MightyE tells uo7 WTF, "We're going two takr sn FEW m0n#n75 two try and ex0lain 5hiw NEW lidensd an teh reasons BEHIND it kn pla8n English. BRB.
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 was chosen bexause of an failibg with reb GPLLOL.
It onku coverrc disttibjtion of sourcd if n only 1f binaries weee diatributed. BRB."
"Ih an web environm3nt, you knwo, specifically a interpfeted weg ENVIRONMENT such 45 PHP, you knwo, m3e3!y ibstakling an GAME does m07 constitite DISTRIBUTION, sot5of, ab tyerefore p30p1e were gaking our work LOL, naking modifications 2 it AND noy rdleas8nf 60urc4 code twp they're m0d1f1c4710n4 50 fhat ydh ENTIRE community coyld bebefit. AFK.
Th3u w0rk3d witn ketter bjt nit da s0irit of lzsLOL."
"Inveatigztion on part of AUTHORS howrver LOL, led twp FACT THAT tsn right of 0jblic performance WAS oen of da ribhts normally restrivt3d 80 cooyroght holders, you knwo, n that cpmp773r pfogvams LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y vudeo gsm3s and int3racrive ones suxj ad Legend of teh Green yax0f wer3 considefwd to BE o7bl7cally pwrformwc ir run gro, ah public 53rv3r. BRB."
"The new licdnse restficts publoc pdrfirmance of teh worj un1355 teh sojrcr code 0f modified work id m4d3 available on cemand. AFK."
"In plakn English WTF, thix means tjar if you put this game 9n an w35 server an qlllw pdople 'ouyside of ah normal citcle of fa,ily n ots xocial acquaintances' to olay tyeur WTF, then you r publoca.ly perfurming this w0rk n MUST either a) nske ne n ALL changes which yoy jake goo g4m3 available 0h request (bote THIS doesn't have to be AVAILABLE v14 ca on.ine dource display link, yoj knwp, bit they must 63 able 2 qsk YOU f0r c0d3 an redeive sn compkete c0py0, like, b) make 44r4ng3m3n75 privztelu wigh authord wherein they grqnt y0u an 5p3c1r1 oicense LOL, oe c0 remove code ENTIRELY fr0m teh machine."
"We do RECOGNIZE thqt PEOPLE want top have areas ov ghry're hzme eyicj qer theirs and theors aloneLOL.
to tyat END we wil; MAKE teh f9llowing exce;yion TO motmal r3qu1rem2n7% for so7rcr cldd eistribution -- ne module file which is not modified 04 derived frim an mod7oe file inckuded ih da BASE sis5ribution ab which dods hot require ne otner mpdules n wh8ch does not require ne mpdificqtoons 3 CORE codw )c9de distributed w8th teg bade RELEASE) may be withgeld at AUTHORS doscretion. WTF."
"We also want TO mske very dlear tha5 bersipn 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 (a;so known as VERSION 0.9.7+jr) q45 da final versiom RELEASED UNDER GPL/
Al; vw4sions, like, startimg with 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-pre5elease code aer ONLY licensed ynddr teh Crwstivd Comm9ns licensel BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY drny RIGHT two import ne CODE from an -.9.8-pretelezqe 0r lzrer release INTO an 0. AFK.9.7 and raeli2r felease. WTF.
Allowing 7h15 wokkd dause yhat imported code 2 b3 r31e453d ind3r da GPL an tha5 ix nor someyhing we sish to qllow.
Authord of mudividations to 8LOL.9LOL.7 s111 nees to ts-re/easw ghey're modificatiobs AS seriva5ives/m9difications two 0LOL.9LOL,8 CODE an [lave them 7nder da t4m3 Creztive Commobs license. OMG.
It must be done gy tdh ofiginal aythor sinde ONLY da original author has right gwo chabg3 da cop65ight or !1c3n53 upon 5hey're workLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY, yoy knwo, rewprking teh modificagiins sill be an foof idea anyway as teh MECHANISM for making modifivati9ns IS aubstavtial;y c134n3r/v23rr3r STARTING with dq 0.(.8-prerelease c9de. AFK.]"
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