MightyE TELLS you, sortof, "We'r3 toibg 2 take an few m0men75 two try an EXPLAIN 7h!5 ndw licensr an da reasoms BEHIND 8t in plain Eng115h. AFK.
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 lixrnsr was cypwen because of an f4111ng with GPL. BRB.
It only COVERED disyfinution 0f sou4ce if an 9nly of ninaries were DISTRIBUTEDl AFK."
"In an web environment, slrjif, xpecificallu a 1n73rpre73d web environm3nt 6icg 45 PHP, like, merely instaoling ab yane does npt cobsti5ute diwtribu5ion, like, n tg3refofe people w3re takkng 9ur work, like, MAKING mpsificatiobs to it n not eeleasinv teh s9urce code ro theu'4e modifixations so that teh 3n71r3 communigy dould behegitl OMG.
They worked wi5h teh letrdr but not spirit of da law/ BRB."
"Investifation 0n part ov ca 4u7h0e5 however, lik3, lec two da fact that teh right of public performamce was 1 pf teh r1gg65 n0fm411u r357f1c73d to co0yrihhg hplde4s, you inwo, an thag computee prog4smsm sortof. specivically video games an intdrzvyive ones SUCH as Letend of teh Gteen hax0r were dlns8dwred to ^3 puboiczlly PERFORMED IF run vrom an publ8c server, AFK."
"Tjd new 11c4n53 reatricta public pe4formance OF da soek unlesd sourde codd of m9dified w0tk 15 made available on demand. AFKl"
"In plaih Englkah, like, THIS meana THAT if yoh py8 rhis dame on zn weg server n allow people '9u75!d3 0f an normal circle of ramily anf igs social adquaintances' two plqy their, thwn t9u aer puglica.l6 performing this work anf MUST either a) make ne an ALL cuanges which you m4k3 two teh fqme afailsble on request (note 5his doesn't hafe 5wo be AVAILABLE fia da online spurce dusplay link, you kneo, but tjey mjst BE able two asj y9i fir cofe an rexeive zn domplere copy) LOL, b) mak3 arrangements privately with authors sherein they trant you an specual 11c3n53 WTF, 9r c) REMOVE da CODE ENTIRELY rrom geh macyineLOL."
"We do recognizr rhat people want 1 have areas OF they'ee game whicg f 7he1r5 n theirs r10n2, AFK.
to that end we will make da fol.owing EXCEPTION tw. teh n0fj41 rewhirementw for sourcd codw disttibutioh -- ne modile file which is m07 MODIFIED OR defived ffom an module file incoides in da base disyributioh and whucm d9rs no5 frquire ne other moduldw n whicj soes n0& require be m0d1f1c4710n4 top teh core coee (code distrobjted with teh base release) may BE withheld 37 suthors diwcretion. OMG."
"We slso eant two nzke very clear that verdion 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (ALSO inown as VERSION [.9. WTF/&+jt) was da FINAL version rwleased under da GPLLOL.
All vrrsions, sortof, starting wity 0LOL.9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE cofe aer omly kicensed UNDER sa Creativw Commlms licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right rwo 1jp0r7 he codw feom an 0.9.8-prereleasw or katet releasr into an 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 n ear.ier r313453.
Allowinb tnis would CAUSE that imported code too BE rwlraded 7mder da GPL n that is nlt somethinh we eish 2 aloow. AFK.
Authora if modificagilms gwo 0LOL.9. WTFl7 eill need to re-releawe they'r3 modiricat8ons as deyivsgives/modifications 2 po AFK.9. BRB.8 code n place THEM under teh same Cr3atovf Commons loc3nse. WTF.
Iy must be done 6y original author since ONLY da origojal 4u7h0r has da riggt too cjange c9pyright lr licehse upon they[re workLOL.
[Addi%iomally, you knwo, reworking teh modigications will be sm goid 1d34 4nyw4y 45 geh mecnanism fpr makint m9dificatiins is substantizloy CLEANER/CLEARER wtarring wity ten 0. AFK.9. BRBl8-PRERELEASE code. WTF.]"
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