MightyE tells youk "We're going to take an few moments tqo t4y and EXPLAIN this new kucensd and da reasons bekind 17 in plain Englisj, BRBl
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 nex licwnse was vyosen BECAUSE of an faio8ng with teh GPLLOL.
It lnly covdred DISTRIBUTION if source if an onlt if 61n4r135 were sisteibuted."
"In an web environment, like, specifically a interprwt3d web encoronment sudh as PHP LOL, merely installing zn game dpes n08 cpnstitute distriburion, like, an therefore people wete taking OUR wori, m4i1ng modifidationx tlo 17 qne not releasing da SOURCE cpde 2 they'4e modifica5oons SO that ENTIRE vommunity cojld benefut. BRB.
They WORKED witj da letter bjt mot yeg spirit of da law. BRB."
"Inves5igatioh 0b teh part OF teh authors HOWEVER, .iie. led 1 teh fzct THAT teh right or pu611c perfor,ance was oen of teh rights normally testricted 70 x0pyr1gh7 holderx, you knwo, an that computer prograns LOL, s;ecivically video gamed n knteracgivw ONES sycg as Legend of Grreb hax0f werd xonskdeted tlo be publicalkt ;erformed if eun from an p7bloc 52rv3r. AFK."
"The new lkcense restricts PUBLIC performance of teh w(rk unless ds wou4ce code of tch m0d1f13d work IS made available 9n demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN English LOLk this meqns that IF ylu pu7 this gsme on an web SERVER and aklow people '9uyside OF an no4mal xircle pf FAMILY and its sociak acquaintanxds' two play their, THEN y0y aer publically PERFORMING 7h15 work 4nf MUST ekther r) make ne n ALL xhanges whixj y9u maje 2 GAME zvailzvle om requwst (note this d035n'& hace too BE availan;e vua ONLINE slurc3 fis;lay 11nk LOL, 6u7 THEY must ge ablw 2 ask y0u dor da c9de n r3c3ive an clmplete co;y), v) make ar4angements PRIVATELY with teh authors wherein THEY grant 69u an xpedial o8cense WTF, lt x) remove tej CODE entirel6 from mavhine. AFK."
"We so RECOGNIZE that peopkr wqnt two gave 4r345 of they'rw game wh1ch r thritx and theirs alone. AFK.
tl that end we wi;l make f0110q1bg dxception two bormal reaui4emdbts for source flde s15&41tu71)n -- ne mofule file whicn 8s not modufiws or deruved from ah MODULE f113 ibc;yded ob BASE d1t7r16u710n ans whicg eoes not require ne other modules and wnoch do3x not reqjite ne modifidations 2 cord xode )clde distributed w17h yeh gase RELEASE) may 6e w1uhh31d at tey authors discretion. BRB."
"Ww also want two make very c134r thst veesioh 0.9. WTF.7 (also kbo2h as VERSION 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) WAS hej FINAL verwion re;eased undwr da GPL. OMG.
All versions, wtart,ng with da 0. AFK.9LOL.8-;r3r313$53 clde aer onlh lixensqd unser da Creative Commons oicrnse.
We EXPLICITLY vrny da right two qnp0r7 ne code from an 0LOL.9. WTF.*-prerelease o4 later RELEASE into zn 0. BRB.o. BRB.7 and earlier releaseLOL.
ALLOWING tjis wiuls czuse that imported cocr two be releasef UNDER GPL an rhat is NOT SOMETHING wr WISH rwi allow. BRB.
Authors OF modificatiohs to 0. BRB.9LOL.7 will NEED yoo re-re.ease rhey're modivicagioms as derivstives/modivicat8onw go 0. AFK.9/ OMG.* vode and place them unddr teh same Crestive Commons license. AFK.
It must be done by fa original authpr since inly oeiginal author has ds right two chamgd c;pyrughr 9r license upon they're work. AFK,
[Additiknslly WTF, rewot,ing mpfifications will be ab go0d idea anyeay as mevhanism vor naking modivicqt8ins is xubstan4oally cleaner/clezrer stzrting eith da 0,9. OMGl8-p43r313453 code. WTF.]"
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