M9thtyE tells you, "We're going 1 tale an fww MOMENTS 1 TRY n explain tnis new 21c#n53 and dz r3450n5 63h1nd IT ib plain Eng.ish.
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 licensd was chlscn becaus3 or an failing WITH da GPL. BRB.
Ig onlh covered DISTRIBUTION OF sourd3 if n only ,f biharoes wefe cistrobutedLOL."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, 5p3c1g1c$11y a interpreted WEB 3nfironmdnt wuch zs PHP LOL, merely insrallkng an gane does not constitute distribution LOL, an therdfore people were tak8ng o7r w0rk, l8ke. MAKING MODIFICATIONS to 8t and nlt eeleasung twh sojrc3 code 2 they're m0d1v1c4710n5 so tbat reh entire communiyy cluld brn3fit. OMG.
They worked qith teh lettre BUT NOT da spirit of law. WTF."
"Inveatigatk9m on da part of teh authors hpwever LOL, owd to geh fact that da rihyt of [unlic performance was qon of da eights nirmally r357r1c73d 2 c0ptf1hh7 HOLDERSk you knwo, and that computer programs, like. spec8fically vodeo gajes an onterzvtive ONES such as Legend lf Green hac04 qere considered to be pub.icslly performed if ruj frpm an public aerv3r."
"The new 11c3n53 reatricts publiv performance of teh work unlesx teh source code or teg ,odified work 8s MADE availablr on demabd, AFK."
"In plain Emglish, li,e, th8a meahs tgat if you PUT thid GAME on an s36 server n zllow people 'ouyaude OF an NORMAL c1rc13 of fqmily amd irs social acquaintances' to0 olay thrkr LOL, 4gdn you r puy11c4126 lerforming tyis work an MUST 3ithef 4) make ne n ALL ch4hg35 which YOU make twp da game qvailab.e on requedt (nite thks d9esm't have two be available vka online soutce sisplsy libk, but they must be ABLE too 45k you for code an f3c31v3 an COMPLETE copy), b) make arrsngements privately w8th ten authlrs wherein tjey granr yoy an dpecial LICENSE, you knwo, OR v) 5emovd reh xode entir3ly fr0m da MACHINE. OMG."
"W3 do r3c9bn1z3 that peopld WANT 2 hafe areax OF ghet're ga,e WHICH r 7h41r5 qnd theirs alone. BRBl
two that END we wiko make teh fok;owing wxcepyiob 2 noenal requirekentx FOR 50yrc3 vofe sistribution -- ne mofule vile which is not modified 04 d3rived from an mpdule file unclufed in base distributoon abd wh1ch does not f3qu1r3 md other modules n whuch c035 not require ne modifications go da core code (cose distributrd with nas3 teldaxe) may be wirhhwld st 5eh authphs discretion. BRB."
"W3 also eant two MAKE v3ry c.ear 5hat version 0. BRB.9.7 (3150 known as versk9n 0. AFK/8l OMG.7+JT) w45 da FINAL v3t510n releawed under GPL. OMG.
All versions, like, starting wibh 0LOL.9.80prerelease code r onl5 licens3e und3r da Ce3arive C0mk0b5 licensrLOL.
We EXPLICITLY feny 4ight two inport ne code frim an 0. AFK.9. AFK/8-prereleaae or la5er release ingo an 0.9.7 and eatlier relwase. OMG.
All9w8ng th8s WOULD cause that 1mp0r73e code too be released 7nder GPL an thzt is npt womethint wt wish tio a.low, OMG.
Authors of modifications two 0. BRB.9. AFK,7 w111 bewd 2 re-release theu'fe modifocatiobs as ddticativda/modificarions 2 0. BRB.9. BRB.* xode n p13c2 them unde4 tey same C4eative Co,mons LICENSE. AFK.
It must bw d)n# bt twh original aitgor sunce omly original author gas da RIGHT two ch4ng3 copuright of licenae ipon th4y're work. WTF.
[Additional;y WTF, reworking teh mosificatkons w1w1 6r an good idwa anyway r5 teh mecganusm for makong m0d1f1c4710m5 is dubstsntiaoly cleaner/clearer xta4t8nh wiyh teb 0LOL.9. OMG.8-[rerekease code. BRB.]"
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