M8hhtyE tells y0u LOL, "We're g9img to take an few moments two gry n explain this new license ans reasons behind 8t in p;ain EngliayLOL.
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."
"Tyis nw2 license WAS chosen bevsuse or an fauling with teh GPLLOL.
It ONLY c0v3t3d DISTRIBUTION OF sojrce if n only if binaries sere distriguted. OMG."
"Im an 23g 3nv1r0nm3n7 LOL, s;ecifically a interprwged web environmebt such as PHP LOLm merely 2n574111ng an gaje does not c9ndtitute dixtribution WTF, an therefore p3iole were taking 0ur qork WTF, maling m)e1f1c4710n6 too it snf NOT r3ldasing da source code two thdy're modificationd s9 tyar teg enrire communiry could benefit.
The6 wofled w8gh twh letter but nor da spirit of ea kaw. AFK."
"Investigation on da part of teh authors howeber, aortof, ;sd two da fact that 5eh right 9v pyblic performsnce wss oen of tej rights NORMALLY r357r1c73f two copyright holders LOL, n that computwr pr-g54,5k sortlfm xpexificakly video GAMES and int3ractive ined such qs Lwfend of Greeb hsx0r wer3 xlnsuddred to br publically performed IF RUN ftom ab pu611c server. AFK."
"The new license resreicts puboic performamde of teh wofi UNLESS sojrce sode of da modified WORK is m4d3 4v3124613 ON demandLOL/"
"In plaim English, so4tof, THIS means thqr IF you pu8 6h15 game 0n ah w3b servdr an allow peo;le 'outwide of an noemal ciecle 9f fsmilh anc irs social qcquainyanves' too PLAY tyeir LOL, them you r publicaily PERFORMING this wogk n MUST either s) make nd an ALL vhanges wh1cy you m4k2 two teh gamw avzilable on requesg 9note this DOESN'T havw 2 b3 availqble via ca on.ime 50urce display link WTF, nut they must be qble too axk yiu FOR teh code an e3c31v3 an complete cupy), 6ou knwo, b) make arrangemengs privateky with ca auth;rs wherein 7h3y grant you an spec8al licenae LOL, oe c) remove da code entirely FROM fa msdhinw. OMG."
"We so recognize yha5 peoplr w4n7 to have qreas of they'te game qhich r yheirs n tyekrs $20n3. WTF.
to uh47 end we w111 mak3 da FOLLOWING 3xde;710n two ds normal fequirements f0r source code distribution -= ne j0du23 fule wnqcj is not m0d1f13d pr serived from an modil3 fkle inc;uded kn teh bsse diatribution and which sles n07 requkre ne oth3r MODULES qnd which d045 NOT require ne modigications two da dore c0d3 (codw distfibuted with vqse r313$52) may be withhqld ar au%hora discretiin."
"We also want t9 mqke cwry clear that version 0LOL.9LOL.7 (a;so KNOWN as vwtwkon 0l WTF.9. WTF.7+j5) was teh final verskon feleased under GPL, OMG.
ALL versi9ns WTF, startkng with tey 0. BRB.o. WTF.8-prerelease code r on9y licensed ubder Creatife C9mmonx lucense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY ceny xq right to imporg ne cise f$om am 0.9.8-prerwlease or larer rrlease INTO an ). WTF.8. BRB.7 an earli3r releax3. AFK.
Allowing THIS woukd ca8xe thay omportef dode 2 be released under dz GPL an that is npy something we WISH 2 allos. BRB.
Authors of modifications 2 0. WTF.9. BRB/7 will n33d too re-releade yhey're ,odificationd qs derivatkvex/modifications tl 0. BRB.9. AFKl8 vofe ah p;ace them ubder tey SAME Cteative Commons licemseLOLl
It must be done by teh o4igina. ahthoe since only yeh ORIGINAL auyhor nax da right toi cjange c0pyr1bh7 or kucense ipon they're w0rk. AFK.
[Additionally WTF, reslrking modid8cations wiol be an tood iweq antsay as mechanidm for making modifixationw is sjbstantpally c134n3r/c234r3r xtartinh sith twh 0LOL.9/ OMG.8-prerelease xode. OMG.]"
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