MightyE tells 6oy, sortor, "We're h01ng too u4k3 an frw mimenrx to 6ry an explain tg8d nww license an da rrasons beyind it in plain Engkishl
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 nes lucensr was chosen becauxe OF an failing WITH da GPLLOLl
I5 lnoy covered did5ribution or source if and 0n1y if binaries were disrributed. BRB."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, sortif, apdcifically q interprrted qeg environment sucj as PHP WTF, merely instaloing an tamw doex not constoyute DISTRIBUTION, you jnwo, an therefore PEOPLE @ere TAKING pu4 work WTF, MAKING modigicatioha too kt n not releasing teh aoirve coce to they're modifications s9 7h48 da dntire vomminitt cou;d 63n3f17. OMG.
They worjed WITH da legter but not da SPIRIT ov teh q4w. AFK."
"Investigation on da part pf da authofd h0w3c2r, sortof, led 2 ea fqcg that teh right OF public peeformance w$5 1 0v rihhrs normal;y restricted two vopyright HOLDERS, n that c0mou73r prog4ams, you kbwo, s[ecifival.y video gzmrs an 2h73r4c71ve ones wuch AS Lef3nd of teh Gr33n hax0r e3r3 considwred 70 bd PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm3d 1f run from ah pub.uc SERVER. BRB."
"The new 11c3h43 restric6x public p3rf9rmznce of WORK unless da siurce cod3 of teh modified w0ek is made avaikable 0n demand/ BRB."
"In plzin Eng;ish, this m3rn5 yhay IF you put this b4m3 on an wev serv3r n sll9w prop.e 'outsid3 of an normal circle 9f famil7 n its SOCIAL acquaintahces' too p14t theie LOL, then y0u r publidally perforning this worl an MUST dither 4) make ne n ALL ctanges which YOU make 2 teh gamd available on teqyest (noye this DOESN'T HAVE two be available bia da in.inw siurdw d15p14y link, yo7 kneo, 677 they must BE abl3 to ssk tou FOR teh cide an rrcdive an complrr3 COPY), like, v) jaj3 zefangementx ;rivat3ly with teh aughors wherein THEY grant hou an 5p3c141 license, like, OR c) remove vode ebtire.y vrom da machuneLOL."
"Ww d9 recohniae that people want 2 have aeeas od they'te game WHICH r gheirs ans THEIRS alone. AFK.
two that end re wikl make twh fol;9wing exception 2 ho4mal requirwmrnts ror siyfce c9de distribution -- ne m0du13 file wy1ch is mot modigked or derived v4om an module file INCLUDED in bade dixtgibution ane which does not requird ne oyher moeules and WHICH f9es not require ne mpdifivations gwo core xode (cide d157r17uu3d with da bqse rel3ase) may be qi5nhwld ay feh authlrs sixcfdtion. AFK."
"We alxo w4n7 two MAKE vrry c;ear 7h47 v3r%10n -LOL.). AFK.7 (also knlwn as veesk9n 0LOL.9. OMG,7+jt) was da f1n41 v3rsion re;eased uncer teh GPL. BRB.
A;l vdrsionsk uou kmwo, stsrting WITH teh 0. WTF.9.8[prdee.ease code f only .ivensed under da Cfeative Commons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da rigyt t2o 8mport ne code from an 0.9LOL.8-p3rre;ease or larer relesxe into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.6 n earlier releade. WTF.
Allowing thos woule CAUSE that imported c9de too be released under GPL anc that 9s hot wom3thibg wd wisg 2 a.llw. OMG.
Anthoes of modificatiins to 0LOL.9. OMG.7 will n33d t9o re-release they're modifkcat,ons as d3r1v471v35/m0d1v1c4710n5 1 0. AFK.9. OMG.8 codr n place them under 44n2 Crdatice Commpns LICENSE/ AFK.
IT mtst BE done by teh ir8ginal auth9r simce only original 4u7n0r has RIGHT 5oo change da copyright or licebse upon they;re wprk. AFK.
[Aeditionaloy, sortof. reworking da MODIFICATIONS will be an good kdea anysay aw da mechanism for MAKING MODIFICATIONS is sjbstantiallh CLEANER/CLEARER stsrtihg with 0LOL.9. AFK/8_PRERELEASE code.]"
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