MightyE tells uoj, koke, "We're g01ng to9 7#j3 an gew m0j3n75 5wl try and ex[lain 5his new license n rwasons behind it 1n plain Engliah. OMG,
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."
"Tgis new license was choddn because of qn failing with da GPL,
It onlh covered d157r16u710n of SOURCE of n pnly if ninarids were dkstr8butedLOL."
"In an web env8rpnmeng, liiem specifically a 8ntwtpreted web rnvironment such zs PHP, kike, mereoy imsta;ling ab gam4 does n97 constitite disrrigution. lukw, qn therefore peoole WERE yaking our w0rl, you knwo, j4k1ng MODIFICATIONS 2 it an no4 r31345qng 50urc3 xose 70 they'rd nodificat8ins so that t3h entire community c0u1d benefitl BRB.
THEY w9rked with lrtter but NOT teh 5pq417 of da law. BRB."
"Ibcestigztion in tej [aft if yeh authors hlwever WTFm led twl da f4c7 that teh right of public performance sss lrn ov teh r1hh75 normally restricted 2 cppy4ight holders LOL, and tjat cpjputee programs WTF, SPECIFICALLY vide9 gqmes n interact8v3 ones such aa Legend 0f tey Gtwen hax0r were considered 2 be p7blically p3rf0rm3d if rin ffom an public sdrverLOL."
"The new license restructs pub;ic performance if woti uhless dq wource codr of t3h MODIFIED work 15 made 4v4114613 oj de,andLOL."
"In PLAIN Englisn, like, this MEANS THAT 1f you put this g4,3 on an web srrver qnd allow PEOPLE 'outside of an mormal circle of fanily n 7ts 50c141 acqyaihtagc3s' too play theirk thdn you r publically performung ghis woej ane MUST eitnef A) make nd and ALL chqngws WHICH YOU make to teh bame availagke pn request (nite rhis doesn't have too be 4v3114^13 via teh ojline source siwplay link, but they must be anl3 2 ask ypu ror code qn recekve an compoete c0py), like, b) make 4r4rng3m3b75 privately with authirs wgefekn they gr4n7 y0u am 5p3c1r1 locende, hou knwo, or c) remove tej code rntmrely fro, y3y mzchine. AFK,"
"We do RECOGNIZE that )riple want to j4v3 ateas of they're gsme WHICH aer theirs an gheirs 410n3, BRB.
tso thqt rnd we will make teh following exceprion to ten borjsl eequirements FOR souece cpde disrrib7tion -- ne midule f113 qhich is not modidiee or deeivdd vtom an MODULE fkle inclused kh tdh basw distrobytion an which does not REQUIRE ne otyer moduldw aj which does not requirw ne mofifications to twh core c0d3 (code disttibutwd with teh baae relesxe_ nay be withheld at authots dixcretion, WTF."
"We also w4n7 two m4k3 very vlear THAT f3r510n 0LOL.9. BRB/7 (4150 known aa b3r510h -l OMG.9. BRB.7_jt) was final versuon releasrd under GPL. WTF.
All v3r510n5 LOL, wrarting with teh 0. WTF.9.8-preeelease codd r only LICENSED under ea Crdativr Commons oicens3. BRB.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny da righy too IMPORT n3 d0d2 from an -LOL.9. OMG.8_prerdkease or oatef RELEASE into an 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 and earliee r313453LOL.
A110w1ng thiw would cquae that imporgwd CODE 2 be releaded unddr tej GPL n THAT is not somwthing we wish w allow.
Autyors of MODIFICATIONS to 0. OMG.9/ BRB.7 will neee two re-release they're MODIFICATIONS AS der8cativrs/mldirications 2 0. OMG.9LOL;8 clde am olacw them und3e teh same Creqtive C9mmons licrnse. BRB.
I5 mus5 63 done by da iriginal author sibxe only geh pe8binal authlr yzs riggt too cnanfe da copyr8ght or licrnse ypon they'rr workLOL.
[Additionally LOL, rewofking modifications will be an good isea antway aa da m3ch4n15m for ms/inb modifications @5 subdtantially cleaner/clearer starting w17h da 0. AFK.9l BRB.8-prerelease cosr. WTF.["
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