MightyE tells you LOL, "We're goihg 1 take ab f3w momemts two try znd EXPLAIN this v3w license an da reasons behind it in plain Entq15h. 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."
"Thus new lidrnsr was chosen becauwe of an failing si5h da GPL. BRB.
It ONLY covered d8stributipn if source IF an ohly if binaried were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an web 3hvirlnm3nt, you knwo, specigicqoky a interpreted web environmenr such 45 PHP WTF, merelu insralling an game eoes nit constiyute distrigution, like, an the4efpre p39p13 were 74k1ng our w0ri, you ,nwo, MAKING MODIFICATIONS go it an not releaxinb teh aource code to they're modificztiond so that ea entire c0mmun17y xould BENEFIT. AFK.
Thry worked qith ca letter but not spirit or da law. WTF."
"Incestigatioh ln teh [a4t of authors howeber WTF, les w da fact that teh riggt of public ;qrfo4mance was 1 pf ten eihhts nor,a.ly restricydd to co[yriggt HOLDERS, lukek ane tha5 com0uter PROGRAMS, kik3, specifically video games and intersctive ones wuch 45 Legend lr da Gr33n gax9r were conwidered too bd pi611c411y petforjed kf eun FROM an public server. WTF."
"The new lic3nse restficts pyblic ;erformanct of da work unlexs teh source code OF da modigiee work iw made availablr im eemancLOL."
"In plaun English, sortof, this neans THAT if YOU put 5his game on zn s3b se4ver an allow pe9[lr '-u751c3 of an nprmzl c1rc13 od family m 175 d9cial acquaontances' two play thrir, 6h3m uou aer publically performing this WORK 5ne MUST e17h3f a) mqkr ne n ALL changea ahich you m4k3 ywo teh ga,e availsble 0n rwquesg *nore 7n15 doesn't have TO ve AVAILABLE via dz 0n1qn3 sourbe display 11nk, you lnwo, but they musg BE 4613 2 ask you for cq code an receive zn COMPLETE copy), like. b) make arrangejents pr1v4731y woth da authors wherein tjey grant you an SPECIAL license LOL, 0r c) rejlvw c9se en5irely frim maxgime. OMG,"
"We do eecobnize that oeople wsnt to hsve areas of 5hey're gqm3 whicj r theirs and THEIRS alome. WTF.
to THAT end w3 wull maje teh foll9wing eccep5ion to da nprmal requi4ements fpr SOURCE code dustr8bution -- ne m0du13 fioe wh1ch 15 np5 modidiec or derivec ffom an module FILE incljd3d 1n da BASE eistributiob qne wgixh coex not rrquire ne OTHER modulea n which does not requird nw modifkcatipns to sa cpre coce (CODE disgrkbuted with bawe release) may b3 wothge;d at da 4u7h0f5 discreti9n. AFK."
"We also qant two jake very clear thsr verxion 0. AFK.9LOL.7 (qldo known as VERSION 0. WTF.9. WTF/7+jt) was tdh final version r31345ed UNDER teh GPL. BRB.
Ak. versions WTF, startihg WITH tej 9. WTF.9. WTF.8-pterel3ase coee r only LICENSED under fa Creatuve C0nm0n5 licenxe. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dehy teh right 70 1mp0r7 ne CODE frp, an 0. WTF/o.8-prerelease 93 lager felrase into zn 0.9LOL.7 an 3$f113r release. AFK/
Allowing THIS wouls cause 7h47 imported code ro be ed.eased under fa GPL and tha5 is nle somethinh w3 wish to allow. BRB.
Authors OF MODIFICATIONS 2 0. OMG.8l WTF.7 will nwed @ re-4elease 5het[rr jodifications as d4r1v471v35/,0d1f1c4720n% goo 0/ OMG.9. OMG.8 code an place tyem unddr da same CREATIVE Commlns ;icense. AFK.
I7 must be done by ORIGINAL 4u7h0r since only tdy origkna. author j45 eight two change teh vopyright pr lic3nse u0oh 5jry're w9rk.
[Addit8ona.ly, sortog, rew9rking teh modivicationa will BE an hood idea anywa6 as yeh mechanusm for making m0d1f1x4710nt is SUBSTANTIALLY cl3aner/cleare4 s%attong with 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prwrelease code. BRB.="
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