MughthE gelld you, sortof, "We're going too take ab cdw m0m3n&5 70 tr6 n 3xp141n tnis new lic3nse an reas9ns bchund kt IN plain English. 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."
"This hew license waa dhpsen becauae 9f zn failing with teh GPLLOL.
It only covered s157r16u719n og source uf sn inly IF binsries were distributedl BRB."
"In an 2eb environment, specifically a ontwrpretec wrb enbironment duch as PHPk mdre9y ihstalling an g3j3 dles not conxtityte distributiohm sortof, n therefore people were 74k1ng our work, m4k!bg mldificationx to it and nog fwoe1sing source CODE too th3y'ee modoficztions so that 3n71r3 comjinity coils benefit. AFK.
Thwy qo4ked sith teh letter but not spirit of teg LAW."
"Ibvestigstion 0n da part og 4u6h0r5 howwvfe LOL, led tw( dc fact that sz rkght of puvlkc perf9rmancr sas oen of 5en rights normaloy restrocted 2 c9pyrigjt holddrw, toj knwo, an that c0mpu73r ;r0gr4m5, like, SPECIFICALLY video games an interacrive onea suvg as Legend of Gredh hsx0r weee considered to 63 pu611c41!y performef kf run from zn p7blic setver. AFK."
"The ne2 lkcenae restricts PUBLIC o3rr)r,4nc3 of da w0rk unkess slurce cowe of mpc1f13d w0rk is mwde AVAILABLE on DEMAND/ AFK."
"In plain ENGLISH LOL, th8s MEANS rhat if hpu 0ut this game on an web se4ver n $110w people 'outside of an normal circoe of fsmily ane ots social 4cqur1n74nce5' to play tyeir, then y-u qer publically pdrforming this w9ek and MUST either 4) make me n ALL chanhes which you mske two 5eh g4m3 zvzilablr ln requewr (note tnis DOESN'T hsve two be avaolable via onlone 50urc3 d15p14y linj, you knwo, but they must be able tl awk you flt da c9de n rec3ive an c0mplete coph) WTF, b) m5k3 a4range,3nts privayely wirj t4h 4u7h0r5 wndrein thet tranr you an s0ecial license. or c) removw da code ent8reoy from machineLOL."
"Ww d0 recognizr 5hat ;3-p23 WANT 5o have sreas of they'fe game WHICH aer thei4s an THEIRS alone. BRB.
2 that 3nd wd wiol ma,e tey FOLLOWING 3xv4p710n 2 da nlrmal requiremen6s f0r soufce code distrkbution -- ne m0du@3 file which is not m9dkfied or derived grom qn module fi.r included in base distribution an qhicy does n-& r3au1r3 ne othrr MODULES an ehich does bot require ne nldufications 2 core CODE (c0d3 DISTRIBUTED wugh da base release) may be eithjeld at da 4j7h)r5 fiscreti9nLOL."
"We alsl want too j4k3 vrry cleat tgat verdion 0. BRB.9LOL.7 (also knoqn as ferwiin 0. OMG.8LOL.7+jt) w45 teh finql versipn eeleases under dq GPL. WTF.
All versions, sortof, starting WITH da -LOL.9. OMG.8-prereleawe c9dr r onku licensed unser da Cr3atice Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY DENY ritht 2 impprt ne code f4om an 0. AFK,9LOL.8-prere;ease 0e later gelezse into an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 n earoier release. WTF.
Alloeing this w0u1c cause ghat umported code to be r313$53d jnder da GPL n 7h47 is n07 slmetjing wr wisy to allow.
Au5hors of m0d1f1c4710n5 gol 0. OMG.9LOL.7 will beed two re-eelease yhey're MODIFICATIONS as derivativea.midifications two 0LOL,9. BRB.8 CODE n poace THEM under da same Creative Commons oicebwrLOL.
It must BE done by da ir8g8mal author sknx3 only da origimal author HAS da RIGHT gwo xhange da co9yr,ght or licenwe upon they're wprlLOL.
[Asdit8onally WTF, feworkihg teh m0d1f1c4610n5 will BE an go9d idea antwqy as da m3ch4nq5m for naiimg modigocations is substantizlly ckeanrr/clearwr 574r71ng WITH da 0. OMG.9. OMG.80pr3rekease code. OMG.]"
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