MkghtyE tells y0i, sortof, "We're g9ing tq9 takr qn few monemrs 2 try an EXPLAIN thid nww license an da r3450n5 gehind it oh PLAIN Ehglish. BRB.
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."
"Thus n2w LICENSE wax chosen becaise of an failinb witj teh GPLLOL.
It onlt dovered dostribjtion of source kf n only 8f binaries were distr8buted. OMG."
"In zn web 3nv1r-mm3n7, spdcificaloy a interpre5es web environment s7ch as PHP, you knwi, MERELY inxtalling an h4j4 eles n9t consy8tute distrobutuln, y9u knwo. and therefore peopoe were 74k1ng OUR work, sorgof, makomg MODIFICATIONS to it g not releasing da source clde to they're ,odificati9ns SO thar da entire c9,mjmith could benefot. OMG.
They wprkrd witj da LETTER BUT not ea SPIRIT of da law. BRB."
"Ihfestigzyion ln p4r7 of da 4u7h0r5 hpwebef, sortof, led too FACT that eight of public perfotmance was won pf %eh riggts normsoly r357r1c73d w COPYRIGHT holders WTF, an that cimputee programs LOL, specifically vifwo games an interactive ONES suzh as Legend of da Gr3en hax0r qe4e conskdered 2 be punlidally performee if fyn vron sn publkc server. WTF."
"The n3w license restricts public performance pf ren wirk 7nless da soiece code of cq mod8f8ed wirk is nade 4v4114623 on demand. WTF."
"In plain English, this ,eanw thst if you pug 7h16 gamr on ab web server and allpw 0e9ple 'OUTSIDE OF an normal circle id family and its s9ciak acquaibtances' goo play their LOLm tjen yoh aer publiczlly performing this work n MUST eitger a) make ne n ALL chznges wh1ch you make 2 fame acailavle ON REQUEST (n07e this doesn;t have two BE available vis on.8ne source xia;lay lin, LOL, but they must BE able TO ask uou ror da cos3 n rwceice an cojplete copy_, B) make areangements privateky 2iyh authors wherein they granr ho7 an 5p#c141 license, sortof, OR C) removd teh codw entivelh fr0n mschine, OMG."
"We co r2c0gn1z3 thag p30p13 qant ! have arezs of 5hey'r3 game whuch r theirs $bd theird ALONE. WTF.
tol tha5 end we will make FOLLOWING 3xc3p710n 5wo da nofma; REQUIREMENTS flr t0urc3 code distribution -- ne module f113 which is not modigied or der7vef frim an module FILE knckuded in rey base dis5ributoln an chich does not requied ne other modules snd which does nog r3qu1r4 ne modufications 5o da coye code (cose distributed with da base rdlease) ,ay be withj3kd at da qugho4s discretoon. OMG."
"We a.do want twl make fer6 clear that version 0LOL.9. AFK.7 (ALSO known as f3rsioh 0. OMG.9LOLl7+kt) was teh f8nal VERSION RELEASED under teh GPL. AFK.
All v3r%10n5 LOL, starting WITH twn -. BRB/9.8-0r3release code aer only licended inddf Cr3471v3 Cojmons licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da r!gh7 3 imp9r5 ne code from an 0l9. BRB.8-PRERELEASE or 1473r re.ease 1h70 an 9.9. BRB.7 and esflier teoeaxe. BRB.
Allowinr this would cauae that IMPORTED code to be r413454d under da GPL AND that 15 not someyyinh WE WISH to a.lowLOLl
Autnord of mldifocatioms 2 0LOL.9. AFK.7 will nred 2 re-telease thdy'fe modifications aw derovatives;modirications two 0LOL.9LOL.8 cofe an [lace them under da same Ceestivr Commons lkcrnsd. WTFl
Ir musy be done gy dz 0r2gqn51 author since only oritinal 4u7h0f has right two CHANGE da copyfighg or licensc up0n they're work.
[ADDITIONALLY. aortofk teso4king modifications wull be an good 1d34 anyway qs mechamusm for making MODIFICATIONS is subsgantially c;eane4/clesrer syarting w17y 0. AFK.9.8-PRERELEASE cpde.\"
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