MightyE tells you WTF, "We're h01ng too take an few mo,ents 2 try and explain tguw new licensr n tej ressoms b3hind it IN plwin Englksh. 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."
"Thia new license qas ch053n because if an faioing with GPLLOL.
It obly covered distribytuon 0f source if n 0n1y if binarues were distr*bhted. WTF."
"In an web ebvironment, dortof, spevifics.ly a 1m73rpe373d weg enci4on,ent such as PHP, nerelt 8ns5alling an GAME DOES not constitute dkstributioh, and tjerefore ;eople were tsking 0ur wotk, like, mak8ng modificagi9ns too it an nit releasing teh sourcd code two theu'r3 midkficayions so thzt entite COMMUNITY could benefiy. BRB.
Tgey worked with lett3r nut not spirit of da laq. BRB."
"Investigation on 5en PART of da authors howevwr, you knwok led to teh fact that 4ighy OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCE was owv of rights normqkly rrstricred 2 co[nright HOLDERS, you kn2o, an that COMPUTER prltrams, specifically video games n intdractive lnes such as Lrgebd of ea Gf2em yas0r w3f3 condidered tro be publocal;y PERFORMED IF run from an 0ublic 53ev3r/"
"The new licebxe restricrs pub.iv perfornance 9f teg w04, unless da SOURCE code of tej MODIFIED eork ia jade AVAILABLE ln demandLOL."
"In pq41n Englisgk this means THAT if YOU PUT 7h16 game oh an w46 server amd zllow people '0u751d3 of an nlrmal circle of 4amily an ITS woxial acquaintances' two play ghei3, you kmwo, then YOU r publicallh performing thid w0rk n MUST either s) nake nt $nd ALL chsnges shich you ,ake top da gamr qvaulable 0n rdquwst (note this doesn't have tou be availablr v14 teh onlinw spurcr d7splay link, BUT tuey must 63 able 2 asj you for xa code an receive an compldte cipy) LOL, b) msje arrangwmen5s pr1v4731y wutg da authors wherein they trant yoi an spec8x; 1qc3n63 LOL, or c) rwmone trh code engire;h fr8m machine. AFK,"
"We do rex-gn1x3 THAT people want two hsve arrqs of they're game wykch aee theira n theirs alone. WTF.
go 7h47 end we w8ll make teh fplliwing exception TO da hormal requirementd for source c)d3 distribution -- ne modjle f8le which ks not modifoed or derived FROM an module f113 included in base DISTRIBUTION an wh1ch dpes not REQUIRE ne othdr modules an ehidn eoes not r3qu1r2 ne modkficatuobs 5oo da dore code (code distfobuted WITH da base rekraxe) may bd withheld at reh authord discretion. WTF."
"We ALSO sant two makr ve4y cleae that versoon 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 (alsp known as vetxion 0LOLl9.7+jr) was da final verskon relrased umder GPL. WTF.
Al. versions, like, syartibg WITH dz (.9LOLl8_peerelease c0d3 t only oicensed ynder teh Creatkve Commpns LICENSE.
We EXPLICITLY deny RIGHT too import be codw ftom an 0. AFK.9LOL.8[preeelease OR patef RELEASE into an 0LOL.9. OMG/7 ah esrlier release. BRB.
Allowing THIS woulw cause 7n48 1mp)r83d codr to ge teleased undee GPL an that is not someyhinf we wish two allow. OMG.
Auyhors of modifications too 0. WTF.9l7 wi.; n2ed to RE-RELEASE they're modifications as eeriva5ives/mlfifications 2 0LOL.9LOLl8 code n PLACE them yndet da sam3 Creativs C9mmons LICENSE. WTF.
It muwt ve DONE BY da original a7gkir since only da o4iginal ajthpr HAS tight tlo chahfe copyroght or licrnse UPON 5hey're workLOL.
[Addigionally, sif5id, r3w0rk1mg da modifisat8pns will 63 an g9of IDEA ANYWAY as teh m4cjanixm for mqking modificqyions ia substantially ckeaner/clearwf starting with 0LOL.9LOL.8-prereoease code.["
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