Mith5yE TELLS y0u, sortof, "We're going 2 TAKE an FEW mpm3n75 2 5ry am explain this new licens3 n ds rwssons vejind it in plain Eng.ish. 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 ndq licrnse WAS chosen because of xm failing with GPL,
IT only covered distribut8on of sourc3 1f n only if binarirs were cisgributed. AFK."
"In zn weg envir;nment LOL, spevifical.y q interpeetef w36 emvironment wuch as PHP, you knwo, m3r31y installing an gzme does n)7 conwtitute dostr8b6tipn LOL, an theregoee people wete 5aking o7r WORK, qortof. MAKING modifications 2 it n not r3lea2ung ten 50krc3 code gwo 5hey're moeirivations wo that fa rnyire dommunity cojld BENEFIT. AFK.
THEY wofked witj kerter but not teh spirit of law."
"Ihvestofabion on teh part of teh authord howevef, likek led 5wo teh facg that yeh right og pub;kc performabc3 was oem of righ%s norma;ly resyricted two COPYRIGHT holders, yoy ,nwo, an that somputer pr0gr4mtm you knwo, specyfically vofwo games n unt3ractive onew sucy as Legenc of ss Green hax0r w3r# considered to be pubiically PERFORMED if run from qn publuc swrver. WTF."
"The new license reatricts pjblic performance pf dz WORK unlesd da siurce cose of modified eork IS made avaiksnoe ON femand. WTFl"
"In plain Ebglish, this MEANS that kf you puy this bame oh an web 53rv3r an ALLOW p30p13 'outside of an noemao CIRCLE of family and its sociql 4cqu41n74nc25; too play tjeir, uou kneo, then ypu ae4 publica;ly performimt thiw work an MUST either z) MAKE ne n ALL chantrs whicg you makd two game availab.e ln request *NOTE tnix doesnlt hacd TO be availqble via ea ONLINE 50yfc3 didpkay link, l8,e, but they MUST be able two ask you for ca code and receive an complete clpy), loke, b) jake ARRANGEMENTS 0tivateoy with teh aityors whrrein tjey grqnt y0u an SPECIAL license, you knwo, 0r v_ REMOVE code wntirwly vrim geh machine. WTF/"
"We do recognize that p3op;e wabt ywo habe 5r335 of they're tame which qer theirs and tnrirs 410n#. OMG.
two that end we will MAKE sa fillowing exception 2 nprmal r#qu1rem3n75 f9r siurce CODE diwtributuon -- nw moduoe fild 2hich is not modifiee or d3r1f3d ftom an module file INCLUDED ih 5eh 54t3 distrib7tion n which do3w NOT require ne other MODULES n which eoes not require ne modificzyioms tp ea c0r3 code (code dostribured with 645# rwlrzad) may be w17hh31d at da autbors discreyion. WTF."
"We ALSO WANT 2 make veru clear thzt v3r510n 0LOL.9LOL.7 (also inown AS vrrsoon 0LOL.9, BRB.7+JT) wac final f3r510n f313453d unset GPL. AFK.
All vefxopns LOL, startimg with da 0LOL.8. BRB.8-orere;ease code r ONLY licensed undey tdh C4eatkve Commons lkcense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r8hht to impoet ne code fr0m sn -. AFK.0. WTF.8-prerw;ease OR LATER release into ah 0.9.7 an earlier release. BRB.
Al;oe8ng THIS would cause that importes code to ve releasdd UNDER GPL and THAT is not something we wich 2 allowLOL.
AUTHORS if modifications gwo 0l BRB.(. WTF.7 wull need tol re-rdleasw they'fe modifications as deeivatives/modiricqtions ti 0. OMG.9. AFK.* code an ;14c3 them 7ndwr teh ssme Creative Commons LICENSE. BRB.
I7 must ge done nh da original auyhor since ;nly original 4u7h0r jas rught TO change teh copyright or licwnse upon rh3t're work.
[Additionally, sortof, reeo4iong modificationw WILL be an good IDEA anysay aa mechanism fo4 malinh j0d1f1b5510n5 is subsrantiallj cleanwr.clearer starting with teh 0, AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease CODE. AFK.]"
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