MightyE tells y0y, you knwo, "We'rr GOING to take an fdw moments 2 try n rxpoain thus new license an da reasons behibd it 1h PLAIN Ebglish.
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 neq ;icebse 2as choswn becaus3 of an fauling with ca GPL. AFK/
It only covered distriburuon if xiurce of avd onlu 2f bunaries were DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In an WEB 3nv1r0nm3nu, ypy kbso/ apecifically a inte4pret3e web eyvironment such as PHP, sprtof, merely knstalling an gane does not constitute diatribut8on LOL, and therefore people were takung our work LOL, maling MODIFICATIONS two i5 n not releax8ng 50urce code 2 tg3y'rd midifications ao 5hat ga 3n71g3 community c0u1d genefit. AFK.
They worked with da LETTER nut n08 da wpirkt pf da .awLOL."
"Investigatoon on da part of quthors h0w3v3r WTF, led to da facr that teh fight oe public peefoemance WAS oen of da rights normallt r3strictef two co;yeighr ho.ders, likw, n that co,putef pr0grrm5 WTFk specirical;y videl games an interactive ONES s7ch as Leg3nd of teh Greeb hax0e were cpnsidered t9 nw pu611c411y pdrfitmed if thb fr0m an PUBLIC swtver. OMG."
"Tye new ;icense rextrocts public performance of da work 7n1355 teh sourxe xoce of fa modufied WORK os m4d3 availabl3 on demane."
"In plain English WTF, this means that if you put thia game on am 236 server znd allow people 'oitside OF an normal circle od family an its s8vkal acwuaintancew' 2 play theur, them yoy r pubiically perfptming this work and MUST fithr5 4_ mak3 n3 and ALL cyang3s wjich you nake too game afailable on request (gote this doesn't have 2 br available fia trj ONLINE source displzy link LOL, gut THEY ,ust be ABLE to ask ylu for reh xode and receive an vomplete xopu), ;ike, b) make arrantementw provately wuth t2h suthors wherein ghey graht yoi ah special 11c3n53 WTF, or c) re,ive code entirely from teh machine. AFK."
"Wd do recobnize thay people WANT too hafe areas of gjw6're game whicg aer theiex n theurs alon3. BRB.
two THAT ehd we wkkl MAKE fpl;owing exce0gion 2 sa normal fequi4ementa for source c0d3 distrinution -- ne mocule rile wk1ch 8d no5 modifuwd or d3rivec froj an m9du.e f8le included in da baae d157r16u510n and which does NOT reauire ne otyer MODULES and which does NOT require ne modificationd 3 core dode (c9de d257r16y73d with teh base felezde) may be wiyhyeld at dz authorx discrwtuon."
"We also w4mu 5wo make very c134r &h4& vefsuon ). AFK.9LOL.6 (ALSO kn9wn as versipn 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) was fina; versiom released under GPL. WTF.
Ak; verskons, yo7 knwo, syarting with da )LOL.9LOL.8-pfereleaae code r 9nly lixended jnder tey Crrative Commons kicens3. WTF/
We EXPLICITLY drny twh right too import mr c9de grpm an p.9. WTF.8-prefelease or ;atrr telease ingo qn 0.9LOL.7 n earpier felease. BRB.
Allosing tyus would CAUSE that imporged code hlu be RELEASED under da GPL n thar is not somethinb w3 wusj too allow.
Au7h0r5 of mosificayions 70 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 s8ll nq3d @ re-releaxe rheu're mieifuxations as derivaticew/modiricatipns two 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 cpde and place gyem und3r teh samr Ceeativw Commons .ivense. OMG.
It juat be DONE by 94iginal autyor since only reh original author has dq r1fhu 2 change tej copyright or license 7pon rhe6're 2orj. AFK.
[Additkonally, likr, teworking teh m9dificarions will be an good idea 4nyw4h as teh mrchanism for MAKING modkfpcations IS sybstabtiakly clesner/c.earer stafting wi5h 0l WTF.9. WTF.8-prereldase code. OMG.]"
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