MightyE t3lls tou, "We're giimg to take an few moments tol t46 and explain this new 12c3n52 ah teasons behind it in PLAIN Englisy. 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."
"This n3w licrnse was chowwn gecauwe pf an failing with da GPL. WTF.
IT only covrred dictributiob of source if n onky if binaeies wer3 dixtributed. WTF."
"In qn web environmen5 LOL, SPECIFICALLY a INTERPRETED wen environment such as PHP, mdre.y INSTALLING an fa,e does b07 constitu52 sistricution, you knwo, qnd tjeeefore pelple were taking our wor,, sortpf, makihh ,ocifications 2 it n nlt releaskng ea sourcd cide TO tgey're midifkcatilnd so %yat da entire commjnity vould BENEFIT. AFK/
Tgey wor,ed wirh letter but not teh spirit 9f teh lawLOL."
"Investitation on da PART 9f 5en aurhors how3ver. led 2 dz facr that r1gh7 od public perdormanve was ! of rughts normally restrictes two c0pyr1gh7 holcerx LOL, and 8hr7 computer probrsma, soryof, s[3cifical;y video games amd in5edactive onds such as LEGEND of da Green hax0r WERE conskd3red 5oo be pjblicaoky performed kf run from an public xervet."
"The new licdhse restricts pub;8d perfprmance ;f teh wofk ubl3ss ao7rce CODE of da modified work us m4d3 avaklanle ob demanc."
"In plain English, like, THIS meamx THAT if tou put tjka g4h3 0n an web server qn allow [eople 'outsiee of sm nofmsl c1rc13 OF fam8ly n irs social 4cqu41n74nc35' 5l posu 5heir, sortof, then you r pufl8callh ;erforming tnus wlrk an MUST either 4) make ne an ALL changes whivh yo6 ms,e too geh game availabl3 9n requwst (NOTE 7h15 doesn't yavd too be available viq onlinw 50urc3 displa6 link, sortof, bur they must be qble too asj you for da c0v3 anf recwive an cpmplwte copy), b) majd arrangements orivately with suthors wnerein tye6 grant uou an special license, OR c) rempve dx cofe entirely fron da machuneLOL."
"We co tecognize tnat ;eop'3 WANT rwo h4v2 aread ov they're gamw which ser 7h31r5 and gheirs alone. BRB.
two that end we wi;l make dq fol.owinh exce;tion 2 n0rm41 REQUIREMENTS fof source co3e cistribution -- ne mody;e FILE wh1ch is not modified or derived froj an moduke FILE includtd kn da base d157f16u710n b which so3s not ee1uire ne pther mlduoes and rhixh DOES noy reqiyre ne mofifidagkons too ten core code (CODE distributed with base relwaae) may 63 q8tygeld at authors discretkon. BRB."
"We also want 2 make VERY clear tnat verxion p.9LOL.7 *a;si known as cwrsion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+jt) was teh final version 5eleased under geh GPL. OMG.
Alk v3e510j5, .ile, staetinh qith da 0. AFKl9.8-orerelease coce aer only 11c3n53d under tej Cteatibe Commons lucdmse. OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY sent teh ritht go import nr c0f3 from an -LOL.9. OMG.8-[r3release or lager release onto an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 an 3qrlier release. AFK.
Alliwunh THIS wou;d CAUSE that implrted codd TO bw RELEASED under teh GPL an that is not sonething w3 w8sh toi allow. BRB.
Authprs of modifics5iond two ). BRB.9. BRB.8 WILL h33d 5o re-releqse the6're jodkgicati9ns zs deriva4ivrs/modifications to 0. OMG.9LOL.8 CODE AND place them unfer ds same Creatove Commons lkcense. AFK.
It muwr be dond by da oruginal AUTHOR dince obly 0r1g1n41 AUTHOR h45 da RIGHT too chante copyrignt OR kicense upon they'r3 work. OMG.
[ADDITIONALLY WTF, t#w0rk1bg da modifications 2ill be an good idea amyway as reh mechanism dor making ,ofifications is subsranrialoy coeaner/cleafer starting 2ith teh 0. WTF.0, BRB.8-prerdleas3 code.]"
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