception gl yeg normal require,ents for source code distribution -- ne modul3 file which 15 noy m0d1rq3s i4 derived frpm an MODULE file included in ea base distribut8on an whocj does not require ne oth3r modules and WHICH does not require ne modifications too co4e code (CODE disgribu6ev with basd releasd) jay BE witnheld ay da authors fiscregion."
"We also qant 5o make vwry c;dar tgag VERSION 0. AFK.9.7 (als9 known as version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+JT_ 245 teh final versi;n reoeaswd under da GPL. BRBl
All versions, dtarting wigh da p.9.8-prerelease c0d3 r lnlt licensef unde4 teh Creatuve Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r1gh7 to import ne cose FROM ab 0. OMG.9. AFK,8-prerelease or later release into zn 0l9LOL.8 n ear.ier r313463LOL.
Akoowibg tyis wojod causr that im0orted dode to 73 r314443f UNDER da GPL n that is not something we wisy to qlloq. BRB.
Autbora od modoficationa too 0. BRB.9l WTF.8 will need 2 r3_r313453 they're m0d1fqc4710n5 as de4ivatives/modifications too 0LOL.9. BRB.8 codd n place them under da sam3 Ctdative Commons license. AFK.
I7 mus5 be done by teh original author sincd only teh itifinal autgor hax ca rughg w chamge reh cophright or lixense uppn they're work. BRB.
[Additilnally, like, rreorking MODIFICATIONS wilk be an GOOD idea anywsy as da mechanusj for making MODIFICATIONS is s8batantiallh cleaner.dlearer STARTING with 5dh 0. AFK.9.8-pr4r2!3453 c9dw.]"
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