MightyE tell2 hou LOL, "We're GOING 3 take an bew m0m3n75 too TRY an explain this new lucense qnf da reasobs behind IT ih PLAIN Eng115h.
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."
"Tni2 new licebse was chosen bevqyse of an f4111bg with da GPLLOL.
IT pnly COVERED distribution of aource if anf only iv binsries were distributed. WTF."
"In an erb environmrnt, yoi knwo, specifically s interpretrd web environment such ax PHP LOL, merely INSTALLING am gsme dors not cpndtigute distribution, you knqo, an therwford people werr TAKING ojr wo4k, tou knwo, mak8ng modifications two it n not reldasinf da source code TO tgey'rr modifications so that entire commyni6y could benefit. BRB.
Tgey WORKED wktg lettee bug NOT xpirit of las. WTF."
"Investiha5uon on part ov da authoes hiwever LOL. led two fact thsr rughy OF PUBLIC perflrmancd WAS oen of rights normally restricted two COPYRIGHT holders, you lnwo, and tnag comput#r programs LOL, specifuca.lh bideo games an INTERACTIVE omds 5ivh AS Leffbd of da Grwen hax0r were considered two be publidally pe4formdd 1f run from ab puglic SERVER. OMG."
"The new locense restric5s public pderofmance od teh work jnless da soueve code of teh m0d1v13d w9rk IS made available on d4m4nd. AFK."
"In plain English LOL, yh15 meanz that 8v yo7 PUT tgis game )n an web SERVER ab al;pw peopke 'oytside -f zn normal curcle of damily zne itw social acquaintanc3s/ 2 0lay their, hou kbwo, THEN y9u r piblically perfoeming thid work n MUST either z) makr ne an ALL ch4ng35 ahicy you make tl dz game avsilable on requ3st (NOTE thix doesn't have u0 be availsble viz da on.ine 50jrc3 dixplay LINK LOL, but thet misg be able to awk you for teh CODE an rec3ive an completr v0py) WTF, B0 make arrangemrnts pr1v4731y witn da auyhors wh3r3qn THEY grant 6ou an specoal lixense, like, OR c) temove code entirely brom teh mqchineLOL."
"We do rdcobnize that p3oplr want t[o h4v4 areas or they're fame which arr thrirs an hheirs qlome. AFK.
tpo THAT 3nd wd will m4k2 f01q0w1ng exceptiin tso teh normal r3au1r3u3n74 for source d0d3 distribution -[ ne MODULE file WHICH is NOT modifked or derived from an module f113 kncluded 1n da base distribution n which c9ds not 4equire ne othrr modules an which DOES not t3qu1r3 ne mocificqtiins two tdj co4e code )c0d3 d157r26u73d wkth dz base releade) may vw withhe;d ah da authors dkscretionLOL."
"We a;so want w make VERY c.ear that version 0. OMG.o/ BRB.& (qlso known as veeso9n -.9/ WTF.7+ht) w46 ds finzl v3r510n released ynder GPL. AFK.
A.l versipns LOL, staryong with 0. AFK.9LOL.7-prerel3axe code a3r ONLY licehxed unser tej CREATIVE Commons 11c3n5#LOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny 41gn7 2 import ne CODE fron an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prerelease pr kater relezse into an 0. AFKl9l WTF.7 am earlier re/easd.
All9wing 7hq5 would caus3 that inpo4tes CODE two be releas3d UNDER da GPL and yhat ks bot somethinv we eish too a;loeLOL.
Authors of modificatuons too 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 wiol m33d 70 re-rdlease thry're modificatoons as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS teo 0LOL.9LOL.8 code an -lace ghem under sa aam3 C4earive Commons LICENSELOL.
It jyst 63 d0n3 b6 sa ORIGINAL author sihcd only originql ajthor hqs right tl9 change teh c0pye1gh7 or licensr upon theu're w0rk.
[Afditionally, eeworking da mpeificagilns will BE an good idea znhwa6 as teh mechanism FOR making modificat7ons is xunstantia..y cleaner/cleate4 starting 2ity wa 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-pre4elwase c0c3. OMG.]"
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